Friday Night Fights II: Laura Ingraham Takes on Juan Williams

In our ongoing “Friday Night Fights” segment, an amazing barnburner occurred July 21 that will remind folks of Jane Curtin and Dan Aykroyd's old "Point/Counterpoint" skit on “Saturday Night Live” with the only thing missing being the famous line “Jane you ignorant slut.”On the left was Fox News’s Juan Williams. On the right was conservative radio host Laura Ingraham filling in for Bill O’Reilly…
Noel Sheppard
 

'Times' Curbs Its First Amendment Enthusiasm When It Comes to Tobacco

Mark Finkelstein
 

CBS Misquotes Buckley: 'Bush Not a True Conservative

It is pretty amazing that CBS News can misquote, in headline form, someone they not only personally interviewed, but one that they themselves provided video clips of proving the inaptness of their headline. I guess they imagined that no one would actually take the time to watch the video clip? But there it was in black and white.CBS News - "Buckley: Bush Not A True Conservative" Worse, the…
Warner Todd Huston
 

New York Times Strikes Again, Reveals Information on Arms Shipment to

Noel Sheppard
 

Media Ignores Another US Soldier Cleared of Charges in Iraq

Robin Boyd
 

CBS Snubs Dan Rather Again

It appears the ongoing effort by CBS to totally divorce itself from former anchor Dan Rather is not over, for another snubbing has occurred, this time at the CBS News website. As reported by The New York Post Friday: IS CBS trying to wipe out all traces of Dan Rather's history at the network? In a glowing story about Katie Couric's "Eye on America" tour's going to the Twin Cities, the CBS News…
Noel Sheppard
 

Globe's Kuttner: Bush 'Lying Heir to the Lunatic Fringe

Even for a Boston Globe columnist, Robert Kuttner's effort this morning has to go down in the annals of Bush-hatred at its most rabid. Consider these excerpts, annotated with my comments:'The latest violence in the Middle East demonstrates the bankruptcy of the Bush administration's grand design for the region.' Stay with me - Bob's just clearing his throat.'The quagmire has demonstrated the…
Mark Finkelstein
 

Mad Dogs and Liberals: The Moral Equivalence of the New York Times

Mark Finkelstein
 

'Tactless' US 'Underling' Shocks Iceland With US Military Pullout

Warner Todd Huston
 

ABC's Gibson Highlights Lebanese Poster Who Implies Most Israelis Not

Brad Wilmouth
 

Director of ‘Clerks II’ is Shocked The Film Only Got an ‘R’ Ra

There’s another sequel coming out today, and this one is the highly-anticipated follow-up to the 1994 cult classic “Clerks.” Apparently, the Motion Picture Association of America gave this unbelievably vulgar film an “R” rating instead of a stricter “NC-17,” and the movie’s writer/director/star is absolutely shocked (hat tip to Town Hall’s blog). As reported by MSNBC.com:“Clerks II” director…
Noel Sheppard
 

ABC Lean on Fairness in Mad Cow Testing Story

'World News Tonight' story left out perspective of cattle ranchers.
Ken Shepherd
 

Housing Bubble, What Housing Bubble

CNN says Bernanke's comments about orderly decline in home sales are 'boring'.
Rachel Waters
 

MSNBC: Find W's Merkel Back Rub Under 'Grope' and 'Creepy

Mark Finkelstein