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Believe it or not, global warming is being cited as one of the reasons a US Airways flight landed in New York's Hudson River on Friday.Media were considering blaming the incident on the Bush administration until it became apparent that as a result of pilot Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger's heroic efforts, as well as those of his flight crew, there were no fatalities.With nothing bad to pin on the…

Experts and media pundits say company's board failed to disclose medical condition, neglecting fiduciary duty.

As most conservatives are aware, Rush Limbaugh rarely has guests on his radio program. However, on Friday, he not only interviewed conservative columnist Ann Coulter, but he also set up his Dittocam so that folks at home could watch.This entire segment has now been uploaded in four parts to YouTube.Part one is embedded right, with parts two, three, and four below the fold (transcript available…

For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: you tell us.

Let's lift a glass to Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger, the US Airways pilot who successfully landed a plane in the Hudson River Friday saving the lives of 155 people:Many of you know the pilot is from my small town in Northern California, and we here are all very proud of our hero. Below the fold is the first televised interview with his family:

For the fourth time in modern history, a presidential inauguration ceremony will include an official poet. Barack Obama has tapped Yale African-American Studies professor Elizabeth Alexander to compose an original poem for the historic occasion of welcoming America’s first black president. Inaugurations are high-minded occasions, ceremonies full of hope and idealism and a focus on the historic…

MSNBC's Rachel Maddow bashed competitor Fox News at a Television Critics Association gathering Thursday before she told a small group of reporters she's "never seen a show on Fox at any time ever.” I kid you not.Must be quite a talent to have strong opinions about something you've never actually experienced firsthand, dontcha think? Such was reported by The Hollywood Reporter's James Hibberd…

The Associated Press's record of running interference for Treasury Secretary nominee Timothy Geithner continues mostly unabated.My chronicle of AP's largely weak coverage, most of which has been previously detailed at NewsBusters (here, here, and here), is at the end of this post.No AP report I have seen has noted that Geithner applied for and merely pocketed partial "reimbursements" from the…

Old Media Talking Out of Both Sides (of Their Mouths) About Palin As we all know, Governor Sarah Palin has over the last week come out swinging at the Old Media and some far left elements of the new one. With the release of the Palin interview segment by documentarian John Ziegler and the subsequent wheezing attack by Pat Dougherty of the Alaska Daily News, Palin has once again taken center…

White House press secretary Dana Perino's last briefing was delicious beyond words...especially her tribute to Tony Snow. Do yourself a favor and click on the embedded video below:

Is the Cuban government pulling off a Weekend At Bernie's scenario with a deceased Fidel Castro in the role of Bernie? That is the rumor floating around South Florida. MSNBC has reported on this possibility but in doing so they have smeared Cuban Americans with a complete lie which WBPF-TV where they got the report eventually corrected (emphasis mine). WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Fidel Castro hasn't…

Discussing “post-racial” inauguration, CNN doesn’t call Lee on outdated racial term.We’ve heard ad nauseam from a hopeful media -- Daniel Schorr of NPR, commentator Juan Williams and The New Republic among them -- that Obama will be a “post-racial” president. At least some of his supporters haven’t gotten the message.Popular filmmaker and Obama supporter Spike Lee used a passé racial term for…