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CNN Reads Limbaugh's Denial of Alleged Slavery Quote, Doesn't Retract
On Tuesday’s Newsroom, CNN’s Rick Sanchez read Rush Limbaugh’s denial that he ever made a quote attributed to him in which he praised antebellum slavery, but added that the denial “that does not take away...that there are other quotes...which many people in...minority communities do find offensive” [audio available here]. Sanchez broadcast the quote yesterday without any source, and made no…
October 13th, 2009 4:21 PM
'View' Bids Sad Farewell to Possibility of President Hillary
On Oct. 13 "The View" hosts reacted to the news that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had ruled out a future run for the presidency. "Hillary Clinton told Anne Curry that she will not be making another run for president of the United States, saying she loves her job as Secretary of State and is looking forward to retirement at some point ... Ya know, that kind of made me sad," Whoopi Goldberg…
October 13th, 2009 3:58 PM
Media Campaigning for Second Stimulus Package
Eight months after President Obama signed a stimulus package worth $787 billion, less than half the funds have been spent and nearly half of Americans want the remainder to be repealed. Of course, that hasn't stopped the mainstream media from pushing for more. Recall that before the first bill was even signed, Reuters hailed a statement from billionaire George Soros warning that it wouldn't…
October 13th, 2009 2:21 PM
CNN's Cooper Brings on Sharpton on Limbaugh: NFL Needs 'Standards
CNN’s Anderson Cooper brought on Rev. Al Sharpton- a person with an actual racially-divisive past - on his program on Monday to expound on his argument that Rush Limbaugh is “divisive” and even “anti-NFL.” Sharpton went so far as to claim that the issue of the talk show host’s involvement in the purchase of the St. Louis Rams is “whether or not the NFL is going to have standards.”The leader of…
October 13th, 2009 1:21 PM
MRC's Bozell Demands CNN, MSNBC Source Racist Charges Against Limbaugh
Media Research Center President Brent Bozell today demanded that CNN and MSNBC prove that radio talk show king Rush Limbaugh uttered a racist quote they have attributed to him as fact after Limbaugh publicly denied having ever said, “Slavery built the South. I’m not saying we should bring it back. I’m just saying it had its merits. For one thing, the streets were safer after dark” on his…
October 13th, 2009 12:44 PM
ABC Ignores False Limbaugh Quotes; More Interested in Comparing Rush t
ABC’s Good Morning America on Tuesday devoted two stories to whether the "controversial" Rush Limbaugh would be able to buy an NFL team, but skipped any discussion of the false quotes that have been circulating about the radio host. Co-host Robin Roberts buried that lede and instead fretted, "Opponents say Limbaugh has a history of making racially offensive comments, some directed squarely at NFL…
October 13th, 2009 12:39 PM
Chris Matthews Rude Awakening: $787-Billion Stimulus 'A Big Grab Bag o
It's an odd natural occurrence when you put MSNBC "Hardball" host Chris Matthews and CNBC "Mad Money" host Jim Cramer together, but when it happens they seem to draw some obvious conclusions - albeit nearly 10 months too late. Back in January, Cramer appeared on Matthews' show. They both expressed their concern over the $787-billion stimulus, which eventually passed and asked if it really was…
October 13th, 2009 12:13 PM
Andy Williams Backtracks from Obama 'Wants the Country to Fail
Then: Barack Obama “wants the country to fail.” Now: “He might be guiding us in the wrong direction.” Legendary singer Andy Williams has backed off the sharp edge of his criticism of President Obama. About three weeks after he told a British magazine “Obama is following Marxist theory” and “wants the country to fail,” Williams, prompted by ABC's Chris Cuomo on Tuesday's Good Morning America to…
October 13th, 2009 12:09 PM
NBC's Gangel Tries to Broker Beer Summit for Rush and Obama
In the second part of her interview with Rush Limbaugh, on Tuesday's "Today" show, NBC's Jamie Gangel attempted to broker a beer summit between the radio talk show host and the President. Gangel, during the mostly friendly interview with Limbaugh, suggested a meeting between the two to promote "more unity," as seen in the following exchange:JAMIE GANGEL: Do you think the Republicans can win? RUSH…
October 13th, 2009 11:03 AM
Matthews: 'Someone's Going To Jam a CO2 Pellet Into Rush's Head
What some guys won't say to get attention . . . Analogizing Rush Limbaugh to a James Bond villain, Chris Matthews today fantasized: "at some point somebody's going to jam a CO2 pellet into his head and he's going to explode like a giant blimp."Hosting MSNBC's 10 AM hour today, Matthews made his remark while chatting with Politico's Jonathan Martin and Anne Kornblut of WaPo.
October 13th, 2009 11:02 AM
Global Warming Alarmist Appeared in 1978's 'The Coming Ice Age
Stanford University's noted global warming alarmist and Al Gore advisor Stephen Schneider appeared in a 1978 television program warning Americans of a coming Ice Age.For those that have forgotten, "In Search of..." was a televised documentary series from 1976 to 1982 that was normally narrated by Leonard Nimoy.In the May 1978 episode "The Coming Ice Age," Nimoy presented to viewers facts about…
October 13th, 2009 11:01 AM
Chris Matthews Rude Awakening: $787-Billion Stimulus 'A Big Grab Bag o
MSNBC 'Hardball' host and CNBC 'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer criticize stimulus and realize Obama won't get credit for economy until jobs come back.
October 13th, 2009 10:50 AM