'Ever Upbeat' Bush Deluded in His Iraq War Optimism, Says NYT

Clay Waters
 

MSNBC Promotes 'My Bad Boss' Contest for AFL-CIO

Anchor says customers might get 'placenta' instead of pepperoni on their pizza because of evil employers.
Jeff Poor
 

Matthews Doesn't Blink as Richardson Extols Virtues of Collectivism

Mark Finkelstein
 

Andy Rooney Gets Pass for Racial Slur About Hispanic Baseball Players

So, did you hear that Andy Rooney made a racial slur last week about baseball players all being named "Rodriguez?" You didn't? Well, how could you, for it appears that virtually nobody reported it. To bring you up to speed, the CBS "60 Minutes" commentator wrote a column about America's national pastime last Thursday, and stated the following (emphasis added):
Noel Sheppard
 

CNN Sr. Legal Correspondent: [Gonzales] Attorney Generalship ‘Really

Jeff Toobin, CNN’s senior legal analyst, made two statements on the resignation of attorney general Alberto Gonzales on Monday’s "American Morning" that point to his own political leanings. Co-host John Roberts, following-up on Toobin’s remark that he found himself "surprised" by this announcement, asked "Really? But surprised, but are you shocked? Toobin’s answer: "Well, not shocked. I mean, you…
Matthew Balan
 

Bush Unfairly Demonized for Not Supporting SCHIP Increase

Jeff Poor
 

ABC Attacks Bush for Threat To 'Cut' Children's Health Insurance

'World News' misrepresents president's promised veto as a funding cut, ignoring $5 billion expansion.
Jeff Poor
 

'Dignified' Hugo Chavez Has Power Over Time

Dan Gainor
 

Obama Preaches Politics from the Pulpit, CNN Unconcerned

Matthew Sheffield
 

New Climate Change-Friendly Dish Introduced Called ‘The Al Gore

Better get all fluids away from your computer, because a pair of caterers in Australia have created a new climate change-friendly dish they call "The Al Gore" which is "an organic mix of chunked mutton and aromatic root vegetables." Sounds delicious, dontcha think? As humorously reported by Australia's The Age Tuesday (emphasis added throughout):
Noel Sheppard
 

ABC’s Roberts Tosses Softballs to Obama While Bashing Bush

On Monday’s "Good Morning America," co-host Robin Roberts interviewed Barack Obama in New Orleans and asserted that politicians from "both parties" would be coming to the formerly hurricane ravaged region to "point out the Bush administration's shortcomings in fixing many problems that still exist, like those being forced to still live in trailers." While the ABC co-host didn’t explain who was…
Scott Whitlock
 

Iraqis Reach Accomodation - US Press Misses Story

Richard Newcomb
 

MSNBC Uncovers Obama Fundraiser in Club With 'Striptease Sundays

(h/t Dan Gainor) Campaigning for the loyalty of young voters can be tricky, so holding a fundraiser in a Miami night club can't hurt (although it didn't help then-Florida gubernatorial candidate Janet Reno in 2002). But holding one in a night club that hosts "Striptease Sundays" is just asking for media scrutiny, although I doubt it will be a big row for Democratic candidate Sen. Barack…
Ken Shepherd
 

UPI Makes Hillary Clinton Into a Victim of 'Hillary Haters

Warner Todd Huston