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ABC's Chris Cuomo: Goal of Pope Visit to 'Reinforce Hard-line Doctrine
On Tuesday's "Good Morning America," news anchor Chris Cuomo used the upcoming visit of Pope Benedict XVI to label the pontiff as uncompromising and assert that the Catholic Church sees the visit as "an opportunity for the Pope to come here and reinforce hard-line doctrine." Earlier in the segment, Cuomo described Benedict as "a hard-liner charged with protecting Catholic orthodoxy." Cuomo also…
Networks Report Zero Upside to Delta/Northwest Merger
Evening news shows ignore positives of industry consolidation for consumers and improvements in long-term stability of the industry.
Ex-ABC & CNNer on Taxes: 'Patriotic Duty' So 'Pay Up & Be Grateful
It's deadline day today for filing your federal income taxes -- and Walter Rodgers, a former ABC News and CNN correspondent is thrilled, proclaiming in a recent Christian Science Monitor op-ed: “I'm happy to pay my fair share to the government. It's part of my patriotic duty -- and it's a heckuva bargain.” Rodgers proceeded to scold “chest thumpers who paper their cars with chauvinistic bumper…
CBS’s Smith: Americans ‘Unsure’ & ‘Fearful’ of Pope
In an interview with Chicago’s Cardinal Francis George about the upcoming visit of Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday’s CBS "Early Show," co-host Harry Smith was concerned about the reaction of the American people to the new pontiff: "Explain the difference between the private man and the public Pope that some Americans are maybe even a little unsure or fearful of." Monday’s "Early Show" identified the…
Astounding Headline: 'Global Warming Rage Lets Global Hunger Grow
For years, NewsBusters has reported on the absurdity of the global warming "solution" known as biofuel whereby agricultural products such as corn are converted into a gasoline additive supposedly to reduce the usage of oil.As predicted, grain costs are skyrocketing around the world causing so much political and social unrest that the British Telegraph published a headline Tuesday declaring "…
Open Thread
For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: McCain to unveil economic plan (paragraph breaks removed): John McCain will propose new tax cuts and spending reductions in a speech today, laying out a plan that would give the federal government a central role in reviving the sagging U.S. economy. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee will seek an alternative tax system…
Matthews: 'I Want To Be a Senator
Stephen Colbert called it "an announcement." Chris Matthews went on the Comedy Central show last night and, responding to the host's importuning to declare his candidacy for US Senator from Pennsylvania, ultimately stated: "I want to be a senator."Over on MSNBC, Morning Joe played a clip of their colleague's appearance, then chewed it over.STEPHEN COLBERT: There's a lot of talk that you might be…
NewsBusted
Topics in today's show: Hillary Clinton urges President Bush to boycott the Olympic ceremony, CBS and CNN rumors, Obama's "diplomatic surge" with Iran, Woody Harrelson and Owen Wilson and the tabloids, Lindsay Lohan's Charles Manson movie.Click the "play" icon at the top right of the sidebar to watch see or watch our past episodes here.
Obama Big Money 'Bundler' A Hugo Chavez Supporter, Will Media Report
Adding to the growing mountain of evidence that Barack Obama either intensely dislikes the very country of which he wants to be elected president, or at the very least surrounds himself with those who do, news is breaking that one of Obama's big money donation "bundlers" is virulently anti-military and a supporter of Hugo Chavez -- the well-known Venezuelan dictator famous for his hateful anti-…