Inaccurate WaPo Headline: 'Judge Clears the Way for Prayer at Swearing

A federal judge threw out a spurious lawsuit by serial atheist litigant Michael Newdow. Yet in reporting the story in its January 16 print edition, the Washington Post made it sound like a federal judge has ended the suspsense and permitted prayers to be offered at the inauguration, as though they were seriously in danger in the first place."Judge Clears the Way for Prayer at Swearing-In,"…
Ken Shepherd
January 16th, 2009 12:03 PM

Maddow Blames Bush for Destruction of New Orleans and WTC

MSNBC's Rachel Maddow used the occasion of President George W. Bush's final address to suggest that he was to blame for the destruction of New Orleans as well as the felling of the World Trade Center.In her Thursday program after the President's farewell to the nation, with a photograph of Bush in the right of the screen that included the disgusting caption "Goodbye, Good Riddance," Maddow…
Noel Sheppard
January 16th, 2009 11:33 AM

Sen. Jeff Sessions Reveals Eric Holder's Views on 'Media' and 'Balanc

When the Senate Judiciary Committee questioned Eric Holder, the media ignored his personal ideological activism.  NewBusters Tim Graham recently wrote about how differently the media treated John Ashcroft’s confirmation as opposed to Holder's.  Silence and the media are going hand in hand with the Holder confirmation.  The mainstream media is not going after Holder in regards to his involvement…
Kerry Picket
January 16th, 2009 11:17 AM

Not Green: Obama Inauguration Will Generate More than Half-Billion Pou

Study that includes planes, trains, automobiles and even horses shows it would take an average American house 57,598 years to produce same carbon footprint.
Jeff Poor
January 16th, 2009 10:47 AM

MRC's Bozell Slams AP for Bush vs. Obama Inaugural Double Standard

"Sometimes, Brian, I think we live in a parallel universe, where the media see the world one way when it's a Democrat in power and another way when a Republican is in power," NewsBusters Publisher Brent Bozell told Fox News Channel's Brian Kilmeade. [audio of segment available here]The Media Research Center president appeared on the January 16 "Fox & Friends" to discuss an astounding contrast…
NB Staff
January 16th, 2009 10:36 AM

Open Thread

For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: Bush says farewell.Fellow citizens: For eight years, it has been my honor to serve as your President. The first decade of this new century has been a period of consequence – a time set apart. Tonight, with a thankful heart, I have asked for a final opportunity to share some thoughts on the journey we have traveled together and the future…
NB Staff
January 16th, 2009 9:59 AM

WaPo TV Critic Asserts Bush Pride in Preventing Homeland Attacks is 'D

Tim Graham
January 16th, 2009 8:49 AM

Global Warming Skepticism Panic Attack at Huffington Post

Please pay no attention to the evidence right outside your windows! Despite the fact that we are experiencing the coldest weather in decades, Kevin Grandia blogging at the Huffington Post wants you to ignore this and start worrying about the growing trend of global warming skepticism. According to Grandia, questioning the holy theology of the Church of Global Warming is a seriously disturbing…
P.J. Gladnick
January 16th, 2009 8:06 AM

Air America Renews Maddow Contract, Despite Her Aversion to Callers

Jack Coleman
January 16th, 2009 8:03 AM

Susan Crawford and the Media: Torture is as Torture Does

Susan Crawford's recent assertions of torture simply do not add up, and your main stream media isn't going to investigate anytime soon.  Had Crawford made an assertion that there was unequivocally no torture to speak of at Guantanamo, the media would be sifting meticulously through her statements with a fine-toothed comb, smearing her reputation at every turn.  Instead, her arguments seemingly…
Rusty Weiss
January 16th, 2009 2:08 AM

Absolutely Pathetic AP Headline: 'Bush address includes laundry list o

Wow. This unbylined Associated Press story (HT Michelle Malkin) doesn't really require any elaboration, except to note one thing -- It ends the debate over the existence of liberal/left media bias: Exit question:
Tom Blumer
January 16th, 2009 12:36 AM

Spike Lee: DC is 'Chocolate City

Discussing post-racial inauguration, CNN doesn't call Lee on outdated racial term.
Erin Brown and Matt Philbin
January 16th, 2009 12:00 AM

The Naked Truth About CBS and Teen Sex

The Early Show shows soft-core pics and hosts anti-abstinence advocates, but protests too much when confronted with teen sex.
Erin Brown
January 16th, 2009 12:00 AM

Minn. StarTribune Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Many in the Minneapolis area call the paper the RedStarTribune for its often overbearing leftist point of view, but whatever the case of its editorial direction the paper itself is headed for court to file for bankruptcy. And this is another one of the nation's largest papers looking to go belly up. The StarTrib (or Strib as its also called) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Thursday.
Warner Todd Huston
January 15th, 2009 10:44 PM