The View's Hasselbeck To Hillary Clinton: Would Troop Withdrawal 'Crea

New York Senator Hillary Clinton appeared on Wednesday’s The View to discuss politics and the re-release of her book, It Takes a Village. While there was some cheerleading for the 2008 Democratic presidential frontrunner by co-hosts Joy Behar and Rosie O’Donnell, for the most part, there seemed to be a great deal of restraint on all sides during Clinton’s two segments. Asked about a potential run…
Megan McCormack
 

Media Scrooges: 'Bah, Humbug' To Wall Street's Christmas Bonuses

BMI Staff
 

Reporters at Bush News Conference Attack Hypothetical Troop Level Plan

During a presidential news conference on Wednesday, members of the media made it very clear to President Bush that they do not support increasing troop levels in Iraq. Although no such plan has been officially announced, several print and television reporters appeared to be launching a preemptive strike against the idea and in support of a quick withdrawal. During the hour long question and…
Scott Whitlock
 

CBS Hypes 'Fallout' From 'Secretive' White House Not Alerting Media of

Michael Rule
 

Wednesday Funnies: New Zawahiri Video Offers Christmas Blessing (Satir

In keeping with the holiday season, it appears that Osama bin Laden’s right-hand man, Ayman al-Zawahiri, has released a new videotape. In this one (translation altered by ScrappleFace for our amusement), the brains behind al Qaeda has converted to Christianity, and offers a Christmas blessing to Americans, and to his new friends, the Jews (video available here, hat tip to Hot Air).Pay particular…
Noel Sheppard
 

Tuesday Night Fights: Bill Kristol Accuses Jon Stewart of Interview Bi

Noel Sheppard
 

Mitchell Miffed McCain Hired 'Man Behind That Dreadful Commercial Agai

Interviewing Rick Davis, chairman of John McCain's presidential exploratory committee, on MSNBC at about 11:45 AM today, NBC reporter Andrea Mitchell [NB file photo] demanded to know why McCain had hired Terry Nelson as his campaign manager. She described Nelson as "the man who was behind that dreadful commercial against Harold Ford. This is John McCain, the victim of these kinds of attacks in…
Mark Finkelstein
 

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NB Staff
 

Newsweek: Jesus is a "nice Jewish boy

Newsweek offers up the annual Christmas season story undermining orthodox Christian faith.
Kristen Fyfe
 

Newsweek: Jesus is a "nice Jewish boy

Newsweek offers up the annual Christmas season story undermining orthodox Christian faith.
Kristen Fyfe
 

When Will the Media Stop Pushing the Idea That Social Security Is a 'R

Tom Blumer
 

Top 1% Pay 35% of Federal Income Tax; Will Only the WSJ Notice

As noted in a Wednesday subscription-only editorial, Nancy Pelosi already has the steeply progressive tax system Democrats want: The Top 1% Pay 35% Maybe our liberal friends are onto something. They keep saying the rich should pay more taxes, and it turns out the rich already are! That's one of the valuable lessons from the IRS's annual study of income tax data, just released for 2004.…
Tom Blumer
 

Kerry's Cri de Coeur: I Was Framed

Mark Finkelstein
 

WashPost Interviews Bush, Demands He Bend to Will of Democrats, Er, Th

President Bush submitted to a 25-minute interview Tuesday with the three Washington Post White House correspondents: Peter Baker, Michael Fletcher, and Michael Abramowitz. The transcript in today's Post leaves the definite impression it was another game of asking "when will you submit to the will of the Democrats, er, the people?" The tone of questioning suggests Bush is denying the reality that…
Tim Graham