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Rachel Maddow Reveals Flimsy Rationale for Excluding Republican Guests
There she goes again, revealing more than intended. Hardly a broadcast of her MSNBC cable show passes without Rachel Maddow earnestly claiming to have invited a Republican guest, only to be told, thanks no thanks.But based on Maddow's remarks on her show this past Friday evening, those claims come across as dubious -- given Maddow's censorious rationale for selecting guests. Or more accurately,…
June 9th, 2009 5:55 AM
Bonnie Erbe: Obama Naming a Social Conservative Shows His 'True Colors
In a post on U.S. News & World Report blog Erbe ignores history, complains about a low-level nomination.
June 9th, 2009 12:00 AM
Chris Matthews Compares Dick Cheney to Movie Monster Freddy Krueger
Continuing his obsession with Dick Cheney, Hardball host Chris Matthews on Monday compared the former Vice President to movie monster Freddy Krueger, a child-murdering serial killer. After Republican strategist Michelle Laxalt suggested that Matthews missed Cheney, the host retorted, "Well, he keeps coming back...Freddy Krueger comes back in every movie and this guy is back every day."…
June 8th, 2009 6:43 PM
CBS’s Smith: GOP Base ‘Mostly White, Older, Very Religious
While discussing the future of the GOP on Sunday, CBS’s Harry Smith wondered: "Is there room for moderates in the Republican Party?...there’s a brand-new Gallup poll that mostly white, older, very religious, just almost demographically the future of the party can’t just be based in those folks."Smith, filling in for Bob Schieffer as host of Face the Nation, spoke with former Speaker of the House…
June 8th, 2009 6:17 PM
CBS: Obama’s ‘Elegant Words’ May Prevent ‘Another D-Day
On Sunday, White House correspondent Chip Reid gave a glowing review of President Obama’s overseas trip: "A trip laden with symbolism and elegant words, asking the world to look beyond old hatreds and wounds. In doing so, he hopes to create a world where there never has to be another D-Day." [audio available here]During CBS Sunday Morning, Reid reported on Obama’s trip to the Middle East and…
June 8th, 2009 4:18 PM
Obama's Czars, 'Hand Puppets,' and 'Evil Despots,' Oh My
FNC's Neil Cavuto attacks the 'lunacy' of Obama's czars.
June 8th, 2009 3:49 PM
Evan Thomas: Obama Is a 'Brave,' 'Great Teacher' Who 'Stands Above' Us
Newsweek editor-at-large Evan Thomas appeared on this weekend's edition of Inside Washington and lauded President Obama as a "brave," "great teacher" who "stands above everybody." These comments were only slightly less hyperbolic than a gushing assertion on Friday's Hardball. On that program, the journalist cooed, "I mean in a way Obama’s standing above the country, above – above the world, he’s…
June 8th, 2009 2:44 PM
Nightline: Faith-based Movies Rise Above Hollywood Heavyweights
What was the highest-grossing independent film of 2008?"Milk?" "Slumdog Millionaire?" Woody Allen's "Vicky Christina Barcelona?"How about a Christian-themed movie called "Fireproof?"If you're surprised, the idea that ABC's "Nightline" would not only point this out, but also do a segment on Friday evening dealing with the rise in faith-based films from what they referred to as "Godlywood" might be…
June 8th, 2009 1:42 PM
Amazing: WaPo Gives Space to Gorbachev, Who Advocates Current Obama/De
In the second half of his op-ed in the Washington Post today, former Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev entirely credits himself and fellow countrymen for the end of his country's Communist dictatorship, and claims that it's the Western capitalist model that is currently failing. In the process, he espouses positions that seem to have been copied from the Democratic Party's past few platforms, as…
June 8th, 2009 1:31 PM