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CNBC's Macke: Not Buying 150-Point Rally, Obama Holding Dow Back
'Fast Money' co-host tells 'Kudlow Report' to stop listening to 'propeller-headed economists and dead British guys' and urges Obama to exhibit leadership.
'Daily Show' Mocks CNBC's Santelli 'Tea Party' Outburst After Canceled
Comedy Central's Jon Stewart attacks Chicago Merc. floor reporter with cherry-picked missed CNBC predictions.
Nickelodeon Broadcasts Cartoon Homage to 'Dear Leader' Obama
Does anyone here recall Nickelodeon presenting a cartoon homage to President George W. Bush? No? Of course not. "Wrong" politics. However, if you think your very young children are safe from being exposed to subtle political brainwashing while watching Nick Jr., which presents Nickelodeon cartoons for children 5 and under, you would be wrong. Check out this poetic cartoon homage to Barack Obama…
ABC Touts 'Huge Impact' of Spending and Credits Stock Up Tick to Housi
Two weeks after ABC championed how the “stimulus” would enable mayors to create many jobs, World News on Wednesday night trumpeted how “the government is now ready to start writing the checks to get people working again in states and cities across the land.” Reporter David Muir touted how “with hundreds of millions of dollars in the pipeline from Washington, contractors are hiring now” and so “in…
NewsBusters Discusses Fairness Doctrine With Sen. Inhofe
Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) participated in a conference call with a number of bloggers on Wednesday. On the agenda was the Fairness Doctrine, and what the Senator believes the Democrats have up their sleeves to attack conservative talk radio.Also on the docket was an update on the potential for a carbon cap-and-trade scheme to be enacted by this Congress, and what Republicans are going to do to…
Media Myth: Networks Stick to Warming Theme Despite Avalanche of Chill
Alarmists get snowed in for Washington, D.C. rally; networks mostly ignore signs of cooling temps, 'record' cold.
Beck Mocks Union Winter Retreat, Card Check in Show’s 'COMЯADE UPDA
As part of a continuation of his "COMЯADE UPDATE" segment he started near the beginning of his show, which became a YouTube sensation, Fox News host Glenn Beck is picking up right where he left off. Beck, on his March 4 program took on a couple new targets, UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown and union labor. "Comrades! Comrades, there is good news from the Western front," Beck said. "Our glorious…
CNN's Rick Sanchez Uses Left-Wing Media Matters to 'Fact Check' Mike P
On Wednesday’s Newsroom program, CNN anchor Rick Sanchez turned to Eric Burns, the president of the left-wing organization Media Matters for America, to “fact check” Representative Mike Pence’s appearance on the program the previous day. Sanchez failed to mention the political leanings of Media Matters during the segment, and didn’t follow-up when Burns obliquely referenced his past occupation as…
Matthews: Obama v. Limbaugh Like 'Walrus Wrestle,' 'Peeing' with 'Skun
On Wednesday night's "Hardball," Chris Matthews used several different animal references to depict the battle between Barack Obama and Rush Limbaugh as he likened the fight to wrestling with "a walrus," and getting into "a peeing match with a skunk," and claimed Limbaugh thinks he is Charlie Brown's dog: "He's Snoopy! He thinks he's taking on the Red Baron."Matthews devoted several segments to…
Video: Meredith Vieira's Twitter Gaffe [Mild Content Warning
Meredith Vieira cracked up "Today" show co-hosts Ann Curry, Matt Lauer, and Al Roker today as she tried, apparently, to make a joke about micro-blogging application Twitter.The gaffe is somewhat reminiscent to her unintentional use of double entendre in a similar segment in late January. Video below the fold.: