Alterman The Angry: America Country of Idiots, Thinking People Hate Bu

How out there is Eric Alterman? MSNBC, the network of Keith Olbermann, he who has accused Pres. Bush of fascism and called for his impeachment - fired him, presumably for being too extreme.But not to worry, Alterman's column, 'Altercation,' was promptly picked up by David Brock's Media Matters. For my sins I recently subscribed to the column's email list. Reading through this evening's edition…
Mark Finkelstein
 

Dennis Kucinich: A Fan of Cafferty’s Comment that Iraq is a ‘Hell

Scott Whitlock
 

NY Times: Everybody Loves Energy Regulation

Paper presents taxes, government regulation as only options, necessary curbs on global warming.
Ken Shepherd
 

Troops in Iraq Express Frustration with the Media to FNC's Sean Hannit

Justin McCarthy
 

Reporters in Glass Houses: Reyes Inquistor Stein Says 'Al Qaeda Shi'it

Mark Finkelstein
 

Fox's O'Reilly Forgot to Factor in CSPI's Leftist Leanings

Host didn't remind viewers of food police's pro-litigation, pro-regulation agenda, even as he called for more regulation.
Ken Shepherd
 

CNN’s Franken Labels Reporters Who Cover Democratic Gaffe: ‘Treach

What’s the best way to cover the story that the incoming Democratic House Intelligence Chairman flunked a reporter’s current events quiz? Well, if you’re the producers of CNN’s "American Morning," you devote five minutes to the subject and spend half the time discussing examples of Republicans flubbing such quizzes. Reporter Bob Franken filed two reports for the Tuesday edition of "American…
Scott Whitlock
 

Katie Couric Doesn't Challenge Theme of Iran’s 'Holocaust Conference

Noel Sheppard
 

Ana Marie Cox: Mary Cheney's Pregnancy Shames White House, May Be A Ge

Michael Rule
 

Two Attacks On O'Reilly: Sex Songs in Seattle, Clooney's Newsweek Twea

Tim Graham
 

University Professor Explains Jimmy Carter’s ‘Palestine’ Inaccur

Last Wednesday, NewsBuster Tom Blumer reported the resignation of an Emory University professor from that school’s Carter Center due to problems the professor had with former president Jimmy Carter’s new controversial book “Palestine: Peace, Not Apartheid.” On Tuesday, the university newspaper, the Emory Wheel, published an article outlining Professor Kenneth Stein’s positions on this issue (hat…
Noel Sheppard
 

A Side of Outsourcing You Won't Hear From Lou Dobbs

Outsourcing and the Internet are helping "microbusiness" owners to thrive, USA Today reported in a recent edition. That’s funny. As Lou Dobbs would have us believe, outsourcing does nothing but turn middle class Americans into economic cannon fodder for major corporations."Competitiveness, productivity, and efficiency are nothing more than code words for 'cheaper labor,'" Dobbs…
Ken Shepherd
 

More Dictators, Another Double Standard: The NY Times Obituary for Jea

Clay Waters
 

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