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On CNN, Obama Advisor Hits Cheney: Not a 'Statesman' (Skips Gore's Att
Video Below FoldIt is always interesting to see the Democratic pot calling the Republican kettle black and here we have only the latest example of that with Obama's top advisor attacking former Vice President Dick Cheney for his outspoken position on the failures of the Obama administration's early efforts in office. But, as advisor David Axelrod was attacking Cheney, there doesn't seem to be any…
April 6th, 2009 4:36 AM
CBS Plugs McCarthy’s Call for Gun Control as She Frets: ‘All They
On Sunday's CBS Evening News, without providing a pro-gun rights view for balance, correspondent Randall Pinkston filed a report which featured the views of two public figures who support an assault weapons ban, including a clip of Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy, a New York Democrat and leading supporter of gun control in Congress, as she complained about her efforts being thwarted by the NRA.…
April 5th, 2009 10:49 PM
'Progressive' Talk Host Stephanie Miller Blames Liberal Radio Struggle
Everywhere it's been tried - liberal, or progressive as it's sometimes described as, talk radio hasn't taken off with the success conservative talk radio has. Case and point - the top six of March 2009 Talkers magazine "Heavy Hundred" talk show hosts are conservative. The top liberal host, Thom Hartmann, come in at number 10. However, liberal talk show host Stephanie Miller appeared on CNN's…
April 5th, 2009 10:46 PM
ABC Hosts ‘Controversial’ Guest Debunking Gun Control’s Effectiv
On Sunday's Good Morning America, ABC co-anchor Kate Snow interviewed New York University Professor Jim Jacobs, author of Can Gun Control Work?, as the show gave attention to the view that gun control has little effect in stopping criminals from obtaining guns. While it is to the show's credit that they allowed him to make his case as Snow presented a contrarian point-of-view, Snow did seem…
April 5th, 2009 8:50 PM
NBC: One Gunman ‘Loved Guns and Hated America,’ Other ‘Passionat
For both the Binghamton, New York, shooting spree, and the Pittsburgh case, Saturday's NBC Nightly News made a point of relaying word that the gunman either had a love of guns or was "passionate" about supporting gun rights. During a report on Jiverly Voong, who attacked the immigration center in Binghamton, correspondent Ron Allen referred to "some reports" that Voong "loved guns and hated…
April 5th, 2009 5:03 PM
Kos on Pittsburgh Shootings: Conservatives Prefer to Kill Cops
UPDATE AT END OF POST: Moulitsas was less concerned about the four Oakland police officers killed just miles from his home two weeks ago. Shortly before Markos Moulitsas blamed Glenn Beck for instigating the senseless shooting of three Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, police officers on Saturday, the proprietor of the far-left website Daily Kos said that conservatives would rather shoot cops than…
April 5th, 2009 2:56 PM
ABC Continues Push for More Gun Control, Laments 250 Million Guns in A
One night after ABC's World News featured Diane Sawyer and Pierre Thomas fretting over the lack of interest by Congress in passing new gun laws in response to recent shooting sprees, Thomas appeared on World News Saturday and again treated as problematic the statistic that there are "more than 250 million legally registered guns in this country," and seemed to complain that Congress is not…
April 5th, 2009 1:43 PM
Obama's 12-Teleprompter Entourage Is Not Newsworthy, or Humor-worthy
On Monday, the UK's Evening Standard, at its "This Is London" site, matter-of-factly noted the following in the final sentence of its report about President Obama's upcoming European trip (bold is mine):Accompanying the party will be a total of 500 officials including kitchen staff, 35 vehicles in all, four speech writers and 12 teleprompters.This more than vindicates yours truly's "President '…
April 5th, 2009 1:26 PM
Leftwing Bloggers Blame Glenn Beck for Pittsburgh Cop Killings
Three Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, police officers were killed on Saturday, and according to prominent left-wing bloggers including the Atlantic's Andrew Sullivan and Markos Moulitsas of Daily Kos, it's because of conservative talk show hosts on radio and television.Most frequently named as the culprit in such vitriolic postings was Fox News's Glenn Beck.Such a disgusting conclusion stems from…
April 5th, 2009 12:59 PM
Sunday Sports Open Thread
It's Opening Day for MLB! Make your division winner predictions now so that we can make fun of you later. :-)NBA heading towards playoffs: can Boston or Orlando stop LeBron from facing the Lakers in the finals? NHL heading towards playoffs: Boston and San Jose pulling away. Are they heading towards a faceoff for the cup?Any final thoughts about yesterday's college b-ball games?Anything else?
April 5th, 2009 10:16 AM
Open Thread
For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: North Korea launches rocket.North Korea fired a long-range rocket over Japan on Sunday, provoking international outrage and triggering an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council as it succeeded in grabbing the world's attention. The reclusive communist state's official media said a satellite had been launched into orbit, and it was…
April 5th, 2009 10:01 AM