Biden's Verbal Gaffes 'OK' Because of His 'Civil Record

In an article that is otherwise fairly balanced, Delaware's biggest daily, the Wilmington News Journal, proclaims in a headline today that senior Senator Joe Biden has a "Tangled tongue, but a civil record," with the sub-header "Biden's bloopers don't jibe with his votes." Sen. Joe Biden sees black supporters as his base and maintains a stellar voting record with the NAACP. But he's also gotten…
D. S. Hube

Bibles Banned at Beijing Olympics: Will Media Notice

Tim Graham

Son of Cuban Political Prisoner Forgets the Free Health Care

The United States is not the only country turning out spoiled children, ungrateful for the blessings of life in their land. Cuba is suffering from the same affliction, to judge by "My father's 'crime'" by Yan Valdes Morejon, which appears in today's Boston Globe. Morejon's column turns out to be just one long complaint. Rather than giving proper thanks for all the wonders of the workers'…
Mark Finkelstein

Tulsa, OK TV 8: Immigrants 'Afraid' in The USA

Apparently, TV 8 (KTUL) in Tulsa, Oklahoma, wants us to know that illegal immigrants are all cowering in fear or streaming out of the USA today because of the crackdown on illegal immigration in the Sooner state. The Tulsa TV folks are trying to make it seem as if there is a climate of fear for illeglas even as our government is bending over backwards to comfort illegal immigrants not to mention…
Warner Todd Huston

Seattle P-I Newsroom Welcomes Helen Thomas, Editor Admires 'Candor

Helen Thomas is a "stalwart of the White House press corps who wields candor like a weapon of mass instruction," gushed Seattle Post-Intelligencer managing editor David McCumber in a November 2 post at his paper's Big Blog.In a short video of her Friday appearance, Thomas regales the P-I newsroom audience with her tired left-wing ravings about how the Bush administration lied to get the United…
Ken Shepherd

Shooting the Messenger on Socialized Medicine

Amy Ridenour

Clinton: Russert Asked Hillary ‘Breathtakingly Misleading’ Questio

Is this what we have to look forward to the next twelve months before Election Day: any time a member of the media asks Hillary Clinton a tough question, her husband is going come to her defense, wagging his finger as he only he can, declaring in his smug tone that she was unfairly treated? Such was certainly the case Friday when former President Bill Clinton aggressively responded to a reporter…
Noel Sheppard

Tony Snow Slams Media in Freedom of Speech Award Address

Although you likely didn't hear about it, former White House Press Secretary Tony Snow received a Freedom of Speech Award on October 16 from The Media Institute. During his acceptance, Snow made some statements about liberal bias in the press, as well as the condition of the media industry, which fully explain why this event, as well as his address, went virtually unreported. Thankfully, Glenn…
Noel Sheppard

Olbermann Gives Backhanded Apology to Giuliani

As NewsBusters reported Thursday, Keith Olbermann and Arianna Huffington made some irresponsible misrepresentations on Tuesday's "Countdown" of a seemingly innocent statement by Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani. At the end of the article, the following question was posed: Does anybody believe Olbermann and/or Huffington will apologize for their erroneous defamation of Giuliani?…
Noel Sheppard

Bozell Column: 'The Singing Revolution' Celebrates Freedom

Brent Bozell

Saturday Sports Open Thread

Is this the most boring Saturday for College Football yet this season?Honestly, other than LSU vs. Alabama and ASU vs. Oregon, what's to get excited about this morning?As such, what do folks think about the Dodgers hiring Joe Torre? Also, did A-Rod blow it by telling the Yankees to take a hike, or is there some other owner actually willing to pay him $350 Million?Finally, will tomorrow's meeting…
NB Staff

Open Thread

For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: How unhappy will you be if Hollywood writers strike on Monday?
NB Staff

The NewsBusters Weekly Recap: October 27 to November

George Bush: A Reverse Grinch? "The Early Show" may be last in the ratings for the network morning shows, but the program is no slouch on the bias front. This week, co-host Julie Chen hyperventilated about the recent lead scare over toys from China. She lectured the head of the Consumer Product Safety Board, "American parents are upset, they're frightened, they feel like their Halloween and their…
Scott Whitlock

Debate Coverage: Goo-Goo Globe Faults Fistfight Focus

"Character is destiny." -- Heraclitus, pre-Socratic philosopher Which tells you more about what kind of president a candidate would make: a. Her positions on the nursing shortage, Social Security and internet decency; orb. The way she responds under pressure?I'm guessing that, like me, the great majority of people would opt for "b."Ah, but the sensitive souls of the Boston Globe editoral board…
Mark Finkelstein