CNN Slams Palin for ‘Road to Nowhere’ Project She Couldn’t Oppos

Wednesday’s American Morning program ran a report by correspondent Abbie Boudreau that desperately tried to criticize vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin for a "Road to Nowhere" that was part of the infamous "Bridge to Nowhere" project. Boudreau interviewed Bob Weinstein, the Democratic mayor of Ketchikan, Alaska, who claimed that the Alaska governor "spent $26 million out of a federal…
Matthew Balan
 

Networks, Once Silent on Fannie Mae, Blame Capitalism for Debacle

In 2005, 2008 TV journalists wouldn't criticize GSEs; now reporters blame deregulation, GOP.
Julia A. Seymour
 

Friedman: Gov't Should Attach 'Green' Strings to $700 Billion Bailout

Nationalization has its consequences. Just note the rhetoric coming from some prominent voices on the left. The government's foray into offering services normally provided by the private sector by bailing out aging mortgage giants gives it the power to implement "green" building requirements, according to New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman. He suggested Sept. 23 that any construction…
Jeff Poor
 

Surprise: NYT Watches 'The View,' Finds Liberal Slant

New York Times media reporter Jacques Steinberg watched the popular ABC morning chat fest "The View" and actually found a liberal slant. His Tuesday Arts section lead story, "'The View' Has Its Eye on Politics This Year," basically contradicts what the paper claimed on September 13, when it said the show was "generally friendly territory for politicians." As a bonus, veteran journalist Barbara…
Clay Waters
 

Flake's Banking Crisis Bailout Alternative: Capital-Gains Tax Holiday

Arizona congressman and earmark hawk proposes lower taxes to improve liquidity in financial markets versus blank check.
Jeff Poor
 

Media Mum on Barney Frank's Fannie Mae Love Connection

BMI Staff
 

Book Review: Toxic Arguments

'Poisoned Profits: The Toxic Assault on Our Children' by Philip and Alice Shabecoff
Iain Murray
 

Friedman on Bailout: Gov't Should Mandate Green Construction

New York Times columnist says ownership from $700 billion bailout of Wall Street should force environmental initiatives.
Jeff Poor
 

Melting, Melting ... Well, Not Exactly

Predictions of an ice-free Arctic prove to be just a lot of hot air.
Dan Gainor
 

ABC's Kate Snow Attacks Palin for Lack of Media Access

"Good Morning America" weekend anchor Kate Snow complained on Wednesday's show about a lack of access to Sarah Palin during the vice presidential candidate's trip to the United Nations in New York. The ABC journalist snidely commented on the Republican's meetings with world leaders: "But aside from a few photo ops, New Yorkers aren't getting much more than a glimpse of Sarah Palin." She added, "…
Scott Whitlock
 

CNN Correspondent Aneesh Raman Quits to Join Obama Campaign

Aneesh Raman, formerly an international correspondent for CNN left the network in June to "try something different."Little did we know that by "different" he meant working for Barack Obama's messaging shop sending out emails.At least Raman has finally admitted his bias, though. He's quite different from many of his former colleagues at CNN who are registered to vote as Democrats but fail to…
Matthew Sheffield
 

CBS’s Smith: Is Sarah Palin a ‘Drag’ on the Republican Ticket

On Wednesday’s CBS Early Show, co-host Harry Smith talked to former Hillary Clinton campaign strategist Mark Penn and former Bush advisor Karen Hughes and asked about Sarah Palin’s effect on the presidential race: "Well, give us some perspective, Karen Hughes, first, on Sarah Palin, turned the world on its ear when her nomination was announced. It now seems, would you agree or disagree. Is it --…
Kyle Drennen
 

Rocky Mtn. News: Planned Parenthood Makes a Killing with Successful Pa

Rocky Mountain News staffer Ed Sealover offered readers a 12-paragraph article on how Planned Parenthood is making a killing off of John McCain's choice of running mate. Too bad he downplayed that they're literal killings.In his September 23 article, "Planned Parenthood gains from Palin e-mail campaign," Sealover noted that the "staunch abortion-rights opponent" is inspiring pro-choice women to…
Ken Shepherd
 

Brown Denounces McCain Camp for 'Sexist Treatment' of Palin

CNN anchor Campbell Brown, famous for her repeated clashes with the McCain-Palin campaign, went off on a "short rant" last night against GOP staffers for putting "chauvinistic chains" around vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin.Brown's lecture during the first minutes of her "Election Center" show came on the heels of extended complaints from American news media about how the McCain camp is…
Matthew Sheffield