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UCLA Economists: Government Intervention Prolonged Great Depression
Sometimes government tries to fix the problem; then it makes the problem worse. In 2004, economists at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), studied the policies of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal and determined it actually prolonged the Depression by seven years. Harold L. Cole and Lee E. Ohanian blamed anti-free market measures for the slow recovery in an article…
Bernie Goldberg Blasts Obama's Orlando Station Boycott
Discussing the Obama campaign’s recent feud with a local Orlando station, best selling author and former CBS correspondent Bernard Goldberg appeared on the October 27 edition of "Fox and Friends" to offer his analysis. Goldberg appeared puzzled as to the campaign’s response to what he found respectful questions.The former CBS insider, agreed with co-host Gretchen Carlson’s point that the campaign…
Alaskan Legislator Tells Maddow: 'What Good Does It Do' to Fire a 'Dan
An unintentionally hilarious assertion was made by Alaska State Senator Hollis French on Rachel Maddow's MSNBC cable show Friday night. Maddow and French were discussing the so-called Troopergate scandal and Gov. Sarah Palin's alleged grudge in firing former Alaska public safety commissioner Walt Monegan for not reopening an investigation of a state trooper who went through a nasty divorce with…
Voting McCain Doesn’t Make You Racist – It Means You’re Too Stup
There's a new potential excuse out there for Obama backers fearing a racial tinge to the election results next Tuesday. As NewsBuster's Tim Graham noted, Newsweek has been proactive enough to suggest that only racism can launch McCain into the White House at this point. The Hartford Courant offers a different rationale, however (As if there is anything rational about calling someone who doesn't…
ABC's George Stephanopoulos: Only One VP is a Campaign Drag
On Monday's "Good Morning America," former Democratic aide-turned journalist George Stephanopoulos downplayed the idea that both Sarah Palin and Joe Biden might be a drag on their respective presidential tickets. Responding to a question by co-host Robin Roberts about the two taking attention away from Senators Obama and McCain, Stephanopoulos opined, "But I think the bottom line here is that…
CNN Runs Affiliate’s Biased Report on Pro-Gay Marriage Parents
On Monday’s Newsroom program, CNN ran a report from its San Francisco affiliate which sympathized with parents in California who are upset that video of their first grade children, whom they allowed to go on a field trip to their lesbian teacher’s civil marriage, is being used in an anti-gay marriage political ad in the state. The report, by KGO/ABC7 reporter Tomas Roman, also failed to identify…
NY Times Says Bill Ayers an 'Ex-Radical' Who 'Hardly Resembled' an 'Un
Bill Ayers made a visit to the Chelsea neighborhood of NYC to talk about radical education reform, and New York Times Metro reporter Colin Moynihan portrayed the domestic terrorist as a mild-mannered liberal in the misleadingly headlined Monday story "Ex-Radical Talks of Education and Justice, Not Obama." When did Ayers become an "ex-radical"? He hasn't repudiated any of his views or acts of…
Financial Times Endorses Obama Despite Economic Proposals
International business newspaper gives Democratic candidate high marks on judgment, health care.
'60 Minutes' Financial Crisis Exposé Ignores Election Ramifications
With nine days left before Election Day, "60 Minutes" aired a segment Sunday evening addressing a complex investment tool at the heart of the current financial crisis without fully explaining the presidential campaign ramifications behind the laws that made the market meltdown almost inevitable.Despite accurately calling credit default swaps "The Bet That Blew Up Wall Street," CBS didn't properly…
Media Downplay Any Talk of 'Socialism
Obama's old radio comments make discussion a key election issue, if journalists will actually ask the questions.
CNN: Despite Economic Hype, It's Not the End of the World
Business correspondent notes decrease in gas prices, hike in Social Security benefits; advises people to live within their means.
MRC/NB's Bozell Comments - Demands that Media Report Sen. Obama's Radi
Spreading the Word Media Research Center Founder and President L. Brent Bozell, III today demanded the press report on damning new evidence of Illinois Democratic Senator and Presidential nominee Barack Obama's radical views on how we need to "break free from the essential constraints that were placed by the founding fathers in the Constitution"…