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Muy Macho: Harwood Tells 'Whining' Obama Business Critics To 'Man Up
When it comes to picking a moderator for a game of ¿Quien Es Mas Macho?, somehow John Harwood doesn't spring to mind. But there was CNBC's chief Washington correspondent on The Ed Show this evening, twice accusing Pres. Obama's businessmen critics of "whining," and instructing them to "man up."Schultz set the stage, playing a clip of Mort Zuckerman describing Obama's White House as "the most…
'The Lottery' Exposes Truth About Public Schools
The children eager to attend Harlem Success Academies don’t care about partisan politics or ideological turf wars. They just want the best education possible. “The Lottery,” a new documentary by Madeleine Sackler, showcases families desperate for an alternative to the New York Public School system. The film, playing an exclusive engagement through July 15 at the Starz FilmCenter in Denver,…
MSNBC Panel Members Aghast at Proposition that Obama Administration is
Appearing on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," publisher Mort Zuckerman called the Obama administration out for being "without a doubt the most hostile administration to business and to the role of business that we've had in decades."Panel members Mika Brzezinski and John Heilmann seemed shocked at the severity of the criticism, however."Where is the hostility?" John Heilmann, columnist for New York…
Family Guy’s 'Down Syndrome Girl' Song Gets Emmy Nod
"Down Syndrome Girl," the unfunny and offensive Family Guy song poking fun at a female character with special needs, has been nominated for an Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics. The Feb. 14 Family Guy episode, which the song appeared in, sparked outrage after its premiere - most notably from former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin who has a son with Down syndrome.At one…
Olbermann Mangles Another Fact, Claims Abe Lincoln Only Lost One Elect
In today's "What Fact Did Keith Olbermann Mangle Now" segment, the host of MSNBC's "Countdown" on Tuesday hysterically mocked Nevada senatorial candidate Sharron Angle for claiming Abraham Lincoln lost "quite a few" elections.
"Just for the record, do you know how many elections Abraham Lincoln lost in his lifetime?" Olbermann arrogantly asked.
"Seven of eight he won," answered MSNBC's…
Tavis Smiley: Just Because Gulf Residents Depend on Oil Drilling as Pa
Apparently, Tavis Smiley of PBS knows what's best for Gulf residents, even if it would mean widespread unemployment.Smiley hosted a Wednesday night interview with Rep. Henry Waxman (D) on his show, where the liberal Californian admitted that while alternative energy sources need to be explored and developed, America still needs to drill for oil, albeit safely.But Smiley wondered aloud how…
Gibbs Evades Question of Whether Obama Agrees With His Medicare Direct
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs has evaded answering the question of whether President Barack Obama agrees with Dr. Donald Berwick, his newly appointed administrator of Medicare and Medicaid, who has insisted that health-care systems must redistribute wealth."Excellent health care is by definition redistributional," Berwick said in a speech delivered on July 1, 2008.When asked directly at the…
'Today' Declares Itself a Gay 'Ally,' Will Permit Same-Sex Couples in
NBC proved that it will respond quickly to charges of bias - at least if the charges come from a left-wing activist group. When NBC announced the "Today" show's annual summer wedding contest, the network made it clear homosexual couples would not be eligible since New York does not license same-sex marriages. The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation issued a press release condemning the…
Newsweek Mocks Reagan Enthusiasts As Idolatrous Conservatives with Sha
With just a few word changes, Andrew Romano's lead paragraph for his latest Newsweek item would make perfect sense: Grown men don’t tend to worship other grown men—unless, of course, they happen to be professional journalists, in which case no bow is too deep, and no praise too fawning, for the 44th president of the United States: Saint Barack Obama.Only in his version, it's "professional…
For AP, Heated Conservative Rhetoric Is 'Poisonous,' But Obama's 'Shar
The Associated Press gave voice to a Repuiblican Congressman today to bemoan what he sees as "poisonous 'demagoguery'" from the usual suspects, including, by the AP's own account, Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck.Rep. Bob Inglis, R-S.C., who lost in a primary for the GOP nomination last month, went so far as to claim that heated political rhetoric is "dividing the country into partisan camps that…
Guess Which Liberal TV News Host This Is
This is a high school picture of a perilously liberal television news host:
Can you guess who it is? (answer follows, h/t TVNewser):
Bartiromo: Stimulus Likely Didn't Save Economy –- Fed Did; Warns Oba
While some on the left side of the aisle in Congress are getting all starry-eyed about prospects of more federal stimulus spending, the first round of stimulus under President Barack Obama may have done even less to help the ailing economy than supporters claim. On MSNBC's July 9 broadcast of "The Daily Rundown," co-hosts Chuck Todd and Savannah Guthrie interviewed CNBC "Closing Bell" anchor…