Dowd Attacks Bush, The Cheneys and Palin in Limbaugh Hit Piece

November 5th, 2009 11:52 AM
The one thing I love about liberal columnists is how they complain about people spewing invective as they spew invective.Such was deliciously the case in New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd's offering Wednesday when she went after Rush Limbaugh:Years ago, when I dubbed Dubya “The Boy Emperor,” Limbaugh spewed a stream of personal invective about me that embarrassed even my mother, a Limbaugh…

On Eve of Fall of Berlin Wall, Recalling the Liberal Media’s Take on

November 5th, 2009 10:48 AM
As readers of Cal Thomas’s latest syndicated column already know, the Media Research Center is releasing a new report today on the media’s coverage of communism, timed to coincide with the 20 anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Monday. Sad to say, but before, during and after those momentous events two decades ago, many in the liberal media continuously whitewashed the true nature of…

NYT: Is Glenn Beck the New Oprah

November 5th, 2009 9:34 AM
"Virtually every novelist in America fantasizes about being picked to appear on Oprah Winfrey's talk show. But now an increasing number of writers have discovered a new champion: Glenn Beck."Hold onto your seats, for that's not a quote from the National Review or the Weekly Standard.It's actually the opening paragraph of an absolutely glowing piece about Beck's impact on the book industry…

Media Meme on NY-23 Dead Wrong, and the NY Times Can Prove It

November 4th, 2009 5:39 PM
Update/Clarification [Nov. 10]: This issue is muddied a bit by redistricting and its effects on the geography of congressional representation. Swing State Project in June 2009 noted that "Almost two-thirds of the population of the current district (62%) live in territory" in the New York 23rd "that has not elected a Democrat since 1890 or earlier." However, a sizable part of the district (38%)…

NYT: GOP Is Ripping Itself Apart & Off-Year Elections Don't Matter (Un

November 4th, 2009 3:57 PM

Bozell Announces 'Dewey Defeats Truman Awards' for 'Incompetent Politi

November 4th, 2009 12:33 PM
"Last night was a triumph for the conservative movement and repudiation to those who said Republicans had to move away from the conservative ideology to achieve victory," Media Research Center President and NewsBusters Publisher Brent Bozell declared today."I hereby grant the Dewey Defeats Truman Awards for the most incompetent political reporting of the year to the following journalists for…

CNBC: New York Times Potential Acquisition Target for Google

November 3rd, 2009 4:17 PM
Want more evidence print media is giving way to digital formats? According to CNBC "Squawk on the Street" Nov. 3, Internet behemoth Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) could have its sights set on The New York Times (NYSE:NYT). Brian Shactman, a general assignment reporter for CNBC noted an article in the Nov. 2 Wall Street Journal that indicated a lot of big companies are hoarding cash and short term…

Wait, I Thought It Was Over; AP Blurb Says Recession 'Will Likely Take

November 3rd, 2009 2:35 PM
Laurie Kellman, call your office, check your e-mail, and tap in to your Twitter. The Associated Press reporter didn't get the memo that recession is supposedly over, and that at a minimum you shouldn't be writing as if it will be with us for a while. She also erred in citing the weak economy as a bad thing for Democrats. The New York Times told us about a week ago that a bad economy is a good…

Bozell Column: The Dede Media

November 3rd, 2009 2:05 PM
The New York Times editorial page is a perfect weather vane for the way the liberal media's hot air is blowing. In an October 26 editorial called "Torching the Big Tent," they lamented: "The feeble pulse of moderation in the Republican Party is in danger of flat-lining in the Nov. 3 Congressional election in upstate New York."The feeble "moderate" the Times was backing for Congress was Dede…

New York Times Declares Obama Victory on Health Care! (Again

November 3rd, 2009 8:35 AM
Obama victory on health care reform is just around the corner! Once again.Monday's collaboration in the New York Times by health reporter Robert Pear and White House correspondent Sheryl Gay Stolberg was headlined "Obama Strategy on Health Care Legislation Appears to Be Paying Off." After months of plodding work by five Congressional committees and weeks of back-room bargaining by Democratic…

David Brooks Writes About Kinky Cell Sex

November 3rd, 2009 8:19 AM
The next time you read or hear a member of the mainstream media complaining about how much of the blogosphere engages in lurid sensationalism and is not to be taken seriously, then just point them today's New York Times column, Cellphones, Texts, and Lovers, written by house "conservative" David Brooks.Yes, today is election day in several parts of the country but Brooks shuns any analysis of…

NYT: Al Gore Making A Fortune Spreading Global Warming Hysteria

November 3rd, 2009 12:13 AM
"Few people have been as vocal about the urgency of global warming and the need to reinvent the way the world produces and consumes energy. And few have put as much money behind their advocacy as Mr. Gore and are as well positioned to profit from this green transformation, if and when it comes."For years I have personally challenged mainstream media outlets to admit how much money Nobel Laureate…

Its Reporter Safe, NYT Returns to Publicizing Hostage Details

November 2nd, 2009 1:39 PM
Protections at the New York Times for captured Times reporters don’t extend to captured British citizens. Months after the New York Times and 40 other news outlets collaborated to keep the kidnapping of reporter David Rohde secret, the Grey Lady is now putting a British couple captured by Somali pirates in danger. UPDATED With N.Y. Times Response (and more)

Catholic Archbishop: Maureen Dowd Sounds Like a 'Know-Nothing Newspape

November 1st, 2009 9:06 AM