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Globe Cartoon Clings to Phony Study of Iraqi Civilian Deaths
A study - released by its anti-war partisan authors just in time for the election - claiming that more than 650,000 Iraqi civilians have died as a result of the war has been debunked more times than Paris Hilton has been . . . well, let's just say the study has been debunked often and thoroughly, as noted here and here.But that doesn't prevent a member-in-good-standing of the MSM from…
China Moves to Ban Anonymous Blogging
This story from the PRC's propaganda wire, Xinhua won't likely get much play in the leftist world which believes that Chimpybushitlerhalliburtonfoleyisgay is the real threat to world-wide free speech. China is continuing its crackdown on opposing free speech, this time,
signaling that it will move toward forcing anyone who wants to make a
blog do so under their real names, making it easier to…
NBC Tries to Discredit GOP Ad as Racist, Condemns Limbaugh's Slap at M
Another campaign, another opportunity for the mainstream media to discredit a Republican campaign ad as racist. On Tuesday's NBC Nightly News, anchor Brian Williams declared: “Tonight some are saying that one commercial in particular in one very close Senate race has now crossed a racial line.” Andrea Mitchell proceeded to critique the RNC ad attacking Democratic Senate candidate Harold Ford and…
Journalists' Misbegotten Sense of Duty
When media outlets publish militarily significant information and make it known to a wider audience (something they seem to do with more frequency during Republican administrations), they generally excuse their actions with claims that they are fulfilling an obligation to the public's "right to know."Aside from the question of whether the public has a right not to know something, another…
CNN Special Advocates For Divided Government; Features Dan Rostenkowsk
CNN’s latest political special, "Broken Government: The Do Nothing Congress," featured Dan Rostenkowski as a quasi-ethics expert, agitation for divided government, and general trashing of the Republicans in Congress. Rostenkowski, for those too young to remember is the former Democratic Congressman who ended up being expelled from the House after being accused of, among other things, charging…
Kicking Katie Couric Continues, New York's Newsday Next
If things continue like this, Katie Couric is going to be begging for her old job back, for in less than 48 hours, a second major newspaper has totally lambasted her performance as the anchor of the CBS Evening News. After yesterday’s drubbing by USA Today, New York’s Newsday stepped into the ring. Entertainment columnist Verne Gay pulled no punches (hat tip to TVNewser):There is no urgency to…