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Biden Bumbles Into The Truth: Speaks Of 'Illegal Aliens
At least he didn't call them "clean and articulate" . . . Joe Biden has given the latest, best example of the adage that "a gaffe is when a politician tells the truth."Appearing on Good Morning America today to talk up Pres. Obama's health care speech to Congress, the veep praised his boss for debunking various supposedly false assertions, including "how we're going to insure illegal aliens." …
A Tale of Two Uninsureds: President Changes Number from 46-47 Million
What's 16-17 million uninsured among 300 million Americans? Apparently not much to President Barack Obama, who slipped a not-so-subtle change to a statistic he had cited previously different during his Sept. 9 address to a joint session of Congress. The president pointed out there are "more than 30 million American citizens" who are having difficulty obtaining health insurance (emphasis added…
Sarah Palin Responds to President's Healthcare Address
Although the official Republican response to Barack Obama's healthcare address to Congress came from Rep. Charles Boustany (R-La.), former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin offered one of her own.The following was posted at Facebook late Wednesday evening:
Olbermann Undermines GOP Response Speaker as 'Birther' Who Was 'Sued f
During MSNBC’s live coverage of President Obama’s speech to Congress, anchor Keith Olbermann tried to discredit Congressman Charles Boustany immediately after the Louisiana Republican finished giving the Republican response, as the MSNBC host informed viewers that Boustany – a heart surgeon – had been "sued for malpractice three times," allegedly subscribes to the "Birther" conspiracy theory…
Oops – CNBC Misses First Minute and a Half of GOP Response
While none of the other cable networks experienced any technical delays leading into Rep. Charles Boustany, R-La., CNBC - the business arm of NBC Universal's cable empire didn't quite get there on time. Boustany was cheated out of a little over a minute and a half giving his response on CNBC. However, its sister network - MSNBC, and the major cable networks caught up with the Republican response…
'Touch of Greatness' in 'Remarkable' Speech About 'Re-Branding' Obama
Some very friendly assessments of President Barack Obama's health care address Wednesday night to a joint session of Congress, most gathered from the quick analysis in the short time between Obama and the Republican response: ♦ MSNBC's Keith Olbermann hailed it as “a broad and forward thinking speech” with “a touch of greatness.” (MP3 audio)♦ On ABC, George Stephanopoulos saw “a pretty…
Post Address Comic Relief: Dennis Miller Goes After Obama and Van Jone
The good folks at Fox News must have known that many conservatives were going to need some comic relief after watching the President's healthcare address Wednesday.As a result, they wisely stuck with the normal schedule, and invited comedian Dennis Miller to join Bill O'Reilly in a post-address chit chat.When the topic moved to Glenn Beck and Van Jones, Miller did what he does best (video…
Someone Yells 'Liar' When Prez Says ObamaCare Won't Cover Illegal Immi
UPDATE at end of post: Was the heckler Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC.)?There's going to be a lot of discussion about this moment in President Obama's healthcare address to the nation Wednesday when after he claimed the reforms he's proposing would not cover illegal immigrants, someone shouted "Lie" or "Liar" (via Gateway Pundit):
Ed Schultz Gushes About Obama Speech to Students -- and Quickly Contra
The specter of ObamaCare's demise has so unhinged Ed Schultz, the nation's top-rated liberal radio host and what passes for a political analyst at MSNBC, that Schultz can't string together sentences without contradicting himself. Latest example? Schultz on his radio show Tuesday, enthusing about President Obama's speech to school children and one of its core messages -- which Schultz promptly…
NB Live Chat: Obama Health Care Address
NewsBusters will be hosting a live chat on President Obama's address to the joint session of Congress on his plans for health care reform.The chat will begin at 7:30 ET. The President's address will begin at 8:00 ET.
CBS: ‘Dangerous Precedent’ to Make Obama Speech Optional for Stude
While reporting on President Obama’s Tuesday nationwide address to students on Tuesday’s CBS Evening News, correspondent Dean Reynolds highlighted one school that made it mandatory viewing: "At Betsy Ross Elementary in Forest Park, Illinois, today, they did not think the children were at risk....Opting out would set a dangerous precedent according to officials here." Louis Cavallo, the…
Petition Against Cheney With Only 150 Signatures in a Year Draws AP C
Ill will against former Vice President Dick Cheney still runs high in some circles. So high, in fact, that when the University of Wyoming decided to name an international student center after him, Suzanne Pelican began circulating a petition against it last year. One year later, that petition has earned 150 signatures and an Associated Press story. In a story titled “Protest brews over…
RedState.com Notes Party-ID Bias in Associated Press Reporting
Leon H. Wolf of RedState.com makes a great comparison today, calling out the Associated Press for their labeling bias. This post, found here, is hilariously entitled “AP Discovers GOP Republican Conservative Republican Member of the GOP (R) Involved In Scandal.”Wolf pointed out the difference between this story and the AP’s coverage of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick: