Super Bowl Ads Score with More Laughs but a Few Yecchs

This year's broadcast toned down the sexy ads, pumped up the humor and connected for a touchdown with the Declaration of Independence.
Robert Knight

ABC Casts Stones at Evangelical Financial Advisers

Anchor Dan Harris challenges the 'quality' of advice proffered by counselors who apply Biblical principles to money, mortgages and credit cards.
Brian Fitzpatrick

Who Knew? CBS Develops a Conscience on Britney

Maggie Rodriguez announces The Early Show will show extreme restraint regarding paparazzi photos.
Colleen Raezler

Post-Super Bowl Open Thread: Congratulations Giants

So long perfect season, Pats!Congratulations Giants and Eli!!!Is this the biggest upset in Super Bowl history? Bigger than the Jets beating the Colts?How do you rate this game compared to other Super Bowls? What say you, sports fans?
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Huckabee Tackles Romney for Team McCain

On this Super Sunday, it's fitting I suppose that Mike Huckabee would be out there blocking and tackling for Team McCain. Appearing on this morning's Today show, the former Arkansas governor made a pro forma claim that he's still running for president and not the veep slot. But Huckabee certainly seemed to be acting as what Mark Steyn described in a recent Hugh Hewitt interview as McCain's "wing…
Mark Finkelstein

Writers' Strike Ending

Will the Writers Guild of America strike end soon? Possibly:Informal talks between representatives of Hollywood’s striking writers and production companies have eliminated the major roadblocks to a new contract, which could lead to a tentative agreement as early as next week, according to people who were briefed on the situation but requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak.…
Matthew Sheffield

Super Bowl Open Thread

Let's get it in writing folks: WHO WINS THE BIG ONE TODAY?Will the Pats cover the 12 point spread? Is anybody boycotting the game? Why? 
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Open Thread

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ABC's Muir Asks Obama About Liberal Positions, 'More Left Than Clinton

Brad Wilmouth

NYT Practices a Little NARAL Camouflage

Tim Graham

Dowd: Clinton Camp Claims Obama Went Lazio on Hillary

As its Hollywood-borrowed headline There Will Be Blood suggests, the gist of Maureen Dowd's column today is that appearances of that icky post-debate clinch notwithstanding, there is no love lost between Hillary and Obama. The junior senator from Illinois won't agree to run as Hillary's vice-presidential candidate. Or as Maureen metaphorically puts it:Why would Obama want to follow in the…
Mark Finkelstein

Bozell on 'Family Guy' Creator's 'Hitler' Hate Mail

Tim Graham

Will MSM Ignore Rap Song Promoting Maturity, Responsibility

Will this rap song with a positive message get any play in the MSM? Will a rapper that is telling kids to quit acting like a punk and grow up resonate? Okay, I'm a nearly 50 year-old white dude, so you won't catch me trying to be "all that" with the kid's rap music. In fact, I hate the stuff. [I was listening to Beethoven, Glenn Miller, U2 and The Police today, if that helps pinpoint me] HOWEVER…
Warner Todd Huston

Weekend Captionfest II

Presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) talks with Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA) as they wait for President Bush to deliver the final State of the Union address of his presidency at the Capitol building, January 28, 2008. [Reuters] 
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