Chris Cuomo Assures Viewers: Bill Clinton Had No Role in Bank Scandals

"Good Morning America" news anchor Chris Cuomo interviewed Bill Clinton on Friday and skipped any questions as to what role his administration might have had in creating the current economic scandals that are now plaguing America. Cuomo, whose Democratic brother Andrew was the former Housing and Urban Development secretary under President Clinton, and whose father was the former Democratic…
Scott Whitlock

CNN Omits ACORN's Role in Organizing Foreclosure Protest

On Friday’s Newsroom program, CNN anchor Heidi Collins failed to mention ACORN’s role in sponsoring a rally against foreclosures in an Oakland, California neighborhood. During her brief, video clips from the protest clearly showed the presence of the group’s signs, name, and logo.Collins characterized the rally as “[a]nger over the foreclosure crisis pouring out into the streets of Oakland,…
Matthew Balan

Star Wars Creator Lucas: Raising Taxes Won't Help Economy

Updated below: Lucasfilm rep says Lucas backs Obama's economic policy, tax hikes on rich.Noting that "the cornerstone of American capitalism is that you can make as much money as you want when you work for a company," filmmaker George Lucas told CNSNews.com*, adding that he thinks salary caps for corporate executives should be decided by corporate boards of directors, not politicians:I think it…
Ken Shepherd

What Will CNBC's Smug Journalists Say About ACORN's 'Mob Rule' in Balt

Rick Sentelli's rant for the ages (transcript here) on CNBC's Squawk Box yesterday criticizing the recently passed stimulus package and the Obama administration's mortgage modification program was marred somewhat by the studio hosts. Though their tone was semi-humorous, it's telling that their instincts were to characterize the traders present at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange as a "mob," and to…
Tom Blumer

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Chicago Sun-Times Reports on Deadbeat Democrats

In a news story not covered by other major media, the Chicago Sun-Times today reported that the Democratic National Committee still hasn't paid Chicago for November's Obama victory celebration.  "Obama victory bash owes city $1.74 mil." begins:Chicago has yet to recoup the $1.74 million cost of President Obama's victory celebration in Grant Park -- despite a burgeoning $50.5 million budget…
Mike Bates

Rush Limbaugh Publishes Letter to Obama: 'Keep Airwaves Free

Conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh published an open letter to Barack Obama Friday imploring the new president to prevent his Party from destroying free speech in America by censoring political views on the airwaves:I have a straightforward question, which I hope you will answer in a straightforward way: Is it your intention to censor talk radio through a variety of contrivances, such as…
Noel Sheppard

Ann Coulter Debates Joy Behar on 'Larry King Live

"The View's" Joy Behar subbed for Larry King on CNN Thursday evening, and her first guest was -- wait for it!!! -- conservative author Ann Coulter.Oh Joy!!!The bullets were flying early: ANN COULTER: In fact, [Barack Obama's] increasing the war in Iraq. He's continuing the rendition. I think either he knew this all along or he got in, got the national security briefings and said I can't let "The…
Noel Sheppard

HuffPo Writer Alex Leo Used Doctored Video to Attack FNC's John Gibso

 ***UPDATE: Huffington Post just posted a retraction of the fake video story on John Gibson.-9:30 am 2/20/09-More updates below the fold. Here is an example of how liberal lies are spread.  In the midst of  leftists attacking the New York Post over a cartoon by Sean Delonas,  The Huffington Post decided to throw its hat in the ring yesterday and wrote up a scathing attack of Fox News anchor John…
Kerry Picket

Senator to Force Vote on Bill Banning Fairness Doctrine

Sen. Jim DeMint plans to introduce amendment on D.C. Voting Rights bill to prevent FCC from censoring talk radio.
Jeff Poor

Ed Asner: Conservatives Landing 'Mortal Blows' on American Society

Tim Graham

New York Times Co. Suspends Dividend; Share Price Less Than Cost of Su

Yesterday, The New York Times Company suspended its quarterly dividend. The company's stock slid 5% to close at $3.51, yet another all-time low in the company's nearly 23 years as a public company in its current form (the Times has been a public company since the 1960s).Henry Blodget at Silicon Valley Insider noted, even before yesterday's announcement and share-price dip, that the company's…
Tom Blumer

ABC Groaner: Now Just Living 'Near' Fast Food Places Kills

The ABC News medical unit wants to warn you about a stunning new risk to your health: fast food. Amazingly, it "ups your stroke risk" ABC tells us. Of course, we all know that eating too much fast food is bad for us, right? Well ABC has even more startling news. It isn't necessarily only eating the stuff that'll kill you. You see, ABC wants us to believe that just living near fast food places…
Warner Todd Huston

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