Scarborough: Act Redneck to Be Republican, Times Suggests Lincoln Gay

Mark Finkelstein
 

Open Thread

Open for comment this Saturday afternoon.
NB Staff
 

'Today': Due To Iraq Diversion, Afghanistan's Gone 'So Wrong

Mark Finkelstein
 

Washington Post's King Raises Impeachment, Totenberg 'Not Proud of Thi

In a discussion on Inside Washington about the situation in Iraq and Bob Woodward's book, Colby King, Deputy Editor of the Washington Post's editorial page and a weekly columnist, made clear his disgust with President Bush -- to the point of rejecting Bush as Commander-in-Chief and arguing Bush is more deserving of impeachment than was President Clinton. “If we had a draft today and my sons had…
Brent Baker
 

Somebody's Got It Wrong About What General Jones Said

Mark Finkelstein
 

Couric Makes Sure Page Scandal 'Is Not Going Away'; Nets Bury Unemploy

Friday's CBS Evening News led again with the Foley/page scandal, even though the two stories aired offered virtually no fresh information, as anchor Katie Couric justified the news judgment by declaring the issue is “still the talk of the town,” “is not going away” and “is overshadowing every other election issue for the moment” -- all self-fulfilling assessments sustained by the decisions of…
Brent Baker
 

On the Trail of 'Stop Sex Predators

Wondering who the proprietor of the mysteriously connected "Stop Sex Predators" blog, the originator of the Mark Foley story is?Head over to Ace of Spades, Hot Air and NBer Dan Riehl's blog where the hunt is on. Apparently, the owner of the blog lives in Royal Oak, Michigan, in the congressional district of prominent House Democrat John Conyers. That may not be significant but it does make you…
Matthew Sheffield
 

Time Magazine Critic: Blame Fox News for Olbermann's Lunacy

Rich Noyes
 

The NewsBusters Weekly Recap: September 30 to October

This past week, the media hyperventilated over two developing scandals: Congressman Mark Foley, and Bob Woodward's "State of Denial." ABC, CBS and NBC produced 103 stories on the Foley scandal, quite a bit more time then was devoted to Democratic sex scandals. The "Today" show’s Matt Lauer joined with Tim Russert to slam Speaker Hastert and the GOP. Lauer also contributed to the fawning over Bob…
Scott Whitlock
 

Weekend Captionfest

Original caption: Director Robert Altman, left, and [NPR] radio personality Garrison Keillor pose Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Altman and Keillor sat down to discuss their oddball movie, "A Prairie Home Companion."
NB Staff
 

NY Times Paints Online Iraqi Insurgent Propaganda Videos as Public Ser

Clay Waters
 

Mark Foley Story Count, Week One: 103 Stories on ABC, CBS, and NBC

Tim Graham
 

Liberal Cartoonist Delights CNN Anchor by Claiming ‘80 Percent' of P

Mike Luckovich, the liberal cartoonist for "The Atlanta Journal-Constitution," earned a chuckle from CNN anchor Miles O’Brien by claiming that "80 percent of the priesthood" is gay. Luckovich, who appeared on the October 6 edition of "American Morning," was promoting his new collection of comic strips, "Four More Wars." O’Brien began by asking the cartoonist about the Foley scandal and then…
Scott Whitlock
 

Jihad Is Just All Right with Them

Al Brown