Kathleen Parker's Modified, Limited Mea Culpa on Palin

If that isn't quite egg we spot on Kathleen Parker's face, perhaps it's the product seen at the right . . .  Last week, Parker became, overnight, liberals' favorite non-liberal pundit for her column calling on Sarah Palin to step down from the GOP ticket. She described Palin's interview performances as painful, cringe-inducing, and filled with "BS." Concluding that Palin is "clearly out of her…
Mark Finkelstein

False Rumor on CNN's iReport Causes Apple Computer Stock Price Dip

One of CNN's citizen reporters on their new iReport service caused a bit of panic for Apple's stock prices this week when one of those reports featured a false claim that Apple CEO Steve Jobs had suffered a heart attack. With rumors swirling the stock price fell until official news from Apple quashing the rumor calmed investors' fears.
Warner Todd Huston

Letterman Upset at 'Beginner' Palin in 'Passenger Seat,' Mocks Her in

align="right'Perfectly encapsulating the coastal left's blind derision of Sarah Palin as an inexperienced “beginner” and thus unqualified, when the very same smart aleck cheap shots about her could be directed at the man with whom they have fallen in love, Barack Obama, David Letterman on Friday night asked guest Brian Williams if the nation can risk “a beginner in the passenger seat” (what about…
Brent Baker

CNN: 'Palin Spoke at 10th-grade Level, Biden at Eighth

Note to all those media members claiming how much more intelligent Joe Biden is than Sarah Palin: the pompous, holier-than-thou Senator from Delaware spoke at about an eighth-grade level during Thursday's vice presidential debate while Gov. Palin communicated her thoughts at almost a tenth-grade level.Say it isn't so, Joe! As deliciously reported by CNN.com Friday (photo courtesy AP):
Noel Sheppard

Newsweek's Evan Thomas: Palin 'Has a Little Bit of Huey Long in Her

Brent Baker

AP Shows Double Standard on Release of VP Candidates' Tax Returns

Mike Bates

MSM Not Correcting 'McCain Will Tax Your Benefits' Claim by Obama Camp

Amy Menefee Payne

Weekend Captionfest

Sen. Joe Biden speaks to Gov. Sarah Palin after their VP debate in St. Louis, Missouri, October 2, 2008. (AP Photo/Don Emmert)
NB Staff

Gov. Swift to NB: Palin Wants to Speak Directly to Americans, Avoid MS

Former Massachusetts Governor Jane Swift was diplomatic, but her message was clear: because Sarah Palin remains doubtful of getting a fair shake from the MSM, she wants to take her message directly to the American people. Swift, speaking on behalf of the McCain-Palin campaign, made the remark in response to a question from this NewsBuster during the course of a conference call this afternoon.…
Mark Finkelstein

Sen. Kerry: GOP Used Pelosi as Excuse to 'Screw the Guy on Main Street

Former Democratic presidential nominee blasts House Republicans for blocking $700 billion bailout legislation.
Jeff Poor

CBS's 'Dangerous' Cough Medicine Segment Hard to Swallow

So what "dangerous" product should you not give your children now? Cough syrup, if you were watching the October 3 "Early Show." "They're safe if they're used properly, but so often they're not and so I consider them to be dangerous," said Dr. Alanna Levine, a pediatrician based in Englewood Hospital in New York. The CBS segment focused on new regulations of over-the-counter cough and cold…
Paul Detrick

NYT: Shallow Palin Survived Debate on 'Talking Points,' Won't Help McC

Sarah Palin may have pleased Republicans and surprised Democrats with her strong performance in Thursday night's vice presidential debates, but her "carefully scripted talking points" and shallow style were the opening theme of Friday's lead story in the New York Times by Patrick Healy, "Cordial but Pointed, Palin and Biden Face Off."Gov. Sarah Palin used a steady grin, folksy manner and…
Clay Waters

CBS's 'Dangerous' Medicine Reporting Hard to Swallow

'Early Show' discusses new FDA regulations for cough medicine; excludes business perspective.
Paul Detrick

'Today' Finds 'Undecided' Voters Against Palin

Despite "Today’s" earlier praise of Sarah Palin’s debate performance, Amy Robach managed to assemble seven "undecided voters" (and reported that five voted for Bush) who did not express high opinions of the Alaska governor. On the October 3 edition, Robach found women voters she identified as undecided and from key battleground states. Although the discussion began with two of the women offering…
Justin McCarthy