CNN Epitomizes Hurricane Katrina Politics

On last evening’s The Situation Room, CNN’s Ed Henry did a report on the politicization of Hurricane Katrina.  One of the first segments was House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) with some rather unkind words about our president:“He chose someone with absolutely no credentials. You know what? When I said to the president that he should fire Michael Brown, he said why would I do that? I said…
Noel Sheppard
 

Olbermann Compares Bush Supporters to Lincoln's Opponents, Distorts Po

On Wednesday night's Countdown, MSNBC's Keith Olbermann, one night after he scathingly attacked President Bush's handling of hurricane relief (see this Wednesday NewsBusters posting), made what seems to be a bizarre comparison between those who approve of Bush's handling of disaster relief and those who voted against Lincoln's re-election in 1864.Olbermann relayed his belief that the current…
Brad Wilmouth
 

U.S. News Boxes In Judiciary Committee Conservatives

Tim Graham
 

It's All President Bush's Fault -- Bankruptcy Reform Impact on Katrina

Lyford Beverage
 

Hypocritical Olbermann Delivers Anti-Bush Diatribe Pegged to Chertoff

Olbermann's arrogant hypocrisy. On Tuesday's Countdown, MSNBC's Keith Olbermann misidentified Tom DeLay as the House "Minority" Leader, an error for which he soon conceded that "I'd like to give you a good explanation for it, but there wasn't one. I just kicked it." But the night before, Olbermann had launched a five-minute diatribe which pegged great meaning to Secretary of Homeland…
Brent Baker
 

The Understatement of American Generosity

BMI Staff
 

Strike one, Strike two

The Early Shows Julie Chen misreports gas prices two days in a row, two different ways.
R. Warren Anderson
 

The Understatement of American Generosity

Coverage of private hurricane relief efforts pales in comparison to constant blame game on network news.
 

Gov. Haley Barbour's Suspicious Non-Bashing of Bush

Clay Waters
 

Publishers Using Blogs to Promote Books

Greg Sheffield
 

Bozell Column: Cheering on Racial Division

Brent Bozell
 

The Constitution is Finished: Not the US One, the Atlanta One

John Armor
 

Jon Stewart: “Hurricane Katrina is George Bush's Monica Lewinsky

After a week off, Jon Stewart opened his Daily Show on Comedy Central Tuesday night with a very serious lecture about the federal government's failures in the hurricane disaster. Without addressing the bias point that the media framework has held Bush and FEMA accountable to the exclusion of local officials, he scolded those who claim the "left-wing media is being too hard" on Bush: "No. Shut up…
Brent Baker
 

Harry Heaps Blame on Brown for St. Bernard Parish

Ken Shepherd