For Globe's Union Columnist the Only Illegals . . . Are Employers
December 22nd, 2006 12:13 PM
The Boston Globe can't put two and two together on immigration. Just last week it wrung its editorial hands over the fact that illegal immigrants are taking jobs away from. But naturally it didn't make the logical connection and call for a crackdown on illegal immigration. Then today, the paper lends its pages to a union official who, when it comes to illegals, sees only employers, with nary…
The NewsBusters Weekly Recap: December 16 to
December 22nd, 2006 9:40 AM
As 2006 draws to a close, the MRC has once again ranked the most egregiously biased quotes from members of the media. So, who made the cut as "the best of the worst?" Click here to find out. Christmas may be arriving soon, but NPR chose the week before December 25 as the appropriate time to broadcast an atheist message of holiday intolerance. Showing that radio can still compete with television…
CNN Disguises Left-Wing Activist as Everyday Mom
December 21st, 2006 12:54 PM
On Thursday’s "American Morning," CNN correspondent Dan Lothian reported on the controversy over a new Christian video game that, according to co-host Soledad O'Brien, "critics say" encourages "hate and religious intolerance." Who are these critics? Well, if you believe CNN, they are simply parents and concerned citizens. In reality, the experts are actually committed left-wing activists. The…
CNN Reporter Promotes Pro-Pot Study: ‘Our Friend Marijuana
December 19th, 2006 1:57 PM
Playing into the stereotype of what conservatives think liberals are interested in, CNN reporter Stephanie Elam introduced a new study on pot by calling the drug "our friend marijuana." Elam, the guest business reporter on Tuesday’s "American Morning," discussed a report from the Marijuana Policy Project [MPP]. The pro-legalization group claims that pot is the most valuable cash crop in the…
Hanukkah for the Hellenized: NY Times Columnist Celebrates Cultural Im
December 18th, 2006 7:30 AM
"Put down the candles and step slowly away from the menorah." Reading her pay-per-view New York Times column of today, that's what I felt like shouting at Jennifer Michael Hecht. Hecht manages to turn the Festival of Light into a celebration of the rejection of traditional Judaism - and an odd bow in the direction of colonialism and cultural imperialism.Hanukkah celebrates "a revolution against…
Time's '15 Citizens of the Digital Democracy' Is Missing One Big Name
December 17th, 2006 12:53 PM
Why isn't Charles Johnson of Little Green Footballs, who first broke the "fauxtography" scandal out of Lebanon, among Time's "digital democracy" change agents?After looking at the weak collection of candidates available to vote for as Time's Person of the Year last week (based on what they did in 2006, which wasn't much), I wrote:Perhaps YouTube, online forums, blogs, vlogs, podcasts, and online…
Stay Tuned for The Feats of Strength
December 13th, 2006 2:29 PM
...but my colleague Julia Seymour has got the Airing of Grievances part down for those of us at the MRC's Business & Media Institute.
The camera pans across a sparkling Christmas tree, then zooms in on singer Clay Aiken, who begins to sing “O Come, O Come Emmanuel”: “... and ransom captive Israel … that mourns in lonely exile here, until the Son of God appear …” So which holiday is that…
