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Boston Globe: Gerry Studds Has Died
Today's Boston Globe reports: "Former U.S. Rep. Gerry Studds, the first openly gay person elected to Congress, died early Saturday, days after he was admitted to the hospital after collapsing while walking his dog, his husband said."The reference to a "husband" may take some of us aback, and the timing of Mr. Studds' passing is certainly coincidental in light of the Mark Foley scandal.May he…
Rapper's Delight: Democrat Claire 'Kanye' McCaskill's Bush-Hates-Black
Forgive the slowness of getting to this amazing exchange on Meet the Press, but with all the fuss that Chris Matthews and other national pundits have made over George Allen's "Macaca" salutation, it's amazing (and a testament to media Bush-loathing) that Missouri Democrat Senate challenger Claire McCaskill could completely copy rapper Kanye West and insist President Bush let people die in New…
On Tonight Show, Gregory Impersonates Bush's Rejoinder to Him for Spea
As a guest on Friday's Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC News White House correspondent David Gregory, to illustrate how he's observed that during press conferences President George W. Bush “particularly likes to kind of pop your bubble or tweak you a little bit,” impersonated Bush as he recalled the President's reaction to him -- “as if I'd committed a war crime” -- switching to French to pose a…
CBS and NBC Report Nuke Test Confirmation; ABC Suggests Doubt, Could B
Friday's broadcast network evening newscasts (6:30pm EDT feeds for ABC and CBS, 7pm for NBC) delivered contradictory reports on whether U.S. officials believe North Korea conducted a nuclear test last weekend. On the CBS Evening News, Jim Axelrod reported from the White House lawn: “The first tests on air samples from near North Korea have been completed and U.S. intelligence agencies now…
Weekend Captionfest: Bob Woodward and the 'Evidence
"My source tells me this paper proves the existence of Big Foot. Don't ask, just take my word for it."
PBS's Moyers Attacks Big Business on His Environmental Crusade
'Is God Green?' should be titled 'Is God Anti-Business?'
The Stupidest Person in the World
I'd like to thank Keith Olbermann of MSNBC for putting himself on my radar last week by naming the NewsBusters staff, and me personally, "Worst Persons in the World", a signal honor, usually reserved for the likes of Ann Coulter or Rush Limbaugh (and by the way, where's my trophy?).Anyway, now that I'm aware of Mr. Olbermann and his little cable show, I found this quote of his in the Denver Post…