CBS Lauds Latest Jolie-Pitt Pregnancy

Early Show message: you don't need to be married to raise a family.
Julia Seward

A Nice Father's Day Column

This is not a bias-busting item. On this Father's Day, Washington Post Magazine columnist Jeanne Marie Laskas has a nice piece on how good, involved fathers make strong, confident daughters. It's encouraging to read. Laskas figures out that her husband's a good dad because he loves his girls, not just to be satisfied with himself:I always knew he was a good dad. Somehow, I never really considered…
Tim Graham

CBS Evening News Considered Keith Olbermann for Anchor Slot

P.J. Gladnick

Of All the Pics CNN.com Could Have Used

.... for its item on John McCain's age, it picked this one from the Associated Press: Alan Silverleib's article also contradicted itself within the space of just a few sentences:
Tom Blumer

Open Thread

For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: Happy Father's Day!
NB Staff

NYT Doesn't Publish Pushback About Obama Donors That Other Papers Do

The New York Times published a story about a fundraiser that John McCain cancelled. They published the following pushback from the campaign:“These were obviously incredibly offensive remarks that the campaign was unaware of at the time it was scheduled,” said Brian Rogers, a spokesman for the McCain campaign. “It’s positive that he did apologize at the time, but the comments are nonetheless…
Soren Dayton

In Case You Noticed

Yes, we had some issues back there.Somehow our domain was not renewed this year thanks to some bureaucratic errors. It's now fixed. We apologize for the interruption.
Matthew Sheffield

WaPo Feels Pain of 'Marginalized and Vilified' Church of Rev. Wright

Tim Graham

Irish Voters' Rejection of EU's Lisbon Treaty Brings Out Media Elitism

Irish voters struck a blow for national sovereignty a few days ago, and the world's media elites didn't like it one bit. Here's how the UK Guardian opened its "Darn those voters" coverage Friday morning: Ireland today decisively rejected the Lisbon treaty on European Union reform, plunging the project into chaos. Humiliated at the polls, the Irish prime minister, Brian Cowen, admitted the…
Tom Blumer

WaPo Celebrates Gay Pride Festival on Front of 'Weekend' Section

Tim Graham

Miami Herald Columnist Triumphantly Cites Leftwing Media Matters to Sl

P.J. Gladnick

Obama Threatens to 'Bring a Gun': What If McCain Had Done Same

Hillary Clinton's mention of RFK's assassination was the final nail in the coffin of her candidacy. Along similar lines, can you imagine the howls of MSM outrage if John McCain were to suggest that he might "bring a gun" to his campaign against Barack Obama? Yet Obama has made just such a statement. Expect the liberal media to . . . yawn.Said the Dem candidate at a Philly fundraiser on Friday…
Mark Finkelstein

Jack Nicholson Keeps Donating to Left-Wing Losers

Brent Baker

Unlike Many TV Hosts, Russert Could Ask Questions from the Right

The sudden and shocking death of NBC's Tim Russert brought an outpouring of kindness and generosity. The deluge of coverage suggested Russert had become a very central figure in the media-political complex. He was much better known than about 500 members of Congress, and had more political clout than about that many as well. Not enough people have wondered how the un-elected media have gained so…
Tim Graham