NYT Doesn't Publish Pushback About Obama Donors That Other Papers Do

The New York Times published a story about a fundraiser that John McCain cancelled. They published the following pushback from the campaign:“These were obviously incredibly offensive remarks that the campaign was unaware of at the time it was scheduled,” said Brian Rogers, a spokesman for the McCain campaign. “It’s positive that he did apologize at the time, but the comments are nonetheless…
Soren Dayton

In Case You Noticed

Yes, we had some issues back there.Somehow our domain was not renewed this year thanks to some bureaucratic errors. It's now fixed. We apologize for the interruption.
Matthew Sheffield

WaPo Feels Pain of 'Marginalized and Vilified' Church of Rev. Wright

Tim Graham

Irish Voters' Rejection of EU's Lisbon Treaty Brings Out Media Elitism

Irish voters struck a blow for national sovereignty a few days ago, and the world's media elites didn't like it one bit. Here's how the UK Guardian opened its "Darn those voters" coverage Friday morning: Ireland today decisively rejected the Lisbon treaty on European Union reform, plunging the project into chaos. Humiliated at the polls, the Irish prime minister, Brian Cowen, admitted the…
Tom Blumer

WaPo Celebrates Gay Pride Festival on Front of 'Weekend' Section

Tim Graham

Miami Herald Columnist Triumphantly Cites Leftwing Media Matters to Sl

P.J. Gladnick

Obama Threatens to 'Bring a Gun': What If McCain Had Done Same

Hillary Clinton's mention of RFK's assassination was the final nail in the coffin of her candidacy. Along similar lines, can you imagine the howls of MSM outrage if John McCain were to suggest that he might "bring a gun" to his campaign against Barack Obama? Yet Obama has made just such a statement. Expect the liberal media to . . . yawn.Said the Dem candidate at a Philly fundraiser on Friday…
Mark Finkelstein

Jack Nicholson Keeps Donating to Left-Wing Losers

Brent Baker

Unlike Many TV Hosts, Russert Could Ask Questions from the Right

The sudden and shocking death of NBC's Tim Russert brought an outpouring of kindness and generosity. The deluge of coverage suggested Russert had become a very central figure in the media-political complex. He was much better known than about 500 members of Congress, and had more political clout than about that many as well. Not enough people have wondered how the un-elected media have gained so…
Tim Graham

Chuck Norris for American Solutions: Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less

With oil prices approaching $150 a barrel, and gas now over $4 a gallon (approaching $5 where I live!), Newt Gingrich's American Solutions for Winning the Future has launched a campaign to force Congress to reconsider current policies that prevent our nation from drilling for oil within its borders and territorial waters:As gas prices continue to increase, Congress continues to blame others while…
Noel Sheppard

Olbermann and HuffPo Editor Square Off on Couric and Anti-Hillary Bias

It seems not everyone in the liberal blogosphere is smitten with MSNBC's Keith Olbermann.Take for example Huffington Post editor Rachel Sklar who on Thursday called out the insufferably arrogant and pompous "Countdown" host for naming CBS's Katie Couric his "Worst Person in the World" previously reported by NewsBuster Brad Wilmouth:Olbermann accused Couric of taking out of "context" comments by…
Noel Sheppard

Chris Matthews Uses Death of Russert to Display Elitism

John Stephenson

Vanity Fair's Blog Map

Here's an interesting little experiment from Vanity Fair: A guide to the blogosphere that isn't broken down by left and right but by news/opinion and high/low-brow.Click image above to view it. You'll find NewsBusters around the middle of the right side. The descriptions skew leftward as you might expect from VF, but the chart itself is pretty accurate. Your thoughts?Hat tip: Matt Lewis.
Matthew Sheffield

Weekend Sports Open Thread

A very active sports weekend ahead of us:Tiger on the prowl at Torrey Pines: Can he really win his first tournament after rehab? Did the Celtics show Thursday night that they are just flat out the better team, and it's time to stick a fork in the Lakers?Have you caught the baseball bug yet?What are you looking for at racetracks in Michigan and Kentucky?After demolishing Federer at Roland Garros…
NB Staff