Belafonte Compares Homeland Security to Gestapo, Calls Bush a Liar

Harry Belafonte is at it again. The Associated Press reported last evening (hat tip to the Drudge Report) that the entertainer, in a speech to the Arts Presenters Members Conference, “compared the Homeland Security Department to the Nazi Gestapo on Saturday and attacked the president as a liar.” The article quoted Belafonte as having said, “‘We've come to this dark time in which the new Gestapo…
Noel Sheppard
 

Media “Mistranslates” Bin Laden Tape

Cinnamon Stillwell
 

What the L.A. Times REALLY Wants You To Know About the Cisneros Probe

Lying to the FBI? Obstruction of justice? A possible "coverup at high levels of our government"? Sure. But what the Los Angeles Times really wants you to know about the completed investigation of former HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros is how much it cost. Check this out from yesterday's Times (Friday, January 20, 2006) (emphasis mine):PAGE A1, in a preview block at the bottom corner of the page,…
Dave Pierre
 

Fox News Watch: Gabler So Goofy Even Jane Jabs

Mark Finkelstein
 

Questions Remain Unexplored About Farris Hassan's Excellent Iraqi Adve

Tom Blumer
 

Matthews Explains His Bin Laden "Sounds Like an Over-The-Top Michael M

Noel Sheppard
 

More Media Representatives Wonder if Osama is Reading the NY Times

As reported yesterday by NewsBusters’ Mark Finkelstein, Katie Couric of NBC’s “Today Show” wondered aloud on yesterday’s program if Osama bin Laden might be getting information from the New York Times. It turns out that Couric isn’t the only media representative asking this same question. A just released Editor and Publisher article reported on more such media opining. First, MSNBC’s Tucker…
Noel Sheppard
 

To AP, Laura Bush "Assails," Hillary Clinton "Outlines Her Differences

Tim Graham
 

Media Ignore Iranian President’s Call For Europe to Take Back Jews F

According to the Associated Press (hat tip to the Drudge Report), Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday “challenged Europe to take back the Jews who emigrated to Israel, adding that no Jews would remain in Israel if Europe were to open its doors.” Strangely, a thorough Google and LexisNexis search identified that, until now, no major American media outlet has reported this new round…
Noel Sheppard
 

Old Europe's Golden Globes

Brent Bozell
 

Chetry: Rove the "Attack Dog"; Ratner Denies Dems in "Pre-11" World

Mark Finkelstein
 

My Television Screen Is Becoming A Garbage Can

Tom Segel
 

Matthews Shows Correct Quote Of First Lady's Remarks, Does Not Issue A

Ian Schwartz
 

Kudos to TIME’s Joe Klein For Writing The Truth About Domestic Spyin

Noel Sheppard