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Scarborough: Obama Admin Must Have Signed Off On Lockerbie Terrorist
If Joe Scarborough is right, this could be a game-changing blow to Barack Obama . . . On today's Morning Joe, Scarborough left no doubt that he believes the Obama administration acquiesced to the release by the British government of Abdelbaset Al Megrahi, the convicted Lockerbie murderer and terrorist.Scarborough was reacting to reports suggesting that, contrary to initial claims, the release was…
Updated: WaPo Writer/Singer Can't Report on Jenna Bush's NBC Gig Witho
NBC's Today picked up Jenna (Bush) Hager to be an occasional correspondent on education for the morning show. If the Bushes instead of the Kennedys were the "royal family" of American politics, it would be like NBC's use of Princess Diana's brother years ago. Get a load of how Justin Moyer of the Washington Post cattily greeted the news in the Style section: The bar-hopping and boozing are a…
Newsweek's Weisberg Claims 'The GOP Is Gunning for Grandma
Outraged by Sen. Charles Grassley’s worries that Democratic health care proposals would "pull the plug on Grandma," Newsweek columnist Jacob Weisberg (who also worked as a reporter for Newsweek early in his career) turns the tables and suggests the Republicans are urging the deaths of the elderly in a myriad of ways: It's not preposterous to imagine laws that would try to save money by…
Harry Reid Threatens Las Vegas Newspaper
Harry Reid, perhaps emulating the bullying tactics of an out-of-control Obama administration, has openly wished for the Las Vegas Review-Journal to ‘go out of business' - a newspaper which has held opposing political viewpoints with the Senator. But then, is this really shocking coming from a veiled supporter of the Fairness Doctrine? The comment came when Bob Brown, the Journal's Director of…
National Geographic TV Debunks 9/11 Conspiracy Theories Monday
UPDATE: More promo videos at end of post.Calling all 9/11 Truthers: the National Geographic Channel will be airing a program on Monday evening that will debunk many of your conspiracy theories.Aptly named "9/11: Science and Conspiracy," the special aims to address some of the most common connivances espoused by wackos like Rosie O'Donnell.Such theories include (video preview embedded below the…
Boston Globe: Now That Ted's Out of the Way, Hurry Up With That Cape C
On the very day Ted Kennedy was buried at Arlington National Cemetery near his two brothers, a Boston Globe editorial argued to undo part of his legacy. The pertinent portion of Mr. Kennedy's legacy has to do with his strident opposition, despite a career of enthusiastically imposing environmental initiatives and costs on others, to the building of a wind farm on Cape Cod (the graphic at top…
Olbermann Falsely Claims Joe Kennedy Jr Was Shot Down in WW II
The man who believes he's got the top rated news program on cable told his tiny audience Thursday that the eldest Kennedy brother was "shot down in World War II."In reality, Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. was part of an experimental program called Operation Aphrodite that attempted to turn a bomb-laden plane into a remote controlled explosive device.Kennedy was one of many pilots who lost their lives…
Security Guards Remove Retired Cop from Town Hall Meeting
As the anger over the nation's movement towards socialism grows, Democrats' patience with town hall meeting protesters is clearly wearing thin.On Saturday, Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH) instructed security guards to escort what ended up being a retired New York City patrolman out of a fiery Manchester gathering.New Hampshire's Union Leader reported Sunday (video embedded below the fold,…
Pinkerton: What If Media Had Given Chappaquiddick The Condit Treatment
It was just one line at the end of a segment. But it spoke volumes about the way a media willing to look the other way saved Ted Kennedy's political career at the time of Chappaquiddick.Jim Pinkerton made the observation on yesterday's Fox News Watch at the very end of the segment on the media's treatment of Kennedy's death.
Should Facebook and Twitter Users Pay Higher Insurance Premiums
Does being a member of a social networking website such as Facebook or Twitter give crooks personal information about you that could increase the likelihood of you being robbed?If the answer is "Yes," should such participants be required to pay higher insurance premiums?This concept is being considered by Great Britain as reported by that nation's Daily Mail Thursday (h/t William Ricci):
Alec Baldwin: 'Don't Name a Bridge After Ted
A piece of advice to liberals who wish to pay tribute to Ted Kennedy: don't mention his name in the same sentence as the word "bridge" since it will undermine whatever else you write. Unfortunately for Alec Baldwin, that is exactly what he did in his Huffington Post tribute to the deceased senator:Don't name a bridge after Ted. Yes, Baldwin did write a lot more about Ted Kennedy in his tribute…
Howard Kurtz: Glenn Beck Attacking Van Jones Because of Ad Boycott
Howard Kurtz on Sunday accused Fox News's Glenn Beck of attacking White House "green czar" Van Jones in response to the advertiser boycott implemented by Color of Change, an advocacy group founded by Jones. Such a conclusion seems to stem from all the time Beck spent on his program last week chronicling Jones's activities as well as his background. What Kurtz conveniently ignored in this…