ABC's David Wright Grills McCain on 'Regrets,' Chance for Victory
Liberal ABC reporter David Wright grilled John McCain on election day about whether the Arizona senator is genuine in his predictions of an electoral win. Wright probed, "But some straight talk. Do you really expect to win?" He then followed up, "Have you given any thought to what happens if you don't win?" The ABC journalist, who previously slammed McCain on the October 23 "Nightline" for…
Ted Rall Video Depicts VP Palin Trying To Assassinate Pres. McCain
For years, NewsBusters has been reporting the disgusting columns and cartoons of Ted Rall.Sadly, the day before Election Day, Rall hit a new low.Embedded below the fold -- done so to protect those who'd prefer not to be subjected to this detritus! -- is a video cartoon depicting Vice President Sarah Palin trying to assassinate President John McCain so that she can replace him in the White House (…
Media Find ACORN’s Crack-Cocaine-for-Votes Scheme HILARIOUS
Shortly before Election Day 2006, the Wall Street Journal reported that the far-left-leaning activist group ACORN gave crack cocaine to one of its Ohio workers in 2004 "in exchange for fraudulent registrations that included underage voters, dead voters and pillars of the community named Mary Poppins, Dick Tracy and Jive Turkey." Years later, when a conservative analyst mentioned it on…
Buchanan: Immigration Will Prevent Pendulum From Swinging Back
Pat Buchanan just snatched the security blanket from conservatives and stomped on it. Contemplating the prospect of an electoral loss, some conservatives are consoling themselves by imagining that the political pendulum will soon start swinging back their way.Buchanan doesn't think so, and his very first words on the matter this morning explain why: "demography is destiny." Buchanan offered his…
Palin Exonerated in Troopergate Investigation
An independent investigator hired by the Alaska Personnel Board has determined that state prosecutor Steve Branchflower miscontrued evidence and applied the wrong state laws to determine that Sarah Palin abused her office by firing Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan. The report provides vindication for Sarah Palin who had claimed that Branchflower's investigation had been motivated by…
Haley Makes Chris Concede on Obama Tax-Welfare Plan
If the Republicans had a few more spokesmen like Haley Barbour, the political landscape might look a lot different. The Mississippi governor's down-home good humor and razor-sharp wit are a formidable combination. Barbour's killer combo of skills was on display on this evening's Hardball. When Chris Matthews challenged his criticism of Obama's tax credit plan, Barbour good-naturedly backed him…
Time's Klein Turns Obama Grandmother Obit Blog Into Worship Fest for O
Joe Klein has noted the passing of Sen. Barack Obama's maternal grandmother in a November 3 blog post at Time magazine's Swampland blog. While most journalists and political pundits would say a kind word or two and express condolences for the Illinois senator on the passing of his grandmother, Klein used the occasion to heap praises upon Obama and exult in his imminent apotheosis. What follows is…
CBS’s ‘Lifelong Republican’ for Obama An ACLU Member
On Monday’s CBS Early Show, co-host Julie Chen introduced a new campaign segment: "...throughout this morning, we're bringing you the voices of Americans and what they're thinking as they prepare to vote." In the brief video clip that followed, Colorado Springs City Council member Jan Martin Described herself as a "lifelong Republican" explained: "I think we are at a place and a point in time…
Obama’s Flips Head to Head With His Flops
Obama’s Flips Head to Head With His Flops What the Lord Sayeth He then taketh Away… sometimes the very next day! If this video doesn’t show clearly how the media has allowed Obama to shamelessly flip flop on the issues, nothing does. Sometimes even from day to day Obama “nuanced” his way from one side of an issue to the other. Yet, the media never called him on it.
Diane Sawyer to Caroline Kennedy: Just How Excited Are You About Obama
"Good Morning America" co-host Diane Sawyer prompted Barack Obama supporter Caroline Kennedy to gush about just how excited she was over the senator's possible victory. Sawyer also probed for scintillating details, such as wondering, "Where are you going to watch [the election returns]?" Regarding the Kennedy daughter's endorsement of the Democratic presidential candidate, Sawyer gushed, "So, do…
FT's Clive Crook: I'm Rooting for Obama, But His Economics Worry Me
Reporter Clive Crook really likes Barack Obama and in a November 3 op-ed practically endorsed him for president. But, the Financial Times reporter worries, the Illinois senator has some loopy economic ideas. Yes, your just read that correctly. A reporter for one of the Anglosphere's well-respected financial newspapers admits he'd vote for Obama were he an American citizen -- Crook is a subject of…
British Journalist: 'Obama Stock Is Overpriced; Sell, Sell
Here's something you don't see every day: a Huffington Post contributor writing a less than enthusiastic article about Barack Obama.But there it was Monday, with the catchy headline, "Obama Stock Is Overpriced; Sell, Sell." You might not be familiar with the British journalist Simon Jenkins, but this founder of The Sunday Times eloquently said what Obama-loving media in America refuse to:
CBS ‘Early Show’ Touts Sarah Palin Prank Phone Call
On Monday’s CBS Early Show, co-host Harry Smith talked exclusively to two Canadian comedians, Marc-Antoine Audette and Sebastien Trudel, who prank called Sarah Palin: "Pranksters pulled a fast one, over the weekend, on vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. Comedians from Canada posed as French President Nicolas Sarkozy." Smith later asked them: "Did you get the sense when you were on the phone…
