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Greta Slams CNN, MSNBC, Matthews, Olbermann and Netroots
Greta Van Susteren is quickly becoming one of Fox News's most ardent defenders against attacks from the ultra-left.Writing about Netroots Nation -- the gathering in Austin, Texas, of the most liberal people in America -- Greta bashed her former network CNN as well as MSNBC, Chris Matthews, Keith Olbermann, and all those in attendance.Fasten those seatbelts tightly, for Greta, in a blog posting…
CBS: Obama Has Chance to Be ‘Statesman,’ Show ‘Gravitas
On Friday’s CBS "Early Show," correspondent Sheila MacVicar reported on Barack Obama’s upcoming international tour and declared: "...Senator Obama is taking to the skies to stride on the world stage. It's a chance for Americans to take a look at how he measures up as a statesman...it's an attempt to demonstrate he has the necessary gravitas to maneuver through diplomatic minefields, especially in…
George Stephanopoulos Admits McCain 'Frustrated' by Obama Coverage
"Good Morning America," in what is surely a sign of things to come, prepped for Barack Obama's first Middle East trip by focusing three stories on the subject, including one in which George Stephanopoulos admitted that John McCain is "frustrated" by the media attention given to the foreign excursion. GMA co-host Robin Roberts and the ex-Clinton aide discussed the media coverage briefly, in a…
Weekend Captionfest
Barack Obama delivers a speech on July 15 at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC (AFP/Karen Bleier).
MSNBC's Hall: Democrats Have Not Attacked Cindy McCain
In the wake of Barack Obama’s complaints featured in Glamour magazine about Republican attacks on his wife, “MNSBC News Live” host Tamron Hall interviewed the Chicago Tribune’s Mike Dorning on the subject. After asking Dorning if Democrats have ever attacked Republican spouses, Hall claimed that Cindy McCain has not been a target for the Democrats in this election: We have not seen…
NYT's Greenhouse: 'So-Called Partial-Birth Abortion' Ruling 'Patronizi
Retiring New York Times Supreme Court reporter Linda Greenhouse has answered some more questions from readers at nytimes.com. After an earlier revelation that she considers the former ACLU lawyer Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg a centrist comes details of her deep affection for late ultra-liberal Justice William Brennan, whose decisions favored explicit racial quotas, no limits on abortion, mandatory…
Neil Young: Singing From the Hope and Change Songbook
In the past rocker Neil Young has been about as consistent with his political opinions as Barack Obama has been on the his relationship with Rev. Wright. The mercurial Young was on the top of his game yesterday during the “Charlie Rose Show”. At one point during the interview Young appeared to regret past remarks that castigated President Bush: Criticizing the President and doing this and that…
NASA Climate Alarmist Attacks NewsBusters' Sheppard
Updates at end of post: Schmidt responds to (and ignores!) NBers' questions.Last Saturday, one of the nation's leading climate alarmists -- a government employee with a history of attacking people that don't agree with his views on anthropogenic global warming -- wrote rather disparagingly about a somewhat satirical NewsBusters piece. Despite claiming he typically doesn’t comment on things “…
Networks on Overblown Tomato Scare: Oops
Morning shows acknowledge damage to tomato industry but set sights on new target.
ABC Gushes Over Gore; Worries He Might Elect McCain
[Updated] "Good Morning America" reporter Claire Shipman on Friday worried that Al Gore's occasional kind word about John McCain might result in the election of the Republican. Interviewing the former vice president about his new energy proposals, the ABC correspondent fretted, "...And some Democratic eyebrows have been raised at your praise of John McCain. Democrats worried that maybe you're,…
Rather Calls Obama 'Osama Bin Laden,' Will Media Notice
On this morning's "Morning Joe" on MSNBC, co-host Tiki Barber asked guest Dan Rather about his feelings regarding the recent Jesse Jackson imbroglio -- his "off mike" comments about Barack Obama. In the middle of praising Jackson, Rather referred to Barack Obama as "Osama bin Laden" -- and none of the four "Morning Joe" co-hosts reacted (nor did Rather). Question: Will the media pick this up?…