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'Bush Hurt Mine Safety' Meme Won't Yield to Facts
2008 was the safest year ever to be an American miner. The combined number of fatalities from all forms of mining was the lowest ever. 2007 (latest information available) also shows the lowest "all-injury" rate for miners on record by far. Yet Ken Ward Jr.'s early-January contribution at the Charleston (WV) Gazette to the spate of final-month Bush-bashing pretended that this data doesn't exist.…
CBS: Liberal Historian Compares Obama to FDR, Bush to Hoover
During live coverage of Barack Obama’s inauguration at 9:30AM on Tuesday, CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric spoke to historian Douglas Brinkley, who observed: "And it reminds me of Franklin Roosevelt in March of 1933 in this regard, I mean the economy was in tatters, Herbert Hoover was an unpopular president, President Bush is not very popular, and he was able to galvanize people with his…
CNN’s Zain Verjee: Obama Inauguration Like Muslim Pilgrimage to Mecc
CNN correspondent Zain Verjee, in a report posted on CNN.com on January 17, likened the expected large crowds for the inauguration of Barack Obama to the Hajj, the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca: “The coming political pilgrimage to Washington is similar to another grand event in both size and preparation -- the Hajj, the most important religious pilgrimage in the Muslim world.”Verjee has…
MRC's Bozell Slams Media for All But Ignoring Bush Farewell
"Up to this point, there's very much a mirage going on. Barack Obama is what people want him to be. It is not the real thing, yet. He hasn't been tested yet. Once he's tested, then we are going to see the real Barack Obama. I hope he does well," Brent Bozell told the crew of "Fox & Friends" this morning. (audio available here)The MRC president and NewsBusters publisher braved the cold and…
Dear WSJ: Obama Calls for Responsibility, While Acting Irresponsibly
'No one can spend $1.5 billion of other people's money responsibly.'
Dear NY Times: Protectionism Isn't the Answer
Lower-cost competition comes from technological advances which alleviates poverty instead of creating it.
HuffPo Commentary Laments the Inadequacy of Cheney in a Wheelchair
Recently, Vice President Dick Cheney pulled a muscle in his back while moving boxes, and has been relegated to viewing the inauguration ceremonies from a wheelchair. In an article from the AP Monday, come details of what caused the injury:White House press secretary Dana Perino said Cheney was helping to move into his new home outside Washington in McLean, Va., when he injured his back.Those who…
Open Thread
For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: Inauguration Day.What are your final thoughts for George W. Bush? What are the high points of his administration, and the low points? How will history eventually view the man as well as his presidency?As for our new president, what are your thoughts today? Do you wish him the best and hope things are much better four years from now, or do…
Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher Produce Obama Celebrity Pledge Video
Grab your barf bags. You're going to need them when viewing this video produced by Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher, featuring celebrities making sacred pledges to lord Barack Obama to support a whole host of trendy causes as well as feel-good poses and posted at MySpace Celebrity. Here is how the "Presidential Pledge" is described:Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore team with MySpace Celebrity and…
Inauguration Live Stream and Web Chat
We have the streaming video feed of the inaugural for you today. This way you can enjoy the feed AND peruse NewBusters.org... your one stop shop! The video is below the fold of this post.We're also running a live chat session for everyone today which you can join by clicking here (note: registration is required).
Time's Nancy Gibbs Cheers Obama for Overcoming 'Unwise, Unfair, Unholy
In the Life Magazine book of commemorative photographs titled The American Journal of Barack Obama, a set of essays in the back recount Obama’s life and triumphs. Time Senior Writer Nancy Gibbs, who recently compared Obama in Time to a prince born in a manger, championed Obama’s breaking the chains of religious conservatism in American life. His ascent marked "a growing consensus that something…