CBS on Obama Victory: ‘New Era,’ ‘A Privilege,’ ‘Breath-Taki

The co-hosts of Wednesday’s "CBS Early Show" used as many glowing adjectives as they could think of in reporting Barack Obama’s election to the presidency, with Harry Smith leading the way: "America votes for change. Barack Obama elected the 44th President of the United States after a decisive victory over John McCain. The nation opens a new era, a powerful moment in history." Maggie Rodriguez…
Kyle Drennen

Open Thread

Your additional comments, reflections, and links for the election results.
NB Staff

Green Initiatives Get Slaughtered in California, Will Media Notice

Californians by very wide margins defeated two green initiatives that anthropogenic global warming enthusiasts in the media and in legislative houses across the fruited plain should take heed...but will they?To begin with, Proposition 7 would have required utilities to generate 40 percent of their power from renewable energy by 2020 and 50 percent by 2025.Proposition 10 would have created $5…
Noel Sheppard

Jaws Drop at Chuck Todd: Bush, McCain Try to 'Bask in the Reflected Gl

Tim Graham

Exit Polls Show Huge Increase In Incomes Since '04, Will Media Care

Noel Sheppard

Washington Post Does a Fluff Piece on Ayers

Ah, the land of lollipops and unicorns has descended upon us now that the savior has won the election.Perhaps with the safety of the completed election securely behind, Peter Slevin of the Washington Post did a very cutesy article covering the not-so-cutesy terrorist, Bill Ayers.Ayers was gracious enough to come out of the woodwork to offer his viewpoints on the Republicans demonizing him during…
Rusty Weiss

Rick Sanchez Gets Dirty With Joe the Plumber

Sheesh! Talking about rolling around in the dirt! CNN's Rick Sanchez was arguing taxes with Joe the Plumber (Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher) yesterday and somehow couldn't figure out the concept of "principles." Ironically, Sanchez then showed just how unprincipled he is by rolling around in the mud and digging up recycled "dirt" on Joe. Here is the transcript of the video so you can see for yourself…
P.J. Gladnick

Letter to The Washington Times

Is there a silver lining to Obama's presidency?
Donald J. Boudreaux, Ph.D.

CBS's Julie Chen Feeling 'So Emotional and Really Good

My NewsBusters colleagues, and conservatives across the blogosphere, are sure to be vying to document the most outrageous examples of the MSM's fawning reaction to the Obama victory.Hopefully I'll have the honor of at least a brief clubhouse lead with my entry, the words of CBS Early Show co-anchor Julie Chen during this morning's opening segment.JULIE CHEN: Yeah, it was so moving, um, last night…
Mark Finkelstein

MSNBC Trumpets: 'This is What the World Wanted

At about 2:50 AM EST Wednesday morning, MSNBC went live to NBC News reporter Dawna Friesen in London for world reaction to Barack Obama's election and she triumphantly declared: “It's not an overstatement to say that this is what the world wanted. Poll after poll done in countries around the world over the past few months has showed that people wanted Barack Obama to win.” After blurry video of…
Brent Baker

Obama Presidency Open Thread

Now that Barack Obama is going to be president, what should the right do now?Beyond the recriminations, what positive active steps should be taken? Post your thoughts or link to others with interesting remarks here.Fundamental changes are needed to how conservatives and libertarians do things now, not just at the politician level. What changes would you like to see?
Matthew Sheffield

ABC Reporter Steve Osunsami Chokes Up in Joy

Brent Baker

Bad Olbermann-Matthews Blood Breaks Out Again

Sure, there was the little matter of a presidential race to be settled.  But tuning into MSNBC this evening, there was also the suspense of seeing whether another spat would break out between Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews.  And the pair didn't disappoint.  Renewing the on-air feud that began out during the DNC, tonight's tussle left no doubt there's still plenty of bad blood between the two.…
Mark Finkelstein

Potty Mouths OK for TV but Not for the Supreme Court

As profanity explodes on television, lawyers arguing a broadcast decency case before the High Court are using euphemisms.
Kristen Fyfe