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NYT: Daughter's Pregnancy Fair Game, Asks How Palin Can 'Juggle Those
Meet the newly minted traditionalists at the New York Times, two female reporters who seem to doubt whether or not a woman can have it all -- at least if she's a Republican vice-presidential nominee.The Labor Day edition of the Times's "Political Points" podcast, recorded at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn, was hosted by Jane Bornemeier with commentary from reporters Jackie…
Bloomberg: McCain's Love Affair With Media is Over
For those who say that the Maverick can't learn a new lesson, Bloomberg has a story that proves John McCain has at least learned this lesson; the media is not his friend. Pronouncing that McCain's "longtime love affair" between himself and the media is "on the rocks," Bloomberg reports on how McCain has been distancing himself from the media of late. Naturally, Bloomberg takes a few shots along…
Open Thread
For general discussion and debate. Possible talking points are at your discretion as your NewsBusters crew heads back to the convention to find interesting tidbits others shamefully miss. Wish us luck.
Also a note on the passing of a Hollywood icon...
Covering the Relevant Stories
What interests the media? Let's look at a couple of stories.Over the course of the last 30 days, the McCain campaign has raised questions - legitimate questions - about former community organizer* Barack Obama's relationship with unrepentant terrorist William "Bill" Ayers. The McCain campaign even released an ad, to which the Obama campaign responded with an ad of their own, specifically about…
WaPo's Cohen: Palin Pick Like Caligula Naming His Horse a Consul
Imagine the outrage in feminist circles if a conservative columnist had mockingly analogized a sitting Dem governor to an animal. But Richard Cohen has said as much of Sarah Palin. And I predict you won't hear a peep from the Kim Gandys or Naomi Wolffs of the world—much less from their allies in the MSM.Cohen begins his WaPo column of today by dismissing Palin as "a sitcom of a vice…
'You Are a Pathetic Human Being, and You Should Be Ashamed of Yourself
No, not Chris Matthews to Keith Olbermann. That media odd couple have already begun to kiss and make up. Instead, it was Joe Scarborough who authored the line this morning, directing it at Obama spokesman Mark Bubriski. The cause of Joe's ire was this email statement Bubriski released to the Miami Herald [emphasis added]:Palin was a supporter of Pat Buchanan, a right-winger or as many Jews call…
NewsBusted
Topics in today's show: John McCain picks Sarah Palin, Hallmark sells gay wedding cards, McCain hopes to match Obama's speech ratings at the Republican convention, and incense causes cancer?Support conservative comedy! If you're a Myspace user, be sure to visit our MySpace page and add NewsBusted as a friend. You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel and help take back Web 2.0 for…
CBS's Greenfield: Conservative Might Have Been Hypocrites on Pregnant
Instead of just flat-out making a hypocrisy accusation against “the social conservatives” who “are rallying behind” Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin following news her 17-year-old daughter is pregnant, CBS's Jeff Greenfield suggested “very conservative Republicans” may be hypocrites based on how they might have reacted eleven years ago. On Monday's CBS Evening News, Greenfield, at…
Unreported: Montana Governor's 'Senior Counsel' Not Licensed to Practi
There is an ethics squabble going on in Montana perpetrated by the senior counsel to the Democrat Governor of Montana, Brian Schweitzer. It has been revealed that the Governor's "senior counsel," a man named Eric Stern, has been caught trying to "back-door" the judge in a case in which he is involved on behalf of Governor Schweitzer. The ethics violation is bad enough, but it has also been…
Savaging Sarah Palin
The media are trying to define the GOP vice presidential nominee before the public gets to know the real person.