Latest Blogs
Matt Lauer Presses Obama from the Left on 'Today
A seemingly worried Matt Lauer hit Barack Obama from the left as the "Today" co-host warned the Democratic presidential nominee, on Wednesday's "Today," that "people" were "nervous" about any perceived shift to the center on his part. First up Lauer recited, to Obama, liberal New York Times columnist Bob Herbert's fears that the Illinois Senator was, "lurching to the right."LAUER: Let me read you…
The Helms Legacy: Racism and 'Hard-Edged Xenophobia
The family and friends of the late Sen. Jesse Helms filled a Baptist church in Raleigh yesterday, but The Washington Post didn't radiate warmth toward the departed conservative leader. They wanted to highlight that his legacy was an ugly thing. Reporters Sylvia Adcock and Paul Kane noted Democrats did not speak at the service: Those who did generally skirted Helms's often-divisive politics,…
Is Wikipedia Promoting Global Warming Hysteria
Two weeks ago, a parent-teacher council blamed the online research source Wikipedia for falling test scores in Scotland.On Tuesday, Canadian columnist Lawrence Solomon blamed Wikipedia for helping to spread global warming hysteria around the world.The connection? Oftentimes "inaccurate or deliberately misleading information" published by Wikipedia being taken as fact by unsuspecting readers.In…
ChiTrib's Zuckman: Obama Success Story Just as Impressive as McCain PO
During the noon hour of the July 8 "MSNBC News Live," host Tamron Hall discussed McCain's new TV ad with Chicago Tribune's Jill Zuckman and Washington Post’s Kevin Merida. The ad focused on McCain's time as a POW as demonstrative of his love of country and Hall questioned how Obama could compete with such a story. Zuckman claimed: Well, look, Senator McCain's got this great story about…
NYT's Herbert: Obama Flip-flops a 'Very Dangerous Game
You can now add New York Times columnist Bob Herbert to the growing list of liberal media members so concerned with the recent flip-flops by presumptive Democrat presidential nominee Barack Obama that they're willing to publicly express their angst for all to see.In this instance, the disappointment regarding the junior senator from Illinois's many changes of heart was palpable.In an article…
CNBC's Gasparino Fires Back at Bear Stearns Rumor Charges
Although the collapse of Bear Stearns happened back in March, the debate still rages as to what led to the failure of the 85-year old investment bank that had survived years of previous turmoil, including the Great Depression. After JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) CEO Jamie Dimon appeared on PBS's "The Charlie Rose Show" July 7 and commented on an August 2008 Vanity Fair article alleging that…
Black Cable Channel Will Cover Dem Convention, But Not GOP
Washington Post TV writer Lisa de Moraes reported from the latest summer press tour for TV Critics in Hollywood that the TV One cable channel that caters to African-Americans has unorthodox convention-coverage plans: Critics also did not seem altogether pleased that TV One plans to cover the Democratic convention but not the Republican convention. "This is a huge deal for TV One, as it is for…
CNN.com Can't Find Anglican Opposed to Female Bishops
Covering the recent decision by a synod of bishops in the Anglican Church to permit the ordination of female bishops, CNN.com repeatedly alluded to "traditionalist" opposition to women holding episcopal office, but failed to find one such spokesman for traditionalists to defend the theology behind the position. (h/t Damian G. of Conservathink)Indeed, the one traditionalist cited in the article…
Obama Campaign Revives the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy at 'Fight the Sm
Although the term isn't used, it's clear that the Obama campaign sees itself and their candidate as victims of a vast conspiracy of right-wingers. Going all the way back to the 1988 presidential election, Obama's "Fight the Smears" chart (featuring the campaign's new sort-of "presidential seal," replacing the one that was "dropped," at the top left) purports to tell us "Who's Behind These Lies."…
Hollywood's Teen Sexploitation
The entertainment industry cashes in on teen pregnancy, at great cost to society.
The Early Show Normalizes Illegitimate Births
CBS's Lara Spencer announced with equal exuberance new births to celebrities in and out of wedlock.