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ABC Skips Dem Label of Prostitution Enthusiast Eliot Spitzer, NBC Hype
The journalists at Good Morning America on Monday offered an assist to liberal politicians trying to avoid being associated with the scandal-plagued former Governor of New York. While announcing Eliot Spitzer's return to public life, news reader Paula Faris avoided any mention of the fact that Spitzer is a Democrat. As she noted his bid to be New York City's comptroller, Faris simply referred…
Frustrated Chuck Todd Blames GOP 'Sabotage' for ObamaCare Failure
Appearing on Sunday's NBC Meet the Press, chief White House correspondent Chuck Todd blamed Republicans for ObamaCare beginning to collapse under its own weight: "...you could argue that there are some Republicans that are trying to sabotage the law, that they're hoping to not get it off the ground and then they can suddenly make the case, 'See, we've got to get rid of it.' And they've got some…
Gallup: Fox Is America's Main Source For News
This will REALLY make liberal heads explode!
A Gallup poll released moments ago found more Americans consider Fox News their main source for news than any other news outlet in the nation:
Former MSNBC Producer: MSNBC Is 'Official Network of the Obama White H
A former senior producer for MSNBC came out with harsh words for his former network Sunday.
Writing at the far-left AlterNet, Jeff Cohen - the former senior producer of MSNBC's Donahue show - said, "When it comes to issues of U.S. militarism and spying, the allegedly 'progressive' MSNBC often seems closer to the 'official network of the Obama White House' than anything resembling an…
WashPost Book Reviewer Writes of Murdered Hookers, Pleads for Legalize
In Monday’s Washington Post, book reviewer Patrick Anderson offered a positive review of New York magazine writer Robert Kolker’s true-crime story “Lost Girls” about prostitutes that ended up dead and buried in burlap bags along the highway on Long Island.
Anderson, a speechwriter for Jimmy Carter’s 1976 presidential campaign, detailed the dangerous, addictive life the white “sex workers”…
How Palestinian 'Art' Ruined an Italian Back Yard
While my wife and I were on vacation rather non-politically exploring Venice, our tour guide walked us through a rather rare space of grass and trees, the back yard of a residence. But the space was dominated by a motley collection of cardboard boxes with tiny square holes cut in them. This was an “art exhibit” for the Venice Bienniale. The guide didn't know what the exhibit meant, but there…
Joan Walsh Attacks Palin Friday, Whines Sunday About People Picking Tw
The hypocrisy of Salon's Joan Walsh knows no bounds.
On Friday she sent a hateful tweet to former Alaska governor Palin. After she took some heat for doing so, Walsh had the gall to tweet Sunday evening, "Hm, the people who like to pick fights on Twitter picked a lot of fights on Twitter this holiday weekend. Sad":
'CNN Shame On You' Signs Appear in Cairo
It appears some Egyptians are not pleased with CNN's coverage of last week's coup.
According to numerous sources including CNN senior international correspondent Ben Wedeman, the following sign is appearing in the crowds in Tahrir square:
“Amos ‘n’ Andy” Makes an Off-Color Comeback at Jesse Jackson
“Amos ‘n’ Andy” was so controversial that in 1951 the NAACP demanded it be taken off the air for its derogatory portrayal of blacks. By 1966, the NAACP won a victory by stopping the show’s reruns from airing.
But at Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow PUSH Saturday morning forum this week, “Amos ‘n’ Andy” was back in fashion. Chicago talk show personality Cliff Kelley emceed a panel discussion. …
For the 'Where Have You Been?' File: AP's Rugaber Discovers Temporary
In a Sunday morning story which will likely have limited reach, and will then probably be considered old news by the time the business week resumes tomorrow, the Associated Press, aka the Administration's Press, finally got around to recognizing a trend on which yours truly and others have been commenting for at least 2-1/2 years: the surge in employment at temporary help services.
That the…
Congressman Raul Labrador Slaps Down David Brooks Twice on Meet The Pr
Have you ever wished that errant journalists could get their noses rubbed in their own absurdities and outright falsehoods like puppy dogs who make a mess? Well, if you had been watching Meet The Press today then you would have seen Congressman Raul Labrador of Idaho do just that to the New York Times house "conservative" David Brooks who was slapped down not once but twice.
As you can see…
Clarence Page on America's Political Polarization: 'I Blame the Media
The Chicago Tribune's Clarence Page made a comment about the country's political polarization this weekend that might raise eyebrows on both sides of the aisle.
Appearing on the syndicated Chris Matthews Show, Page said, "I blame the media" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Jim Carrey to 'Assault Rifle Fans': 'I Love You and I'm Sorry I Called
As NewsBusters previously reported, actor Jim Carrey back in March called gun owners "heartless motherf--kers."
On Sunday, Carrey tried taking it back writing on Twitter, "Asslt rifle fans,I do not agree wth u,nor do I fear u but I do love u and I'm sorry tht in my outrage I called you names":
George Will: 'What ObamaCare Requires For it to Work - Mass Irrational
George Will made a marvelous observation Sunday about the so-called Affordable Care Act.
Appearing on ABC's This Week, Will said, "What Obamacare requires for it to work - mass irrationality, both on the part of employers to ignore that incentive and on the part of young people who are supposed to pay 3, 4, 5 times more for health insurance than it would cost them to just pay the fine and…