Columnist Cheers Cable News Wasn't Around for Chappaquiddick 'Media Bo

Tim Graham
August 30th, 2009 3:23 PM

Security Guards Remove Retired Cop from Town Hall Meeting

As the anger over the nation's movement towards socialism grows, Democrats' patience with town hall meeting protesters is clearly wearing thin.On Saturday, Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH) instructed security guards to escort what ended up being a retired New York City patrolman out of a fiery Manchester gathering.New Hampshire's Union Leader reported Sunday (video embedded below the fold,…
Noel Sheppard
August 30th, 2009 3:16 PM

Pinkerton: What If Media Had Given Chappaquiddick The Condit Treatment

It was just one line at the end of a segment.  But it spoke volumes about the way a media willing to look the other way saved Ted Kennedy's political career at the time of Chappaquiddick.Jim Pinkerton made the observation on yesterday's Fox News Watch at the very end of the segment on the media's treatment of Kennedy's death.
Mark Finkelstein
August 30th, 2009 2:35 PM

Should Facebook and Twitter Users Pay Higher Insurance Premiums

Does being a member of a social networking website such as Facebook or Twitter give crooks personal information about you that could increase the likelihood of you being robbed?If the answer is "Yes," should such participants be required to pay higher insurance premiums?This concept is being considered by Great Britain as reported by that nation's Daily Mail Thursday (h/t William Ricci):
Noel Sheppard
August 30th, 2009 1:54 PM

Alec Baldwin: 'Don't Name a Bridge After Ted

A piece of advice to liberals who wish to pay tribute to Ted Kennedy: don't mention his name in the same sentence as the word "bridge" since it will undermine whatever else you write. Unfortunately for Alec Baldwin, that is exactly what he did in his Huffington Post tribute to the deceased senator:Don't name a bridge after Ted. Yes, Baldwin did write a lot more about Ted Kennedy in his tribute…
P.J. Gladnick
August 30th, 2009 12:25 PM

Howard Kurtz: Glenn Beck Attacking Van Jones Because of Ad Boycott

Howard Kurtz on Sunday accused Fox News's Glenn Beck of attacking White House "green czar" Van Jones in response to the advertiser boycott implemented by Color of Change, an advocacy group founded by Jones. Such a conclusion seems to stem from all the time Beck spent on his program last week chronicling Jones's activities as well as his background. What Kurtz conveniently ignored in this…
Noel Sheppard
August 30th, 2009 12:10 PM

AP Shocker: 'Health Care Reform Used as NY Crime Ploy

Given the media's love for ObamaCare, you probably never expected to see this kind of a headline:Police: Health Care Reform Used as NY Crime Ploy Impossible?Well, as hard as it might be to believe, there it was late Saturday evening, from the Associated Press no less:
Noel Sheppard
August 30th, 2009 11:13 AM

Open Thread

For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: You tell us.
NB Staff
August 30th, 2009 11:02 AM

Rooney: No Republican Senator or Living President's Death Would Deserv

No Republican senator or living president deserves the kind of media attention Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) has received since the announcement of his death on Tuesday.So stated Emily Rooney, a former executive producer for ABC's "World News Tonight with Peter Jennings," and the current executive editor of WGBH's "Beat the Press."For those unfamiliar, she is also the daughter of CBS's Andy Rooney.…
Noel Sheppard
August 30th, 2009 10:49 AM

Tale of Two Funerals: Network Anchors Complained of 'Overcoverage' of

What a difference a political philosophy makes when it comes to funeral coverage.Have you heard a word of complaint from the network anchors that perhaps television is "overcovering" the funeral of Ted Kennedy? Of course not. However, after President Ronald Reagan passed away in 2004, both Tom Brokaw and Dan Rather grumbled aloud about how his funeral was being "overcovered" despite the massive…
P.J. Gladnick
August 30th, 2009 10:40 AM

AP Robert Schindler Obit Misrepresents Terri Schiavo Autopsy Results

Robert Schindler, father of Terri Schindler Schiavo, has passed away. Condolences to his courageous family and friends. Associated Press writer Kelli Kennedy's coverage of Mr. Schindler's death, and her recounting of the Terri Schiavo story, is a mixed bag. On the one hand, she writes that "the feeding tube that had nourished her for years was removed according to her husband's wishes." I would…
Tom Blumer
August 30th, 2009 9:29 AM

Dan Rather to Headline $200-a-Person Fundraiser for The Nation Magazin

Tim Graham
August 30th, 2009 8:10 AM

Remembering Ted for Saving Us from 'Authoritarian Extremist' Bork

Tim Graham
August 29th, 2009 10:50 PM

Couric Denounced 'Disturbing' Town Hall Wackos Bringing 'Fear and Fran

Tim Graham
August 29th, 2009 7:02 PM