Newsweek's Alter: Sideways on Pope, Down on Cheney for Fishy Photo Fla

Newsweek's Conventional Wisdom is something of a throwaway feature that senior editor Jonathan Alter could easily churn out in between his morning constitutional and brushing his teeth.His choices are almost always reliably liberal, as his recent takes on Pope Benedict XVI and Vice President Dick Cheney reflect. Alter gave the pontiff a sideways arrow on April 16 for his U.S. trip. It's dripping…
Ken Shepherd

Behar Denounces a Violent Game...Tag

Justin McCarthy

Will MSM Ignore Michelle Obama's Anger

If Barack Obama is looking for proof there are indeed bitter Americans out there, he need look no further than across the kitchen table.Morning Joe opened today with a clip of Michelle Obama on the stump that I can only call stunning. By her tone, and her language both verbal and physical, this is one angry lady. The transcript below doesn't begin to convey Mrs. Obama's apparent rage. That…
Mark Finkelstein

CBS ‘Early Show’: Pope’s Comments on Sex Abuse ‘Not Enough

On Wednesday’s CBS "Early Show," co-host Maggie Rodriguez talked to liberal priest, Fr. Thomas Reese, who also appeared on Monday’s show, and asked about the sex abuse scandals in the American Catholic Church as well as the comments of Pope Benedict XVI regarding the issue: "We heard from some victims' families that a mea culpa is not enough. That merely saying you're "deeply ashamed" is not…
Kyle Drennen

LA Times and the 'Humane' Nature of Lethal Injection

While the word "humane" does appear within the Supreme Court's ruling today upholding Kentucky's lethal injection method of execution, is it biased of Los Angeles Times reporter David Savage to put the term in quote marks in his lede? I'm leaning towards yes.:WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court cleared the way today for executions to resume across the nation, ruling that lethal injections, if…
Ken Shepherd

Bozell Column: Media Will Miss Pope Calling Catholics Home

Brent Bozell

Google Sued for Banning Pro-Life Ad

A Christian group in Great Britain is suing internet search behemoth Google for religious discrimination over its refusal to place pro-Life advertisements.Oddly, the technology giant doesn't ban ads for abortion clinics or pro-abortion websites.Interesting dichotomy, wouldn't you agree?As reported by CNA last Thursday (emphasis added):
Noel Sheppard

ABC's Cokie Roberts: U.S. Discriminates Against Catholic Illegals

ABC correspondent Cokie Roberts appeared on Wednesday's "Good Morning America" to tout Pope Benedict's views on illegal immigration and rail against the illegals who are "discriminated" against. Roberts, who rode with President Bush as he drove to meet the Pope and kick off the pontiff's American tour, played up the Pope's supposed opposition to U.S. immigration policy. She asserted, "These, you…
Scott Whitlock

ElectionWatch: NBC on McCain's Proposed Tax Cuts: It 'Doesn't Add Up

'Nightly News' finds everything wrong with the presumptive GOP nominee's economic plan and nothing right.
Jeff Poor

ABC Highlights Clergy Sex Abuse, Spins Pope’s Message on Immigration

All three broadcast networks on Tuesday led their evening news programs with Pope Benedict XVI’s arrival at Andrews Air Force Base to begin his visit to the U.S., as well as his comments during a press conference on the plane about the priest sex abuse scandal. ABC’s "World News" and CBS’ "Evening News" especially focused on the scandal. In addition to this, "World News" also highlighted what the…
Matthew Balan

Time to Play: 'Who Said It

What pundit uttered the following liberal canard that makes it sound like Republicans don't care about poor people?"He's [John McCain] a conservative. The way he breaks out of it, though, electorally, is to be Teddy Roosevelt, and this is gonna be the toughest thing for his campaign. He's got a group of people around him, and frankly a group, a party that doesn't want the government to do…
Geoffrey Dickens

Pro-Abortion Pelosi, Kerry Plan to Take Communion at Papal Mass

Tim Graham

Sun-Times Notes 'Daley Cronies' Sent to Prison; Paper Locks Away (D) L

Four men that greased the wheels of the Daley machine in Chicago had their federal convictions upheld by an appeals judge, the Chicago Sun-Times noted in an April 16 article. Yet although Daley is a lifelong Democrat and the Democrats run Chicago lock, stock, and barrel, the Sun-Times failed to even casually mention either Daley's or Gov. Blagojevich's Democratic bona fides. The federal appellate…
Ken Shepherd

Smokey the Gore: 'Only You Can Prevent Dumb Ideas From Catching Fire

A few weeks ago, the good folks at Citizen Link published a video mocking Nobel Laureate Al Gore's $300 million ad campaign "to change the way you think about global warming" (embedded at right, h/t Joe D'Aleo):To school-aged children all over the country, he'll shortly be as famous as that bear in the ranger hat who likes to put out forest fires.The video then marvelously pictured what future…
Noel Sheppard