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ABC: Women Only Ponder Dem Presidential Candidates
Continuing the trend of focusing on Democrats and issues important to Democratic voters, "Good Morning America" reporter Claire Shipman delved into the psyche of women voters on Wednesday. Of course, this meant exclusively examining female voters who are choosing between liberal presidential candidates. Describing the dilemma of a group of women in California, she enthused, "For many of these…
Global Warming Evangelism: Give Up Carbon For Lent
Want more proof that global warming believers are becoming a religious sect?Consider that in Great Britain, several Bishops are asking their flock to give up carbon for the season of Lent which begins Wednesday.Think I'm kidding?As reported by the British Telegraph Tuesday (emphasis added throughout):
Bartiromo Warns Recession Talk 'Begets More Weakness
CNBC host reminds viewers what recession is; analyst says labor market data indicates economy will not hit recession.
CBS’s Rodriguez: The Impact of the Youth Vote, For Democrats
On Wednesday’s CBS "Early Show," co-host Maggie Rodriguez reported on the importance of the youth vote in the 2008 election, but seemed unable to find any young people who supported Republican candidates: "Young voters are having a huge impact on this election. Exit polls show 14% of registered Democrats who voted on Super Tuesday were under 30. The majority went for Obama."Rodriguez, who was on…
Even Washington Post Nixes Europeans Voting for POTUS
Perhaps the strangest question fielded during a live chat last night by Washington Post assistant managing editor Robert Kaiser came from a Dutch citizen wanting to vote in our election for President of the United States (or POTUS, to use DC lingo). Even Kaiser said no way, Van der Sloot: Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Americans are now excercising their power to decide their prefered candidate. By…
The Worst-Case Economy Reporting Handbook
Media using extreme cases as examples of how bad the economy is for 'average Americans.'
Why Are Media Calling Obama’s Super Tuesday Victory a Tie
Pop quiz, hotshot: If you win more states and more delegates than your competitor on Super Tuesday, is this a tie? It is if media say so. Consider if you will Barack Obama winning thirteen of the 22 states up for grabs Tuesday (New Mexico being still too close to call), and, according to multiple sources, taking home the most delegates. Isn't that a win? Not according to CBS News.com which…
CNN’s Martin: Obama Should Emphasize His Liberal Record
CNN contributor Roland Martin, commenting on the results of Super Tuesday on Wednesday’s "American Morning," advised Barack Obama to indirectly play-up his liberal credentials in order to do better in upcoming caucuses and primaries. One such item was Obama’s visible support of the pro-illegal immigration marches in 2007. "[H]e has to be able to take the Hispanic supporters and say, look, this is…
Chris Matthews Effusive Over Barack 'New Testament' Obama
If you had any doubt that low-rated MSNBC host Chris Matthews is completely in the tank for Democrat Barack Obama, take a look at this week's New York Observer.Before giving you the gag-inducing quotes, I must pause to wonder: Why does anyone allow this man to take part in presidential debates? The Hillary Clinton folks who previously said that Fox News Channel was so hopelessly pro-Republican…
GMA Lets Huckabee Slide on Two-Man Race Claim
Mike Huckabee won five races last night. Mitt Romney won seven. Mike Huckabee has 190 delegates. Mitt Romney has 269 [see results here]. The only closed Deep South state left on the primary calendar is Mississippi. Romney has the message and money to compete across the USA. So when Huckabee claims it's now a two-man race between McCain and himself, a journalist would surely challenge him on…
USAT's Super Tuesday 'Dewey Beats Truman' Moment
It's hard to tell whether this was bias or sloppiness in the race to be first with a story, but USA Today has some egg on its fact this morning. I received this USAT e-mail last night, concerning Democratice Primary results in Harry Truman's home state of Missouri: Uh, not exactly:
