Andrea Mitchell: Cuba's Only Major Problem is U.S. Embargo
May 1st, 2007 9:20 AM
There's really only one problem for Cuba: those yanqui imperialists and the embargo they slapped on the country. Just ask Andrea Mitchell. The NBC correspondent is in Cuba today for the May Day festivities. Here's an excerpt from her conversation on MSNBC at 9:07 EDT this morning with host Contessa Brewer.MSNBC HOST CONTESSA BREWER: Is there an expectation among the crowd there, a sense that…
IBD: Where Are the Journalistic Watchdogs on Social Security
April 29th, 2007 8:04 AM
Earlier this week, an Investors Business Daily editorial noted the weak treatment the Social Security Trustees' Report (summary here) received from the Formerly Mainstream Media:
Journalists in Washington are supposed to be public watchdogs. But when it comes to the crisis facing Social Security, they act more like lapdogs for politicians determined to shirk their responsibility.
The Washington…
Two Food Stamp Follies: Oregon Governor's Publicity Stunt, and the Rep
April 28th, 2007 6:33 PM
Oregon governor Ted Kulongoski got lots of attention earlier this week as he tried to show us how allegedly inadequate the Food Stamp program is (bold is mine):
Ore. gov. starts week on food stamps
By Julia Silverman, Associated Press Writer | April 25, 2007
SALEM, Ore. --If Gov. Ted Kulongoski seems a little sluggish this week, he's got an excuse: he couldn't afford coffee.
In fact, the…
CBO: ‘Cap-and-Trade’ Program to Curb Global Warming Hurts Poor the
April 26th, 2007 11:28 AM
Here’s an extraordinarily inconvenient truth the press will likely not report: a “cap-and-trade” program designed to curb carbon emissions in order to "solve" global warming will negatively impact the poor the most.Think Charlie, Brian, and Katie will do a story on this tonight?Regardless of the answer, the reality is that as folks like soon-to-be-Dr. Al Gore and his sycophant devotees recommend…
'Today' Pushes Class Warfare After Dow Breaks
April 26th, 2007 10:27 AM
Producer of an MSM morning news show? Got a few minutes to fill at the end of your first half-hour? Why not resort to a tried-and-true winner: a bit of good old class warfare?That was the "Today" formula this morning. Matt Lauer introduced the segment, enviously entitled "Share the Wealth?: The Rich Get Richer," fanning the flames of envy and resentment with this opener:TODAY CO-HOST MATT…
Dow Soars to Record 13,000 Point Level, But...CBS and ABC Stress the N
April 25th, 2007 8:18 PM
The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared past the 13,000 level on Wednesday, but the CBS and ABC evening newscasts reported the good news in the media's all-too-frequent “yes, but” framework. CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric fretted that “even as investors are making money in the market, Anthony Mason reports there are concerns tonight about the rest of the U.S. economy.” Mason talked with a…
More Cold Water on Stock Market from ABC News
April 25th, 2007 7:13 PM
This dovetails well with what my colleague Scott Whitlock reported on NewsBusters two days ago:ABC Graphic: "Will Dow Hit 13,000 Today? Is Unstoppable Market Good or Bad?"The graphic ran underneath co-host Diane Sawyer and GMA financial contributor Mellody Hobson’s discussion over whether or not the Dow, which has been breaking records recently, is headed for a downturn. Today the Dow Jones…
