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NYT Editorial Bashes Obama's Recent Flip-flops
For several weeks, NewsBusters has been critical of the media for not exposing and critiquing presumptive Democrat presidential nominee Barack Obama's campaign flip-flops.Well, on Independence Day, the New York Times editorial staff not only took on the junior senator from Illinois' recent changes of heart, but did so by implying that maybe he's change you can't believe in.Sure, cynics will point…
N.Y. Times Reporter: We're OK With Obama's Centrist Head Fakes
New York Times political reporter Adam Nagourney appeared on the Charlie Rose show on PBS on June 27 to demonstrate how reporters have noticed Barack Obama trying to dance away from the hard-left positions he took in the primaries, but they still want to paint him as a special politician, not a typical one. John McCain, on the other hand, has a muddled message: ROSE: Adam, what have you noticed…
Morning Joe to Maddow: 'You've Got the Clinton Cackle Down
New chapter in the lack-of-love fest between Joe Scarborough and Rachel Maddow. As noted here and here, the pair have clashed in the past. The GOP-congressman-turned-MSNBC-host and the Air America personality got into it again on last evening's Race for the White House, with Joe [guest-hosting for David Gregory] eventually accusing Rachel of perfectly capturing the Clinton cackle. View video…
Special July 4th NewsBusted
Happy Fourth of July from all of us at NewsBusters! Topics in today's show: a skewed LA Times poll, further declines in Iraq violence, Heather Locklear's depression, and your tax dollars at work creating an anti-flatulence vaccine for sheep.
LAT Blog's Laura Richardson Write-up Omits 'D' Label
Yes, the "Name That Party" exercise is getting old.But somebody has to do it, or 10-20 years from now we'll have people searching the web and concluding that only Republicans had ethical problems during the 21st Century's first decade.The latest example of convenient party omission also involves a couple of other items that bear mentioning.The story concerns the now somewhat well-known Laura…
Penn Jillette Bashes Newsweek's 'Non-scientist' Sharon Begley
Newsweek's Sharon Begley, who earlier this week had the unscientific gall to blame the Midwest floods on global warming, continues to offend more and more people with her every keystroke.The object of her current disaffection, comedian/magician Penn Jillette, isn't taking her affront lying down. In fact, he published a response at the Los Angeles Times Thursday to her recent attack on his global…