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Compare the Pictures (II): Day Two DNC vs. Day Two RNC at the LAT
Looking at how the Los Angeles Times covered day two of the Democratic convention versus day two of the Republican convention:Wednesday, August 27, 2008, following day two of the DNC: The headline is "Clinton calls on her party to end her rift" (click to see the image). A large, full-color Convention photo of Hillary and Chelsea Clinton graces the top of the front page. Inside: Five pages of…
AP Wrongly Charges Palin with Deception over Faith
Doesn't the Associated Press have any religion reporters familiar with evangelical culture and theology?
Pro-gay Journalist: Palin's Religious Worldview Controversial
Huffington Post suggests that applying Christian values to public policy is inappropriate.
CNN’s Soledad O’Brien Denies Her Network Has Anti-Palin Bias
CNN anchor Soledad O’Brien disavowed any knowledge of a bias on her network against Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, particularly concerning the issue of her five children, during a segment on Wednesday’s Newsroom program. She moderated a segment with two bloggers, a conservative and a liberal, both of them mothers. When the conservative, Rachel Campos-Duffy of "The Real World…
Larry King Live: Jesse Ventura, Actor D.L.Hughley Call Republicans 'Na
It always comes down to this one, doesn't it? Leftists and fringe politicos calling Republicans "Nazis." Well, the "N" word was once again unleashed against John McCain's Republican Convention on September 2 during CNN's Larry King Live show. Actor D.L. Hughley and Independent former Governor of Minnesota Jesse Ventura both went for that shopworn epithet as King discussed the Convention.
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New Victorians of the MSM: Palin's Daughter Having Child 'Out-of-Wedlo
Be grateful for small things. Ann Curry didn't call Bristol Palin's baby "illegitimate" or a "bastard." She settled for "out-of-wedlock." Now in fairness, NBC's Curry was in theory listing things for which people might feel sympathy for Sarah Palin, including her own Down syndrome child.But in doing so, speaking with Keith Olbermann during MSNBC's RNC coverage this evening, Curry said the…
RNC Day Three Open Thread
Discuss the speeches, coverage and the rest on this post.Live chat coming soon.
Pegged to Palin, Couric Interrogates Cindy McCain on Abortion
Reflecting the media's continued disdain for the pro-life position, interviewing Cindy McCain for Wednesday's CBS Evening News, Katie Couric painted Sarah Palin as an extremist, zeroing in how “even Republicans” supposedly, “seemed surprised that Senator McCain picked a running mate who opposes abortion even in the cases of rape and incest.” Couric then turned the session into an interrogation…
National Enquirer Smears Palin, McCain Camp Responds
And the smear train rolls onward... now the National Enquirer is set to publish a front-pager claiming that Governor Sarah Palin has had a sexual affair outside of her marriage to husband Todd Palin. This time, the McCain campaign is jumping out ahead of the story and issuing a strongly worded press release.:
Bolton Tells NewsBusters 'Palin Coverage Has Been Vile
ST. PAUL, Minn.-- Former United Nations ambassador John Bolton came down strongly Wednesday on how the press have treated Sarah Palin since she was announced as John McCain's running mate last Friday:I think some of the coverage of Governor Palin has been vile. Period.Talking to NewsBusters at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota, Bolton said (video embedded right):
Did MSNBC Leak Noonan/Murphy ‘Political BS’ Exchange on Palin
Less than two hours after Peggy Noonan and former McCain advisor Mike Murphy appeared on MSNBC Wednesday afternoon, a YouTube video appeared of their candid exchange in which they dismissed Sarah Palin’s viability as a VP pick. The speed at which the video appeared indicated that it almost certainly originated from someone inside MSNBC, another favor for the Democrats this election year. Joshua…