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The Finer Points of Street Grammar: Ho's, Hoes, or Hos

Ken Shepherd
 

Another Skeptical Global Warming Documentary You'll Never See on Ameri

In 2004, Lars Mortensen TV-Produktion of Denmark created a documentary about global warming myths entitled “Doomsday Called Off.” In it, scientists from around the world shared real data and statistics refuting claims by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change concerning man’s role in warming the planet (must-see video in five parts available here, here, here, here, and here, grateful h/t…
Noel Sheppard
 

Black Journos Group Wants Imus Canned, But Welcomed Sharpton, Farrakha

Tim Graham
 

Vieira Hits Jackson With 'Hymietown,' Lauer Softpedals With Sharpton

Mark Finkelstein
 

Anderson Cooper Defines Christians…Or Not

Cooper addressed topics apparently chosen to refute Christian faith or draw attention to controversies, not to understand what billions of people believe and why they believe it.
Colleen Raezler
 

ABC and CBS Use 4th Anniversary of Hussein Statue Toppling to Relay Ir

Both ABC and CBS on Monday night used the fourth anniversary of the toppling of the Saddam Hussein statue in Baghdad as a chance to highlight the regret of a man who used a sledgehammer to destroy the pedestal. After starting her story with anti-U.S. protests inspired by Moqtada al-Sadr, ABC's Hilary Brown, presumably referring to ABC's March poll of Iraqis, asserted that “the appalling…
Brent Baker
 

CNN's O'Briens Complain About Pay

Julia A. Seymour
 

CNN Slams MSNBC Over Imus Controversy

Matthew Balan
 

Vanity Fair Attacks Rush Limbaugh, Sentences 'Environmental Sinners' t

Welcome to hell global warming skeptics.That was the message of a two-page "Dante's Inferno: Green Edition" in the May issue of Vanity Fair. That was just part of a full-issue assault in which the magazine unleashed its vitriol against businesses, conservatives and even radio host Rush Limbaugh.Limbaugh "has blinded millions of Americans to the climate crisis," proclaimed Vanity Fair. The…
Julia A. Seymour
 

Departed 'B.C.' Cartoonist Johnny Hart Gets Little Love from Post Humo

Newsbusters senior editor Tim Graham wrote earlier today about how the Washington Post chose to focus on religious controversies in its obituary of cartoonist Johnny Hart.Not to be outdone, Post magazine humor columnist Gene Weingarten found room to slam Hart's Christian faith in his online chat today. A reader/chat participant did seem to egg him into it, but all the same it's rather tasteless…
Ken Shepherd
 

Vanity Fair Tells Conservatives to Go to Hell

Magazine attacks Limbaugh, sentences 'environmental sinners' to 'Dante's Inferno: Green Edition'
Dan Gainor
 

NY Times Defends Pelosi from Presidential 'Assault' over Syrian Trip

Clay Waters
 

'Desperately Underpaid' Media Attack Another Oil Company Executive

Big pay depicted as a union issue on CNN, but reality shows CEO's stock options earned over 10-year period.
Dan Gainor