Couric Provides Forum for Female Clinton Backers to Vent

With the end of liberal Democrat Hillary Clinton's “historic campaign for the presidency” seemingly very near, CBS anchor Katie Couric devoted more than four minutes Tuesday night to wondering: “What will the many women who supported her do?” (Based on her reporting, that likely includes her.) Noting that “women helped propel Clinton to a big win in Pennsylvania,” Couric explained: “We asked…
Brent Baker

‘High Level’ MSNBC Source: Olbermann Tainting ‘Face of NBC News

A “high level source inside MSNBC” tells the TVNewser blog that network stars like Tim Russert and Chris Matthews are “upset” and “pissed” that the far-left Keith Olbermann is tainting the network’s credibility with his “activism,” such as blogging for the hard-left Daily Kos site.“What’s it going to be like in the general election now that everyone knows we’re the in-house network of Barack…
Rich Noyes

White House Responds to Media Claims It Hid Science About Global Warmi

Last week, the Bush administration released a report warning of the potential dangers of global warming, except there wasn't anything new in it. However, the timing of the release was seen as an act done so begrudgingly - since the Bush administration has previously resisted efforts to propagate climate change alarmism. "For the first time, the Bush administration is conceding what most…
Jeff Poor

Chris Matthews: 'I'm Getting Giggles

On an evening where Barack Obama was on the verge of clinching the Democratic nomination and there was news that Hillary Clinton wanted in on the ticket, it was all too much for Chris Matthews to handle. The "Hardball" host couldn't contain his glee as he blurted on the 5pm edition of Tuesday night's show: "I'm getting giggles!"Matthews made the following admission as he concluded a panel segment…
Geoffrey Dickens

Bozell Column: Hurricane Lieberman-Warner

For conservatives who would like to think the whole government should be handed over to the liberals for a few years until the Reagan wing of the Republican Party can get its act together, a quick look at a monstrosity under consideration by Congress is in order. Liberal Democrats and "green" Republicans are proposing a massive reorganization of the American economy to fight so-called global…
Brent Bozell

Boxer: 'Recession' is 'Precisely' the Right Time for Economic Upheaval

California senator claims expensive legislation needed to avert war caused by global warming.
Jeff Poor

NBC's Richard Engel Charges in New Book: US Invaded 'Wrong Country

Invited on to promote his new book, "War Journal," NBC's Middle Eastern correspondent Richard Engel claimed, on Tuesday's "Today" show, that it wasn't "an opinion piece." However, in the book, Engel reveals a definite anti-war bias as he called the Iraq war "a war of opportunity," and charged, "the U.S. invaded the wrong country."Engel tried to deny the book's slant in the following exchange with…
Geoffrey Dickens

Katherine Harris: Gore Fought Against Statewide Florida Recount

Brad Wilmouth

ABC Highlights 'Glimmers of Light' in Lending Market

'Good Morning America' contributor Mellody Hobson discusses opportunities for smart borrowers - particularly small businesses and students.
Nathan Burchfiel

White House Differs from Media on Timing of Climate Report

'World News,' AP claim Bush administration was forced to release report due to a federal judge's order.
Jeff Poor

CNN’s Gergen: Vanity Fair Article on Clinton Ignores His Good Works

CNN senior political analyst (and former Clinton adviser) David Gergen, responding to Todd Purdum’s recent Vanity Fair article on Bill Clinton during a segment on Monday’s "Anderson Cooper 360," acknowledged that the former President "does have a temper, and he goes off like Mount Vesuvius," but then went on to criticize Purdum’s article, that it "does not give enough weight to what he has done…
Matthew Balan

CBS ‘Early Show’ Features Tribute Video to ‘Historic’ Democrat

On Tuesday’s CBS "Early Show," co-host Julie Chen introduced a video montage of memorable moments in the Democratic race that could have been produced by the Democratic National Committee: "Well, the long primary season for the Democrats has been historic, marked by the first woman and the first African-American to be serious contenders for the Oval Office. And it has been filled with many…
Kyle Drennen

DenverPost.com Slow On Uptake with Headline 'Clinton Set to End Race

Earlier this morning the Associated Press's Beth Fouhy reported that Sen. Hillary Clinton (N.Y.) is gearing up to concede the Democratic nomination contest to Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) in a speech following primary election returns tonight.Not so fast, Clinton aides said, scrambling in short order to protest that Hillary is not going to throw in the towel tonight. Yet the Denver Post as of 1:10 p.…
Ken Shepherd

With Exit From Race Near, ABC Fawns Over 'Iconic' Clintons

Now that all signs point to Hillary Clinton's exit from the presidential race, Tuesday's "Good Morning America" chose to laud both Bill and Hillary Clinton as "iconic" and speculate, yet again, about an Obama/Clinton "dream ticket." Over the span of just ten minutes, various GMA personalities cooed over video of Bill Clinton on a plane gently placing a hand on his wife's face and shoulder. Co-…
Scott Whitlock