Baltimore Sun Critic: 'MSNBC Paying For Its Olbermann Sins

Tim Graham

CNN's Cafferty: Not Voting Obama? You're a Racist

To show the empty "logic" that Jack Cafferty of CNN employs in his political commentary all one need do is check out his September 16 Political Ticker blog post on why the race for the White House is so tight in the polls. Reason: the country is filled with racists. Yes, folks, if you are voting against Obama (and no matter who or what you are actually supporting and why) it must be because you…
Warner Todd Huston

CNNPolitics.com: 'McCain Adviser Fiorina: Palin Not Ready to Run a Cor

Mike Bates

TIME Gives Distorted View of McCain's, Obama's Character

The GOP presidential nominee is manipulating public opinion, the Democratic nominee is a victim. But is it really vice versa?
Brian Fitzpatrick

Odyssey Networks Seek to Bring Wholesome Programming to a Wider Audien

Is Hollywood overlooking the demand for inoffensive entertainment?
Kristen Fyfe

Media Echo Obama's False Claim that McCain Lied about Sex Ed Bill

Many major news organizations accepted at face value Obama's denial that he backed comprehensive sex education for kindergartners. Reporters should have read the actual text of the bill.
Colleen Raezler

ABC: McCain Would Help 'Wealthiest,' Obama to Cut Taxes for

ABC reporter David Wright on Tuesday night, forced to summarize the tax plans of John McCain and Barack Obama in 30 seconds, described them through a distorted liberal prism. Though McCain wishes to continue all the income tax rates from the Bush tax cuts, with no hike or decrease for any income level, Wright asserted: “He'd make permanent the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans.” No, for…
Brent Baker

NBC Presses McCain for Consistency, Questions Biden from Right

Tim Graham

Janeane Garofalo: Great to Jail All Republicans

Ah, you can just feel the love emanating from left-wing comedian Janeane Garofalo.Appearing on the September 12 broadcast of HBO's "Real Time" the actress joked that it would be a great idea to jail all Republicans.  Garofalo's tolerance humor on "Real Time," which also included guests John Fund and Salman Rushdie, on the subject of Republicans begins at the 06:33 mark in this video (emphasis…
P.J. Gladnick

Matthews: Is Palin an Empty 'Vessel,' Like Clarence Thomas

You'd think Chris Matthews would learn his lesson. First he insulted Condoleezza Rice and Colin Powell as "showcase appointments," only to apologize for it later. Then, on Tuesday's "Hardball" he essentially called Sarah Palin an empty "vessel" with no "independent thinking" of her own, just "like a Clarence Thomas." [audio excerpt available here]Matthews made the following gaffe during a…
Geoffrey Dickens

CNN’s Jack Cafferty Bashes Palin: ‘Shades of President Bush

CNN commentator Jack Cafferty blasted Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin on Tuesday’s The Situation Room over her refusal to cooperate with the Alaska state legislature’s investigation into the firing of Walt Monegan, the former Alaska public safety commissioner: "Palin is refusing to cooperate with the investigation -- shades of President Bush, right? Embarrassing investigation?…
Matthew Balan

Samuel L. Jackson Hopes U.S. Joins 'World Community' with Barack

Samuel L. Jackson came on Tuesday's edition of "Live With Regis and Kelly" to promote his latest movie, Lakeview Terrace, but couldn't resist getting in a plug for Barack Obama. The Pulp Fiction star told Regis Philbin that when he was at the Deauville Film Festival in France, nobody really wanted to talk showbiz, instead the festival goers asked him about the upcoming election: "They're all…
Geoffrey Dickens

CBS’s Rodriguez Shows Support for Gay Marriage

On Tuesday’s CBS Early Show, co-host Maggie Rodriguez interviewed ‘Star Trek’ actor George Takei and his partner Brad Altman about their wedding following California legalizing gay marriage and asked: "George, how was the wedding? Was it everything you dreamed of?" At the end of the segment, Takei declared: "And may sweet equality live long and prosper," making the Star Trek Vulcan hand sign.…
Kyle Drennen

Olbermann Whiffs on Tanning, Fineman Says Media Should 'Grow A Pair' o

Tim Graham