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ABC Shills for Same-Sex 'Marriage
Network continues pattern of one-sided coverage of homosexuality, with a segment favoring opponents of California's Proposition 8.
CNN Host: GOP Palin Critics 'Intellectual,' Palin Backers 'Knuckle-Dra
Mike Malloy also described the GOP's social conservative base as crazy and mouth breathers.
Palin Exonerated in Troopergate Investigation
An independent investigator hired by the Alaska Personnel Board has determined that state prosecutor Steve Branchflower miscontrued evidence and applied the wrong state laws to determine that Sarah Palin abused her office by firing Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan. The report provides vindication for Sarah Palin who had claimed that Branchflower's investigation had been motivated by…
Couric to Obama: What Will African-American President 'Mean to You Per
Just as with all his previous interviews with the broadcast network anchors, Barack Obama had nothing to fear from his final pre-election sit-down, this time with CBS's Katie Couric, who laughed along with him about being a “nervous wreck” on election day, raised Jeremiah Wright not to press him about Wright's incendiary anti-American rants but to ask if the McCain campaign had given its “…
Haley Makes Chris Concede on Obama Tax-Welfare Plan
If the Republicans had a few more spokesmen like Haley Barbour, the political landscape might look a lot different. The Mississippi governor's down-home good humor and razor-sharp wit are a formidable combination. Barbour's killer combo of skills was on display on this evening's Hardball. When Chris Matthews challenged his criticism of Obama's tax credit plan, Barbour good-naturedly backed him…
GOP Palin Critics ‘Intellectual,’ Palin Backers ‘Knuckle-Dragger
During a roundtable discussion on Monday’s Newsroom program with conservative talk show host Martha Zoller and her left-wing colleague Mike Malloy, CNN anchor Rick Sanchez strangely differentiated between "intellectual" conservatives who are "not so crazy" about Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and social conservatives who "love" her. Sanchez then described Zoller as a "mix" of…
Brit Newspaper Performed Legwork US Media Neglected by Tracking Down
Once again it is the British newspapers that are performing the legwork that the American media oten neglects to do. In this case, it was the UK Times that tracked down Barack Obama's "Auntie Zeituni," not the "evil" Republicans as many Democrats are alleging. This is the story, by Ben MacIntyre and James Bone, of how they found Obama's aunt (emphasis mine): The trail that led to “Aunt Zeituni…
Time's Klein Turns Obama Grandmother Obit Blog Into Worship Fest for O
Joe Klein has noted the passing of Sen. Barack Obama's maternal grandmother in a November 3 blog post at Time magazine's Swampland blog. While most journalists and political pundits would say a kind word or two and express condolences for the Illinois senator on the passing of his grandmother, Klein used the occasion to heap praises upon Obama and exult in his imminent apotheosis. What follows is…
MSNBC Replays McCain SNL Skit 11 Times, Ignores Olbermann Parody
MSNBC's "Morning Joe" and "News Live" on Sunday and Monday repeatedly played clips from Sen. John McCain's appearance on the November 1 edition of "Saturday Night Live" for a combined total of 11 times. One MSNBC host, Alex Witt, on Sunday, even claimed, "We're gonna have a lot of clips of that for ya so you can be smiling through this morning." However, MSNBC did not show even one clip of Ben…
CBS’s ‘Lifelong Republican’ for Obama An ACLU Member
On Monday’s CBS Early Show, co-host Julie Chen introduced a new campaign segment: "...throughout this morning, we're bringing you the voices of Americans and what they're thinking as they prepare to vote." In the brief video clip that followed, Colorado Springs City Council member Jan Martin Described herself as a "lifelong Republican" explained: "I think we are at a place and a point in time…
Coal State Gov. Sides with Obama on 'Bankrupting' Industry
Democratic state executive defends presidential hopeful's promise to destroy industry.
Obama’s Flips Head to Head With His Flops
Obama’s Flips Head to Head With His Flops What the Lord Sayeth He then taketh Away… sometimes the very next day! If this video doesn’t show clearly how the media has allowed Obama to shamelessly flip flop on the issues, nothing does. Sometimes even from day to day Obama “nuanced” his way from one side of an issue to the other. Yet, the media never called him on it.