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Chris Matthews Puts Ann Coulter in the Time-out Corner
Ann Coulter's been a naughty girl! She has to go sit a time out in the corner, according to Chris Matthews, who's withdrawing the distinct and high honor of inviting the columnist on "Hardball" as punishment for the Donny Deutsch row, which was hyped by the liberal smear machine Media Matters for America. And I thought that was only reserved for attractive business reporters who didn't lean into…
Job Numbers Crush Expectations After Warnings of Recession
NBC, CBS hedge the health of the economy on a jobs report, which turns out to be unexpectedly strong.
CBS ‘Early Show’: CIA Uses ‘Spanish Inquisition’ Torture Tacti
On Firday’s CBS "Early Show," co-host Harry Smith began a segment on the controversy over Attorney General nominee, Michael Mukasey’s stance on water boarding with a report from Capitol Hill Correspondent Chip Reid, who exclaimed that:Water boarding is a highly controversial interrogation technique that simulates drowning...It's been used by interrogators since the Spanish Inquisition. Reportedly…
CNN Plugs Pro-Gun Control Republican State Senator
CNN’s "The Situation Room," a program not known for featuring state legislators, did a live interview on Thursday of "little-known" Virginia state senator, Republican Jeannemarie Devolites-Davis, whose liberal stance on gun control earned her the endorsement of Michael Bloomberg. The New York City mayor appeared with Devolites-Davis during the interview. As CNN correspondent Deborah Feyerick put…
When Push Comes to Shove; Reporter’s Account Unravels in Court
If you think media bias is only a problem at the Katie Couric level, a recent trial in Worcester, Massachusetts shows that journalism can be slanted at the local level, too. A reporter for the Worcester [Mass.] Telegram & Gazette reported and testified that a pro-family activist had viciously assaulted a leftwing demonstrator at a rally. But no credible witnesses agreed, and a jury dismissed…
MSM Headlines Characterize State Department Assignments to Iraq as For
The mainstream media has glommed onto another narrative courtesy of activists within the State Department who object to “the potential” assignment to a post in Iraq. Opponents within the State Department and their union representatives have characterized the staffing assignments as being “forced” to take a position that is a “potential death sentence”. “It's one thing if someone believes in what'…
Headline: 'Iraqi Deaths Up in October in Blow to US "Surge" Policy
So, did you hear the great news about declining casualties in Iraq last month? Well, if your outlet of choice is the wire service Agence France Presse, or maybe even Yahoo, you might have heard otherwise. In fact, as media around the world were hailing October's casualty figures as a great sign from the region, AFP actually published an article Thursday, featured at Yahoo, with the headline "…
ABC Admits Hillary Has Had 'Way Too Favorable' Press
According to ABC reporter Cokie Roberts, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has "had way too favorable press at this point in the season." Appearing on Friday's "Good Morning America" to discuss whether Clinton is now playing the "gender card" in the '08 race, Roberts asserted that, as a result of this popular coverage, the media is now "going after her."Video (0:32): Real (893 kB…
A Hillary Clinton-Big Pharma Connection the Media Won't Attack
Author and political reporter Timothy Carney has an interesting item this morning in the Washington Examiner about how Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) practically gets campaign contribution kickbacks from her support for subsidies to the drug industry for the so-called emergency contraceptive pill Plan B. Emphasis mine. (h/t James Joyner):Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., portrays herself as a scourge…
Lauer Begs Barack to Say Economy's Headed to Recession
Talk about talking down the economy! No fewer than three times today, Matt Lauer invited Barack Obama to declare that the U.S. economy is headed into recession. At the end of a "Today" interview that focused largely on Hillary-related issues and Iran, Lauer turned to the economy and pressed Obama to predict the worst.View video here.
Eight 9-11 Hijackers Were Registered to Vote: Will MSM 'Drive' Story
The fact has been out there for some time, but never garnered much media attention. Now, in the context of the current debate over the granting of driver's licenses to illegal immigrants, will there be renewed focus on this chilling reality? Could this be the factoid that changes a presidential election? As John Fund wrote in his Wall Street Journal column today and discussed during his "…