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NYT: White House Attacking Fox Because It Is News, and That's the Prob
The cat is out of the bag at the New York Times. The Times has exposed, albeit passively, the true motivation behind the White House's Fox News attacks. Contrary to the administration's claims, it is deriding Fox not because it doesn't report the news, but rather because it does.It is news, after all, when an organization potentially receiving billions in federal funds aids and abets what it…
October 23rd, 2009 5:02 PM
GMA Worries About Carbon Footprint of Food
On Oct. 23 ABC's "Good Morning America" aired back-to-back segments promoting climate change and, strangely enough, slamming hamburgers. First, George Stephanopoulos worried that Americans were becoming too complacent about global warming and discussed possible climate solutions with "Superfreakonomics" author Stephen Dubner. Dubner suggested choosing a kangaroo burger over a beef burger as a…
October 23rd, 2009 3:34 PM
CNN’s 'Wingnut' Analyst Equates Conservatism With Racism
John Avlon of the Daily Beast gave his “Wingnuts of the Week” on Friday’s American Morning on CNN, and omitted the Democratic past of his “wingnut” on the right- Lousiana justice of the peace Keith Bardwell, who recently denied a marriage license to an interracial couple. Avlon didn’t give judge’s party ID at all, and gave the impression that he was on the “right” merely because of his racist…
October 23rd, 2009 3:14 PM
Mother Jones to Lead Lefty Reporting Effort on Global Warming
A new Pew Research poll has much of the left and the mainstream media in a bit of a panic. And at least several media outlets are about to try something new to address it. With cap-and-trade legislation stalled in Congress and an important climate change summit coming up in Copenhagen in December, Americans just aren’t as convinced as they should be that a) there’s evidence the planet is warming…
October 23rd, 2009 2:33 PM
Despite Media Claims, 82 Percent Say Recession Isn't Over
ABC News-Washington Post poll finds huge majority still feeling recession.
October 23rd, 2009 2:24 PM
MSNBC’s Olbermann and Maddow: Nothing Wrong with Off-the-Record Obam
Throughout the previous administration, MSNBC host Keith Olbermann would nightly attack President George W. Bush and members of his administration and regularly bash some conservative personalities for being too cozy with Bush. However, when he and his MSNBC colleague Rachel Maddow engage in the same brand of coziness, meeting with President Barack Obama earlier this week, it's no longer an…
October 23rd, 2009 1:17 PM
White House Met Privately With Many Left-Wing Opinionistas
The White House has berated Fox News for days now for purportedly pushing an agenda and calling it news. So Americans may have been surprised when, as reported by Noel Sheppard, Obama invited two of MSNBC's most divisive liberal pundits--Keith Olbermann and Rachel Maddow--to the White House for an off-the-record briefing.As it turns out, Maddow and Olbermann were only two of the left's…
October 23rd, 2009 1:15 PM
On GMA, Ann Coulter Debates Two Former Clinton Aides, One of Whom Host
Conservative columnist Ann Coulter debated no less than two former Clinton operatives on Friday’s Good Morning America, guest host George Stephanopoulos and former State Department spokesman Jamie Rubin. On the show, she decried President Obama’s handling of Afghanistan as a "Hamlet routine." Despite facing off against two liberals, Coulter went on the attack. She labeled 2009 as a "year where it…
October 23rd, 2009 12:43 PM
Stephanopoulos Fears 'False Comfort' of an Actual Climate Change Solut
On the Oct. 23 "Good Morning America," ABC's George Stephanopoulos was troubled. The source of his disquiet was a new Pew Research poll released on Oct. 22 that shows "just 57 percent of Americans see solid evidence" of global warming. [Emphasis ours.] This represents a 14 percent drop since last year. Additionally, the number of those who believe climate change is caused by human activity fell…
October 23rd, 2009 12:25 PM
Virginia State Delegate: 'If Rush Limbaugh is For It, I'm Probably Aga
The tactic of bashing Rush Limbaugh and conservative talk show hosts to score political points is apparently no longer the exclusive realm of national-level Democrats and moderate Republicans. Now, even local politicians are adopting this political maneuver in their local campaigns.Democrat David Englin, member of the Virginia House of Delegates for the 45th District (and currently my own…
October 23rd, 2009 11:41 AM
Behar to Coulter: People Are P**sed Off Because Fox Lies A Lot
What would the current debate about the White House strategy to demonize Fox News be without Joy Behar's opinion on the subject?Fortunatley, the comedienne and "View" co-host took the opportunity to raise this issue Thursday night with her guest conservative author Ann Coulter, and great fun was had by all including folks in the studio who couldn't hold back their laughter.The fireworks began…
October 23rd, 2009 11:39 AM
Ziegler Offers Olbermann $100K To Debate About Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin documentarian John Ziegler has offered Keith Olbermann $100,000 if the MSNBC host invites him on "Countdown" to debate issues related to the former Alaska governor.According to Mediate, Olbermann made some remarks on his show Monday about Ziegler's recent scuffle with the American Conservative Union's David Keene at the Western CPAC conference last Saturday. In characteristic…
October 23rd, 2009 10:27 AM