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Ballot Measure Results Mixed for Values Issues
Voters upheld man-woman marriage in three states, but pro-life measures went down.
The Enduring Culture War
Some pundits claim the political battles over moral values are effectively at an end. They're kidding themselves.
Oprah: 'I Haven't Seen This Sense of Unity Since 9/11,' Now We're 'Tog
In an interview from Chicago's Grant Park taped shortly beforehand and aired on ABC just past 10:30 PM EST/9:30 PM local time, an excited Oprah Winfrey told Good Morning America's Robin Roberts:I haven't seen this sense of unity since 9/11, really, really, and 9/11 was this tragic experience that brought us all together and now we're all brought together in the name of hope. Not since 9/11 have I…
Bill Bennett Shocks CNNers: Obama Election Not Mandate for Far Left
After the GOP rout of Democrats in 1994, one of the most common liberal media refrains was how Republicans shouldn't read too much into their victories. Similar things happened in 2000 and 2004 for George W. Bush.With Barack Obama poised to take the presidency now, no such disclaimers are being uttered in media land.That stark disparity bubbled to the surface tonight on CNN where outnumbered…
Obama Victory Would Not Be License to Attack Business or Over-regulate
As election results rolled in, the hosts on CNBC's election coverage speculated what a win by Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama might mean. CNBC "Kudlow & Company" host Larry Kudlow warned Obama shouldn't misinterpret the election results to unleash an attack on vital parts of the economy. "My point is Obama can not go far to the left if he is winning states like Ohio and…
Open Thread III
Things looking better for Barack Obama in contrast to John McCain. Post your comments here or join the chats below.If you want to talk politics, click over to this room, if you want non-politics, try this room. Note: You must sign up with our third-party chat supplier Chatzy in order to participate.
CNBC's Deutsch: 'You Need a Commander in Chief That's Going to Give th
This just in: Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama makes us feel better. That's the way marketing guru and host of CNBC's "The Big Idea" Donny Deutsch sees it. Deutsch appeared on CNBC's Election Night coverage to explain how the country needs a hug and Obama was just the right guy to do - in his psychoanalysis of the nation's temperament. "I'm going to go back to his dad," Deutsch…
Warning: Beware of Exit Polls
As the returns come in, many media outlets will begin sharing exit poll data.Studies of the last four presidential elections have shown these exit polls to be tremendously skewed towards the Democrat -- meaning that they showed a much greater percentage of the vote going to the Democrat than the actual results. With this in mind, NewsBusters readers are warned to take them with a grain of salt.…
Attack of the Mormon Missionaries: Prop. 8 Foes Produce Religiously Bi
The foes of Proposition 8 in California which would restore the definition of marriage in that state as being between one man and one woman have produced an incredibly bizarre and bigoted commercial. The video depicts a pair of Mormon missionaries invading the home of a lesbian couple and ransacking it until they find their wedding license and then tearing it up. This video displays obvious…
Dem Congressman: 'Simplistic Notion that People Who Have Wealth are En
Video shows Va. Rep. Moran blasting rich people for having 'an antipathy towards the means of redistributing wealth.'
MSNBC Promo: 'Experience the Power of Change
It's taken them awhile, but good to see that MSNBC has now seamlessly integrated its own promotional advertising with that of the Obama campaign.An MSNBC promo that just aired, touting the network's election coverage, concludes: "Watch MSNBC, and experience the power of change." And as you'll see from the screencap, who is at the center of MSNBC's coverage but Keith Olbermann. Oh, and prior to…