Liberal Radio Host on Death of Conservative Rival's Mother: 'It's the

Brandon Henak
 

Time's Klein: 'What Do You Dislike Most About America' the 'Question o

Ken Shepherd
 

Gore Gets a Little Too Religious for Liberal Enviro

Al Gore's prophecy tour of doom hit a snag the other day. Apparently, he caused a stir among some atheist environmentalists for stating that he believes in creation science. Amazingly, no one in the media has picked it up. The irony is especially delicious since many on the left are making fun of some of the GOP presidential candidates for having the same belief.One liberal Canadian blogger who…
Matthew Sheffield
 

Open Thread Friday

Today's joke is below the fold...
Matthew Sheffield
 

Al Qaeda Bombs Found at Iraq Girls School, Media Couldn't Care Less

Are the media intentionally downplaying or ignoring reports that indicate a growing al Qaeda involvement in Iraq? Late Thursday evening, CNN.com reported (h/t LGF, emphasis added): American soldiers discovered a girls school being built north of Baghdad had become an explosives-rigged "death trap," the U.S. military said Thursday.”This was a compilation of a report that CNN’s Wolf Blitzer did…
Noel Sheppard
 

Anatomy of a Palestinian Funeral

When a lie makes it into print once, it's happenstance. A mere accident, no doubt, due to a lapse of judgment in editing the news feed. What, then, is it called when a lie is repeated countless times without apology? Apparently, it's called "business as usual" for the media. Whenever a funeral is presented by photographers embedded in the Palestinian territories, we're faced with dozens of…
Brian C. Ledbetter
 

Matthews's Scorecard: Romney Up, Rudy Down

Romney won, Rudy lost. That's Chris Matthews' take on the GOP presidential debate he moderated on MSNBC last night. Matthews made his views clear during his appearance on this morning's "Today." Meredith Vieira, who interviewed Matthews at 7:09 EDT, seemed to share her colleague's assessment.TODAY CO-HOST MEREDITH VIEIRA: Winners and losers in your assessment?MSNBC HOST CHRIS MATTHEWS: Oh,…
Mark Finkelstein
 

Diane Sawyer: I'd Like to Interview Osama bin Laden, Kim Jong-il

Tim Graham
 

Bin Laden Implicated in Cheney Assassination Attempt, Media Mum

If a high-ranking member of the Taliban told Al-Jazeera that the recent attempted assassination of Vice President Dick Cheney was devised by Osama bin Laden, would you expect the media to report it?In reality, after this interview, the claim was largely discredited. However, one has to wonder why Mullah Dadullah’s (the believed leader of the Taliban in southern Afghanistan) statement made last…
Noel Sheppard
 

Verizon Connects Customers to Raunchy Rapper

It doesn't get any more hypocritical than a recording company using federal law to stifle free speech critical of its lewd and lascivious rapper while wrapping the First Amendment around him.
Jan LaRue, Esq.
 

Silly Questions Abound in First GOP Debate: 'What Do You Dislike Most

Update (15:33): MRC/NB's Rich Noyes will be on Fox News at 4:15 p.m. to discuss this. Look for a new post shortly thereafter with video.In a debate packed with silly questions and ones matching left-wing attack points on GOP candidates, in the first “Interactive Round” of questions submitted by the public on Politico.com, a co-sponsor of the debate, Mitt Romney got the most bizarre. The Politico…
Brent Baker
 

GOP Presidential Primary Debate Thread

Matthew Sheffield
 

Imus to Sue CBS, Contract Called for 'Irreverent' and 'Controversial

CBS Radio might be about to get a very expensive lesson in contract law, for terminated former “shock-jock” Don Imus has just hired topnotch legal counsel in what could be the most-watched trial since O.J. Simpson’s.As reported by Hollywood Today (h/t Glenn Reynolds, emphasis added throughout):Don Imus is suing CBS Radio for more than $40 million. He is suing for vindication, according to a media…
Noel Sheppard
 

Katie Couric Polling Poorly

Matthew Sheffield