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CNN Perpetuates Dangerous Tuskegee Myth
On February 14, CNN aired both segments of its special series “Black in America," and used the opportunity to perpetuate a harmful racial myth.In the first installment, reporter Soledad O’Brien took viewers to Project Brotherhood, a clinic in the south side of Chicago offering free medical care and advice to its black residents. “We are seeing an increasing amount of men with resources, who are…
Armey: Dems Should Realize People Are Getting Info From Some Place Oth
Dick Armey on Wednesday took a shot at MSNBC calling the cable television network a soft news source that panders to the Left.The former House Majority leader was a guest host on this morning's "Squawk Box," and during an interview with Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) about a number of issues before Congress including healthcare reform, Armey took the opportunity to make a media bias comment.Speaking…
Norah Still Mocking Palin Hand-Notes
It's been almost three weeks since Sarah Palin addressed the Tea Party convention. More than two weeks since Andrea Mitchell did her taunting little imitation of Palin's hand notes. But there was Norah O'Donnell today, still milking the moment to mock Palin.O'Donnell worked her hand-note reference into a discussion on today's Morning Joe of Scott Brown's vote for the "jobs bill." Later, on a…
D'oh! Streisand Says 'Elections Should be Won -- Not Bought' But Has G
Really Barbra Streisand, you didn't think anyone would check? Perhaps she is worried about having her influence diminished now that there are players on the block that can match her wealth and then some. But Streisand in a 682-word screed published on the Huffington Post on Feb. 23 railed against "entrenched special interests" that can now give money to political campaigns. "Over the last year…
FNC: Feinstein Cheated in Debate Using Palin-Like Hand Notes
Catching up on an item from the February 13, Fox and Friends Saturday on FNC, the show hosted California-based media performance coach Terry Anzur, who took part in moderating a debate in 1990 between Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein – then a mayor – as she ran for governor against former Republican Governor Pete Wilson. Anzur recounted not only that Feinstein had several words written on her…
Olbermann: Limbaugh ‘Putting on Sheet’ and ‘Dropping Guise of No
Update further down in bold recounting that House Democratic Whip James Clyburn once described health care reform as being part of "rectifying effects of past discrimination," which Chris Matthews referred to as "reparations."On Tuesday’s Countdown show, MSNBC host Keith Olbermann picked up on an item from the far left Media Matters for America to charge that conservative talk radio host Rush…
Brian Williams: Most Decorated Modern War Hero Colonel Robert Howard L
On Monday’s NBC Nightly News, anchor Brian Williams updated viewers on possibly the most decorated American war hero of the modern era, Colonel Robert Howard, as the Vietnam War veteran was laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetary. Williams had taken a moment on his show in December to commemorate his passing. On Monday, Williams recounted:
Joy Behar and Bill Maher Laugh About Dick Cheney's Heart Attack
Did you hear the one about the former Vice President that had five heart attacks?If you watched "The Joy Behar Show" on HLN Tuesday, you would think this was hysterical as the host and her guest Bill Maher actually laughed when Dick Cheney's hospitalization was brought up."It's a funny thing about him," Behar said after a chuckle. "I mean, the most reasonable people are like, really? They don't…
Sawyer Pleads: Who Will ‘Keep Insurance Companies from Jacking Up Pr
Advancing the Obama administration’s efforts to impugn private insurance companies, ABC anchor Diane Sawyer set up a Tuesday night story on who will “keep insurance companies from jacking up premiums while making huge profits?” Reporter Jonathan Karl explained “the idea from the White House is to keep premiums down by simply limiting how much insurance companies can raise them,” before he relayed…
Olbermann Responds To Dallas Tea Party's Invitation: No Thanks
Keith Olbermann has turned down the Dallas Tea Party's invitation to come to its one year anniversary gathering this Saturday to see just how diverse its members are.As NewsBusters reported Monday, in response to Olbermann's claim that Tea Partiers are all white, the Dallas group produced a video demonstrating how wrong the "Countdown" host was while asking him to attend Saturday's festivities so…
WaPo's Marcus Doesn't Get Opposition to Repealing 'Don't Ask, Don't Te
Columnist can't fathom 'squeamishness' about gays in uniform.
Journalists Applaud Perez Hilton, Howard Stern, as Potential Replaceme
Shock jock and vulgar gossip blogger would make for less family-friendly show
Sanchez to Medina: 'You Say You're Not a Truther. Are You a Birther
CNN's Rick Sanchez Tuesday grilled Texas gubernatorial candidate and Tea Party activist Debra Medina about her positions concerning America's role in the 9/11 attacks as well as whether or not Barack Obama was born in the United States."Just so for the record, if you want to stomp this out right here now on national television, do you believe the government, the U.S. government, played any role…