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CBS blames housing crisis, not lost job, for loss of home in foreclosure hardship story.

As food prices soar, and rationing of such things as rice begin, America's media are finally starting to wake up to the inconvenient truth that ethanol is not the energy panacea folks like Nobel Laureate Al Gore proclaim.Leading the charge is conservative talk radio host Glenn Beck, who invited the Competitive Enterprise Institute's Iain Murray on his program Tuesday to discuss the looming crisis…

CNBC reporter says U.S. has no shortage of rice, blames ethanol for increased pressure on food prices.

The housing crisis strikes again ... sort of. The April 23 "CBS Evening News" found a way to twist the turmoil in the housing markets into something that's stretch even for them - a rise in the homeless population. "The Anticos are leaving their Bradenton, Fla. home because they have to," CBS correspondent Kelly Cobiella said. "The bank foreclosed on it in February after Sharon lost her job…

Bomber-turned-academic Bill Ayers is speaking out, and the Chicago Tribune dutifully has its steno pad in hand.In an April 24 story, Trib staffer Steve Schmadeke laid out how "Ayers, though quieter, [is] 'still outspoken.'"Bill Ayers, a former radical leader turned academic and school reformer, has never been hesitant to speak his mind.Although there has been no public response from him since his…

For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: Florida considering Christian license plate (paragraph breaks eliminated): The Florida Legislature is considering a specialty plate with a design that includes a Christian cross, a stained-glass window and the words "I Believe."...Rep. Edward Bullard, the plate's sponsor, said people who "believe in their college or university" or "…

MRC President and NewsBusters Publisher Brent Bozell appeared opposite liberal radio talk show host Mike Papantonio on the April 24 "Fox & Friends" program in two short segments in the 8 a.m. half-hour. Topics included the cancellation of a planned CBS North Carolina Democratic primary debate and the recent Los Angeles Times's article hinting that John McCain "may face "fitness questions" in…

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to ‘abolish’ carbon usage and sees a direct comparison to the end of slavery.According to Kennedy, “industry and government warnings” about avoiding “economic ruin” should not be heeded because abolishing slavery did not cripple the British economy as was predicted “Instead of collapsing, as slavery’s proponents had predicted, Britain’s economy accelerated,” he argued…

Food inflation and hunger riots tied to ethanol mandate U.S. politicians and journalists supported.

Filmmaker Paul Verhoeven is about to publish a 'realistic' biography of Christ, and hopes to follow with a movie.

Neither the LA Times nor Reuters reported that comprehensive sex education -- condoms and contraceptives -- receives 12 times more funding than no-sex-before-marriage programs.

Anti-Barack Obama ads from Hillary Clinton's campaign didn't concern CBS, but on Wednesday night anchor Harry Smith denounced an accurate ad from the North Carolina Republican Party, pointing out Obama's closeness to Reverend Jeremiah Wright and showing the very same “God Damn America” soundbite the CBS Evening News ran a month earlier, as proof the campaign is getting “nastier.” Smith teased his…

In case you hadn't heard, the world is running scared about the world running out of rice.As a result, here in America, various food retailers have actually begun rationing the amount of the white stuff consumers are allowed to buy.Deliciously -- pun definitely intended -- the CEO of the nation's leading warehouse club, Costco's James Sinegal, blamed a lot of the problem on the media.As…

In Chris Matthews's mind, a bigot is someone who's "culturally conservative" on race. Matthews equated the two on this evening's Hardball in attempting to explain exit polling from yesterday's PA primary showing that 38% of white Catholic Democrats wouldn't vote for Obama in the general election.CHRIS MATTHEWS: Well, somebody who doesn't like that group of voters might call them Archie Bunkers.…