Valerie Plame: Time's Person of the Year

Jim Kelly, Managing Editor of Time magazine, appeared on Friday's Today show. The segment, airing just prior to 8AM, teased the identity of Time’s "Person of the Year" and indicated it might be a choice that would make liberals very happy. Kelly listed two finalists from the world of politics: President Bush and Valerie Plame. He noted that Bush "hasn’t had a very good year" and then added, "…
Scott Whitlock
 

Hiding The Real News in Today's Washington Post on Pelosi, Prices

Tim Graham
 

Buzz-Kill: Well-Timed Spying Charges Let MSM Rain on Iraqi Election Pa

It was the MSM's worst nightmare-in-the-making: the prospect of a day, maybe more, of nothing but jubilant Iraqis waving those damn purple fingers, some of them no doubt soppily shouting "thank you, Mr. Bush!" Ugh. Can't let that happen.Don't worry, MSM: the New York Times, with a nice assist from the Washington Post, have got your back.The Times has admitted that, in response to a…
Mark Finkelstein
 

Olbermann Attacks FNC "Fat Heads" over War on Christmas "Scam

Inspired by a pro-Christmas resolution voted on in Congress earlier in the day, MSNBC's Keith Olbermann devoted an entire segment of Thursday's Countdown show to attacking FNC personalities for conveying their concerns about the word "Christmas" being driven out of the public eye, declaring that it was a "fictional controversy concocted to drive the ratings and stuff the wallets of a couple of…
Brad Wilmouth
 

Boston Globe Tells Gov. Romney to Immediately Resign if Planning to Ru

One of two things must be happening at The Boston Globe: It must really be gnawing at the editorial writers at The Globe that the GOP has controlled the governor's mansion in Massachusetts, nearly the bluest of all blue states, for over a decade, and they just couldn't take it any more. The Editorial Board has raised the standards of conduct for presidential aspirants to dizzying heights. How…
Tom Blumer
 

Update: Olbermann Corrects Boortz/Cleland Photo Mixup, Calls Cleland

Brad Wilmouth
 

Broadcast Nets, Especially ABC and NBC, Deliver Upbeat View of Iraqi E

The three broadcast network evening newscasts, particularly ABC and NBC, led Thursday night with glowingly positive spins on the election in Iraq. ABC's Elizabeth Vargas, the only anchor in Iraq, celebrated in her tease: “So much pride. So much joy. The chance at a better future.” She then led World News Tonight with how “millions of Iraqis went to the polls in unprecedented numbers. They did so…
Brent Baker
 

PBS's Bill Moyers Rips Into the Bush Administration…Again

Last Friday, the National Security Archive, a research institute and library located at George Washington University that collects and publishes declassified documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, celebrated its 20th anniversary. Former PBS host Bill Moyers gave a speech to the attendees that evening in which, as has been typical for him, he didn’t have very nice things to say…
Noel Sheppard
 

Chicago Tribune: Liberals Not Liberals, But Progressives

Mike Bates
 

Statistics Refute Claims That Race Was a Factor in Response to Hurrica

Remember all those media claims that race was a factor in the federal government’s “slow” response to Hurricane Katrina? Well, according to information released by the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, whites died as a result of the devastating hurricane at the highest rate of any race living in New Orleans when measured as a function of population percentages.As reported by Nathan…
Noel Sheppard
 

Troops Tell Anderson Cooper Media Not Telling Whole Story in Iraq

Greg Sheffield
 

A Memo Which Should Be Required Reading for Reporters

Ken Shepherd
 

Hit by a Clue-by-Four

Dobbs pleads ignorance on free trade and economic growth.
Charles Simpson
 

U.S. Economy Again Defies Media Pessimism

December CPI numbers counter dire inflation predictions from the media.
Ken Shepherd