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Open Thread III
Things looking better for Barack Obama in contrast to John McCain. Post your comments here or join the chats below.If you want to talk politics, click over to this room, if you want non-politics, try this room. Note: You must sign up with our third-party chat supplier Chatzy in order to participate.
CNBC's Deutsch: 'You Need a Commander in Chief That's Going to Give th
This just in: Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama makes us feel better. That's the way marketing guru and host of CNBC's "The Big Idea" Donny Deutsch sees it. Deutsch appeared on CNBC's Election Night coverage to explain how the country needs a hug and Obama was just the right guy to do - in his psychoanalysis of the nation's temperament. "I'm going to go back to his dad," Deutsch…
Warning: Beware of Exit Polls
As the returns come in, many media outlets will begin sharing exit poll data.Studies of the last four presidential elections have shown these exit polls to be tremendously skewed towards the Democrat -- meaning that they showed a much greater percentage of the vote going to the Democrat than the actual results. With this in mind, NewsBusters readers are warned to take them with a grain of salt.…
Attack of the Mormon Missionaries: Prop. 8 Foes Produce Religiously Bi
The foes of Proposition 8 in California which would restore the definition of marriage in that state as being between one man and one woman have produced an incredibly bizarre and bigoted commercial. The video depicts a pair of Mormon missionaries invading the home of a lesbian couple and ransacking it until they find their wedding license and then tearing it up. This video displays obvious…
Dem Congressman: 'Simplistic Notion that People Who Have Wealth are En
Video shows Va. Rep. Moran blasting rich people for having 'an antipathy towards the means of redistributing wealth.'
MSNBC Promo: 'Experience the Power of Change
It's taken them awhile, but good to see that MSNBC has now seamlessly integrated its own promotional advertising with that of the Obama campaign.An MSNBC promo that just aired, touting the network's election coverage, concludes: "Watch MSNBC, and experience the power of change." And as you'll see from the screencap, who is at the center of MSNBC's coverage but Keith Olbermann. Oh, and prior to…
Balance Too Taxing for Mainstream Media
When they need tax information, America's top news sources often turn left.
Obama-Brokaw? Caroline Kennedy Said NBC Anchor Made Obama's Short VP L
In a Thursday night appearance on the PBS show Charlie Rose, it was revealed that the Democratic ticket could have been Obama-Brokaw. Rose reported: "I think it was Caroline Kennedy who said that when they have the short [running mate] list for Barack Obama, there was a name down there somewhere?" Tom Brokaw replied: "My name was on it." Rose pestered Brokaw to go into public service after his…
Open Thread II
Polls are still open, the voters are voting, and the cablers are rehashing.Heard anything interesting in your neck of the woods?We're doing multiple chats tonight as well. If you want to talk politics, click over to this room, if you want non-politics, try this room. Note: You must sign up with our third-party chat supplier Chatzy in order to participate. Check below the fold for news as we hear…
Juan Williams: Loss of Republican Senators Will Make GOP More Radical
Fox News political commentator Juan Williams appeared on a panel for Tuesday's "Good Morning America" to predict that a decrease of Republicans in the Senate could actually make the legislative body more contentious and that a "hard right" minority might be reined in by a defeated John McCain. After mentioning the possible losses of Senators Elizabeth Dole of North Carolina, John Sununu of New…
NYT: If Obama Wins Red States, It's Bad for McCain. If McCain Wins PA
New York Times reporter Katharine Seelye set the Election Day scene in her front-page story "Election Night (Popcorn Included)," an hour-by-hour guide for interpreting tonight's electoral results. It contained several dire predictions for McCain and the future of the GOP if various states (including Indiana, Virginia, and New Mexico) go for Obama. On the other hand, Seelye warned that if McCain…
USA Today: This 'Economic Crisis' Has Nothing on the Great Depression
Perhaps this is coming a little late with the election already underway, but the idea the current economy is as threatened as it was during the Great Depression is unfounded, according to the Nov. 4 USA Today. "Failed banks. Panicked markets. Rising unemployment. For students of history, or people of a certain age, it all has an all-too-familiar ring. Is this another Great Depression? Not yet,"…