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A&E's "Wedding Wars" Shamelessly Plugs Gay "Marriage
Caricatures abound in this fantasy about a nation-wide strike by gays and supporters of gay "marriage"
Undisclosed Information about New Antiwar Folk Hero's 'Character Witne
Yet Another Poser (Mostly) Gets Through the Media 'Filter'
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Yesterday, in his story about Rosemarie Jackowski, the "new folk hero" of the antiwar movement, John Curran of the Associated Press quoted a gentlemen who was arrested with Jackowski in a 2003 protest incident in Vermont:
She's not a loony toon by any means," said Andrew Schoerke, 73, a retired U.S. Navy…
Why Has AP Revised November 28 'Burning Six' Story
Curt at Flopping Aces notes that the Associated Press has quietly changed the copy of their November 28 response to questions about the "burning six" story. And the Google cached version apparently has been changed, as well. The AP angrily rejected criticism of its story about six Sunni men being dragged from prayer and burned alive after CENTCOM, the Iraqi Ministry of the Interior, and bloggers…
Don't Look For the Union Label
...because you won't find it in Gigi Stone's December 18 "World News" story on teacher merit pay. (Or her write-up at ABCNews.com)Stone, to her credit, did explain that teachers unions oppose merit pay for teachers because, well, they want more money for all teachers, regardless of how crappy a job they do. Okay, she didn't put it in those words exactly, but, let's face it, that's the reason…
ABC Left Out Union Ties of Merit-Based Pay Critic
Reporter Stone attributed Houston teacher's complaints to concern for curriculum.
Small Cars: From Nice to Naughty List
CBS warns of dangers, but in June, reporter Blackstone complained a 'bigger is better' attitude was hurting small car sales.
CNN Reporter Promotes Pro-Pot Study: ‘Our Friend Marijuana
Playing into the stereotype of what conservatives think liberals are interested in, CNN reporter Stephanie Elam introduced a new study on pot by calling the drug "our friend marijuana." Elam, the guest business reporter on Tuesday’s "American Morning," discussed a report from the Marijuana Policy Project [MPP]. The pro-legalization group claims that pot is the most valuable cash crop in the…
Tuesday Funnies: David Zucker's Hilarious ISG Report Video -- Calling
Hollywood producer David Zucker has produced another uproariously hilarious video that has been posted at YouTube (must-see video available here, hat tip to NB reader "mattm"). In his most recent effort, Zucker lampoons the just-released Iraq Study Group report by comparing it to the failed attempt to appease Adolf Hitler with the 1938 Munich Accord. Please bring your sense of humor, because…
Just Another Jailed Journalist
Former Newsday Publisher Robert Johnson got his sentence; 15 months in a Federal prison and a $50k fine for his collection of child pornography.Of course, if you left it to journalists, they would be exempt from child porn laws and have a journalist shield law that protects them if they were to get caught.
We Print All Names (of people we don't agree with
Jeff Martin sets up his defense of, again, printing the names of lawful concealed weapons permit holders by revisiting a previous time in which he did the exact same thing. He justifies it by noting that someone who went on to win a Puleftist prize was involved. He claims: Every day, it seems, Jim or Jayne or I take a call from someone who wants something kept out of the newspaper. It's usually a…
Bill O’Reilly and Michelle Malkin Call out Dan Rather Over Fox News
Michelle Malkin was Bill O’Reilly’s guest on Monday’s “O’Reilly Factor,” and the pair had some unkind words for former CBS anchorman Dan Rather. For a little background, Rather told HBO’s Bill Maher on November 17 that Fox News gets talking points from the White House. O’Reilly subsequently challenged Rather about this, and instead of going on “The Factor” to discuss the issue with Bill, the…