C-Word Dropped on C-Span's Washington Journal -- No Bleep Button

Caller uses obscene word while repeating unconfirmed McCain tale; leftist Web sites cheer.
Kristen Fyfe
 

Washington Post Addresses Obama's Faith -- with NO Wright

How can responsible journalists explain the candidate's beliefs and ignore his lengthy relationship with a politically and theologically radical preacher?
Tim Graham
 

Tavis Smiley Gives The Nation Magazine a Megaphone on PBS

Tim Graham
 

American Media Misses the Boat on American Victories In Iraq

John Stephenson
 

Tom Hanks in New 'Welcome Back Veterans' Ad

If you've watched any baseball this holiday weekend, you've likely seen a new public service announcement featuring actor Tom Hanks promoting a group called Welcome Back Veterans.In the 30-second segment, soldiers recount the welcome they received when they first returned home from either Iraq or Afghanistan.Hanks finishes the ad stating (video embedded right):
Noel Sheppard
 

Obama Abortion Flip-Flop Buried in NY Times Blog Item about Rove

It appears that the New York Times would prefer that its readers know as little as possible about Barack Obama's abortion flip-flop, while still retaining the ability to claim, "yeah, we covered it." As a refresher, here is part of Thursday's Associated Press report on this particular item in the ongoing Obama Flip-Flop festival, first noted at NewsBusters by John Stephenson: Democratic…
Tom Blumer
 

USO and Budweiser Say Thank You to the Troops

Try watching the following wonderful tribute to our troops without crying:
Noel Sheppard
 

CNN's Wolf Blitzer Defends Al Gore's 'Creating the Internet' Statement

Appearing on CNN's Reliable Sources Sunday to mark the 10th anniversary of becoming host of CNN's Late Edition, Wolf Blitzer defended Al Gore's famous statement that he "took the initiative in creating the Internet," as the CNN anchor argued that Gore's words, which came during a March 1999 interview with Blitzer, were "misreported" and "twisted" by the media. Blitzer: "It never dawned on me that…
Brad Wilmouth
 

McCain, Like a 'Scary...Gun In The House

Tim Graham
 

'The New York Times Wants America to Lose

Why would the New York Times divulge information that could prove harmful to the national security of the United States?  Because, so consumed is it by hatred of President Bush, that the paper actually wants America to lose.  Such is the considered opinion Jim Pinkerton expressed on yesterday's Fox News Watch.  The case in point was an article the Times published on June 30, 2008, Amid U.S.…
Mark Finkelstein
 

Wimbledon Open Thread

NB Staff
 

WaPo Challenges SCOTUS on Anti-Death Penalty Ruling

Here's something you don't see every day: a major American newspaper admonishing the Supreme Court for ruling against the death penalty.Yet, that's not even close to the oddest aspect of Saturday's editorial by the Washington Post, for the paper agreed with the Court's 5-4 decision to ban the death penalty for those convicted of child rape, but felt compelled to expose an error in how the…
Noel Sheppard
 

Obama Blames Media for Overblowing His Iraq Comments

Blaming media for their campaign woes didn't work for Bill and Hillary Clinton during the primaries. Will it work for Barack Obama now that the general election is finally under way, or will it look rather unseemly for a candidate that has received kinder treatment from the press than any in history to start pointing fingers at them when he missteps?After all, it wasn't media members that…
Noel Sheppard
 

Open Thread

NB Staff