Globe On ISG: Consensus More Important Than Getting It Right

Sure, the recommendations of the Iraq Study Group might be largely useless. But hey, check out all the wonderful consensus - and cue another chorus of Kumbaya! That, in a nutshell, is the message of the Boston Globe's editorial of this morning, Presidential Ingratitude.Excerpts:"Whatever might be questioned in any particular recommendation of the report, the bipartisan spirit and consensus-…
Mark Finkelstein

Is Mary Cheney Trying to Keep Her Pregnancy Private

Tim Graham

Free Market Busts Taco Bell $1 Billion, But Times Wants More Bureaucra

Mark Finkelstein

Olbermann: Is 'Authoritarian' 'Criminal' Bush 'Worst Ever' President

On Friday's Countdown show, MSNBC's Keith Olbermann again discussed whether President Bush is the "worst ever" President, inspired by comments from Republican Senator Gordon Smith that leaving American troops in Iraq could be "criminal."
Brad Wilmouth

Time's Person of the Year Nominees: THIS Is What We Have to Work With

Zheesh -- How about "None of the below": Slim pickings indeed. Perhaps we need to start looking for inanimate objects (e.g., 1982 - The Computer; 1988 - Endangered Earth), symbolic people (1950 - American Fighting Man; 1956 - Hungarian Freedom Fighter; 2003 - The American Soldier), or groups of people (1960 - US Scientists; 1966 - 25 and Under; 1969 - The Middle Americans; 1975 - American Women…
Tom Blumer

Barnicle's Low Blow: Does 'Top Level' Consider 19 Killed Since ISG Rep

Mark Finkelstein

NY Times Helps American Students in Cuba Criticize America

According to reporter, medical students say American health care system too focused on 'bottom line,' U.S. trade 'blockade' frustrating.
Ken Shepherd

The Medias Top 10 Economic Myths of 2006: Executive Summary

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Weekend Captionfest

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Today's David Gregory Comedy: Chuck Hagel, Just Now Bashing Bush

On the Iraq War, Sen. Chuck Hagel has long been one of those people we call the "Even Republicans," that species of politician who often side with the Mainstream Media Party to please reporters, who can say "Even Republicans are opposed" to something liberal reporters oppose. On Friday's Today, MRC's Justin McCarthy noted that just after White House reporter David Gregory was finished underlining…
Tim Graham

ABC to Air Sawyer on North Korea Friday Night; She Touted 'Happiest Ch

At 9pm EST/PST (8pm CST/MST) on Friday night (Dec. 8), ABC will air a special edition of Primetime, “North Korea: Inside the Shadows” which will feature Diane Sawyer recounting what she found in that communist nation during a trip there back in October. If her hour-long program matches what aired in October, be prepared for a lot of North Korea officials bashing President Bush and for Sawyer to…
Brent Baker

The Lou Dobbs (Three Cans Short of a) Six-Pack

Ken Shepherd

The NewsBusters Weekly Recap: December 2 to

What is it about leaving a network gig that makes news anchors even more biased? Ex-host Tom Brokaw told a "Harball" audience that Barack Obama is a "rock star," lavished praise on Jon Stewart, and claimed that Ronald Reagan neglected "Mother Earth."Speaking of NBC stars who suck up to environmentalists, Matt Lauer recently encouraged Al Gore to run for president and "save the planet." Way to…
Scott Whitlock

CNN Special Pushes Liberal Health Care Agenda

Universal health care, one of the first action items for Democrats, pushed by Lou Dobbs.
Julia A. Seymour