NYT Bashes Bush on Memorial Day, White House Strikes Back

It's Memorial Day, and the good folks at the New York Times thought it appropriate to not only attack the President's position on a new G.I. Bill, but also to despicably lambaste him for "[h]aving saddled the military with a botched, unwinnable war," and "having squandered soldiers’ lives and failed them in so many ways."On Memorial Day!Thankfully, White House press secretary Dana Perino has…
Noel Sheppard
 

Monday Funnies: Hillary Boogies With Fox News Producer

If Woody Harrelson proved in 1992 that white men can't jump -- a premise my son lives to disprove, mind you! -- does the following video of Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton getting down with Fox News producer Aaron Bruns prove that middle-aged white women can't dance?
Noel Sheppard
 

Chris Wallace: Douglass Joining Obama Team Proof of Liberal Media Bias

The day after it was revealed that former ABC News Capitol Hill correspondent Linda Douglass was going to be joining Barack Obama's presidential campaign, "Fox News Sunday" host Chris Wallace said this was a perfect example of how liberal and biased the mainstream media are.As my colleague Brad Wilmouth reported Wednesday, The Atlantic's Marc Ambinder wrote at his blog that Douglass was going to…
Noel Sheppard
 

Jessica Lange Decries Bush Era of Torture, Prison Camps, and War

Tim Graham
 

Bill Clinton: 'Most of the Media Aren't for Her

Terry Ann Rendon
 

Did Hillary's RFK Assassination Remark Deserve the Attention it Got

When is a news story really a news story?Is it when something really important happens, and media share it with the public? Or, is it when press members jump on what appears to be a juicy tidbit and broadcast it over the airwaves and in print for a solid 24 hours until every American has heard about it?Consider the media firestorm set off Friday when Democrat presidential candidate Hillary…
Noel Sheppard
 

Memorial Day Video: Baseball Hero Saves American Flag

One of the greatest plays in Major League Baseball history occurred on April 25, 1976, when Chicago Cubs centerfielder Rick Monday stole the flag from a couple of anti-American wackos looking to set fire to her in front of a huge crowd at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles:
Noel Sheppard
 

Memorial Day Open Thread

What does this day mean to you and yours?
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Open Thread

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Novak Brands Kathleen Sebelius 'A Vice President for Abortion

Tim Graham
 

My Hometown Paper's Lead Memorial Day Article Focuses on Depression

Mark Finkelstein
 

Memorial Day in Iraq

Glenn Reynolds posted this Saturday via JD Johannes at Outside the Wire. Everybody on your feet:
Noel Sheppard
 

Weirdest Moment in HBO Film: 'Jennings & Brokaw Have Bald Spots

HBO's 'Recount' movie which premiered Sunday night, and will re-run on Monday evening, certainly lived up to the admission of actor Kevin Spacey, who played Gore operative Ron Klain, that it presented the 2000 Florida election aftermath through the eyes of the “underdog” Democrats fighting to “count every vote” despite being frustrated by Republican Secretary of State Katherine Harris who was…
Brent Baker
 

Weekend Captionfest III

Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., receives a honorary degree during the commencement ceremony at Wesleyan University in Middleton, Conn., Sunday, May 25, 2008. Filling in for Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., and tying himself to the family's legacy, Obama urged college graduates to "make us believe again" by dedicating themselves to public service. (AP Photo/Chris…
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