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Edwards Advisor: Hillary Should Have Emphasized Her 'Warmth and Likabi
Of all the qualities Hillary might have emphasized to her advantage, can you imagine basing her campaign on her "warmth" and "likability"? Chris Kofinis can. The former communications director of the John Edwards campaign appeared on Tucker Carlson's show this evening.Kofinis offered his only-slightly premature post mortem of the Clinton campaign.
ABC Eager to Sound 'Stagflation' Warnings
Nothing like the cheery decade of the 1970s - disco dancing, "Animal House," Farrah Fawcett and the buzz word reincarnated by the media - stagflation. After a disappointing spike in inflation, the producer price index (PPI), by 1.0 percent in January, and a rise in core inflation (with food and energy costs excluded), rising 0.4 percent on Tuesday, the media have deemed it necessary to sound…
Matthews: I Began as a WFB Conservative
In the course of offering a tribute to William F. Buckley, Jr. on this afternoon's Hardball, Chris Matthews made a surprising revelation: that he came to political consciousness as a WFB conservative.You'll find the transcript of the Hardball host's remarks below, but I'd encourage you to view the video, here. See if, like me, you're struck by the heartfelt nature of his comments.CHRIS MATTHEWS…
'World News' Sounds Stagflation Alarm
'70s Term has become the new buzz word for dismal economic stories.
CBSer Uses WFB Passing to Rue 'Limbaugh-ization of Conservatism
Lumping Rush Limbaugh in with Michael Savage, CBS News Washington Producer Ward Sloane lamented in a Wednesday afternoon CBSNews.com “Couric & Co.” blog entry how “it’s sad that people like Rush Limbaugh and Michael Savage are today’s mouthpieces for conservatism” when “Buckley was not a hate monger” like them. Sloane then contended: The conservative movement in this country is badly in need…
ABC's Snow Enthuses Over Tough, Smart Chelsea Clinton
According to "Good Morning America" co-host Robin Roberts, Chelsea Clinton is so impressive, she just might be able mount a comeback for her presidential candidate-mother. On Wednesday's program, Roberts gushed over the first daughter and asserted, "[Hillary Clinton is] leaning more and more on Chelsea, who has taken on a new role as Clinton's biggest campaigner and, some say, her last, best hope…
Dean: Use 'Darfur, Climate Change and Poverty' to Win Over Evangelical
DNC chairman credits YouTube for control of Congress; advises followers to use union tactics to get voters.
ABC Fakes Muslim Prejudice, Unsurprisingly Finds 'Islamophobia' in Ame
Update at bottom of post.Apparently to prove that the US is filled with Muslim hating Yahoos, ABC went on the hunt to find "Islamophobia" in America and the result is "Witness to Discrimination: What Would You Do?" Since they didn't really know where to find any, ABC News decided to create their own prejudice against Muslims by hiring an actress to put on Muslim dress and get "confronted" by a…
Remembering William F. Buckley on the Liberal Media
In honor of William F. Buckley Jr. -- the man who quipped about standing athwart history yelling "Stop!" -- perhaps we might recall a few old Buckley snippets on the liberal media, long a persistent force on the national political scene. Here are a few samples from the 1971 paperback Quotations from Chairman Bill (compiled by David Franke), by the topic used in the book:Walter CronkiteOn Friday…