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ABC’s Walters: Chavez for President
As already noted on NewsBusters, "20/20" anchor Barbara Walters interviewed Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez for a segment airing on the March 16 edition of the program. And although she did occasionally challenge authoritarian leader, Walters spent much of the interview discussing important topics such as whether Chavez likes coffee, marriage, and generally regurgitating the Venezuelan President…
Longtime L.A. Times Reporter: FNC Much More Biased Than 'Traditional
Los Angeles Times columnist (and longtime political reporter) Ron Brownstein tackles the issue of the Nevada Democratic Party dumping Fox News Channel as a debate partner. He thinks this rejection is similar to how "conservatives deal with mainstream media organizations they consider biased against them." Put aside for a minute the odd notion that Republican Party organizations or politicians…
Democrats Refuse to Talk about Tax Hikes on CNBC
'On the Money' couldn't find a Democratic representative to explain why the party wants to raise taxes but did explain why it's a bad idea for the economy.
Democrats Won't Talk Taxes on CNBC; They Just Plan to Raise Them
UPDATE (16:10 EDT): Video added.At least one reporter understands economics. CNBC’s Melissa Francis told “On the Money” viewers March 15 that their taxes were going to get hiked “if the Democrats get their way.” The fun twist? Francis and her colleagues couldn’t find any Democratic politician, strategist or even a think tank cohort to come on the show and tell the American people why raising…
CNN Uses 'Anonymous Journalist' for Report on Shia Death Squads
Next week marks the fourth anniversary of Operation Iraq Freedom. How does CNN plan to observe the event? An update, perhaps, on General Petraeus’ new strategy to win the war, and the initial positive – if still early – reports from the battlefield? Please. I did say "CNN." The network is set to run a one hour special: “Death Squads Reveals Links between Shia Death Squads, Iraqi Security…
CS Monitor Praises 'Renewable' House, Ignores Cost to Taxpayers
Correspondent never indicates $250,000 state grant is paid for by state residents.
GMA’s Stephanopoulos Wants His Scalp: Just When Will Gonzales be Fir
Friday’s "Good Morning America" featured Democrats talking about Democratic hopes. Anchor Chris Cuomo, the son of liberal Governor Mario Cuomo, and George Stephanopoulos, former White House aide to President Bill Clinton, discussed the firing of eight U.S. Attorneys and pushed the speculative Democratic talking points of whether Attorney General Alberto Gonzales would be fired. Stephanopoulos,…
ABC Chavez Interview Fawns over 'Intelligent,' 'Passionate' Dictator
Though Chavez has called Bush a 'devil' and seized foreign assets, 'Good Morning America' preview shows Barbara Walters claiming Chavez 'does like this country.'
Open Thread Friday
This Friday's joke: A blonde and a lawyer were seated next to each other on a long flight. To pass
the time, the lawyer suggested that they try to stump one another with trivia.
"If I ask you something that you don't know, you owe me $5. The same goes if
you ask me something I don't know." The blonde refused.
"Okay. If you don't know an answer, you pay me $5, but if I don’t know an
answer…
Consensus My Eye: Global Warming Skeptics Win NYC Debate With Believer
You probably didn’t hear about a rather topical debate concerning man’s role in global warming that took place in New York City Wednesday night. Want to know why the media will likely ignore this fascinating event? Well, because the panel of skeptics beat the believers.How large was the victory? Well, before the debate took place, the tough New York crowd was polled, and the results showed that…