Olbermann: Anti-war Soldiers Not 'Phony', Unlike General 'Betray Us

While MSNBC's Keith Olbermann can hardly contain his glee at smacking around Rush Limbaugh over the taken-out-of-context "phony soldier" remark, it's notable that Olbermann himself essentially smeared Gen. David Petreaus as a phony at best and a traitor at the worst well before the Iraq war commander ever gave his assessment before Congress.Indeed, before MoveOn.org issued the infamously juvenile…
Ken Shepherd

Clarence Thomas Confirms CNN's Toobin Never Spoke to Him; Toobin Calls

During his Monday smackdown on the Laura Ingraham radio show, CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin declined to say yes or no when Laura asked him if he had ever met or interviewed Justice Clarence Thomas before he claimed the Justice was "furious all the time." Toobin suggested Laura should ask Thomas. In a soundbite Ingraham aired at the top of the 10 am hour on Thursday, after his hour-long…
Tim Graham

'Fox and Friends' Guest Speaks Out Against CNN's 'God's Warriors

The controversy behind CNN’s "God’s Warriors" continues. On the October 4 edition of "Fox and Friends First" guest Alex Safian, Associate Director of the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA), spoke out against Christiane Amanpour’s special and its equating of Islamists with devout Jews and Christians.Safian noted the absurdity of comparing those responsible for…
Justin McCarthy

CNN Meteorologist: ‘Definitely Some Inaccuracies’ in Gore Film

Paul Detrick

Blackwater Remains in CBS’s Doghouse Despite Heroic Rescue

Jeff Poor

CBS Still Down on Blackwater After Firm Rescues Polish Ambassador in I

After company's CEO Erik Prince is grilled by congressional Democrats and castigated by the media, security contractor does its job in Iraq.
Jeff Poor

Open Thread

Talk amongst yourselves...
NB Staff

PBS Panel Calls for Equal Time on 60 Minutes to Counter Justice Thomas

Tavis Smiley Publicist Promotes Justice Clarence Thomas Book Discussion with Character Bashing E-MailI received an e-mail this week from Brian Steffen who is the online publicist for Tavis Smiley. The e-mail was a promotion for a PBS airing of a panel discussion on "My Grandfather's Son," the new book by Justice Clarence Thomas. The e-mail consisted of an advance set of excerpts that were…
Terry Trippany

Newsweek Slants 'Ask Hillary' Questions to the Fluffy Left

Newsweek has posted a Hillary Clinton question-and-answer session on their website, selecting eight questions out of "more than 1,000 queries from readers," but the "best questions" Newsweek plucked out of the pile often suggested a hostility to America’s current state under Team Bush, with "huge deficits," a "collapsing" middle class, and a teacher "appalled" at the underfunded No Child Left…
Tim Graham

UK Court : Schools Must Warn of Bias in 'An Inconvenient Truth

Conveniently, the American media is largely ignoring a significant statement from a UK High Court judge who said Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth” promotes “partisan political views” and the schools should treat it as such. As a result the British government was forced to rewrite their website and their “guidance” and will need to issue a warning before showing the film.As NewsBusters reported,…
Lynn Davidson

AP: Still Flogging Jeri Thompson 'Trophy Wife' Jab

Warner Todd Huston

AP: No Mention of Party for So. Dakota Democrat Accused of Sexual Misc

Here we go again with another story where a Democrat is being accused of sexual misconduct, yet the Associated Press doesn't feel that mentioning the man's party affiliation is important to the story. In this case, the AP is carrying a story on "State Senator Dan Sutton of Flandreau" (that would be in South Dakota) who is being sued for "allegedly groping a male legislative page." Sutton is a…
Warner Todd Huston

CBS's Cold Case Adds Insult to Injury

Last Sunday they savaged evangelical Christians. This Sunday, one year after the Lancaster County schoolhouse massacre, they'll poke their fingers in the eyes of the Amish.
Brian Fitzpatrick

C'mon Britney, Turn it Around

Spears is ruining her life and the media are feasting on the spectacle.
Kristen Fyfe