NB at WH Conf Call: 'Promising Signals' Maliki Even-Handedly Going Aft
Loyal NB readers might recall that on the eve of President Bush's recent address on the new way forward in Iraq, I had the chance to participate in a conference call for bloggers with White House press secretary Tony Snow and Brett McGurk of the National Security Council.With the State of the Union Address just a few hours away, Tony Snow - after a long day making the media rounds - organized a…
David Gregory Wants Bush to Dance to Global Warming Groove
NBC's David Gregory might be a decent reporter when he's not biased, and I know he's a great dancer, but he's no meteorologist. James Spann is, and on the January 22 "Glenn Beck" program on CNN Headline News, Spann explained the many other causes of global warming other than Gregory shuttling via jet from D.C. to New York to substitute-anchor the January 23 "Today" show. Maybe D-Greg wasn't…
Global Warming (80) Proof
Jonathan Miles' biweekly column on specialty drinks unearths yet more proof of global warming -- his "hot toddy" arrived cold. "By proposing to add polar bears to the list of 'threatened' species last month, the Bush administration seemed to finally acknowledge that global warming is taking a toll. With rising sea temperatures shrinking the polar ice cap, 'the polar bears’ habitat,' said Interior…
AP Writer: Bush 'Rejected' Kyoto Treaty, Though Senate Never Ratified
In an article (HT Instapundit) decrying the alleged environmental waste in the United Arab Emirates, Associated Press writer Jim Krane gave voice to the environmental strain of Bush Derangement Syndrome when he claimed:But the oil-rich Emirates is considered a developing country, and even as a signatory to the United Nations Kyoto protocol on global warming, is not required to cut emissions. The…
Baby, It's Warm Outside
Well, not any more. At least from where I'm sitting in lovely Old Town Alexandria. Darn global cooling!Anyway, at the MRC's Business & Media Institute, we're on top of the media's hype of global warming like white on polar ice.Here's my colleague Julia Seymour's latest newsletter article.To get Julia's newsletter articles piping hot in your inbox every Wednesday afternoon, just sign up right…
Alec Baldwin Sees Link Between Global Warming and War in Iraq
Actor Alec Baldwin -- since he woke up one morning believing that he understood politics and had an opinion that American’s would be interested in hearing -- has said and written a lot of absurd things. His recent rant at HuffnPuff has to rank high on his growing list of most inane. Please take a seat, and secure all fluids. You’ve been warned (emphasis mine throughout):All around us are signs of…
