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Chris Matthews Writes Campaign Speech for Obama
Chris Matthews got his start in politics by writing speeches for Jimmy Carter, well on Monday night, the "Hardball" host returned to his roots when he penned an anti-war screed that he urged Barack Obama to use as a way to attack Hillary Clinton from the left. The following excerpt is how Matthews opened the October 29 edition of "Hardball" (video available here):Matthews: "Good evening, I'm…
CBS Wrong on Danger of Merrill Lynch Shakeup
Dow closes up 63 points one day after reports of Merrill Lynch CEO Stanley O'Neal's possible ousting.
Imam Ahmed Alzaree Resigns from Islamic Center of Cleveland
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer's David Briggs, quoted in entirety for fair use and discussion purposes -- the news and the preceding posts explain it all:New Cleveland imam quits before he startsImam Ahmed Alzaree announced Monday, three days before he was to start work as the spiritual leader of the Islamic Center of Cleveland, that he was resigning.Alzaree said allegations by bloggers that he…
NH Paper Lets John Edwards Promise the World
The John Edwards presidential campaign couldn't have asked for a more flattering article than the one printed Friday by New Hampshire's Concord Monitor.In an interview with the paper's Lauren Dorgan, Edwards promised universal health care, universal pre-kindergarten, matched savings accounts for poor people, and a new iniative called "College for Everyone." All of these new programs are going to…
ABC's Sawyer Lectures O'Reilly: See 'Reality' of Sexually Active Kids
Two weeks after seeming to take the side of a "sexual educator" who advocated giving birth control to middle school children, "Good Morning America" co-anchor Diane Sawyer exhorted the same position on Monday's show. Sawyer discussed the case of a Maine school system voting to allow contraceptives to be given to children as young as 11 with Fox News host Bill O'Reilly. The GMA journalist operated…
'Today' Tries Carbon-Belching Publicity Stunt for Global Warming Aware
Lauer, Roker and Curry travel to extremes 'to find out what's going on with the world's climate.'
CBS ‘Early Show’: Clinton Sex Addiction vs. ‘Political Rock Star
A segment on Monday’s CBS "Early Show" by co-host Julie Chen about accusations by the late President Ford of Bill Clinton being a "sex addict," was in sharp contrast to an interview last week with author Sally Bedell Smith, when co-host Harry Smith referred to the Clintons as a "still-young couple" and "political rock stars." Smith teased the Monday segment on Clinton’s sex addiction by saying, "…
WaPo Praises Obama Gospel Gimmick, Skips McClurkin Spat
A major presidential candidate is straddling the fence between two key constituencies: gay voters and black churchgoers who tend to frown on homosexuality. Yet when profiling Barack Obama's gospel concert campaign swing through South Carolina, Washington Post staffer Sridhar Pappu all but left that verse out of his October 29 hymn of praise, "In S.C., Obama Seeks a Spiritual Reawakening."Gay…