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ABC's Chris Cuomo: Jon Stewart is 'Clearly a Lefty,' 'Clearly Pro-Obam
"Good Morning America" news anchor Chris Cuomo launched an unlikely attack on liberal comedian Jon Stewart during Thursday's show. After discussing possible media bias against John McCain, and playing a clip of the "Daily Show" host mocking the senator, Cuomo warned, "I'll offer you the other side. You gotta be careful of friends like these with Stewart. Clearly a lefty. Clearly pro-Obama."…
The Biz Flog – 'Nickel-and-Dime' Accusation Ignores Rising Cost of J
Catchphrases provide little context to media stories. So, when it comes to airlines and the phrase “nickel-and-dime,” reports are just becoming lame. The Biz Flog, the video blog over at the Business and Media Institute, takes at look at the effect the high cost of oil has had on the airline industry, and the effect that has had on passengers seeing higher ticket prices and fees. Instead of…
NBC Nightly News: 55% Think Obama Riskier Choice Than McCain
In another sign that the bloom might be coming off the Obama rose, the NBC "Nightly News" Wednesday reported some new poll results that not only suggest this election has suddenly become "a referendum on Obama," but also that 55 percent of those surveyed felt "it's Obama that's the riskier choice." Frankly, more shocking than the results of this survey was that NBC would report them while the…
Newsweek CW: Surge Worked, Helps... Obama
Finally an admission that the surge in Iraq has worked. What's the catch? You guessed it, it helps the Obamessiah.From the July 24 "Conventional Wisdom" on Newsweek.com.[up arrow] Obama: It worked--but, ironically, benefiting Obama more than McCain.Is that why the latest tracking poll by Rasmussen shows Obama with a small single-digit lead?:
'Evening News' Praises $25-Billion GSE Bailout
CBS report ignores long-term consequences of bill and calls a rise in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac stock an endorsement from Wall Street.
Media's Campaign Donations Tilt 100-to-1 In Favor of Democrats
It’s not just the thrills racing up and down Chris Matthews’ leg. Writing in Thursday’s Investor’s Business Daily, author William Tate documents that campaign donations from employees of big media companies are tilting 100-to-1 in favor of the Democrats so far this election cycle.That’s right, 100-to-1. It’s perhaps not a surprise that those working for NBC Universal are the most eager givers to…
'As Goes Paris, So Goes Wheeling, West Virginia
Many McCain fans are no doubt bracing for the waves of European adulation that are about to break over Barack Obama, the MSM avidly reporting the scenes. With polls showing Obama with a 50+ percentage-point lead across the Old Continent [the French leading the Obamaphile way at 64-4%], the Dem candidate is assured of ecstatic crowds wherever he goes. Euro-Obamamania begins in Berlin today, with…
WaPo: As Obama Makes Gaffe After Gaffe, Let's Talk About McCain's 'Flu
Remember when McCain said that he had visited all 57 States during his campaign? Then there was the time that McCain said "Well let me be absolutely clear. Israel is a strong friend of Israel's." Oh, and what about the time that McCain said "10,000 people died" in the Kansas tornadoes (death toll really 12). Crazy stuff, eh? Wait, let's not forget when McCain said that Arkansas was a "nearby"…
Letterman: 'Bush's Administration is Clearly Guilty of War Crimes
David Letterman, who a month ago doubted George Bush and Dick Cheney have any “humanity,” on Wednesday's Late Show pushed a guest to confirm “that George Bush's administration is clearly guilty of war crimes.” Far-left “journalist” Jane Mayer of the New Yorker was invited onto the Late Show to plug her new book, 'The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned into a War on…
CBS Frets Obama Can't Escape 'Hussein' Middle Name in Israel
The Wednesday CBS Evening News story on Barack Obama's day in Israel presumed Jewish concerns about his commitment to Israel are unreasonable as reporter Sheila MacVicar empathized with Obama's plight while she fretted about how an Israeli newspaper columnist “referred to him by his full name: Barack Hussein Obama.” After noting that Obama “did spend an hour with the Palestinian President,…
Courts Can't Cope with COPA
The Third Circuit strikes down Congress's attempt to protect children from online porn by requiring smut site visitors to provide adult ID.
Sloppy Olbermann Mistakenly Relays Leftist Blog's False Attack
Keith Olbermann is notorious for filching stories from the blue blogs, particularly ones that attack the eeevil Bill O'Reilly. But now his sloppy, unprofessional practices have come back to bite him. He aired an out-and-out falsehood tonight as fact, ripping and reading from the most unreliable source in existence. On "Countdown" tonight Olbermann assailed O'Reilly over his segment on Rep.…