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The Non-TARP Lenders Aren’t Making Stories of WH Pressure Up; That M
As of early Tuesday evening, according to a report by Liz Moyer at Forbes, the latest news on the Chrysler bankruptcy filing is that: The recalcitrant non-TARP lenders who would not agree to the deal the government attempted to force on them are now attempting to challenge the deal the government and Chrysler have proposed in bankruptcy court.These lenders want to keep their identities hidden.In…
May 6th, 2009 12:21 AM
Shuster-fied Tolerance
Inflammatory MSNBC reporter lectures Joe the Plumber on accepting others.
May 6th, 2009 12:00 AM
'The Early Show' Uses Palin Drama to Bash Abstinence
As Bristol speaks out for abstinence, CBS focuses on Levi Johnston's disagreement with the family.
May 6th, 2009 12:00 AM
MSNBC Uses Daily Kos GOP Logo to Bash 'Grand Obsolete Party
Has General Electric's news division at MSNBC officially announced its unequivocal support for the far-left in this nation while abandoning what little remains of its journalistic integrity? Before answering, consider that during Monday's "Countdown," a new GOP logo, created for the perilously liberal website Daily Kos, was used in a hit piece thoroughly disparaging the Republican Party.Is this…
May 5th, 2009 10:29 PM
Newsweek Gives Sideways Arrow to Joe Biden for Swine Flu Comment
The nation's gaffer-in-chief Joe Biden really stepped in it last week with his remarks about how Americans should avoid flying and taking the subway to avert coming down with the swine flu. It's safe to say the conventional wisdom around the country and inside the Beltway is that Biden really blundered.But not to Newsweek's Conventional Wisdom, which in the May 11-18 edition gave Obama's veep a…
May 5th, 2009 5:29 PM
Gallup Poll Editor: Al Gore Is Losing Global Warming Debate
Any measure that we look at shows Al Gore's losing at the moment. The public is just not that concerned.So said Gallup Poll editor Frank Newport about the Nobel Laureate's campaign to convince Americans that man's carbon dioxide emissions are destroying the planet.As reported by U.S. News & World Report's Paul Bedard at his Washington Whispers blog Tuesday:
May 5th, 2009 3:58 PM
Santelli Excoriates Liesman for Acting Like Nixon, Saying 'Dumb Things
CNBC's Steve Liesman has always gone after tea party inspiration and network floor reporter Rick Santelli for his views, but this time it was Santelli playing offense. The CNBC "Power Lunch" crew was discussing Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) CEO Ken Lewis and disclosure of details surrounding his bank's acquisition of Merrill Lynch May 5. Santelli accused Liesman, CNBC's senior economics reporter of…
May 5th, 2009 3:36 PM
Wow: Even NYT Liberal Frank Rich Sees Pro-Obama 'Hagiography
The media's pro-Obama love affair is so obvious, even overdramatic New York Times liberal columnist Frank Rich thinks his colleages are overdoing it. In his latest Sunday column, "Enough With the 100 Days Already," Rich briefly empathized with conservatives who think the press is pro-Obama: Believe it or not, there are Americans who have a "very negative" opinion of Barack Obama (13 percent, in…
May 5th, 2009 3:22 PM
Left Digs up Irrelevant Suggestive Pictures of Miss California
In a clear attempt to smear Miss California Carrie Prejean for promoting traditional marriage, a photo hardly as suggestive as many lingerie ads was released on the Internet on May 4. The caption for the picture that appeared on The Dirty.com clearly showed that the intent was to embarrass and discredit Prejean for her view on the issue of same-sex marriage: "Exclusive: Self-proclaimed bible…
May 5th, 2009 2:56 PM
Raising The Specter Of Cancer: Bias By Omission
Cancer is a terrible disease. It is a slow, painful way to die, and the best of modern medicine can only sometimes beat back its advances. Also notable: Cancer is a nonpartisan disease, attacking the Jack Kemps and Ted Kennedys of the world with equal impunity. Only a true cynic could see cancer as a political fundraising opportunity.Enter the appropriately named Senator Arlen Specter, stage…
May 5th, 2009 1:53 PM
Williams Recommends Liberal Reading List on Souter and Successor
NBC anchor Brian Williams' Web surfing centers on liberal sites, as at least evidenced by the reading list he recommended in his Monday afternoon entry on The Daily Nightly blog consisting of four articles, all from left-leaning sites: Slate, The New Republic and The Daily Beast. “Because of my Souter departure obsession,” he explained, “today I want to share with you some interesting writing I…
May 5th, 2009 1:48 PM
Maddow Guest Isikoff: 'It Was Only Learned' Through Prosecution That a
Newsweek investigative reporter and MSNBC contributor Michael Isikoff is willing to give credit where due to the Bush administration, provided it comes with a caveat.Isikoff appeared on Rachel Maddow's MSNBC cable show last Thursday to discuss al Qaeda sleeper agent Ali al-Marri pleading guilty in federal court to terrorism charges.While conceding this could be interpreted as Bush being "…
May 5th, 2009 1:14 PM