AP Bemoans Palin Disinterest in Alaska, Cries 'She No Longer Delivered

Imagine if you will, immersing yourself in the rich tones of Neil Diamond and Barbara Streisand, singing of a romance gone astray:You don't bring me flowers, anymore... Now imagine the same syrupy lamenting of the AP, singing of a tragic breakfast gone astray:You don't bring them bagels, anymore...Such is the song of the AP to one Sarah Palin, in which they accuse the Alaska Governor of being '…
Rusty Weiss
July 6th, 2009 12:33 PM

CBS Report Echoes DNC's Partisan Anti-Palin Slam

As the broadcast network evening newscasts reported Friday on Sarah Palin's decision to resign as Alaska's governor, some of the negative wording on the CBS Evening News sounded eerily similar to the partisan statement attacking Palin that was released by the Democratic National Committee, which was quoted the same evening on FNC's Fox Report, and on Special Report with Bret Baier.As she began…
Brad Wilmouth
July 6th, 2009 11:12 AM

Open Thread

NB Staff
July 6th, 2009 9:36 AM

Orlando Sentinel Movie Reviewer Excited Harry Potter Fans Promoting Ga

Orlando Sentinel movie reviewer Roger Moore was excited to report on the efforts of some Harry Potter fans that want to "change the world" based on their interpretation of Potter character Dumbledore's philosophy of life. He was happy, you see, because the group is all about "global transformation" and spreading global warming fears, gay marriage and the Employee Free Choice Act. Moore writes…
Warner Todd Huston
July 6th, 2009 5:50 AM

Burying the Lede: AP Report On Chrysler Board Questions At Very End Wh

Oh. So. Predictable -- Both what is happening, and how it is being "covered."Chrysler is barely out of bankruptcy, and there is already concern as to whether the money Uncle Sam, (i.e., U.S. taxpayers) funneled into the company -- while in the process of ripping off and intimidating its secured creditors, capriciously terminating plants and dealers, and running roughshod over long-held notions of…
Tom Blumer
July 6th, 2009 12:00 AM

CMI Commentary: 'Question Authority' – Especially When it's on the B

The stickier problems of bumper morality.
Matt Philbin
July 6th, 2009 12:00 AM

MSNBC's Shuster Praises 'Must Read' Palin Slam by Dem Strategist Begal

MSNBC anchor and Keith Olbermann wannabe David Shuster is so beside himself with glee over Gov. Sarah Palin's resignation that he's eager to let the whole world -- or at least some 18,000+ followers on Twitter -- know about it 140 characters at a time. In the process Shuster spewed ad hominem attacks on Palin backers on Twitter and endorsed as a knee-slapper a July 3 slam of Palin penned by…
Ken Shepherd
July 5th, 2009 11:40 PM

CNN Anchor: 'Elitist' to Disdain Amount of Coverage of Jacko, the 'Acc

Tim Graham
July 5th, 2009 11:01 PM

Palin Attorney Warns Media: Defame My Client, We'll Sue

It appears the Palins are tired of being defamed by media, for the day after the Alaska governor announced her intention to step down from her post later in the month, her attorney issued a written warning:This is to provide notice...those who republish the defamation, such as Huffington Post, MSNBC, The New York Times and The Washington Post, that the Palins will not allow them to propagate…
Noel Sheppard
July 5th, 2009 8:31 PM

WaPo Editor Compares 'Most Effective' Henry Waxman to Ted Williams, Ki

Tim Graham
July 5th, 2009 8:23 PM

Rush Limbaugh's Two Cents On Palin's Resignation

Noel Sheppard
July 5th, 2009 8:00 PM

Colin Powell Again Goes After Rush Limbaugh

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell apparently can't do a television interview anymore without going after conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh.Unfortunately, Sunday wasn't any different.Appearing with John King on CNN's "State of the Union," Powell couldn't resist referring to Limbaugh in a question about Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor (video embedded below the fold with partial…
Noel Sheppard
July 5th, 2009 5:19 PM

Tucker on ABC: Palin 'Nixon Without the Policy Knowledge or the Experi

Sarah Palin hasn't had it as tough as Hillary Clinton and at her Friday announcement Palin “came across as petty and vindictive. Richard Nixon without the policy knowledge or the experience,” Washington, DC-based Atlanta Journal-Constitution political columnist Cynthia Tucker contended during the roundtable on Sunday's This Week on ABC. Both George Stephanopoulos and George Will pointed out, that…
Brent Baker
July 5th, 2009 1:29 PM

Press Continues to Ignore the Public’s Shunning of Bailed-out GM and

Part 1 ("The Big Picture") is here.Quick:Which company sold the most light trucks in the U.S. in June?Which company came in at Number 9 in car sales in June, down from Number 7 a year ago?Aren't smaller players in the auto industry obviously gaining ground on the big guys because of their small, fuel-efficient cars?If you don't know the answers to these questions, it's because the press has been…
Tom Blumer
July 5th, 2009 11:22 AM