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Time's Klein Turns Obama Grandmother Obit Blog Into Worship Fest for O
Joe Klein has noted the passing of Sen. Barack Obama's maternal grandmother in a November 3 blog post at Time magazine's Swampland blog. While most journalists and political pundits would say a kind word or two and express condolences for the Illinois senator on the passing of his grandmother, Klein used the occasion to heap praises upon Obama and exult in his imminent apotheosis. What follows is…
MSNBC Replays McCain SNL Skit 11 Times, Ignores Olbermann Parody
MSNBC's "Morning Joe" and "News Live" on Sunday and Monday repeatedly played clips from Sen. John McCain's appearance on the November 1 edition of "Saturday Night Live" for a combined total of 11 times. One MSNBC host, Alex Witt, on Sunday, even claimed, "We're gonna have a lot of clips of that for ya so you can be smiling through this morning." However, MSNBC did not show even one clip of Ben…
CBS’s ‘Lifelong Republican’ for Obama An ACLU Member
On Monday’s CBS Early Show, co-host Julie Chen introduced a new campaign segment: "...throughout this morning, we're bringing you the voices of Americans and what they're thinking as they prepare to vote." In the brief video clip that followed, Colorado Springs City Council member Jan Martin Described herself as a "lifelong Republican" explained: "I think we are at a place and a point in time…
Coal State Gov. Sides with Obama on 'Bankrupting' Industry
Democratic state executive defends presidential hopeful's promise to destroy industry.
Obama’s Flips Head to Head With His Flops
Obama’s Flips Head to Head With His Flops What the Lord Sayeth He then taketh Away… sometimes the very next day! If this video doesn’t show clearly how the media has allowed Obama to shamelessly flip flop on the issues, nothing does. Sometimes even from day to day Obama “nuanced” his way from one side of an issue to the other. Yet, the media never called him on it.
Diane Sawyer to Caroline Kennedy: Just How Excited Are You About Obama
"Good Morning America" co-host Diane Sawyer prompted Barack Obama supporter Caroline Kennedy to gush about just how excited she was over the senator's possible victory. Sawyer also probed for scintillating details, such as wondering, "Where are you going to watch [the election returns]?" Regarding the Kennedy daughter's endorsement of the Democratic presidential candidate, Sawyer gushed, "So, do…
FT's Clive Crook: I'm Rooting for Obama, But His Economics Worry Me
Reporter Clive Crook really likes Barack Obama and in a November 3 op-ed practically endorsed him for president. But, the Financial Times reporter worries, the Illinois senator has some loopy economic ideas. Yes, your just read that correctly. A reporter for one of the Anglosphere's well-respected financial newspapers admits he'd vote for Obama were he an American citizen -- Crook is a subject of…
UCLA Economist: Fundamentals Looked 'Good' Before Bailout Talk Caused
According to one UCLA economist, the U.S. is economically sound, but people have panicked because of "scary" warnings surrounding the $700 billion bailout. "Periods of crisis often beget bad policies," Lee E. Ohanian, an economist at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) said in an interview with Reason.tv. The professor stressed that six weeks ago the fundamentals of the economy…
And the Winner Is ... Anyone but the Media
Journalists refuse to believe any link between industry collapse, liberal bias.
Whoopi Goldberg: 'I Read [The Constitution],' But Not the 13th Amendme
Whoopi Goldberg wants to settle it once and for all: She read the Constitution! Though she apparently still has not read as far as the 13th Amendment. On the November 3 edition of "The View," in discussing a recent Howard Kurtz item noting the tough tone of John McCain’s recent interview, Whoopi once again alluded to her notorious "slavery" sandbag of Senator McCain.Whoopi took issue with some…
British Journalist: 'Obama Stock Is Overpriced; Sell, Sell
Here's something you don't see every day: a Huffington Post contributor writing a less than enthusiastic article about Barack Obama.But there it was Monday, with the catchy headline, "Obama Stock Is Overpriced; Sell, Sell." You might not be familiar with the British journalist Simon Jenkins, but this founder of The Sunday Times eloquently said what Obama-loving media in America refuse to:
CBS ‘Early Show’ Touts Sarah Palin Prank Phone Call
On Monday’s CBS Early Show, co-host Harry Smith talked exclusively to two Canadian comedians, Marc-Antoine Audette and Sebastien Trudel, who prank called Sarah Palin: "Pranksters pulled a fast one, over the weekend, on vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. Comedians from Canada posed as French President Nicolas Sarkozy." Smith later asked them: "Did you get the sense when you were on the phone…