Media Myths: The Housing Bubble is Bursting
November 30th, 2005 9:03 PM
Don't miss my latest writing for the Free Market Project: Media claims about a “housing bubble” are nothing new. Since before the 9/11 terror attacks, the media have been calling the housing market a “bubble” while predicting an imminent, devastating decline. Not only have they been wrong in forecasting such a top, they have thoroughly mischaracterized what an investment bubble is. Now that the…
O'Reilly on Fire on Today on Iraq: "It's World War III
November 30th, 2005 7:13 AM
To use a favorite phrase of ESPN's Dan Patrick, Bill O'Reilly was "en fuego" in his Today show appearance this morningThe main subject was President Bush's scheduled speech today to discuss his Iraq strategy.Katie Couric described the impending speech as "very important" and asked O'Reilly what people need to hear from it.O'Reilly got matters off to an unexpected start by declaring: "I'm not even…
Sick: NBC's Today Displays Human Corpse Next to Katie and Matt
November 22nd, 2005 11:48 AM
Several times over the past few weeks, Katie Couric has used her Today show to push the idea that the United States is now a country that abuses human rights. But this morning’s Today saw a dead human corpse, stripped of his skin and with his skull removed, located just a few feet from where Katie was sitting next to co-host Matt Lauer on the couch.The corpse was from a traveling exhibit on…
Will the Mainstream Media Cover the Story of Murtha and Clinton on Som
November 22nd, 2005 12:16 AM
Around twelve hours ago, NewsMax broke a story about Rep. John Murtha (D-Pennsylvania) having urged former President Clinton to remove U.S. troops from Somalia in 1993:“Clinton took the advice and ordered the withdrawal - a decision that Osama bin Laden would later credit with emboldening his terrorist fighters and encouraging him to mount further attacks against the U.S.”At this point, a Google…