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The New York Times Co. Files Friend of the Court Brief For 'God Hates
The New York Times, which is opposed to First Amendment protections for political advertising, has an untrammeled view of free speech when it comes to violent video games and even the picketing of soldiers' funerals by the family of Fred Phelps, infamous for their "God Hates Fags" signs and other despicable messages. The New York Times Co. has filed a "friend of the court" brief with the Supreme…
More than 100,000 Jobs Lost, Likely Much Worse
BLS report shows no change in unemployment rate, but Gallup warns of understated September losses.
Hardball Panic Attack: Tea Party Victories Will Make GOP More Conserva
There was almost a full-fledged panic attack on Thursday's "Hardball" as three devout liberal media members fretted over the possibility that Tea Party success at the polls next month could make the GOP more conservative.Horrors!So worried about this was MSNBC's Chris Matthews that he opined at the end of the segment, "At some point, they`ll become not the party of the elephant but the party of…
Krauthammer Slams Incompetence, Unseriousness of 'The Colbert Democrat
Columnist Charles Krauthammer scoured congressional Democrats on Friday in The Washington Post for failing to pass any appropriations bills or even introduce a bill extending any of the Bush tax cuts. The title was "The Colbert Democrats." He concluded: As if this display of unseriousness -- no budget, no appropriations bills, no tax bill -- were not enough, some genius on a House Judiciary…
Elie Wiesel Calls for 'Interfaith Center' to Replace Ground Zero Mosqu
Holocaust author and Nobel Laureate says mosque would 'hurt some people who have suffered.'
How Is It 'News' for Time to Hype 'Extreme Militias' In the Last Weeks
Time magazine's news judgment is truly puzzling. With just weeks to go before a crucial midterm election, their cover story package is ten pages stuffed with “The Secret World of Extreme Militias.” Voters are poised to sweep a pile of Democrats out of office from coast to coast, and they're camped in Zanesville, Ohio with a right-wing militia that claims 300 members as the nation's number one…
Don't Sit, Don't Sit So, Don't Sit So Close To Spitz
Someone call The Police . . . What were the Parker Spitzer producers thinking? If there was one guy you'd want to keep at a decent distance from a female co-host, it's Gov. Love Potion #9. But tuning into the show, for the first time, tonight, I was shocked to see the way the pair had been virtually thrown into each other's laps.A bit of inside TV baseball: I host a local TV show in my…
Obama's Approval Plummeting and GOP Surges in Generic Ballot, So CBS S
A new CBS News poll found the public rejecting President Barack Obama and Democrats – so the CBS Evening News focused its story on discrediting the legitimacy of the Tea Party movement. “Tonight, 26 days til the elections,” Katie Couric teased, “a CBS News poll finds support for Republicans growing, but most Americans don't believe the Tea Party represents them.” Couric proceeded to highlight…
MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell Apologizes for Michael Steele 'Master' Comm
MSNBC anchor Lawrence O'Donnell profusely apologized last night for calling the Republican Party RNC Chairman Michael Steele's "master." O'Donnell had made the following statement before rolling a previously-recorded interview with Steele on Tuesday night: As the first congressional election during his party chairmanship approaches, Michael Steele is dancing as fast as he can trying to charm…
CNN'S Lemon: I Don't Know Why Obama Tries So Hard to Please Republican
On the 2:00 PM segment of CNN Newsroom today, anchor Don Lemon concluded with a message for President Obama. Prefacing his comment with the obligatory, "This isn't about Republican or Democrat. It's about being an American," Lemon got to the point:I'm not a pollster, but here is what I hear in the barber shops, the grocery store, the gym, the gas station, hey, CNN, guy, what's up with our…
On Rahm's Run for Windy City Mayor
On Sunday, Rahm Emanuel declared his candidacy for mayor of Chicago. Instantaneously, he had problems with his campaign, not the least of which is that he is as much a resident of Chicago as I am. So on Monday, I declared my candidacy for mayor of Chicago. Why not? I did it on the national television show of the estimable Sean Hannity, who immediately threw his support behind me. I was born in…
ABC Links Teen Bullying to 'Wedge Issues' Like Gay Marriage
According to ABC's Juju Chang, "wedge issues" like gay marriage can be linked to the bullying of homosexual teens. On Thursday's Good Morning America, the news anchor connected the subject in a piece on why a "seemingly accepting society" would allow harassment. The reporter complained, "But despite the progress, gay issues are wedge issues in this country. 29 states effectively ban gay marriage…
CNN's Cooper Sympathizes With Homosexual Student in Softball Interview
On Wednesday's AC360, CNN's Anderson Cooper tossed softball questions at openly-homosexual University of Michigan student body president Chris Armstrong, and labeled him "remarkably strong" in light of attacks he received online from a Michigan state official. Cooper also stated that Armstrong "hardly seems...[to have] a radical agenda," despite his support for gender-neutral housing.The anchor,…