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MSNBC Anchor Frets: Why Hasn’t Obama’s Election Ended Terrorism
File this one under “Deluded Expectations.” During MSNBC’s coverage of the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, on Thursday, daytime anchor Alex Witt seemed frustrated that the election of Barack Obama 23 days earlier — and the accompanying “global outpouring of affection, respect, hope” — had not caused an end to terrorist violence.Talking with correspondent John Yang, who was covering the Obama…
Ed Schultz Laments Not Getting to 'Urinate' in White House 'Yard
Gee, wondered liberal radio host Ed Schultz, how come conservative talkers got invited to the White House during the Bush presidency but not us lefties?Here's how Schultz put it in his inimitable way on Wednesday, initially describing how President-elect Obama has yet to call on a Fox News reporter during his transition press conferences (click here for audio) -- I should just tickle the memory a…
'Nightly News' Spins 'Black Friday' Increase as Bad
NBC downplays 7.2 percent hike in holiday sales; previously called sales on the day after Thanksgiving 'a giant barometer on the true state of the economy.'
Eleanor Clift: 'Could Barack Obama Become the Next Ronald Reagan
Remember how most of the mainstream media used to deride Ronald Reagan to the extent of constantly declaring the "end of the Reagan era?' Well, now the MSM is starting to find "strange new respect" for Reagan but primarily as a way to boost Barack Obama. Newsweek columnist, Eleanor Clift, now favorably compares Obama to Ronald Reagan. Gone is the previous antagonism to The Gipper which has been…
NOW CNN Warns That we 'Barely Know' Obama
CNN is warning Americans that already making Barack Obama into one of America's greatest "heroes" may not be a good idea. Despite the fact that Barack Obama has yet to take office, despite that he has yet to really do anything to earn that status, CNN is saying that "already, he's being compared to the most remarkable leaders."
It might make one amazed that now, after cheerleading for him for…
NBC Bemoans Divorce Taking a Hit in Bad Economy
The Today show fails to suggest that couples forced to stay together for economic reasons should try to reconcile.
CBS Tastelessly Mixes Wal-Mart Tragedy with Shopping Story
Folding the trampled security guard into a story about giddy bargain hunters is disrespectful and crass.
World Editor and King's College Provost Marvin Olasky Joins CMI Adviso
Veteran journalist, educator and author brings decades of experience to Culture and Media Institute's Board of Advisors.
Walters Put Bush on Defense in 2001, But Tosses Softballs to Obama
In the interview for Wednesday’s Barbara Walters Special on ABC with Barack and Michelle Obama, excerpts of which were also shown on Wednesday’s World News with Charles Gibson, Walters asked few questions that put the Obamas on the defensive, in contrast with her January 2001 interview, aired on 20/20, with then-President-elect Bush in which she challenged him on a number of fronts. Most notably…
Friedman: Iraq Could Positively Tilt Arab World...Thanks to Obama
He was against the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and largely won the Democrat presidential nomination as a result. He was also against the 2007 surge, and still has a hard time admitting it worked.But now that things are going well there, Iraq "has the potential to eventually tilt the Arab-Muslim world in a different direction."As a result, according to New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, "Obama…
Couple Claims CNN Endangered Their Lives During Mumbai Attacks
UPDATE at end of post: CNN responds. A British couple caught in the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, last week claimed Sunday that CNN endangered their lives by broadcasting their whereabouts.According to the South Wales couple, the terrorists were monitoring CNN in order to locate westerners in the hotels under attack.As reported by Wales Online (h/t TVNewser):