Transcript: Olbermann Offers Proof of Fake Bush Terror Alerts

Brad Wilmouth
 

Video: Olbermann Offers Proof of Fake Bush Terror Alerts

Tonight on Countdown was the "Nexus of Politics & Terror" segment that Keith Olbermann has been hyping for several days. Olbermann uses far-out conspiracy theories to attempt to make it look like the Bush administration uses fake terror alerts when bad news is reported about them. Number 3: Olbermann tries to make the comparison: Anti-war marches = a fake terror alert. There have been…
Ian Schwartz
 

Bush’s Poll Numbers Are Down Again…Did You Hear The Cheering

The results of the most recent NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll were released last night, and pressrooms around the nation appeared to be pleased. “NBC Nightly News” reported it this way (video link to follow):Tim Russert: Brian, not good news for George W. Bush's second term thus far. Only 39% of Americans approve his job. 54% disapproval. That 39% approval is the lowest in the five years of…
Noel Sheppard
 

CBS Stretches to Find Anti-War Protestors in the South

Sharyn Alfonsi was at it again on the “CBS Evening News.” In her ongoing tour of the country seeking poignant war stories, tonight she found a great one – twelve people protesting against the Iraq war in Birmingham, Alabama. She spoke with Vietnam war veteran, David Waters:Alfonsi: Today at 59, Waters wants the U.S. out of Iraq and says he is not the only one. Waters: Opposition to the war is…
Noel Sheppard
 

Don't Believe Everything You Read: Media Hype Exposed

What they say: Will the Gulf Coast Fish Again?Katrina's Public Health Effects Still UnknownTOXIC GUMBO: Katrina's Environmental LegacyCover-up: toxic waters 'will make New Orleans unsafe for a decade' : EPADon’t go in the water: Katrina’s toxic legacyKatrina's Next DisasterKatrina leaves a toxic nightmare: Oil spills rival Exxon Valdez; then there's the deadly chemicalsThe truth: NOAA: Oct. 11,…
Mithridate Ombud
 

No Tolerance for Christian Students Viewpoints on Pennsylvania Campus

Stacy L. Harp
 

Oprah, Anderson Cooper Repeat: Whites Would Have Drawn Better Response

Tim Graham
 

Media Won’t Rest Until Taxes Are Raised

Spending federal money without raising taxes? Broadcasters have been incredulous at the thought, especially since Hurricane Katrina hit – so much so that 59 percent of their tax-related stories have suggested tax hikes. Reporters turned to everyone from Bill Clinton to the man on the street to fellow journalists to make the case for taxation. A typical question from a network reporter…
Dan Gainor
 

Plot of Tonight's Law & Order Inspired by Schiavo Case

Brent Baker
 

CBS Public Eye Blog Reveals Early Show Demographics

Ken Shepherd
 

Katie Couric Exclaims She's A Purple Stater

Geoffrey Dickens
 

Why No Outrage Over New Orleans Mayor’s “Overrun By Mexican Worker

Noel Sheppard
 

Media Forget History of American Constitution When Reporting on Iraq's

For two days, all parts of the American press have been reporting a "constitutional compromise" which has "gained the support of a main Sunni political party." With this compromise, it is expected that upwards of half the Sunnis (a 20% minority in Iraq) will support its new Constitution, and it will be ratified in the vote on Saturday.All well and good. But hasn't anyone in the press recalled…
John Armor
 

The Absurdity of Dana Milbank and Bush's Body Language

Sharon Hughes