NYTimes: Bush Bashing Book Reviewer Not Identified as Obama Campaign A
August 15th, 2007 6:19 AM
Back on July 29th, the New York Times published an article that was ostensibly supposed to be a book review even as the first half of the long piece was an anti-Bush political rant. The byline was credited to Samantha Power, who is, as the Times somewhat benignly defined her, a "professor of the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard." But, Power is far from a mere lefty Harvard professor…
NYT: 'Dogged by Detractors,' General Petraeus Has 'Flagging Spirits
August 14th, 2007 6:57 AM
In a report that is supposed to be about General David Petraeus and his efforts to pacify Iraq by commanding the forces in president Bush's Iraq surge, The New York Times speculates instead about his state of mind and generally tries to tear him down. Times writer John Burns seems to be putting in a bid for his own late night psychic TV show by being able to read the General's mind and divining…
BMI's Dan Gainor Appears on 'Fox and Friends' to Discuss 'If You Were
August 10th, 2007 3:11 PM
Business & Media Institute director Dan Gainor appeared on "Fox and Friends" this morning to talk about a blog posting by Freakanomics blogger Steven D. Levitt that asked, "If You Were a Terrorist, How Would You Attack?""This from the media right after they were criticizing how Rupert Murdoch might run The Wall Street Journal. Why doesn't anyone in the mainstream media criticize how The New…
Reuters: Fooled by Another Fake Iraq 'Massacre
August 10th, 2007 1:21 PM
How many times do we have to see the MSM reporting on a "massacre of Iraqi civilians" that turns out to be a false story planted by our enemies before we can definitively say that the MSM is purposefully aiding and abetting the terrorists? How ever many that may be, the tally is certainly on its way to overflowing and here we have another galling example of the same thing. This time Rueters is…
LAT: 'Suggestions by U.S. Politicians' That Pakistan Be Attacked Has N
August 10th, 2007 3:50 AM
The L.A. Times has morphed Democrat presidential candidate Barack Obama's over-the-top campaign rhetoric that he would attack Pakistan into "suggestions by U.S. politicians that American forces unilaterally strike" that country. But, no where did the story mention Obama, nor that no Administration officials are advocating such a move. How is it that Obama's absurd gaffe has suddenly become a U.S…
Olbermann Readers Scoff at Oklahoma 'War on Terrorism' License Plates
August 6th, 2007 12:19 PM
Recently Oklahoma officials announced a deadline extension to order special license plates dedicated to the global war on terrorism. Oklahoma is not the only state that has one. Virginia has had one for years that reads "Fight Terrorism" and features a Pentagon, the Twin Towers, and an American flag.In other words, this is nothing new and its an unremarkable story. Except for MSNBC's Keith…