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Beck Wins Cable Demo Again, Campbell Brown Beats Olbermann
For the second night in a row, Fox News's Glenn Beck attracted the most cable news viewers in the all important demographic of folks aged 25 to 54.As for MSNBC's Keith Olberman who arrogantly and errantly bragged Tuesday about having "the highest rated cable news program, period," he came in third in his time slot Thursday actually attracting fewer viewers than CNN's Campbell Brown.Though…
August 29th, 2009 6:57 PM
Kennedy Biographer Refutes Matthews Claim Obama's 'The Last Brother
Kennedy biographer Ed Klein on Wednesday refuted the absurd claim made earlier in the morning by MSNBC's Chris Matthews that with Teddy's passing "Barack [Obama] is now the last brother."In fact, when WOR radio's Steve Malzberg addressed what Matthews said on the "Today" show, Klein responded, "Makes me want to puke." Contrary to media depictions of a strong relationship between the two, Klein…
August 29th, 2009 4:24 PM
Cop Forces Town Hall Protester to Take Down Anti-Obama Sign
"It ain't [America] no more, okay?"So amazingly said a police officer at a town hall meeting in Reston, Virginia, Tuesday when he refused to allow a protester to display an anti-ObamaCare sign (pictured right).I kid you not. If we had an honest media in America, the following video would have been broadcast repeatedly over the past few days to demonstrate how free speech in our nation is indeed…
August 29th, 2009 11:44 AM
Obama 2006: Combining Private and Public Health Insurance 'Worst of Bo
As Barack Obama and his media minions try to force healthcare reform down the throats of the American people, the President has repeatedly said that a public option would increase competition for private insurance companies and thereby drive down prices.This apparently wasn't his view in 2006 when he said the expansion of medicare to include prescription drug coverage for seniors was "the worst…
August 29th, 2009 10:28 AM
Albright: Washington Times Makes Her 'Crazy', but Insists Press Must P
It's no secret the print newspaper industry is struggling. It's become all too common to hear that papers, like the Christian Science Monitor or the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, have ceased publishing a print edition and gone completely online. Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright addressed this challenge and its impact on a government at the Aspen Institute's Forum on Communications and…
August 29th, 2009 7:42 AM
Times Watch Quotes of Note -- 'Almost Entirely White and Irritable Cro
An excerpt of Times Watch's latest "Quotes of Note," featuring the most biased things written or spoken by reporters and columnists for the New York Times. "Almost Entirely White and Irritable Crowd" of "Angry" Obama-Care Protesters "They got up before dawn in large numbers with angry signs and American flag T-shirts, and many were seething with frustration at issues that went far beyond…
August 29th, 2009 7:32 AM
Catholic League Rips Showtime's Vile, Error-Laden Anti-Catholic Assaul
Following last night's episode (Thu. 8/27/09) of Penn & Teller's show on Showtime, Bill Donahue, founder and president of the Catholic League said, "I have never seen a more defamatory, obscene and vicious show on TV." Folks, that is saying a lot. The man has dedicated his career to exposing anti-Catholicism.According to Donahue, the foul-mouthed Penn Jillette billed last night's episode as "…
August 28th, 2009 9:36 PM
Only in the Boston Globe: Excommunicated Priest is 'Prominent,' 'In Go
What do you call an excommunicated Catholic priest, ignorant of the sacraments, who openly calls for the ordination of women? If you're the Boston Globe, you call him a "prominent priest" who is "in good standing." Then, for good measure, you entitle the article about the priest, "Priest takes church to task for not ordaining women." Good ... grief.The paper profiles dissident ex-priest Roy…
August 28th, 2009 9:17 PM
Newsweek’s Jonathan Alter: Rush Limbaugh Is the ‘Great Blowhard of
Newsweek columnist and editor Jonathan Alter appeared on Friday’s Hardball and slammed Rush Limbaugh as the "great blowhard of our time." Host Chris Matthews prompted the quote when he discussed how Limbaugh had criticized him on his radio show for calling Barack Obama the "last brother" of the Kennedy clan. Referring to Ted Kennedy's death, Matthews snarled, "What is the matter with these people…
August 28th, 2009 6:10 PM
Albright Laments Decline of Newspapers in Democracy, but Says WaTimes
Former Clinton Secretary of State compares bloggers to the rumors that fueled the resistance movements behind the Iron Curtain during the Cold War era.
August 28th, 2009 5:53 PM
Orrin Hatch Writes a Song for His Friend Ted Kennedy
"I wrote this song with the great Phil Springer. Take a moment to listen to the words. You don't have to agree with everyone's politics...none of us agree 100% of the time. But you have to admire a lifetime dedicated to public service and improving the lives of others -- and that is just one of the many things that made Ted great. I think this song captures a small part of Ted's legacy of service…
August 28th, 2009 5:13 PM