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Leno Bashes Letterman: I've Never Had Sex With a Staff Member
Jay Leno went after his former late night rival on Friday using some of his opening monologue to poke fun at David Letterman's recently disclosed sexual escapades with staffers.As Friday's program began, Leno quipped, "If you came here tonight for sex with a talk-show host, you’ve got the wrong studio."But that was only the beginning (video embedded below the fold with transcript, h/t Mediaite):
Will Washington Media Adopt ‘Barack the Bumbler’ Story Line
Barack Obama’s bumbling of Chicago’s bid for the 2016 Olympics is a test for the Washington press corps, the Weekly Standard’s Fred Barnes argues. Liberal reporters may refuse to see the controversy in Obama’s far-left agenda, but the President’s high-profile Olympic flub offers a non-ideological story of White House incompetence.Excerpts:Now is the time for the mainstream media to show it’s not…
Joe Kernen Bashes NYT's David Brooks, Defends Limbaugh
CNBC's Joe Kernen on Friday took New York Times columnist David Brooks to task for statements made in his recent column.As my colleague P.J. Gladnick previously reported, Brooks accused conservative talk radio hosts Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, and Sean Hannity of hurting the Republican Party:The Republican Party is unpopular because it’s more interested in pleasing Rush’s ghosts than actual people…
Saturday Sports Open Thread
College football schedule below the fold. What are the must-see games, and name the upset(s) of the week!Detroit and Minnesota still fighting to get into the MLB playoffs. Who will be playing baseball next week, and who's going to win the NL West: Colorado or LA?NHL started this week. Any predictions?Another NASCAR event Sunday.Anything else?
Open Thread
For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: Let's have a rousing welcome for our new contributor and longtime NewsBusters member Candance Moore. In her first piece for us, Candance skillfully examines the Boston Globe's peculiar double standard concerning what's happening in Afghanistan.Not surprisingly, its position changed after Inauguration Day.
Boston Globe's View on Afghanistan Depends on Who's President
Is it possible for a sitting president to ignore a war his own country is waging? According to the Boston Globe, it depends on who that president is.The war in Afghanistan has presented a rare look at two different presidents faced with the same situation in the same theatre. Following initial Allied success, 2003 saw the Taliban regroup for a long-term fight, and by late 2007 Bush had begun to…
'Gold Star' for Michelle: Robin Givhan Leads WaPo's Flailing Olympic S
Say what you will about the Obama delegation to the Olympics bid in Denmark, Michelle Obama did not set foot in Europe without Robin Givhan of the Washington Post, frantically running in front of her with baskets of flower petals to scatter lavishly at her diva’s feet.In the stench of defeat and embarrassment, Givhan on Saturday brought her overbearing pro-Obama spin to both Page One and the…
Imus Calls Couric a Rodent, Letterman a Creep, and Rather Crazy
Radio's Don Imus on Friday attacked a litany of present and former CBS personalities including Katie Couric, David Letterman, and Dan Rather.In an interview with Fox News's Neil Cavuto, Imus called CBS "Evening News" anchor Couric "a little rodent," the "Late Show's" Letterman an "angry, mean-spirited jerk," and former "Evening News" anchor Rather "crazy."The outspoken shock jock also said the…
Garofalo: Led by Limbaugh, 'Tea-Baggers' a 'White Power Movement' Moti
“Actress/activist” Janeane Garofalo used another media appearance to smear anti-Obama protesters as racists, this time, Friday night on HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher, insisting “it's obvious to anybody who has eyes in this country that tea-baggers, the 9-12ers” are “clearly white power movements” led “by the Glenn Becks, the Michelle Bachmans, the Rush Limbaughs.” She fretted that “so few…
September Vehicle Sales: Press Still Won't Concede Possibility of GM
Reviewing September's detailed sales results in the car business carried at the Wall Street Journal, three things stick out immediately: The awful performance at General Motors -- down 45% from September 2008. Chrysler's even worse performance -- down "only" 42% from September 2008, but a mind-boggling 61% from September 2007 (62,197 in 2009, 156,799 in 2007) Ford's tiny decline of only 6%…
Huffington Says Copenhagen Trip a Mistake: Obama Got 'His Clock Cleane
It's not too often where both a prominent conservative and a prominent liberal would deviate from their ideological consensus on a particular issue. However, the news of the day - Chicago being beaten out by Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games is one such instance. MSNBC "Morning Joe" host Joe Scarborough, who identifies himself as a conservative, said he was glad President Barack…
