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NYT's Paul Krugman Hits G.O.P.'s 'Eliminationist Rhetoric' and Reagan
In another predictable column condemning the Tea Party movement, Paul Krugman called Ronald Reagan an “anti-government fanatic” and disdained “the eliminationist rhetoric of the G.O.P" in Friday's "Going to Extreme," using the same silly examples of alleged violent imagery the rest of the press has been wringing their hands over. So why was Krugman happy with the idea of angry lefties hanging Sen…
Washington Post Ties Iowa Protester to Violence, Even Though He Wasn't
As President Obama went to Iowa City March 25 to campaign for his already signed health care “reform” bill, he was greeted by non-violent, but angry protesters.Eli Saslow of The Washington Post profiled one of those protesters on March 26. That man, Randy Millam, did nothing violent at the rally, yet Saslow referenced “death threats” and brick throwing in his article.Saslow, who was named an…
CBS 'Early Show' Keeps Up Drumbeat Against Catholic Church, Pope
On Friday's CBS Early Show, news reader Betty Nguyen continued the media barrage against the Catholic Church and Pope Benedict as she proclaimed: "They are circling the wagons at the Vatican, defending the Pope amid new charges that he helped cover up cases of sexual abuse when he was a cardinal." In the report that followed, correspondent Allen Pizzey treated the Holy Father like a corrupt…
NewsBusters Associate Editor Noel Sheppard on Glenn Beck Radio Show
NewsBusters associate editor Noel Sheppard was a guest on Glenn Beck's radio program today to discuss liberal MSNBC pundit and radio host Ed Schultz.Noel and Glenn covered a few NewsBusters posts on Schultz's more outlandish statements, including his lamentation that he could not cheat in the Massachusetts special election that landed Scott Brown in Washington, his use of former vice president…
Mika Brzezinski's Revelation: Too Much Focus on 'One or Two' Crazies i
If you've tuned on the news, specifically MSNBC, you don't have to watch for very long to see the network views focusing on fringe elements of the right as a newsworthy endeavor. However, as MSNBC "Morning Joe" co-host Mika Brzezinski suggested, discretion should be exercised with the amount of attention given to these radical components of the opposition to President Barack Obama's health…
David Frum: Joe Klein's Kind of Conservative
Time's Joe Klein took to his magazine's Swampland blog yesterday evening to defend former AEI scholar David Frum.In doing so, Klein [pictured in file photo at right] contrasted Frum with "extreme" conservatives who were "pretty close to Jonestown" by "drinking their own kool-aid." Not only is the former Bush speechwriter a friend whose thinking he respects "even when we disagree," Klein argued…
Chicago Tribune Underplays Incidents Targeting Republican Officials
In both its print and Web editions today, the Chicago Tribune headlines "Republicans walk the line over healthcare outrage." It begins:In the days surrounding passage of healthcare overhaul legislation, Republican lawmakers have been left to strike a fine balance between harnessing voter outrage and fueling it.Examples of raw anger have piled up. A call to New York Democrat Louise M. Slaughter…
CBS's Rodriguez: Dems 'Rescued' ObamaCare From 'Death's Door
Introducing a report on passage of the ObamaCare reconciliation bill on Friday's CBS Early Show, co-host Maggie Rodriguez referred to a couple upcoming rescue stories on the show and cheerfully remarked: "And speaking of rescues, the Democrats have rescued health care reform, once on death's door, after putting the final touches, finally, on the sweeping legislation yesterday." At the top of the…
ABC's David Wright Warns: Sarah Palin's 'Tactics' 'May Backfire,' Skip
Good Morning America's David Wright on Friday ominously warned that Sarah Palin's "tactics," which include encouraging conservatives to politically "reload" and putting cross-hairs over Democrats she wishes to see defeated, "may backfire." Wright vaguely explained that this was "after several congressmen received death threats this week." However, Wright didn't specifically mention that…
National Geographic Warns Global Warming Leads to Increased Violence
On March 24, Ker Than argued in National Geographic that "Global warming could make the world a more violent place, because higher temperatures increase human aggression and create volatile situations."Reporting on the findings of a new study released last week, Than repeated the study authors' estimate of increase in violence as temperatures climb: "[I]f the average temperature in the U.S.…
National Geographic Warns Global Warming Could Lead to Genocide
Magazine claims 'higher temperatures increase human aggression.'
Red Eye's Robot Theater Rips James Cameron
The folks at Fox News's late night hit "Red Eye" used Robot Theater on Thursday to rip director James Cameron for his recent attacks on Glenn Beck and global warming skeptics.As NewsBusters reported Wednesday, Cameron during the previous day's press conference called the Fox News host "a f**king a**hole" while also stating, "Anybody that is a global warming denier at this point in time has got…
WaPo Feminist Sizes Up Hillary and Nancy as Heroic Statues
Washington Post reporter Ann Gerhart composed a treacly tribute for Friday's paper headlined "Celebrating history, and making it: Pelosi, Clinton savor their roles in week's achievements." Gerhart began the valentine by noting "There are 35 statues of very important people in Statuary Hall of the Capitol. Thirty-four of them are of men." Then came the glory-building: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi…