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Abortion Episode Goes Too Far, Even for 'Family Guy
Fox nixes topic for its raunchy, left-wing animated series.
Newsweek: 'Traditionalists Better Get Used to' Polyamory
Article further diminishes the ideal of traditional family by downplaying effects of open relationships.
AP Headline Distorts Cambridge Cop Lashley's Position on Crowley-Gates
Cambridge Police Officer Sgt. Leon Lashley, the African-American cop who was with James Crowley during Crowley's arrest of Henry Louis Gates last week, is learning the hard way that no good deed goes unpunished -- especially one that involves speaking out in support of a fellow officer who happens to be white.He's also learning that the wretches who write headlines for the Associated Press can…
Wikipedia Protects Heckled Toledo Mayoral Candidate
Call it the Press Conference From Hell.Toledo mayoral candidate Ben Konop, an earnest young liberal, thought it would be a great idea to conduct a press conference in front of the home where his mother grew up. Little did Ben know that Maxwell the Heckler, the next door neighbor, would completely destroy his press conference and forever burn that incident into the public memory of Mr. Konop. To…
ABC and NBC Jump to Herald Obama's Presidential Medal of Freedom Picks
When Obama does it, it's news. ABC and NBC on Thursday night made time to highlight who President Barack Obama will bestow with a Presidential Medal of Freedom in two weeks -- on Wednesday, August 12. Both started with Senator Ted Kennedy. On ABC's World News, which never touted President George W. Bush's picks in advance, fill-in anchor Elizabeth Vargas trumpeted: The White House announced that…
Matthews Condescends To Crowley: 'We've Got Our Susan Boyle Here
Call it damning with fat praise . . . After Sgt. James Crowley did a good job at his post-beer press conference, a condescending Chris Matthews—apparently surprised that a policeman could handle himself well in such a situation—said "I think we've got our Susan Boyle here."Here's how Matthews ended the post-Crowley press conference kibitzing on the 7 PM edition of Hardball:
When Was Biden Invited To Beer Blast? Obama Spoke Of 'Three Folks
Were you, like me, surprised to see that Biden turned up at the beer fest? I hadn't picked up any prior indication he was going to be there. To the contrary, check out what Pres. Obama said just before the event:A short time earlier from the Oval Office, Obama had done what his aides had been doing for days: lowering expectations."I noticed this has been called the 'Beer Summit.' It's a clever…
ABC’s Pierre Thomas Quizzes AG Holder on Race; Skips ‘Nation of Co
UPDATED: 2009-07-31 10:30:18 -0400 ABC’s Pierre Thomas landed an exclusive interview with Eric Holder on Wednesday’s Nightline, quizzing the Attorney General on race relations in America. Somehow, however, the reporter managed to completely ignore Holder’s incendiary remark from February that America is a "nation of cowards" when dealing with race relations. One would assume such a statement …
'As Liberal As I Am,' Deutsch Feels Need To Be Schooled About Racism
Are liberals less racist and/or more knowledgeable about racism than others? Donny Deutsch evidently thinks so. On MSNBC this afternoon, Deutsch asked a black academic to give him an example of racism he'd encountered because "as liberal as I am, I can't understand because I've never walked in your shoes."Prof. James Peterson of Bucknell was a guest in MSNBC's 4 PM EDT hour, during which…
New ABC Health Care Reporter Dem Donor-Bozell to ABC News Pres Westin
In an open letter sent today to ABC News President David Westin, NewsBusters.org Publisher Brent Bozell questioned the ethics of ABC as a "news" network and wondered "how in the world can anyone take ABC seriously" after it was announced that ABC News has hired Democratic donor Dr. Richard Besser to be their new Senior Medical Editor.The letter begins here, and continues in its entirety below the…
Providence Journal Buries the Lede in Pepper-Spray Assault on Conserva
The Providence Journal’s coverage of the assault on traditional marriage advocates in Warwick, Rhode Island on July 28 has consistently downplayed how pepper spray was used on the conservative protesters, in favor of how food was thrown at them. ProJo.com’s Wednesday report on the attack ran with the headline, “Same-sex marriage protesters assaulted with food,” and didn’t mention the pepper spray…