Biden: Mentioning Ayers 'Mildly Dangerous, Incitement

As noted here earlier, Joe Biden agreed with Ann Curry this morning that mentioning Obama's connections with Rev. Wright and William Ayers constituted an "ugly" tactic.  Biden raised the stakes during his Early Show appearance, telling Harry Smith that daring to breathe Ayers's last name, or using Obama's middle one, is "mildly dangerous" and an "incitement." Biden also managed work in the boast…
Mark Finkelstein

Slate Writer Already Celebrating Obama Election Victory

P.J. Gladnick

ABC's Dr. Tim Johnson, 15 Years of Shilling for Universal Health Care

ABC's liberal medical editor, Dr. Tim Johnson, appeared on Wednesday's "Good Morning America to boost Barack Obama's universal health care plan and critique the more market oriented proposals of John McCain. Co-host Robin Roberts began the segment by seriously asserting, "We're not endorsing one plan over the other. We're just showing the differences between the two." But after she mentioned…
Scott Whitlock

Media Gives Obama Pass on 'Deregulation' Smear

One of Barack Obama's biggest lines, which he repeats at every campaign event and delivered in Tuesday night's Town Hall Debate in Nashville, is that the Wall Street financial crisis was created by deregulation - deregulation, he hastens to add, is the policy of George W. Bush, John McCain and the Republicans.He made the charge in response to the first question in the debate (transcript) last…
Bill Hobbs

Networks Quick on AIG Scandal, Not on Fannie, Freddie

ABC, CBS and NBC evening news broadcasts highlight $440,000 executive retreat, but don't scrutinize government-sponsored boondoggles.
Jeff Poor

CNBC's Gasparino: Obama's Tax Plan 'Throwing Gasoline on the Fire

Network's on-air editor blasts Democratic presidential nominee on spending, tax policy.
Jeff Poor

James Carville Hints at Riots If Obama Loses Election

In last night's post-debate analysis on CNN's Anderson Cooper 360, James Carville proclaimed that Barack Obama will be the slam dunk winner of the election in November. However, he followed up by hinting at riots if Obama were to lose. Here is the transcript of the discussion. First David Gergen keeps bringing up the race factor as an excuse for a possible Obama loss (emphasis mine):
P.J. Gladnick

Open Thread

NB Staff

'Evening News' Turns Credit Woes into Plea for Health Care Mandate

CBS segment features small business owners who expect federal government to solve their problems.
Jeff Poor

Curry Suggests Palin Using 'Ugly' Tactic By Raising Ayers-Obama

You're an MSM anchor.  For the last couple days, Obama spokesmen have been out there denying their candidate knew of William Ayers's terrorist past when Obama launched his political career in the Ayers living room.  You now have the opportunity to interview Obama's VP running-mate.  So naturally, you ask him to confirm or deny the campaign's assertion of Obama's ignorance, right?Trick question. …
Mark Finkelstein

The Sweet-On-Obama Sixteen Mid-Week Vote Check

Update: The Sweet-On-Obama Sixteen Media Bias TournamentMid-Week Vote Check.It's approaching halftime for the voting for Round One, and the competition is fierce. Some match-ups are tight, some are in danger of turning into runaways and there are more than a few upsets brewing.Click here to check the scores. And don't forget to Comment on how you think the games are going. And if you haven't…
Seton Motley

Could Sulzberger Stupidity Cause NYT Collapse

Although the New York Times circulation  has been plummeting like a lot of other newspapers due to readers switching to the Internet for their news as well as being turned off by the extreme liberal bias at that newspaper, the ultimate failure of that periodical might be due to another reason according to an article in New York magazine.  Sulzberger stupidity. And based on what New York has to…
P.J. Gladnick

Stephanopoulos Goes 3 for 3: Again Declares Democrat the 'Winner

Deciding “Obama is two for two,” ABC's George Stephanopoulos, who last Friday called Joe Biden the winner over Sarah Palin, declared Barack Obama “definitely won” over John McCain in the second presidential debate, just as he had determined following the first one -- and that makes it three times out of three debates the Democratic operative turned ABC journalist has picked the liberal Democrat.…
Brent Baker

Econ 101: The Financial Crisis and Danger of Government Intervention

Current meltdown is the result of Washington's interference in free markets.
Gary Wolfram, Ph.D.