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In Other News, Sky Is Blue
In case you're wondering why the cartoons in the Atlanta Journal Constitution are so slanted, one need only look at this interview with Pulleftist Prize-winning cartoonist Mike Luckovich. You've satirized numerous presidents. How's this presidency different? Previously, whether I was dealing with a Republican or a Democratic president, I always felt that they were kind of up to the job,…
Would-be House Dem Chairs Threatening ABC over Miniseries
Four would-be committee chairmen, all Democrats in the House of Represenatives, just sent ABC a letter demanding that the network review its upcoming miniseries, "The Path to 9/11." No overtly threatening language is used in the letter (reprinted below the fold) but the implication seems pretty clear: If Dems take control of the House in November, ABC should expect hell from the various…
Twisted 9/11 Polling from CBS, NYT
Do you feel less safe now than before 9/11?That's the question posed by a CBS News/New York Times poll, which interprets the results as criticism of the Bush administration's handling of the War on Terror:Compared with five years ago, 39 percent of Americans say they feel less safe now, compared with only 14 percent who say they feel safer. Forty-six percent say they feel the same.Count me in the…
Kristin Not Critical Enough of Coulter for Curry [Update With B-Weiser
A few months back, 9/11 widow Kristin Breitweiser suggested that former CIA Director George Tenet and named FBI agents are as deserving of the death penalty as Zacarias Moussaoui. You might think that with opinions such as those, Breitweiser had made her liberal bones. Apparently not enough to suit Ann Curry's taste. On this morning's Today show, Curry found Breitweiser's comments on Ann Coulter…
Unseen Housing Headline: 'Home-Price Growth Returning to Normal
Here are some of the headlines actually used in coverage of Tuesday's Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) report (PDF) showing a 1.17% increase in second-quarter home prices:
USA Today: "Growth in home prices show(s) sharp slowdown in 2Q"Boston Globe: "Home prices show huge slowdown"New York Times: "Home Prices Fall in Nearly One-Fourth of Metropolitan Regions"Associated Press…
Bill Clinton Furious at ABC's 9-11 Drama
Former President Bill Clinton doesn't like how his administration is portrayed in ABC's upcoming mini-series, "The Path to 9/11." If they don't make changes, ABC should "pull the drama entirely."
Reports the New York Post:A furious Bill Clinton is warning ABC that its
mini-series "The Path to 9/11" grossly misrepresents his pursuit of
Osama bin Laden - and he is demanding the network "pull…