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New York Times' Tanenhaus: Bill Clinton 'The Last Conservative Preside
There is an inside joke for the veteran viewers of MSNBC’s morning show, ‘Morning Joe,’ which refers back to a time when Joe Scarborough was in a heated debate with Zbigneiw Brzezinski (Mika’s father) over the behind-the-scenes content of President Clinton’s Camp David accords. The elder Brzezinski grew rather frustrated with being out-shouted by Scarborough, and delivered the following zinger:“…
September 18th, 2009 5:52 PM
Wolf Blitzer Loses on Jeopardy to a Comedian and an Actress
It's bad enough to come in last place on any game show, but when you're one of the top personalities of a cable news channel who gets absolutely demolished by a comedian and an actress, you might want to rethink your career.
On Thursday's Jeopardy Million Dollar Celebrity Invitational, CNN's Wolf Blitzer was matched up against comedian Andy Richter and Emmy-winning actress Dana Delaney.…
September 18th, 2009 5:44 PM
Audience Members Ask NBCer to Leave Values Voter Summit
NBC's Brian Mooar got quite an earful from audience members at the first day of the Values Voter Summit that started in Washington, D.C. Friday.To be fair, it seems press members were staged inside the conference hall at the Omni Shoreham Hotel.As such, as Mooar was giving his report to MSNBC's Norah O'Donnell, he was making it difficult for people in the back of the hall to hear whoever was on…
September 18th, 2009 5:07 PM
Weekend Captionfest
Pres. Obama greets Secretary of State Hillary Clinton prior to the president's address about healthcare reform to a joint session of Congress, September 9, 2009. Photo Reuters/Joshua Roberts
September 18th, 2009 4:19 PM
NPR: ACORN Hassles Just 'The Problems of Being Poor and Minority in Ur
That, and the Washington Post reports on how ACORN was just "playing along" with the sting artists who caught them on videotape. You knew that was coming, didn't you? You already know that the freelance sting artists who zapped ACORN are being -- and have been -- referred to as "racists" and puppets of conservative radio and Fox News. Now, ACORN is utilizing a tried and true (but not very…
September 18th, 2009 4:16 PM
Fmr Dem/Actor Paul Rodriguez Begs Obama to Side w/ Farmers Over Endang
As FNC's Sean Hannity devoted his show Hannity on Thursday evening to the plight of California farmers who are suffering unemployment because the federal government is withholding water from their crops in favor of saving endangered fish, Hannity began the show, specially titled "The Valley That Hope Forgot," by interviewing comedian and former Democrat Paul Rodriguez, chairman of the California…
September 18th, 2009 3:34 PM
Joe Conason's Revisionist History of ACORN
In a column today, Salon’s Joe Conason drastically downplays the history of illegality that characterizes the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now. In his revisionist history of the organization, Conason tries to show that ACORN may commit voter registration fraud, intimidate its employees to prevent them from unionizing, and willingly assist in the trafficking of underage sex…
September 18th, 2009 1:54 PM
Poor 'Liberal Leaning' ACORN: AP Plays 'Pin the Blame on GOP
Leave it to the Associated Press to drive the establishment media's attempt to portray ACORN's serious impairment as almost entirely the product of the Republican Party. Never mind that Democrats control the Senate, which voted 83-7 to pull HUD funding from the group earlier this week, meaning that the vast majority of Democrats supported the measure. Never mind that the House, including about…
September 18th, 2009 12:34 PM
CBS Early Show: Michelle Obama ‘Stealth Weapon’ In Health Care Deb
On Friday’s CBS Early Show, White House correspondent Bill Plante highlighted President Obama’s latest media blitz on health care reform and touted a new piece of the PR arsenal: "The President does have a new partner in his nonstop effort to sell health care, it’s the First Lady....Michelle Obama will be more like a stealth weapon in the battle for health care, giving it a softer touch." Plante…
September 18th, 2009 12:12 PM
ABC’s Jonathan Karl Hits Stimulus Waste; Derides Murtha Airport as a
ABC’s Jonathan Karl on Friday attacked wasteful government spending of stimulus money, even going to the John Murtha Airport in Western Pennsylvania, which he derided as a "ghost town." Providing some refreshing journalistic skepticism about the Obama legislation, Karl described the airport as a "monument to powerful Democratic Congressman John Murtha." The House member’s portrait could be seen…
September 18th, 2009 11:41 AM
Actor Alan Autry Slams Obama for Choosing Fish Over Farmers, Says Drou
On Thursday's Hannity show, Sean Hannity hosted a special edition of his program -- titled "The Valley That Hope Forgot" -- in Huron, California, where drought-stricken farmers are suffering because the federal government continues to withhold water to save endangered fish, leaving tens of thousands of farm workers standing in line for hours at food banks. As the show aired amidst a rally of…
September 18th, 2009 11:32 AM
Will Media Notice Pelosi's Hypocrisy Concerning Angry Rhetoric
On Thursday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Cal) expressed concern about today's caustic political tone telling reporters, "I think we all have to take responsibility for our actions and our words."Yet, when George W. Bush was in the White House, Pelosi was one of his most outspoken critics actually calling him a "total failure." Pelosi also was a staunch supporter of protesters and "disruptors"…
September 18th, 2009 11:14 AM
Lawyer Promotes Muslim Prayer Rooms, Opposes Display of the Ten Comman
An article in the Albany Times Union promotes a controversy brewing in local schools in upstate New York. A controversy in that schools are willing to close their doors during Christian and Jewish religious holidays - but not Muslim holidays.Tucked away within the article is a supporting statement from Jay Worona, counsel for the New York State School Board Association (NYSSBA), in which he…
September 18th, 2009 11:05 AM