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On Palin's Celebrity, AP Reminds She's A Failed Candidate... Over and
Governor Palin is in demand. Every newshound, every TV talking head, every newsertainer in the country is after her. She is being pursued for TV shows, book deals, movie roles, hounded by photographers and every hanger on in both Hollywood and the newsertainment industry. But the Associated Press wants to be sure you understand one thing: she is a FAILURE! That's right, in discussing Palin's…
Saturday Sports Open Thread
Some potentially exciting games today:No. 15 Michigan State at No. 8 Penn StateNo. 14 Brigham Young at No. 7 UtahNo. 20 Pittsburgh at No. 19 CincinnatiNo. 2 Texas Tech at No. 5 OklahomaAnybody want to talk College B-Ball? Or my amazing Sharks? Are we heading for another Celtics-Lakers final?Below the fold, NBer Caringwhiteguy raises an interesting question about FSU's Myron Rolle:
Derrick Z: OK To Be Patriotic. Now
For years, little would upset liberals more than the suggestion they were less patriotic than other Americans. The crowd spewing "Bush-Hitler-Genghis-Khan-baby-killers-AmeriKKKa-Ho-Ho-Ho-Chi-Minh"? Great patriots, all. Bill Ayers trampling a flag? Dissent is patriotic, dude.But now that Barack Obama has been elected, comes an admission, unintended as it may be. Yeah, maybe we weren't so much…
Stop the Presses! AP's Important Story: Obama Had Corned Beef Sandwich
Ya gotta hand it to them. The Associated Press knows how to cut out all the extraneous background noise and get right to the important issues of the day. Barack Obama will surely be in the center of the vortex of some of the most important decisions in the world during the next four years and even his preparations for taking office are vitally important as a marker to what he might do in office.…
Obama 2007 Radio Interview: My Attorney General Will Investigate Bush
***UPDATE***NY lawmaker seeks to prevent Bush pardons of “cronies”(h/t Naked Emperor News) Naked Emperor News has unearthed a 2007 KJFK radio interview Barack Obama gave to host Christiane Brown. He promised that one of his first acts as president would be to call on his new Attorney General to investigate the Bush administration(emphasis is mine:) BROWN: And when you are... if you were to be…
Mitchell Impressed by Obama's 'All-Star Cabinet' of 'Smartest People
While ABC, CBS and NBC on Friday night all touted how news that New York Federal Reserve President Tim Geithner will be nominated for Secretary of the Treasury fueled a market rebound, NBC was the most excited with Andrea Mitchell, sounding completely in the tank, hailing President-elect Obama's “all-star cabinet” as she maintained “Obama is determined to pick the strongest, smartest people he…
'Nightline' Shuns Balance While Blasting CEOs
ABC's Brian Ross doesn't let fairness get in the way of good have vs. have-not story.
CBS: Gitmo Ruling ‘A Big Legal Setback for the President's War on Te
At the top of Thursday’s CBS Evening News, anchor Katie Couric referred to a recent court ruling to release five Guantanamo Bay detainees as: "A big legal setback for the president's war on terror." Couric later introduced a report on the ruling and reiterated the idea of the ruling being a defeat solely for President Bush: "...a federal judge ruled today that five suspects held at Guantanamo Bay…
