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NYT's Brooks Bashes Obamanomics, Praises Germany's Far More Successful
On the same day the Commerce Department dramatically revised down second quarter Gross Domestic Product estimates, New York Times columnist David Brooks published a stinging rebuke of Obama economic policies."The American stimulus package was supposed to create a 'summer of recovery,' according to Obama administration officials," wrote Brooks. "Job growth was supposed to be surging at up to 500,…
August 27th, 2010 9:57 AM
Bloomberg: ‘100 Percent’ of 9/11 Families Support Ground Zero Mosq
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c Michael Bloomberg www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Tea PartyNew York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg might consider checking out the polls. He's under the impression 100 percent of 9/11 families support building the Ground Zero Mosque at the current planned location. "The family members, they do care,"…
August 27th, 2010 8:45 AM
Beck 'On Crack, Taking Stupid Pills' Say Mika, Joe
When Joe Scarborough wondered out loud "how many times can you set your hair on fire?" before viewers stop being shocked, you might have thought he was talking about Keith Olbermann, the man whose scenery-chewing soliloquies inspired an instant-classic Saturday Night Live skit.But no, Joe was speaking of Glenn Beck. Perhaps the shot Scarborough took at Ed Schultz a couple weeks ago exhausted…
August 27th, 2010 7:53 AM
AP to Bernanke: Save Us, Ben! (Barack, Nancy, and Harry Who
Sometimes you just have to chuckle at the transparent motivations of business writers in the establishment press. Two Associated Press reports from this afternoon, one from Stephen Bernard and another much lengthier piece from Jeannine Aversa, attempt to set the template for Friday morning's reportage: Despite all the bad news, including a serious downward revision to second-quarter economic…
August 27th, 2010 12:46 AM
John Mayer Flips Out on Huffington Post, Says Website is 'Full of S
Wonders whether liberal news site pays reporters in 'Silly Bandz.'
August 27th, 2010 12:00 AM
Bloomberg: '100 Percent' of 9/11 Families Support Ground Zero Mosque
NYC mayor claims opposition based on polarizing politics, most people don't really care.
August 27th, 2010 12:00 AM
Khan Job: GZ Mosque Organizer Said in 2006 1st Amendment Shouldn't Inc
Daisy Khan's position today conflicts with her words from past.
August 27th, 2010 12:00 AM
CNN Joins Media Speculation on NYC Stabbing's Connection to Mosque Deb
CNN's Deborah Feyerick joined the media guessing game as to the motivation behind the stabbing of Muslim taxicab driver in New York City, emphasizing the possibility it may have been "connected to this big Ground Zero controversy, where we're hearing so much anti-Muslim sentiment." Feyerick raised this hypothesis during reports on Thursday's Rick's List and The Situation Room.The correspondent's…
August 26th, 2010 10:53 PM
Chris Matthews: I Hope Democrat Joe Sestak Wins In November
Chris Matthews on Thursday said without batting an eye that he hopes Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Penn.) is elected Senator in November.With this one declaration, it should be crystal clear the folks at MSNBC are no longer even remotely concerned about pretending they're not cable's Democrat News Network.On Thursday's "Hardball," in a segment dealing with the upcoming midterm elections and how bleak things…
August 26th, 2010 10:34 PM
ABC Confounded Stabber Not Right-Winger, Still Exploits 'Knife Attack
ABC News sure wanted to paint Michael Enright, the 21-year-old charged with stabbing Muslim cab driver Ahmed Sharif in Manhattan, as a bigoted hate crime perpetrator who is the inevitable result of Islamophobic opposition to the mosque near Ground Zero. And the network didn't let the facts get in the way of their agenda – though they were confounded by how he “has a baffling profile” since “he…
August 26th, 2010 9:01 PM
Krauthammer: Economic Metrics Indicate 'Fear,' Meaning 'Party in Power
Better strap in because we could be on a wild ride if what some economic prognosticators are saying is true - not just on a financial market basis, but politically as well. Noted economist Nouriel Roubini has upped his forecast the economy could head into a double-dip recession. And CNBC "Mad Money" host Jim Cramer is predicting mass panic in the markets after tomorrow's gross domestic product…
August 26th, 2010 8:55 PM
Wednesday Night Fights: Laura Ingraham vs. Ground Zero Mosque Supporte
As the summer of 2010 comes to a close, American tempers are dramatically rising over the Ground Zero mosque.A fine example of the heat this issue is generating occurred on Wednesday's "O'Reilly Factor" on Fox News.In the left corner was Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer. On the right filling in for the usual host was Laura Ingraham.What ensued was an ideological battle that likely…
August 26th, 2010 7:06 PM
MSNBC's Joe Scarborough Believes 'Certain Networks' Would Have Trashed
Once again, the co-host of MSNBC's "Morning Joe" Joe Scarborough hinted that "certain networks," (ahem, MSNBC) hold quite the double standard between Democrats and Republicans. When the subject matter was President Obama's snub of an Iraq War question during his vacation at Martha's Vineyard – he remarked "We're buying shrimp, guys" – Scarborough pointed out that network coverage of Bush would…
August 26th, 2010 7:03 PM
Group Founded by Van Jones Claims FNC Lies, Proceeds to Lie About Fox
UPDATE (7:05 PM): Color of Change's executive director responds. See his response, and my response to his response, below the fold.
Reading through material from the "Turn Off Fox" campaign, one gets the very clear impression that the folks at the Fox News Channel are bald-faced liars. They have "no regard for the truth," and use "half-truths" to push a "stream of misinformation" and "…
August 26th, 2010 6:30 PM