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LAT's Rutten Smears Pro-Life Catholics, Misrepresents Notre Dame-Obama
If the Los Angeles Times' Tim Rutten is determined to establish himself as one of the nation's worst journalists when it comes to writing on the issues of abortion and Catholicism, he's doing a helluva job. His latest column on the Obama-Notre Dame controversy unfairly characterizes pro-lifers and misrepresents the scandal. Here's how Rutten portrays pro-life Catholics who are protesting…
Reuters Claims One Billion People Took Part in 'Earth Hour
Reuters issued a dispatch this afternoon centering on a global effort to underscore the threat of global warming. "World switches off to save planet in 'Earth Hour'" reports the news service. The piece notes:Lights went out at tourism landmarks and homes across the globe on Saturday for Earth Hour 2009, a global event designed to highlight the threat from climate change.From the Sydney Opera…
Olbermann Promotes Liberal Group's Attack On Bill O'Reilly
UPDATE at end of post: ATT and Ford complain about attack campaign!In today's Tonya Harding Moment, just a week after complaining about Brit Hume's admission that he often used Media Research Center material when prepping for "Special Report" broadcasts, MSNBC's Keith Olbermann actually promoted an anti-Bill O'Reilly campaign started by the George Soros-funded ultra-liberal group ThinkProgress.It…
Matthews: Is Obama Avoiding Tough Questions From the Press
I don't know what got into MSNBC's Chris Matthews Thursday, but the "Hardball" host seemed rather annoyed by his President's recent treatment of the news media.First, he opened up a segment with guests Roger Simon of "Politico" and USA Today's Susan Page by accusing Barack Obama of behaving "like the campaign never ended" asking:[W]hat`s the president up to? Is he doing what he does well? Is he…
Olbermann Accuses Bachmann of Breaking 'Serious Laws' for Urging Conse
Just hours after MSNBC "Hardball" host Chris Matthews calls Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., the "Mata Hari of Minnesota" and Rolling Stone editor Matt Taibbi says "a guy huffing glue out of a paper bag" was making more sense the Bachmann, MSNBC "Countdown" host Keith Olbermann comes in for clean-up duties.On the March 27 broadcast "Countdown," Olbermann confirms that Michele Bachmann Derangement…
Missing from Obama's Afghan Escalation: Anti-War Groups Suddenly Say
The Washington Post's Friday and Saturday front-page reports by Karen DeYoung on President Obama's escalation of war in Afghanistan are curiously missing one political element: objections from the strident anti-war groups on the left. Whatever happened to the protesters that treated Bush as a reckless warmonger? Answer: they're either being marginalized, or they were more interested in getting a…
AP Continues to Perpetuate US-Kyoto 1997 Mythology
No environment-related historical myth seems stronger than the one claiming that if it weren't for the Republican Congress in the late 1990s and President George W. Bush after that, the US would have ratified the Kyoto Treaty and would be under mandatory strictures designed to combat alleged "global warming" -- which, as frequently noted here and elsewhere, has been, depending on the source…
WaPo Reveals: 'Obama Town Hall Questioners Were Campaign Backers
The Washington Post's 44 blog today carries the item "Obama Town Hall Questioners Were Campaign Backers." Authored by Garance Franke-Ruta, the article notes:But while the online question portion of the White House town hall was open to any member of the public with an Internet connection, the five fully identified questioners called on randomly by the president in the East Room were anything but…
'The O’Reilly Factor' Criticizes the 'Liberalization' of CNBC; Cites
More and more people are starting to take notice of CNBC's dramatic shift to the left and the liberal groups promoting it. On Fox News Channel's March 27 "The O'Reilly Factor," host Bill O'Reilly and Bernard Goldberg, author of "A Slobbering Love Affair: The True (And Pathetic) Story of the Torrid Romance Between Barack Obama and the Mainstream Media" took a look at trends pointing to this shift…
Name That Party: Spanking Judge Edition
When a former Alabama judge is indicted on 57 felony counts, including sodomy, kidnapping and paddling jail inmates, that's news. If the judge is a Democrat once under consideration for the Federal bench by Bill Clinton, that part isn't news.MSNBC's Web site reports "Former Judge Herman Thomas Indicted on Sex, Ethics Charges." The piece begins:Former Mobile County Circuit Judge Herman Thomas…
Tribute to Slain Oakland Police Officers
A week ago today, four Oakland police officers were senselessly murdered by a crazed lone gunman (video of details embedded right).California, the Bay Area, and my community -- one of the slain officers was from my town; my daughter is friends with his son -- have been deeply shaken by this incident.On Friday, a funeral service was held at the Oracle Arena in Oakland. In attendance were Gov.…
Saturday Sports Open Thread
Regardless of how your brackets are doing, this has NOT been a very good tournament as there really haven't been many good games. In fact, that's GOT to be the WORST Sweet Sixteen in years with six of the eight games total blowouts. Will today be different?4:40 PM ET (3) Missouri vs. (1) Connecticut7:05 PM ET (3) Villanova vs. (1) PittsburghAnything else?