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Rep. Charlie Rangel Tells Off Hugo Chavez
No media bias here, folks. I just thought people would like to see a video that was just posted at YouTube (hat tip to Drudge) of Rep. Charlie Rangel of New York saying to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez what most right-thinking Americans are feeling after his disgraceful performance at the United Nations yesterday. Here’s the YouTube video. Update: CNN now has Rangel's full statement here, and…
Fauxtography in Search of a Point
What do you get when you ask the Syrian puppet-President of Lebanon what the cause of the recent "conflict" between Hezbullah and Israel was? Well, apparently, it was "da joos!" I should've known!
Notice that Emile choses to use one of the the disputed Qana photographs (possibly even one by disgraced photographer Adnan Hajj) to illustrate his point. I'm sure he won't be getting many questions…
Bias and Banality on the Morning Shows
A couple of snippets from this morning's "news" segments on ABC and CBS... On The Early Show, Rene Syler interviewed the President of the Council on Foreign Relations, and former Bush administration official, Richard Haass. After having played the video of Chavez calling Bush "the devil," of crossing himself and saying that he could still smell the sulfur in the air, Syler's first question for…
Wal-Mart Cuts Generic Drug Prices to $4, How Will Media Negatively Spi
Wal-Mart shocked the pharmaceutical world Thursday morning announcing that it will cut prescription generic drug prices to $4:As part of its ongoing commitment to providing more affordable healthcare for America's working families, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) today announced that it will make nearly 300 generic drugs available for only $4 per prescription for up to a 30-day supply at…
Olbermann 9-11 Rant Bounce Done, Once Again Last in Time Spot
Well sports fans, that big bounce in ratings that Keith Olbermann received as a result of his vitriol-filled rant about President Bush on the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks is now officially over. It appears that those who tuned in last Tuesday and Wednesday to see what all the fuss was about – including those that were lobbied by liberal bloggers to do so – learned what many with a better…
Non-persons Against Ahmadinejad
If 35,000 people were to show up and rally against a speech President Bush right across the street from him, that would surely be news. Thousands of people, led by a few political figures such as Jesse Jackson, Noam Chomsky, and others protesting a world leader they consider to be a threat should be news if only because of the proximity.Change the scenario to include thousands of demonstrators…
CNN Correspondent: Generals, Commanders, and Soldiers Divorced From Re
It’s really the height of gall, but perfectly illustrates the arrogance of today’s media. On Wednesday evening, Michael Ware – CNN’s Baghdad correspondent – stated that the folks giving President Bush advice and information about what’s going on in Iraq – including General George Casey and Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad – “are men who could not be more divorced from the Iraqi reality. They very much…
Vieira: Don't Be Too Quick To Dismiss Chavez
For NewsBusters types, the question has always been whether Meredith Vieira would be as liberal as her Today show predecessor, Katie Couric. As of this morning, we have our answer. Yesterday, Hugo Chavez stood on the world stage and called the President of the United States a "devil" and claimed the speakers platform still stunk from his presence. Today, Meredith Vieira went on national TV and …