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NB Staff
July 31st, 2009 9:51 AM

NewsBusted

NB Staff
July 31st, 2009 9:47 AM

'They May Not Know What's Good For Them

The poor, benighted little people.  They just don't understand what a wonderful hopey-changey world Pres. Obama is offering them . . . Andrea Mitchell has suggested that the problem Pres. Obama is facing in selling his health care plan to Americans who already have coverage is that people "may not know what's good for them." [H/t reader Restless 1]Mitchell made her condescending comment on today'…
Mark Finkelstein
July 31st, 2009 8:37 AM

Newsweek: ‘Traditionalists Better Get Used to’ Polyamory

According to Newsweek, polyamory is here to stay and “the traditionalists had better get used to it.” Polyamory, reporter Jessica Bennett explained in her July 29 article, is the act of “engaging in loving, intimate relationships with more than one person – based upon the knowledge and consent of everyone involved.” While Bennett acknowledged that keeping track of multiple partners’ (and their…
Colleen Raezler
July 31st, 2009 8:20 AM

ABC's Bachelorette to Anderson Cooper: 'Let's Talk About Your Sex Life

Greg Pollowitz at NRO Media Blog found CNN anchorman Anderson Cooper sat in as a host of Live With Regis and Kelly on Wednesday, and drew hoots and Internet notice by asking Jillian Harris, the latest star of the ABC reality show The Bachelorette, how many bachelors she er, took for a test drive before buying. She shot back: "Let’s talk about your sex life first, Anderson." (Video here.) Check…
Tim Graham
July 31st, 2009 6:21 AM

Weekend Captionfest

Sgt. James Crowley and Pres. Barack Obama during the White House beer summit, July 30, 2009.  AP Photo/Alex Brandon
NB Staff
July 31st, 2009 6:00 AM

NBC Refuses to Revise Claim Israelis Shot Boy, Accuses Critics of 'Che

NewsBusters previously documented a claim made by NBC News correspondent Richard Engel on the June 22 Countdown show on MSNBC that the apparent murder of 27-year-old Neda Agha-Soltan during a crackdown by Iranian government forces, and the possibility that she will become the visual symbol for her country’s pro-democracy movement, was reminiscent of the Mohammed al-Dura video of September 2000…
Brad Wilmouth
July 31st, 2009 4:10 AM

Snyderman Not the Doctor to Trust the With Your Daughter's Health

On 'Today,' NBC medical editor downplays risks of Gardasil vaccine.
Catherine Maggio
July 31st, 2009 12:00 AM

Dear Abby, Is There Any 'Lifestyle' You Won't Embrace

Porn money for college? No big deal.
Matt Philbin
July 31st, 2009 12:00 AM

Abortion Episode Goes Too Far, Even for 'Family Guy

Fox nixes topic for its raunchy, left-wing animated series.
Dan Gainor
July 31st, 2009 12:00 AM

Newsweek: 'Traditionalists Better Get Used to' Polyamory

Article further diminishes the ideal of traditional family by downplaying effects of open relationships.
Colleen Raezler
July 31st, 2009 12:00 AM

AP Headline Distorts Cambridge Cop Lashley's Position on Crowley-Gates

Cambridge Police Officer Sgt. Leon Lashley, the African-American cop who was with James Crowley during Crowley's arrest of Henry Louis Gates last week, is learning the hard way that no good deed goes unpunished -- especially one that involves speaking out in support of a fellow officer who happens to be white.He's also learning that the wretches who write headlines for the Associated Press can…
Tom Blumer
July 30th, 2009 11:53 PM

Liberal Blogs Call Bachmann a Birther, Expose Their Own Ignorance

Mitchell Blatt
July 30th, 2009 10:48 PM

Wikipedia Protects Heckled Toledo Mayoral Candidate

Call it the Press Conference From Hell.Toledo mayoral candidate Ben Konop, an earnest young liberal, thought it would be a great idea to conduct a press conference in front of the home where his mother grew up. Little did Ben know that Maxwell the Heckler, the next door neighbor, would completely destroy his press conference and forever burn that incident into the public memory of Mr. Konop. To…
P.J. Gladnick
July 30th, 2009 9:26 PM