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CNN's Cafferty Takes Cheap Shot at Bush's “Vacation" After Hurricane
In the 5pm EDT half hour of CNN's The Situation Room today, Jack Cafferty used the hurricane as an excuse to trash President Bush for being on vacation, as if the location of Bush, who already authorized federal action, has any impact on that federal response to the devastation. Cafferty asked host Wolf Blitzer: “Where's President Bush? Is he still on vacation?”Blitzer answered that “he's cut…
Is The Washington Post Burying The Results of its Own Cindy Sheehan Po
A just-released Washington Post/ABC News poll strongly suggests that American attitudes toward the war in Iraq have not been changed by the recent activities and exorbitant press coverage surrounding new anti-war idol Cindy Sheehan:The survey also suggests, however, that Sheehan's anti-war vigil has failed to mobilize large numbers of Americans against the war. If anything, her opposition has…
Hugo Chavez: Strongman With A Heart of Gold
If you only got your news about Hugo Chavez from the Today show you could only assume that he's a sweetheart of a guy. To date Today show has yet to fully report on, shall we say, Chavez's bad side. On this morning's Today at 8:11 am, Natalie Morales offered no context in her anchor brief about Reverend Jesse Jackson's trip to Venezuela.
Diverging Reports
Radio Equalizer has an interesting compilation of various media outlets who reported on the number of pro- and anti-war protestors in Crawford.
Zoomed Out in Crawford
Little Green Footballs highlights these two pictures from Crawford, each with Cindy Sheehan praying with Al Sharpton. The first picture shows the version you'll see on most of the networks, the second picture shows the actual event.
Moment 1:
Moment 1 zoomed out: