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Obama Appointee Questionnaire Demands Info on Individual and 'Immediat
It may not be an automatic disqualifier for an Obama administration appointment, as Ed Morrissey at Hot Air suggested on Friday, but it's certainly an affront to the personal privacy rights of individuals and families.The Politico reported Thursday evening about the fallout resulting from an intrusive question on the president-elect's 63-question personnel form:President-elect Barack Obama’s…
'Joe the Plumber' Data Dive Whistleblower Nearly Invisible
It's very doubtful that the name "Vanessa Niekamp" rings a bell with very many readers here. That's because the media elites like some whistleblowers, and not others. In other circumstances, someone like Ms. Niekamp would be a heroine. In the current circumstances, she's barely a footnote. In my opinion, it's because she was involved in exposing shenanigans conducted on behalf of the then-…
Kate Calling For Coup
In an MSM eager for the advent of the Age of Obama, Kate Snow may have taken the cake. The weekend GMA co-host almost sounded as if she were calling for some kind of coup d'etat, musing whether Obama should be urgently "forcing" change before he takes office. How over the top was Snow? She had to be talked down from her fin de regime fantasy but none other than . . . Paul Krugman.ABC reporter…
L.A. Times Teaches Kids About Pilgrims and Economic Freedom
A caller to Rush Limbaugh's show on Friday alerted him that on Sunday, the Los Angeles Times "Kids Reading Room" section would explain how the Pilgrims discovered that holding all their goods in common led to poverty, but economic freedom -- allowing each to keep their own crops -- led to prosperity. Jennifer James told the story from a Thanksgiving dinner, where Grandpa explained the Pilgrim…
Time's Halperin Scolds Press for 'Extreme Pro-Obama Bias
The Politico reported on November 22 that Time Magazine's Mark Halperin scolded the media for it's sycophantic treatment of Barack Obama during this election cycle calling the favorable treatment "the most disgusting failure" of the press he's seen for years. "It was extreme bias, extreme pro-Obama coverage," Halperin said at a Politico/USC conference held on Friday.
It's all pretty amusing,…
Anti-SNL Comedy Video Open Thread
UPDATE: More absolutely must-see videos have been added below the fold. Some great additions. Keep 'em coming, NBers! Let's do it again. Here are the rules: suggested videos should be tasteful, unoffensive, and sent this evening to both Noel and Warner via PM or EM (nsheppard@newsbusters.org, igcolonel@hotmail.com). Please don't link videos in the comments section, for we want all content to be…
CNN Corrects Its Pathetic 'Bush Snubbed By World Leaders' Story
CNN has corrected a bogus story the network's Rick Sanchez pathetically aired Wednesday about leaders at last Saturday's G20 meeting snubbing President Bush as if he had "cooties."For those that missed it, Sanchez played a video (embedded below the fold) of Bush seemingly being ignored by most of the leaders of the free world as they lined up to take a group picture:I want you to look at this…
On Palin's Celebrity, AP Reminds She's A Failed Candidate... Over and
Governor Palin is in demand. Every newshound, every TV talking head, every newsertainer in the country is after her. She is being pursued for TV shows, book deals, movie roles, hounded by photographers and every hanger on in both Hollywood and the newsertainment industry. But the Associated Press wants to be sure you understand one thing: she is a FAILURE! That's right, in discussing Palin's…
Saturday Sports Open Thread
Some potentially exciting games today:No. 15 Michigan State at No. 8 Penn StateNo. 14 Brigham Young at No. 7 UtahNo. 20 Pittsburgh at No. 19 CincinnatiNo. 2 Texas Tech at No. 5 OklahomaAnybody want to talk College B-Ball? Or my amazing Sharks? Are we heading for another Celtics-Lakers final?Below the fold, NBer Caringwhiteguy raises an interesting question about FSU's Myron Rolle: