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Media’s New Motto: All Societal Problems Caused by Global Warming
As America ends a second consecutive below-average hurricane season since Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth" incorrectly forecast greater and stronger tropical storms due to global warming, it's become apparent that media are trying new strategies to scare the public into believing the hysteria. Last week, the game plan was to blame the California wildfires on climate change. This week, it's…
Open Thread
For general debate and discussion. Possible talking point: as it seems inappropriate to discuss tomorrow, what do folks think about Halloween? Is there any value to this "holiday" whatsoever, or just a clever way for snack and candy companies to sell their wares?
Brokaw Laments Too-Low Taxes on Rich: 'A Fundamental Injustice
A billionaire and a receptionist walk into an IRS bar. They each order a beer. The IRS bartender charges the receptionist $2.50 and the billionaire $2,260. Who got undercharged? If you're Warren Buffett or Tom Brokaw, the answer is . . . the billionaire.As NB Editor Brent Baker has noted, the NBC Nightly News "decided Monday night to base a story on a four-year-old contention by a professor…
Mika Tries to Turn Page on Rosie's 9-11 Lunacy
Sure, Rosie O'Donnell's a 9-11 conspiracy nut. But she's also a big-time liberal and ardent Republican critic. That makes her our 9-11 conspiracy nut. So let's literally [see screencap] turn the page on her lunacy.That seemed to be Mika Brzezinski's operative logic on today's "Morning Joe." During the opening 6 AM schmoozefest, talk turned to the confrontation between Rosie and an "O'Reilly…
NewsBusted Episode
It's Tuesday which means another episode of "NewsBusted!" Watch the show over at the top of the sidebar of this page. I'm pleased to announce that the show's ratings and viewership are continuing to increase, higher than that of video productions of any conservative and libertarian organization, in fact. Thanks for watching! Click here to see the show archive, you can also subscribe to "…
NBC Frets Over Income Gap, Touts Advocate for Higher Taxes on Rich
Without a peg to anything in the news, NBC decided Monday night to base a story on a four-year-old contention by a professor that the middle class is worse off now than in the 1970s, followed by a piece promoting Warren Buffett's claim the rich don't pay enough in taxes. In fact, the federal income tax system remains quite progressive. “Not fair,” Brian Williams teased with matching text on…
AP Glorifies McGovern Museum Despite Paltry Attendance
It looks like A South Dakota museum devoted to the political career of far-left Democrat George McGovern registered 5,000 fewer visitors last year than a Wisconsin museum devoted to mustard. So why all the hype from the Associated Press about how a "Museum about McGovern draws many visitors"? Oh, the AP did their best to make it seem like the George McGovern Legacy Museum is a "surprising" run…
Media Silent on Boycott as Ford's Sales Continue to Plunge
The automaker's sales have declined for 17 of the 19 months since AFA declared its morally inspired boycott. September sales dropped by 21 percent. Still, Big Media refuses to say 'boo' about it.
'60 Minutes:' U.S. Military as Bad as Taliban
In a segment on Sunday’s "60 Minutes," anchor Scott Pelley described how "The enemy has killed hundreds of civilians this year, but surprisingly, almost the same number of civilians have been killed by American and allied forces." Pelley focused on U.S. air strikes citing a statistic from the liberal group Human Rights Watch: "So far this year, 17 air strikes have killed more than 270 civilians,…