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Tonight's Comedy Video Open Thread will again feature your recommendations. Readers are encouraged to submit suggestions to Noel and Warner via PM or EM (nsheppard@newsbusters.org, igcolonel@hotmail.com).Our first submission comes from NBer AnotherFedUpOne, and is absolutely delicious.Imagine the federal government owns the auto companies, and folks like Nancy Pelosi, Ted Kennedy, and Barney…

Your humble correspondent has a bit of friendly advice for President-elect Barack Obama. On Inauguration Day, drop any mention of "Global Warming." The latest weather forecast predicts that Washington, D.C. will have a high of below freezing at 30 degrees and a low of 20 degrees. It is still unknown how low the wind chill factor will be in discomforting the inaugural onlookers. To chance…

Believe it or not, global warming is being cited as one of the reasons a US Airways flight landed in New York's Hudson River on Friday.Media were considering blaming the incident on the Bush administration until it became apparent that as a result of pilot Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger's heroic efforts, as well as those of his flight crew, there were no fatalities.With nothing bad to pin on the…

Experts and media pundits say company's board failed to disclose medical condition, neglecting fiduciary duty.

As most conservatives are aware, Rush Limbaugh rarely has guests on his radio program. However, on Friday, he not only interviewed conservative columnist Ann Coulter, but he also set up his Dittocam so that folks at home could watch.This entire segment has now been uploaded in four parts to YouTube.Part one is embedded right, with parts two, three, and four below the fold (transcript available…

For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: you tell us.

Let's lift a glass to Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger, the US Airways pilot who successfully landed a plane in the Hudson River Friday saving the lives of 155 people:Many of you know the pilot is from my small town in Northern California, and we here are all very proud of our hero. Below the fold is the first televised interview with his family:

For the fourth time in modern history, a presidential inauguration ceremony will include an official poet. Barack Obama has tapped Yale African-American Studies professor Elizabeth Alexander to compose an original poem for the historic occasion of welcoming America’s first black president. Inaugurations are high-minded occasions, ceremonies full of hope and idealism and a focus on the historic…

MSNBC's Rachel Maddow bashed competitor Fox News at a Television Critics Association gathering Thursday before she told a small group of reporters she's "never seen a show on Fox at any time ever.” I kid you not.Must be quite a talent to have strong opinions about something you've never actually experienced firsthand, dontcha think? Such was reported by The Hollywood Reporter's James Hibberd…

The Associated Press's record of running interference for Treasury Secretary nominee Timothy Geithner continues mostly unabated.My chronicle of AP's largely weak coverage, most of which has been previously detailed at NewsBusters (here, here, and here), is at the end of this post.No AP report I have seen has noted that Geithner applied for and merely pocketed partial "reimbursements" from the…

Old Media Talking Out of Both Sides (of Their Mouths) About Palin As we all know, Governor Sarah Palin has over the last week come out swinging at the Old Media and some far left elements of the new one. With the release of the Palin interview segment by documentarian John Ziegler and the subsequent wheezing attack by Pat Dougherty of the Alaska Daily News, Palin has once again taken center…