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WashPost Series Presents Cheney As Villain, The Advocate of U.S. 'Crue
As Scott Whitlock noticed today, the networks are loading up the Darth Cheney segments again, based on this week’s "Angler" series in The Washington Post. The most obnoxious installment so far of the four-part series was Monday’s front-pager, which carried the big headline "The Unseen Path to Cruelty." Beneath those words was a picture of a Gitmo guard tower at sunset that associated Cheney with…
Nets Embrace 'Respected' Lugar on Iraq as 'Tipping Point' and 'Turning
The network anchors have found their new favorite Republican: Senator Richard Lugar, whose call for a change in policy direction on Iraq led the ABC, CBS and NBC evening newscasts on Tuesday. Referring to Lugar's remarks Monday night on the Senate floor which were later echoed by Republican Senator George Voinovich, ABC anchor Charles Gibson engaged in some hyperbole as he teased: “Tonight, a…
On Rosie's Website Her Child Dressed in Bullet Bandolier, Camo Clothin
Why would Rosie O'Donnell, a woman known for her wild-eyed rants against firearms, the war on terror, and the military, dress her child in a camo shirt, camo bandana and a bandolier of bullets and then post that picture on her own website? I certainly can't answer that stunner and neither can the denizens of her nutroots website who seem shocked and utterly unable to assist me in finding out…
Al Gore Has Not Responded to Professor's Global Warming Wager, Media M
Savvy NewsBusters readers are quite aware that last week, a professor from the Wharton Business School named Scott Armstrong challenged soon-to-be-Dr. Al Gore to a wager over global warming. According to the website created by one of Armstrong’s students, the Global Warmingist-in-Chief has yet to respond.However, there are some updates concerning the matter that folks might find interesting.…
CNN’s Roberts to Kids: ‘The President Said We Respect Human Rights
Just over 12 hours after Monday's NBC Nightly News reported that 50 out of 141 high school seniors visiting the White House presented President Bush with a handwritten letter asking him to "stop the violations of the human rights of... all detainees, including those designated enemy combatants," CNN's "American Morning" had 3 of the 50 students on for an interview. Co-host John Roberts asked the…
'Today' Demonizes Student Loan Companies for Alleged 'Schemes
As Congress faces loan legislation, NBC show uses horror music and generalizations to frighten viewers.
CNN Sides with Doom and Gloom, Predicts Housing Won't Recover Until
“American Morning” provided another forecast of mostly cloudy skies for the housing market on June 26.“I got to tell you John [Roberts, “American Morning” co-host], this is not good news for people who are out there trying to sell their house and this of course is supposed to be the biggest time of year for sales,” said Gerri Willis to begin her report.Willis, the personal finance correspondent…
Ann Coulter Discusses John Edwards, Bill Maher, and the ‘F-word’ o
Assume for a moment that you were a co-host on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” and you were given the assignment to interview outspoken conservative writer Ann Coulter. With everything going on in the world – from Iraq, to immigration, even to Gore-made global warming – what would be the first topic you would ask Coulter to address?Well, ABC’s Chris Cuomo Monday chose none of those issues, and…