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WaPo Uses Don Fowler to Slam Joe Wilson, Omits His Inappropriate
Noting how the Palmetto State "has a history of rowdy politics" and that Rep. Joe Wilson (R) has made himself "the latest in a legendary line of South Carolina politicians who appeared to revel in renegade behavior," the Washington Post's Philip Rucker and Ann Gerhart turned to South Carolina Democratic operatives Don and Carol Fowler to smear Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) in their September 11…
September 11th, 2009 11:36 AM
Devolution: Revised AP Reports on GM Whitewash Trust Problem, Ignore I
If your blood pressure can stand it, you can learn a lot about how the Apparatachik Press -- er, the Associated Press -- operates as you watch a news story evolve, or I should say devolve. The wire service often reworks adequately-written stories with no new developments for no apparent reason other than to add bias and/or remove inconvenient truths. A classic example of this occurred in the…
September 11th, 2009 10:30 AM
AP Continues Trend of Failing to Identify Democrats Embroiled in Scand
On a day in which the AP found newsworthiness in scandals involving both Democrats and Republicans, only one party was expressly identified within the articles. Can you guess which one?It is the grand AP tradition known as 'Name That Party' - a tradition which includes the following:Fraudster Hassan Nemazee, finance chair for Hillary Clinton and John Kerry.Money laundering mayors Peter Cammarano…
September 11th, 2009 10:29 AM
Sarah Palin Tells People to Thank a Veteran on 9/11's Anniversary
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has some outstanding advice for all Americans on the 8th anniversary of 9/11:Please thank a veteran today. They certainly do not look for those thanks, but they have more than earned it.Her entire Facebook note concerning today's anniversary follows:
September 11th, 2009 10:17 AM
Open Thread
For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: what does the 8th anniversary of 9/11 mean to you and the nation?
September 11th, 2009 9:44 AM
Tapper: Wilson Took To Conservative Media Limelight 'Like Moth To A Fl
Jake Tapper has distinguished himself within the White House press corps as someone consistently willing to pose probing questions to the president and his aides. But on today's Good Morning America, ABC's chief White House correspondent used a particularly unflattering metaphor for Rep. Joe Wilson and his decision to go on Fox News to defend himself. As a clip of Rep. Wilson on last night's…
September 11th, 2009 9:29 AM
CBS Finds Less Govt Regulation Means Fewer Traffic Accidents in Dutch
On Saturday’s CBS Evening News, correspondent Mark Phillips filed a report that lends credibility to the conservative or libertarian theory that too much regulation can be counterproductive and even lead to results opposite to those intended, as he highlighted a town in the Netherlands that took the seemingly radical step of removing all its traffic lights and road signs. Rather than resulting in…
September 11th, 2009 12:26 AM
On Eve of 9/11, AP Focuses on the Victims – Muslims
With the eight year anniversary of 9/11 mere hours away, the Associated Press has written a very moving, very emotional piece, focusing on victims who fear leaving the house on that day, victims who will never view that day as routine, victims who get a sick feeling in their stomach when the anniversary arrives each year - Muslims. While nobody is promoting discrimination against any group of…
September 10th, 2009 11:20 PM
Chicago Suffers Unusually Cold Weather; Chicago Tribune Warns of Globa
If...could...would. That pretty much sums up the "scientific" analysis in a Chicago Tribune story warning of the terrible warming the Windy City will be enduring in the not too distant future. Never mind that Chicago has been experiencing much colder than normal weather this year as your humble correspondent noted last June when quoting the WGN Weather Center blog: The cloudy, chilly and rainy…
September 10th, 2009 11:06 PM
The Hill Exposes Rep. Joe Wilson's 'NoDoz' Usage
At first I thought it must be an article from The Onion. Surely this couldn't be a legitimate news story.Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.), who shouted "you lie!" at President Obama during his Wednesday night address to Congress, admitted to regularly consuming caffeine pills in 2007. It is unclear if Wilson still takes NoDoz, a brand of pill that contains 200 milligrams of caffeine a pop. By comparison,…
September 10th, 2009 10:16 PM
Network Echo Chamber: Appalled by Ugly 'Shout Heard 'Round the World
Media minds think alike. ABC: “It was the shout heard 'round the world.” CBS: “It was the shout heard 'round the world.” NBC, slightly creative: “The outburst heard 'round the world” and the “heckle heard 'round the world.” Congressman Joe Wilson's “you lie” shout during President Obama's Wednesday address to Congress on health care animated the Thursday evening newscasts, though it at least…
September 10th, 2009 9:41 PM
CNN's Sanchez Goes Soft on Socialist Bernie Sanders, Hints Approval of
CNN’s Rick Sanchez conducted a softball interview of Senator Bernie Sanders on Thursday’s Newsroom, during which the two railed against the influence of the wealthy in politics. Sanchez omitted the large donations Sanders has received from unions while taking other senators to task for receiving corporate money, and seemed to endorse the senator’s push for the public financing of elections.The…
September 10th, 2009 7:18 PM