Schultz Uses Questionable Foreclosure Data Generated by Agenda-Driven

Jeff Poor
December 3rd, 2009 9:19 AM
The seemingly creepy fixation some MSNBC on-air personalities have with Minnesota Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann just continues to persist on the cable network. The latest installment involves MSNBC's "Ed Show" host Ed Schultz relying on a left-wing publication, The Minnesota Independent, which found a high rate of foreclosures relative in Bachmann's district relative to the rest of the state…
 

Rep. Michele Bachmann: 'I’m Certainly Not Going to Fear the Likes of

Jeff Poor
October 6th, 2009 3:48 PM
Over the past two years, MSNBC - the so-called "place for politics" has had a fascination with the congresswoman from Minnesota's Sixth District. And some of those attacks have been against her family, others borderline misogynistic. However, GOP Rep. Michelle Bachmann told a group of conservative bloggers at The Heritage Foundation on Oct. 6 she really wasn't concerned about MSNBC, and noted…
 

Local Minn. ABC Affiliate Hypes Poll Stating Coleman Should 'Concede

D. S. Hube
January 9th, 2009 10:46 PM
 

Al Franken Angrily Rushes Senator Coleman After Debate, Media Cameras

Warner Todd Huston
October 17th, 2008 4:38 AM
**Video Below the Fold** Al Franken has shown himself to be an angry, easily enraged man and after the October 16 Minnesota Senatorial candidate's debate he allowed his overwrought emotional state to send him over the edge once again. After the debate was over and the Media had turned off their microphones and cameras, Franken rushed over to Senator Norm Coleman's table and proceeded to angrily…
 

The Biz Flog Highlighted Export Boom Weeks before GDP Jump

Paul Detrick
August 28th, 2008 1:58 PM
That “Made in America” sticker is looking more attractive.Second-quarter (2Q) Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was revised up from 1.9 percent growth to a higher than anticipated 3.3 percent, according to reports on August 28.Rising exports played a significant role in the expansion. According to the Commerce Department, real exports increased 13.2 percent in the 2Q of 2008, compared with an increase…
 

Shocker: Former Clinton-boosting U.S. Newser Takes Dem PR Job

Tim Graham
October 31st, 2007 11:13 PM
Back in the days of our MediaWatch newsletter, we used to have a feature called "Revolving Door" to note reporters swapping their jobs for political appointments or political appointees swapping their jobs for reporting gigs. (See the NB Revolving Door topic for more recent updates.) The Minneapolis Star Tribune announced that its editorial writer Dave Hage is leaving "to become communications…
 

Lib Reporter Outraged: Minn. Paper Hires Conservative Columnist

Ken Shepherd
October 10th, 2007 1:08 PM
 

Limbaugh to Read NB Item on Tribune's New Spin on Minnesota Bridge

NB Staff
August 8th, 2007 2:05 PM
Radio host Rush Limbaugh will be addressing this blog post in his 2 p.m. monologue. 
 

Chicago Tribune Puts New Spin on Bridge Collapse as Anti-immigrant, An

Ken Shepherd
August 8th, 2007 12:54 PM
 

Bridge to Bias: In 1989, S.F. Bridge Collapse After Earthquake Blamed

Tim Graham
August 2nd, 2007 6:07 PM
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…
 

Minn. Paper More Sensitive to Church-State than Mosque-State

Matthew Sheffield
April 25th, 2007 9:22 AM
 

Minnesota Democrat Rails at 'Republican Whore' Reporter

Matthew Sheffield
November 3rd, 2006 4:17 PM
 

Klinkenborg's 'Complaint': NRA Makes It Tough to Limit Individual Righ

Mark Finkelstein
September 5th, 2006 7:01 AM
 

Minnesota TV Station Defends Not Running Ad Critical of Media

Matthew Sheffield
March 1st, 2006 1:16 PM