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LAT Blog's Laura Richardson Write-up Omits 'D' Label
Yes, the "Name That Party" exercise is getting old.But somebody has to do it, or 10-20 years from now we'll have people searching the web and concluding that only Republicans had ethical problems during the 21st Century's first decade.The latest example of convenient party omission also involves a couple of other items that bear mentioning.The story concerns the now somewhat well-known Laura…
Penn Jillette Bashes Newsweek's 'Non-scientist' Sharon Begley
Newsweek's Sharon Begley, who earlier this week had the unscientific gall to blame the Midwest floods on global warming, continues to offend more and more people with her every keystroke.The object of her current disaffection, comedian/magician Penn Jillette, isn't taking her affront lying down. In fact, he published a response at the Los Angeles Times Thursday to her recent attack on his global…
NYT: Maybe Greenland Isn't Melting After All
For years, climate alarmists in the media have loved showing video footage of Greenland glaciers slipping into the ocean in order to evoke feelings of global warming gloom and doom in the citizenry.On Friday, the journal Science is publishing a seventeen year study of Greenland's ice sheet that flatly contradicts all such hysterical reports and claims.In fact, the paper concludes that such…
This Broadcaster Wants Freedom
The ill-named 'Fairness Doctrine' is rearing its ugly head again in Congress - and would end radio as we know it.
NBC’s ‘Today’ Re-airs Limbaugh’s McNabb, Fox, Drug ‘Controve
Thursday’s "Today Show" gave yet another demonstration that the mainstream media can’t get over the success of Rush Limbaugh. NBC correspondent Michael Okwu, reporting on Limbaugh’s new contract, which the New York Times has indicated is worth $400 million, "reminded" viewers of three past "controversies" involving the talk radio host: his 2003 resignation from ESPN after remarking on the sport…
Broder's Bizarre Non Sequitur
Wha-h-h-h? This has to go down as one of the stranger non sequiturs from a pundit of national standing. Responding to a study that concludes that burgeoning multiculturalism threatens national unity, David Broder takes solace in the fact that 34 years ago, the American body politic booted Richard Nixon from office. In his column of today, One Nation No More?, Broder comments on the study, E…
CBS: More Food Stamps Allotments Needed to Match Food Inflation
Food inflation is hitting everyone - even if don't have to pay for food. According to the July 2 "CBS Evening News," part of its "The Other America" series - a title strangely similar to former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards' liberal anti-poverty mantra of "Two Americas" - food stamp recipients are being hit by the rising the cost of food. "With food prices climbing, more and…
ABC's 'Radar' Blog Covers Obama Doggies and Soccer Games
Radio host Laura Ingraham was on the Obama Gush Watch this morning, noting this breaking news on the ABC News Political Radar blog on Wednesday morning: "Barack Obama: Soccer Dad." There’s even a (boring) video of Obama sitting on the sideline smiling. Then, as the day progressed, ABC added these Obama entries: "Obama Fist Bump Refusal? Not So Fast...." (They explained that it would be wrong to…
GMA: Hot Dogs Will Take 'Big Bite' Out of Wallets
Thursday’s "Good Morning America" used the Fourth of July holiday to exaggerate the effects that food prices are having on consumers. In its "Hitting Home" segment, reporter Sharyn Alfonsi reported on the price increases of certain Fourth of July barbecue staples, claiming that "Americans are gonna eat 110 million pounds hot dogs and that could take a big bite out of their wallets."…