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Tony Snow Apologizes to NBC’s David Gregory For Calling Him ‘Parti
Say whatever you want about White House Press Secretary Tony Snow, there’s no denying his class, integrity, and decency. In fact, few in Washington, D.C., come close.A fine example of what kind of a man Snow is occurred during Thursday’s press gaggle when the Secretary took a moment to apologize to NBC’s David Gregory for suggesting last week that the correspondent was being partisan in the way…
The NY Times Compares The U.S. Army To Islam
I seriously didn’t know what to expect when I saw the New York Times profile on a Muslim woman who has joined the United States Army. Despite my expectations, or lack thereof, I had a pretty good feeling that it would be filled with the typical bombastic innuendo and mischaracterizations of the United States military that I have come to expect from a newspaper that that I admittedly loath to…
Open Thread Friday
Today's (weekend) starters:Politics: Former president Jimmy Carter refuses to debate Alan Dershowitz over his new book comparing Israel to apartheid-era South Africa.Is the pro-life movement beginning a move toward incremental anti-abortion laws?Media:In case you haven't heard, Sylvester Stallone actually has gone forward with his attempt to resurrect his Rocky character. The result isn't pretty…
When Should Information Not Be Free
'Open access' plan in Congress would create another governmental boondoggle.
ABC’s Rosie O’Donnell and Joy Behar Diss Condoleezza Rice
Well, it certainly was a banner day for the girls of ABC’s “The View.” First, they wondered if Sen. Tim Johnson’s sudden illness might have been part of a Republican conspiracy. Then, they showed tremendous disrespect for the current Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (video available here courtesy of our friend at Ms Underestimated).As the discussion moved to presidential hopefuls for 2008, Fox…
The NewsBusters Weekly Recap: December 9 to
You might think the media, given the fact that they helped engineer a Democratic victory in the midterms, and that it’s almost Christmas (sorry, Holiday), would ease their assault on President Bush. And you would be wrong. "Hardball" host Chris Matthews recently remarked that President Bush is demonstrating "messianic nuttiness." CNN’s Jack Cafferty finds it "strange" that Democrats aren’t racing…