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A Government-Run Betting Monopoly Goes Broke
New York State's Off-Track Betting Corp. (OTB) is filing for bankruptcy "as a municipality" under Chapter 9 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code "after four years of losses totaling $38 million." You read that right: A government-run gambling monopoly has gone broke, after losing money for years. How was this seemingly impossible feat accomplished? There are clues in stories at Reuters and Bloomberg…
ABC News.com Hosts Bigoted Snark Against Fertile Christians
ABCNews.com republished a bigoted attack against a famously large Christian family on Tuesday. Amelia McDonell-Parry of gossip website TheFrisky.com snarked about Michelle Duggar's latest pregnancy in the post, stating that it "can't be good news...if you're at all concerned about overpopulation." She also hinted that Mrs. Duggar's daughter-in-law was forced to have a baby of her own.McDonell-…
The Sayings Of Chairman Barack
"Before the Speech: Short readings. Notable quotes excerpted (and posted in large print on board) from President Obama's speeches about education. What are our interpretations of these excerpts? Based on these excerpts, what can we infer the President believes is important to be successful educationally?" -- from Dept. of Education, Grades 7-12 Menu of Classroom Activities: Pres. Obama's…
Olbermann Guest Dan Savage: Beck, Bachmann 'Actively' Trying to 'Get t
Only on MSNBC, the network that prides itself as the "place for politics" could you see this type of anti-religion, anti-conservative vitriol. On MSNBC's Sept. 1 "Countdown with Keith Olbermann," host Keith Olbermann entertained the musings of Dan Savage, a syndicated sex columnist, author and gay-rights advocate about religious conservatives and their participation in public policy debate. "…
Charity: The Untold Story of Katrina
Media ignored kindness of American people in favor of propagating myths about the storm that destroyed New Orleans.
Media Ignoring Conservatives' Return to Dominance of Political Book Ma
Conservatives are resuming their historically dominant position atop the New York Times and Amazon.com bestsellers lists after a short hiatus that coincided, not coincidentally, with George W. Bush's tenure in the White House.While the mainstream media raved about a new era of leftist intellectual supremacy during the liberal ascendance on the bestsellers lists, the return of conservative books…
ABC Uses California Fires to Tout Homeowner Who 'Would Gladly Pay More
ABC's World News, which has twice in the past few months rued how it's too hard to raise taxes in California, on Tuesday night used one homeowner's appreciation, for the firefighters battling the wild fires threatening his house near Los Angeles, to tout how “he would gladly pay more taxes.” Reporting from Tujunga, Brian Rooney warned “California has burned through nearly two-thirds of its…
CNN's Borger: Obama 'Aligned with So-Called Liberal Leaders in the Dem
Today on The Situation Room, CNN senior political analyst Gloria Borger discussed President Obama's rapidly declining approval ratings. A question was posed by host Suzanne Malveaux:MALVEAUX: What does it mean, Gloria, for the president to be losing out on these Independents? GLORIA BORGER, CNN SR. POLITICAL ANALYST: I think it's a real possible for him. Remember that President Obama won the…
CNN: Pinstriped Suits Are Out Because 'Bankers Reaping Bonuses' Wear T
Correspondent Richard Quest made a frivolous attempt to tie the bad economy to men’s fashion on CNN’s Newsroom program on Tuesday. Quest proclaimed that pinstriped business suits are “old-fashioned...and out of touch with reality....because they are the pinstripe of bankers.” He continued that if you wore such attire, “you may be mistaken for one of those bankers reaping bonuses.”Anchor Kyra…
Will Gets Hit From Both Sides for Advising Afghanistan Withdrawal
Syndicated columnist and ABC News contributor George Will must have known the firestorm that would be set off when his "Time to Get Out of Afghanistan" was published.As a highly-respected conservative writer who's even held with some esteem by folks on the left, Will surely knew he was expressing a very unpopular position.Yet, he still wrote it.Subsequent to its contents being leaked before it…
WaPo's Shales: 'Conservatives Dominate the Broadcast and Cable Media I
Washington Post television critic Tom Shales conducts an online discussion on Tuesdays. Today's session featured this exchange:Dunn Loring, Va.: Re your column disparaging Liz Cheney's style, what was the last column you wrote so harshly criticizing a liberal pundit?Tom Shales: Ah yes, it's our dear old Dunn Loringite. Dunn Loringer. Whatever. You have an ideological axe to grind and it's…
ABC Glamorizes German City With No Cars; Model for America
On Saturday's Good Morning America, ABC touted a German city that has rid itself of all cars. Complimenting the citizens of Vauban, reporter Jim Sciutto cheered, "And residents don't mind one bit." GMA weekend co-host Bill Weir wistfully introduced the segment by musing, "What if you could start everything over? Making over, not just your home, but your entire town?" Describing Vauban, which…