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Where's Media Talk About Obama Buying The Election
If John McCain had gone back on his promise to accept public campaign money, and instead set fundraising records that put him as many as fourteen points ahead in the polls with less than two weeks to go before Election Day, do you think there'd be a lot of media carping and whining about rich Republicans buying the White House?Probably 24 hours a day, seven days a week until the final vote had…
CNN: Legalized Prostitution Could Help San Fran Economy
Finding a pro-deregulation stance in the media is often tough, but when if it suits some far out cause against societal norms, don't rule it out. Sunny Hostin, CNN "American Morning" legal analyst, examined the pros and cons of a San Francisco ballot measure to be voted on next month called Proposition K. The measure would decriminalize prostitution. But Hostin said there was a case, not for…
Study: 3 Times More Negative Than Positive Reports About McCain
Want to talk media bias?A new study from the Project for Excellence in Journalism found that since the Republican National Convention, there have been three times more negative press reports about John McCain than positive ones.By contrast, during the same period, media coverage of Obama has been more positive than negative.Think this might be impacting voter perceptions?Here are the study's key…
Imperial Brian Williams Huffs: I Had to Wait '55 Days' to Talk to Pali
If observers of this campaign have learned one thing, it's that you had better not stand up David Letterman or Brian Williams if you hope to run for high office, lest you risk their diva-like wrath and pouting. Promoting his exclusive interview with John McCain and Sarah Palin, on Thursday's "Today" show the anchor of "NBC Nightly News" repeatedly complained about how long he had to wait to…
Sen. Bingaman (D-N.M.): Fairness Doctrine Would Help Radio Reach 'High
In a stunning on-air admission of his desire to re-regulate radio and infringe on free speech, Obama supporter and New Mexico Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D) argued recently that the so-called Fairness Doctrine -- which would mandate equal time for opposing viewpoints on radio programming -- would elevate talk radio to a "higher calling." Bingaman lamented that radio without the "Fairness Doctrine" has…
Study: More Voters Know Joe the Plumber than Obama's ACORN Ties
Want to talk media bias?A new survey found that more Americans know who Joe the Plumber is than about Barack Obama's ties to the radical group ACORN.The same study released Wednesday by the highly-respected Pew Resesearch Center found that voters, by a margin of almost eight to one, believe media want Barack Obama to win on Election Day instead of John McCain.Although it is typical the public…
Would One Candidate Make a Better CEO
It's all about leadership. Business & Media Institute columnist and businessman Dan Kennedy looks at the candidates the way the media should. Who is the best leader? Kennedy cites former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, who created a stir when she said none of the candidates were CEO material. He then fills in the gaps in the leadership record of all four people on the tickets.On Obama: Sen…
Financial Times Highlights Ethanol 'Bubble
British publication does what U.S. media won't, connects high prices to government-mandated biofuel.
Scarborough-Holbrooke Tension Convention
Let's take a break from the tedious MSM spin on the latest polls, and settle back and enjoy the televised spectacle of two people who patently dislike each other going at it on live national TV.Former UN Ambassador/current Obama backer Richard Holbrooke was a guest on today's Morning Joe. Observing Holbrooke over the years, he's struck me as someone with, shall we say, a deep and abiding…
NBC and MSNBC Join ACORN, Other Leftist Groups In Assuring 'Election P
Amanda Carpenter at Townhall brings our attention to something amazing: NBC and MSNBC are working with ACORN and other left-wing interest groups in a "nonpartisan" effort at "Election Protection." Is that a bad joke, working with ACORN on ballot integrity? An NBC press release on Tuesday announced: With less than 14 days before Election Day, NBC News and Election Protection will be joining forces…
Columnist Wendi C. Thomas Indulges Her Inner Racist
Wendi C. Thomas, a black journalist that has written for such media outlets as the Charlotte Observer, the Indianapolis Star and the Nashville Tennessean, was recently asked by what she called a "white man in Memphis" if blacks would riot if Barack Obama should lose the upcoming general election. The question made her angry, and I can't blame her for that anger. But, after a brief flash of sanity…