AP's Loven: Bush Passing the Buck to Successor
October 4th, 2007 3:52 PM
Update appended at bottom of post (Oct. 5)A day after slamming the president with a biased report on SCHIP, AP White House reporter Jennifer Loven worked her "Bush is a failure" meme into an "analysis" piece that chalked up every real or perceived failure of the Bush administration to the President and his team, and none to the persistent opposition of liberal critics in Congress: WASHINGTON --…
Olbermann: Anti-war Soldiers Not 'Phony', Unlike General 'Betray Us
October 4th, 2007 2:24 PM
While MSNBC's Keith Olbermann can hardly contain his glee at smacking around Rush Limbaugh over the taken-out-of-context "phony soldier" remark, it's notable that Olbermann himself essentially smeared Gen. David Petreaus as a phony at best and a traitor at the worst well before the Iraq war commander ever gave his assessment before Congress.Indeed, before MoveOn.org issued the infamously juvenile…
'Bloom County' Lampoons Censorship Weeks After WaPo Withheld 'Opus
September 28th, 2007 2:23 PM
On August 26 and September 2, the Washington Post refused to run the weekly "Opus" comic strip by cartoonist Berkeley Breathed out of concerns of insensitivity to Muslims. NewsBusters associate editor wrote about the controversy here and here, and MRC president and NewsBusters publisher Brent Bozell discussed the Post's double standard on religious sensibilities on Glenn Beck's CNN Headline News…
Media Silent on Military Good Samaritanship
September 27th, 2007 3:27 PM
Reuters is busy smearing the troops by claiming they opened fire on civilians. But while accusations of misconduct are always good for several months worth of front-page stories, somehow the media never has time to comment on the many good deeds that the United States Armed Forces perform all over the world. And unfortunately, the US military does not do as well as we would wish at getting the…
Rivera Apologizes for Saying He'd Spit on Malkin
September 15th, 2007 9:12 AM
More than a week after Geraldo Rivera said he'd spit on Michelle Malkin if he ever saw her, the controversial Fox News anchor issued an apology on last night's "O'Reilly Factor.""I just, you're so filled with emotion," Rivera said referring to the incident. "Someone calls you a liar and a fool, you want to strike back at them. It was an unguarded moment.""I totally apologize, that's not me, I don…
10 of 11 Arrested in NJ Probe Democrats, But Media Avoids Party Labels
September 10th, 2007 4:02 PM
So, 10 of the 11 New Jersey officials arrested last week on bribery and corruption charges were Democrats? Where's the establishment media outcry about a Democratic "culture of corruption" in the state?A criminal probe targeting elected officials operating at most levels of government in New Jersey resulted in the arrest of 11 public officials and one private citizen last week. All 12 suspects…
Ex-ACLU Chief Gets Seven Years For Child Porn
September 7th, 2007 10:22 PM
The blogs and MSM sure paid a lot of attention to Senator Craig, his wide stance, and restroom etiquette. I wonder why they are not paying as much attention to the ACLU chief getting seven years for child porn?I wonder, especially, when it involves sexual torture of infants and toddlers....why isn't this getting any coverage?
