Wisc. Paper: Neocons Want Petraeus for President? Huh
August 3rd, 2007 9:51 AM
It's no wonder that sensible people just shake their heads and wonder what's wrong with the extremists of the far left when they come up with such off the wall nonsense and then try to pass it off as real political analysis. It just makes people who have even the slightest clue about what is really going on in the world double over with laughter. Such is the case with today's comedic attempt at…
CBS News Analyst Dreams of Liberal Legal Nirvana
August 2nd, 2007 12:29 AM
In his recent blog ("Making Headlines: The Law, Summer 2007"), CBS News legal analyst Andrew Cohen describes his midsummer night's dream of legal headlines he would "like to see, but probably won't." In the tradition of another more-famous CBS employee, Cohen lists his "top ten" legal headlines - a wish list with an obvious liberal slant.Here are some of Cohen's headlines, along with the…
AP: Force-feeding Hunger Strikers At Gitmo Medically Unethical
August 1st, 2007 3:07 PM
Here's something you don't read every day: force-feeding a hunger striker violates medical ethics. Hmmm. So, preventing someone from starving to death is medically unethical? Wouldn't it be more unethical to let someone starve to death, even if it is their wish? After all, suicide is against the law in this country. Regardless of the odd dichotomy, the Associated Press reported Tuesday (…
Shocking ‘Chris Matthews' Discussion: Maybe We Shouldn’t Leave Ira
July 29th, 2007 2:29 PM
[Updated w/video clip, 14:21 Eastern, July 30]Something happened on Sunday's "Chris Matthews Show" that likely shocked virtually all viewers on both sides of the aisle: the panel, stocked with liberal media members as usual, actually discussed reasons why America shouldn't pull troops out of Iraq. In fact, not only was this issue seriously debated, but some of the statements made could have come…
A Day in the Life of CNN Hosts: Promoting Democrat Talking Points
July 27th, 2007 1:35 PM
CNN's Wolf Blitzer conducted a hardball interview of White House press secretary Tony Snow on Thursday's edition of The Situation Room about the Democrats' subpoena of Karl Rove and the possible perjury investigation against Alberto Gonzales. Blitzer asked Snow a series of tough questions that you might find on any Democrat pundit's list. Contrast this with Blitzer's colleague at CNN, John…
Hollywood's Pre-Election Anti-War Press Starting A Bit Early
July 26th, 2007 2:01 PM
Earlier today Matthew Sheffield noted that Hollywood was "gearing up to release a bunch of anti-military movies that portray veterans of the Iraq war as deranged psychopaths, screwed up by an "unjust" war."Unfortunately we don't have to wait to whet our whistle on the entertainment industry's full court press to gin up anti-war sentiment in preparation for next year's elections. It seems that…
