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Ann Coulter Attacked by ‘Obama Girl’ Creators, ABC Posts Video
It's one thing for the creators of the wildly successful "Obama Girl" to produce a new video attacking conservative author Ann Coulter for her recent statements regarding Jews needing to be perfected. Yet, as the song refers to Coulter as "a whore," "petty," "hateful," and someone that "ignores civilian casualties," it seems rather absurd that ABC's Jake Tapper not only blogged about it, but…
Russert Grills Dodd, Threw Softballs at Clinton
As NBC's "Meet the Press" continues its "Meet the Candidate" series leading up to the 2008 elections, it is infinitely clear that some guests will receive different treatment than others.Such was unquestionably apparent Sunday when host Tim Russert mercilessly pounded Democrat presidential candidate Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) on a number of issues including his vote in favor of the October 2002 Iraq…
Boston Globe Actually Notices 'The View' Is Biased Against the Right
Most everyone on the center-right knows the media are biased in a leftward direction, much fewer on the left are able to see this phenenomenon--skewed stories are are just saying the truth after all. Because of this, it's always refreshing to see a liberal news organization sit down and notice something that's left-biased such as the Boston Globe did recently when it correctly observed that ABC's…
New York Times Thinks the Term ‘Illegal Immigrant’ is Racist
Is the New York Times lobbying to eliminate the term "illegal immigrant" because, in its view, this designation is both politically incorrect and racist? Such appears to be the case judging from an editorial written by Lawrence Downes and published Sunday. Downes began (emphasis added throughout, h/t Hot Air):
Dowd's Santayana Overdose
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it -- George Satayana.Well and good. But becoming a prisoner of the past presents dangers, too. Stay tuned for an example of how reliance on a corollary of Satayana's rule went horribly wrong for the U.S.Maureen Dowd's column of this morning "W.M.D. in Iran? Q.E.D." is the latest example of what passes for MSM wisdom on Iran. The…
Valerie Plame Hates The Washington Post, Compares It to Pravda
In her interview tour of left-wing, Bush-hating Web sites, Valerie Plame threw a bone to Firedoglake (the one that refers to Joe Lieberman as "Rape Gurney Joe" for not forcing Catholic hospitals to provide "emergency contraception" for rape victims). She also granted one to BuzzFlash.com, which just this week awarded its "Wings of Justice" Award to Pete "Bush Is Amused by Soldiers Dying" Stark.…
Weekend Captionfest II
News item: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, right, is confronted by CodePink member Desiree Sairooz, her hands painted red, as she arrives to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007, before the House Foreign Relations Committee
Joe Trippi More Newsworthy Than Posthumous Medal of Honor Recipient
Army Captain Mark L. Stoneman took issue with the Washington Post placing an article regarding the Medal of Honor ceremony for the late Lt. Michael P. Murphy, a Navy Seal killed in action in Afghanistan, on page A4, when the Post devoted prime real estate on the front page to a profile of Democratic strategist Joe Trippi (emphasis mine).:I was disappointed in your coverage of the posthumous…
Laura Ingraham Joins Fox News
Laura Ingraham fans are going to be very pleased by this announcement: the conservative talk radio host has been officially hired by the Fox News Network. As reported by Variety Thursday: Fox News Channel has signed radio host Laura Ingraham as the primary substitute for "The O'Reilly Factor" and "Hannity & Colmes," the network said Thursday. MediaBistro had more:
Global Warming Postponed: Tons of Snow at World Cup Opener
In March, Sports Illustrated published a lengthy cover-story dealing with how global warming was changing the face of sports including World Cup skiing which was forced to cancel one of seven events in Europe last season due to the absence of snow. Also that month, the New York Times published an article addressing how "the chaos of their calendar this season changed many [World Cup skiers] to…