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Global Warming Hysteria Could Make Gore Richest VP in History
Is the press beginning to see through Al Gore's global warming scam? A brief article posted at Newsweek's website offers hope that the media might finally be recognizing the former Vice President could be this decade's Ken Lay. For those that have forgotten, Lay was the CEO of Enron (h/t NBer well99, emphasis added):
NPR Highlights Author Comparing Bush to Hitler, Stalin, and Mussolini
The casual assumption that state-funded broadcasting in America would be devoted to adoration of the head of state would be exactly wrong, at least during Republican presidencies. Instead, on Monday, National Public Radio’s program Day to Day (co-produced with the liberal website Slate) awarded five minutes to leftist author Naomi Wolf and her thesis that the Bush administration is orchestrating…
More Weather Station Shenanigans Media Won’t Report
Will a television news magazine like "60 Minutes," "20/20," or "Dateline" ever devote an entire segment exclusively to the horrid state of America's weather stations?Given the incessant reports of rising temperatures threatening to kill us all, wouldn’t a lengthy exposé into the accuracy of the devices at the heart of the matter be of interest to a population frightened to drive their cars,…
Was Gore Hired as Venture Capitalist or Venture Lobbyist
As NewsBusters readers are well aware, we have for months been chronicling Nobel Laureate Al Gore's profit motive concerning the advancement of climate change hysteria. Last Monday, it was announced that the Global Warmingist-in-Chief had been hired by Silicon Valley's most prestigious venture capital firm. At the time, the implication was that Gore would assist Kleiner Perkins Caufield &…
Networks: Holiday Sales No Reason for 'Ho, Ho, Ho
CBS continues trend as most downbeat of network newscasts for economic coverage.
CNN's 'Recession Watch' Continues, with New Definition of Recession
Morning show focuses on negative Christmas shopping predictions as indicator of economic health, despite strong job growth.
Morning Show Uses Thanksgiving Travel to Call High Gas Prices 'Highway
CNN's 'American Morning' frames story on gas prices as if oil companies are stealing from consumers.
‘60 Minutes’: Obesity Epidemic Requires Obese Government
On Sunday’s CBS "60 Minutes," anchor Lesley Stahl began a segment on calorie labeling for fast food by making this alarmist proclamation: "Obesity rates continue to spiral out of control in this country and nutritionists say one main reason is how dependent we've become on eating out." Enter the big government hero:Health Commissioner Thomas Frieden is in charge of regulating New York City's $11…
Rush: Americans Would Love the Pres. Bush I've Seen
Americans would love the President Bush that Rush Limbaugh has had a chance to spend time with. That was one of Rush's concluding comments in a unique simulcast of his show that he conducted with Martha MacCallum on Fox News Channel this afternoon from 1:30-2 PM ET.View video here. RUSH LIMBAUGH: The president is a fine man, I like him. He's incredibly upbeat. He's so different in person than…
Seattle Times Blames Craigslist
The ultra-liberal Seattle Times Op-Ed's the usual 21st century media line; the world is going to hell, only journalists can save us, and everything would be fine if it weren't for that darn Craigslist. "Media companies, especially newspapers, are by default nearly the lone agents of the democratic form of government."That statement is actually true, if your version of the word "democratic" uses a…
Oops! I Accidentally Endorsed Hillary Clinton for President
Former ABC News anchor Carole Simpson suggested she endorsed Hillary Clinton for President of the United States last month because she couldn’t think of anything else to say when the Democratic candidate called on her at a political event. “I kept trying to get her attention,” Simpson told the Boston Globe’s Peter Schworm. "When I did, I realized I didn't have anything to say. I felt like a deer…