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NY Times Film Reviewers Take On Marriage, Sort of
Two reviews of gay marriage films in one day, with a gay slasher film review tossed in.
WaPo: Conservatives Are Happier than Liberals
And it has something to do with personal responsibility, religion and marriage. Go figure
Media Scrutiny of Wardrobe-gate 'Eats Up' Another Day of Coverage
Media cover frivolous issue while refusing to dig deeper into Obama's past.
CNN’s Griffin Acknowledges ‘Botched’ National Review Quotation
CNN investigative correspondent Drew Griffin appeared on Thursday’s Newsroom and Situation Room programs to explain how "in no way did I intend to misquote" from a recent article by National Review’s Byron York: "This exchange aired just once in the 6 pm hour, and as soon as the National Review brought it to our attention at 7:05, we immediately realized the context could be misconstrued. We cut…
AP Skeptical: 'McCain Volunteer Claims Attacker Cut 'B' Into Face
UPDATE AT END OF POST: Todd admits to making this all up.Not surprisingly, some skepticism is being expressed concerning Ashley Todd's assertion that she was mugged by an Obama supporter who cut a "B" into her face Wednesday night when he discovered that the Republican volunteer had a McCain-Palin bumper sticker on her car.Most prominently, the Associated Press seemed less than convinced with the…
Williams Pushes McCain & Palin on Ayers, Avoid Wright, Define 'Elite
In the second excerpt of his interview with John McCain and Sarah Palin, NBC's Brian Williams continued, for the second night, to challenge the premises of the McCain-Palin campaign as he pushed back at describing William Ayers as a “domestic terrorist” since “it give it a vaguely post-9/11 hint” by associating terrorist with “domestic crimes,” so “is an abortion clinic bomber a terrorist?”…
ABC's 'Nightline' Gleefully Investigates 'the Palin Problem
"Nightline" anchors Martin Bashir and Terry Moran sarcastically investigated "the Palin problem" on Wednesday's edition of the program. And while Moran did offer Sarah Palin some positive analysis, he often mixed that with snarky, condescending remarks about her falling poll numbers. At one point, the ABC journalist asserted, "The hockey mom, a woman dubbed the killa' from Wasilla, and then the…
Obama Supporter Maims McCain Volunteer, Will Media Care
UPDATE AT END OF POST: Todd admits to making this all up. A truly gruesome attack occurred in a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, suburb Wednesday evening, and given the political overtones, it's going to be very interesting to see how this disgusting incident gets reported by Obama-loving media.A 20-year-old female McCain campaign volunteer was mugged at an ATM by an unknown assailant who got very angry…
In Mocking Palin, Chris Matthews Gets Facts on 'John Adams' Wrong
Is Chris Matthews so excited to pounce on any perceived Sarah Palin controversy that he can not get his facts straight? As NewsBusters previously reported, Matthews, in mocking Governor Palin’s alleged ignorance on the role of the vice president, stated incorrect facts on the history of the vice presidency. A further investigation finds that Chris Matthews mangled his facts over the HBO…
Bozell Column: Celebrities Mold the Young
Academics at Washington State University have discovered something that may not be very profound. Celebrities are quite successful in persuading young people to turn out and vote. The survey found that get-out-the-vote pitches by celebrities in the 2004 election cycle helped create an 11 percent increase in voting by people between the ages of 18 and 24, compared to the 2000 election."It suggests…
Bartiromo: Market Bounced Today Because Prez Race Tightened
CNBC's Maria Bartiromo on Thursday excitedly told viewers that an intra-day rally which had brought the Dow Jones Industrial Average from down about 275 to up over 170 was caused by rumors that the presidential race had tightened.I wonder if these rumors will get reported by Obama-loving press members.With about fifteen minutes to go in the trading session, the camera found a suddenly happy…