NBC’s 'Today' Show: Zarqawi Supporters Going Through 'a Range of Emo
June 9th, 2006 3:27 PM
The media’s defeatist analysis of the death of Abu Musab al Zarqawi has now continued into a second day. Matt Lauer opened the June 9 Today show with this cheery greeting: "Good morning. What now? The day after the world learned of the death of Abu Musab Zarqawi. The question remains, who will take his place and will it spark revenge attacks?" Almost ten minutes later, at 7:09AM EDT, Lauer…
Terrorist Zarqawi Dead, Media Suspect Foul Play
June 9th, 2006 9:56 AM
If Osama bin Laden, Ayman al-Zawahiri, and all of al Qaeda’s leaders in Iraq and throughout the world laid down their arms and surrendered to American forces, would the media report it as good news? Judging from the initial press reaction to the killing of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in Iraq by the American military on Wednesday, the answer appears to be no.In fact, this tepid response to the death of…
Rahm Emanuel Calls Ann Coulter a ‘Hatemonger’ on House Floor
June 9th, 2006 9:32 AM
It really has been fascinating to watch the left-wing hysteria this week over Ann Coulter’s new book “Godless: The Church of Liberalism.” Of course, from a publicity standpoint, Coulter must be thrilled about all the free attention these folks have given her.Yet, maybe the most telling example of liberal disgust with Coulter came from Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Illinois) who actually took some time on…
NPR: Zarqawi's Death 'Symbolic
June 8th, 2006 3:56 PM
The US media continues to downplay the importance of the killing of Zarqawi by US forces. The headling on NPR's website:Terrorist Zarqawi Is Dead; Iraq's Insurgency Is NotA symbolic strike by U.S. forces may change little about the situation on the ground.I'll bet Zarqawi and his aides found the strike a little more than, "symbolic."
