'Today’ Show to Report Rush Limbaugh’s ‘Barack the ‘Magic Negr
May 19th, 2007 7:47 PM
Conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh reported on air and at his website Friday that NBC’s “Today” show is going to do a segment Monday regarding his musical parody “Barack the ‘Magic Negro’” (audio available here, subscription required):Now, this first aired on March 21st. This is May 18th. By the time they get around to doing their profile, it will be two months old as a story.…
NYT Magazine Gushes Over Al Gore's 'Prophetic Status' and 'Intellectua
May 19th, 2007 2:05 PM
I really shouldn’t have eaten breakfast before reading a preview of the New York Times Magazine’s upcoming piece “Al Gore Has Big Plans” (h/t Dan Gainor).After all, it’s one thing when sycophants like Sheryl Crow, Laurie David, and Leonardo DiCaprio gush over the former vice president in a manner akin to teenyboppers within earshot of Sean or David Cassidy. But when such fawning superlatives like…
Globe Echoes McCain's Disdain: Voters Not 'Rational' on Immigration
May 19th, 2007 7:18 AM
See update at foot: life imitates NewsBusters.
This is the first step. We can and must complete this legislation sooner rather than later. We all know that this issue can be caught up in extracurricular politics unless we move forward as quickly as possible. -- Sen. John McCain [R-AZ], May 17th.Now is probably the last window for action on comprehensive reform before presidential politics thwart…
David Gregory Fawns Over Obama and Notes His ‘Great Media Attention
May 17th, 2007 5:58 PM
On only his second day as a Don Imus-substitute, NBC reporter David Gregory proved that he can promote Democratic talking points in any medium. For the Thursday edition of "Gregory Live," which is simulcast on MSNBC and on radio, the veteran correspondent interviewed Illinois Senator and White House contender Barack Obama and asked him no tough questions.He began by noting how the Democratic…
Congressional Democrat Argues for Debating on Fox, An 'Unbiased Forum
May 17th, 2007 3:48 PM
Democratic Congressman Bennie Thompson, who is chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus Political Education and Leadership Institute, today made something of a pitch in The Hill newspaper for using the Fox News Channel for presidential debates, citing "the unbiased forum" of a pair of debates shown on Fox four years ago.This time around, the CBC Institute had planned a Democratic presidential…
CNN To Air Forum for Hillary, Obama, and Edwards At Christian-Left Con
May 17th, 2007 3:21 PM
Can you imagine CNN providing live coverage to a Republican presidential candidates forum before a conference put on by the Family Research Council? Or would CNN worry that their coverage was promoting the FRC event and adding heft to the FRC’s national image? Flip that scenario to a group on the religious left, and you have the reality of CNN’s announcement that they will air a forum for the top…
Time's Cox Guffaws at Romney Gaffes, Ignores Obama's '10,000 People Di
May 17th, 2007 1:18 PM
Time.com Washington Editor Ana Marie Cox directed "Swampland" blog readers to a compendium of Mitt Romney gaffes in a post entitled "Gaffe-a-Minute Mitt," calling it "The missing sidebar to Karen's cover story on the Mittster." Cox was referring to Karen Tumulty's May 10 article, "What Romney Believes."The link takes the reader to a Cox-compiled "top ten" list of the former Massachusetts…
