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Couric: Stocks Too Risky? Try Stamps
'Evening News' anchor advocates 'safer investment' in postage stamps and portrays meager savings as profit.
Hillary Suggests Fox News Fairer to Her than MSNBC
The Democrat presidential candidates refused to participate in debates sponsored by the Fox News Channel. Yet, Hillary Clinton believes the supposedly conservative cable network is actually treating her better than liberal rival MSNBC. Ain't that a kick in the head? As reported by Politico Monday evening, John Harris interviewed the presidential candidate, producing the following delicious…
Klein Can't Comprehend Why 'Fairly Moderate' Hillary Riles Republicans
How deep into the Dem mindset is Joe Klein? The Time columnist can't figure out why Hillary Clinton drives Republicans round the bend. Klein candidly admitted so today, chatting with Brian Williams on MSNBC.BRIAN WILLIAMS: On the Republican side, does John McCain blunt back the attack, the insurgents on the right?JOE KLEIN: I think to a certain extent he will. He'll have a lot more -- you know…
The Obama Flag Flap
The blogosphere began buzzing yesterday afternoon because of a Cuban flag superimposed with a picture of Che Guevara that was flown in an volunteer, unofficial office for Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama in Houston, Texas, captured by a local Fox News affiliate. Allahpundit likened it yesterday to be the equivalent of flying a Timothy McVeigh flag in a John McCain office, and…
Seattle P-I: Anti-tax Advocates Are 'Special Interest', Liberal Groups
Democratic state legislators in Washington State are taking aim at changing the state ballot initiative process, all because of numerous successes of perennial anti-tax advocate Tim Eyman, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported today.While P-I reporter Brian Slodysko did an overall good job reporting the controversy, including how critics think the legislature could be overreaching in their "…
Oops! CBS Warns of Rough Day for Stocks, but Dow up Big
'Early Show' forecast of 'rough morning' for U.S. markets turns into a gain of 176 points.
No Peace Yet: So-Called 'Conservative' Attacks Radio Hosts as 'Oprah-l
Doesn’t look like an olive branch to me. Writing in today’s (Tuesday's) Wall Street Journal, novelist and sometime Republican activist Mark Helprin (not to be confused with Time magazine’s Mark Halperin) takes a series of insulting personal shots at the radio talk show hosts who’ve criticized John McCain for his numerous anti-conservative positions.Helprin, whose last big political job was…
Open Thread
For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: U.S. population will soar to 438 million by 2050: The U.S. population will soar to 438 million by 2050 and the Hispanic population will triple, according to projections released Monday by the Pew Research Center...The projected growth in the U.S. population — 303 million today — will be driven primarily by immigration among all groups…
Cuomo Outraged: Business Tries to Make Money From Customers
Putting all those things together, it does seem to suggest that your industry is looking to make more money off its credit card holders. Do you deny that? -- Chris Cuomo to banking industry representative, GMA, Feb. 12, 2008.This year's Media Research Center DisHonor Awards haven't been distributed yet, but we might already have a candidate for next year's competition . . . Give banking industry…
NewsBusted
Topics in this episode: Barack Obama questions the legitimacy of Hillary Clinton's loan to herself, Saudis arrest an American woman for sitting next to a man at Starbucks, Motley Crue's Vince Neil turns 47 and Bush Derangement syndrome at the University of Massachusetts.Like the show? Get involved! Add NewsBusted as a friend on MySpace or subscribe to our YouTube channel and do battle with hate-…
Turning Fool's Gold Into the Real Thing
Despite his short-term pledge of support, soon-to-be father McConaughey is telegraphing the message that he might or might not be around for the long haul.