GMA Experts Declare Hillary Body-Language Master
Wait a second. Isn't the rap on Hillary that she succeeds despite her weak communication skills? That she's substance over a decided lack of style? But GMA managed this morning to find two body language and communication experts to declare that Hillary is particularly gifted in non-verbal communication. In a segment beginning at 7:40 A.M. EDT today, ABC's Claire Shipman first interviewed…
Bridge to Bias: In 1989, S.F. Bridge Collapse After Earthquake Blamed
If anyone in the media blames the Minnesota bridge collapse on "cheap Republicans" who like tax cuts, it would not be the first time. In 1989, after a memorable San Francisco earthquake, an interstate highway bridge collapsed and killed hundreds. Media figures demanded new taxes, and some even suggested the Proposition 13 ballot initiative may have caused unnecessary deaths. We reported in the…
Bozell Column: Chuck Schumer's Media
Senator Charles Schumer is a legendary pursuer of television cameras. But look at the way the national media are covering Schumer’s heavy-breathing pursuit to make Attorney General Alberto Gonzales cry uncle and resign. It makes you wonder just how hard Schumer has to work to get press attention. The media look Schumer-owned and operated. One interview really captures how the press looks more…
Is ABC Committing Sexual Discrimination With All Female ‘View
Yale law professor Ian Ayres raised a very interesting question Tuesday: Is ABC possibly committing sexual discrimination by only hiring women as hosts on the daily coffee klatch "The View?"Great question, wouldn't you agree?In an article posted at Balkanization blog (h/t Ann Althouse via Glenn Reynolds), Ayres began his analysis of this issue by first looking at the recent announcement that…
Ann Coulter Suggests ABC Hire Hillary to Replace Rosie on 'The View
Put down your coffee mugs before you continue, sports fans, for conservative columnist Ann Coulter wrote a review of Monday's Democrat presidential debate, and your computer is in grave jeopardy if fluids are nearby. In a column entitled "Obama Hails a Unicorn," Coulter first skewered the junior senator from Illinois' claim that "he couldn't get a cab in New York because he's black" (emphasis…
Floods in China: Where's the Global Warming Connection
Is it just me, or is there something missing in the coverage of the terrible flooding happening in China? Let’s see: Destruction of life and property? Check.Daring rescues? Check.People fleeing their homes? Check.Floods a result of man-caused global warming? Er…In all the stories I’ve read from major news outlets about the devastating flooding in China, I have yet to see that the floods have…
Rosie O'Donnell's Crackpot Blog: 'Bush Outlaws All War Protest In Unit
She may no longer be spreading wild 9-11 conspiracy theories on ABC's The View, but Rosie O'Donnell's still using her blog to push wildly inaccurate theories, like this amazing one under the headline "scary plus": Bush Outlaws All War Protest In United StatesIn one of his most chilling moves to date against his own citizens, the American War Leader has issued a sweeping order this week outlawing…
