Media Ignore Ayaan Hirsi Ali's Death Threats, But Focus on Al Sharpton

UPDATE I and II AT BOTTOM OF POST:Two figures, Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Al Sharpton, were recently targeted with a death threat, but the media treated them very differently. An article by the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported that when the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown booked Hirsi Ali to speak, along with other Islamic leaders, a Johnstown Imam “tried to block" her from speaking and thinks…
Lynn Davidson
 

Politico's Simon to John Edwards: Less Jesus, More Gun Control

Update at bottom of post: other bloggers reactions.In a column this afternoon, Politico's Roger Simon took a swipe at Democratic presidential candidate and former Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.) for giving a public prayer for the victims of the Virginia Tech gunman "in Christ's name.":Does John Edwards include Jews in his prayers? Or Muslims? Or Hindus? Or any other non-Christians?He didn’t the other…
Ken Shepherd
 

'Open House' Openly Biased in Favor of Regulation

Julia A. Seymour
 

CNN Host Calls for Mortgage Regulation

Willis of 'Open House' declares open season on lack of legislation.
Dan Gainor
 

Aside Plastic Bag Mound, ABC’s Sawyer Implores Americans to Use Clot

Scott Whitlock
 

'In the Money' Features Kucinich's Anti-Oil Rants, No Counterarguments

Julia A. Seymour
 

CBS Blogger: Cho Video Has More Value Than Movie

Ken Shepherd
 

'In the Money' Welcomes Kucinich's Price Gouging Theories

Presidential candidate 'concerned' about 'manipulation' gets no substantial disagreement from CNN team.
Rachel Waters
 

Howard Fineman to Democrats On Guns: 'You Gonna Do Something Now

Geoffrey Dickens
 

NYT Public Editor Defends Paper's Poor Coverage of Duke 'Rape

When three white Duke lacrosse players falsely accused of raping a black stripper were finally declared innocent by the attorney general of North Carolina earlier this month, New York Times critics focused on the paper's lousy coverage of the case, including Times Watch (citing research by law writer Stuart Taylor Jr.) and most prominently Fox News anchor Brit Hume on his April 12 "Special…
Clay Waters
 

Anti-Communist Yeltsin Dead; Liberal Media Favored Communist 'Reformer

Undoubtedly, Boris Yeltsin’s finest moment was the courageous defiance he showed in the face of an old guard communist coup in August 1991. Yeltsin was the focal point of those who rallied to defeat the coup, triggering the chain of events that led to dissolution of the Soviet Union just a few months later. Yet the establishment media in this country tended to sniff at Yeltsin as an unpolished…
Rich Noyes
 

DC Examiner: Sanjaya Loves Robert Kennedy Jr., AP Wants More Gun Laws

Tim Graham
 

'View' Co-Hosts Spin 'Wage Gap

Justin McCarthy
 

Democrats Skipping Military Briefings -- Where's the MSM Outrage

Warner Todd Huston