Mayor Personally Hires Illegals for Village Work, Party Affiliation no

Mayor George Darden, of Spring Valley, New York, is a Democrat who has been caught hiring illegal immigrants to work for his suburban village but you wouldn't know he is a Democrat by the coverage his story is getting. In fact, of the several stories thus far, not one even mentions his Party. But, an even bigger mystery is why this story isn't getting wider notice? On the 17th this story of a…
Warner Todd Huston

Only Couric Notes Plame Setback and Scolding of Hillary; Olbermann Sen

Of the three broadcast network evening newscasts on Thursday, only the CBS Evening News reported how a federal judge threw out Valerie Plame's lawsuit and how a Pentagon official berated Senator Hillary Clinton, but anchor Katie Couric quickly moved on to “more positive news” for her in how most believe she will be elected President. Couric relayed how “the Pentagon is lashing out tonight at…
Brent Baker

The New Republic Smears the Troops – With a Hoax

An article written under a pseudonym defames American soldiers in Iraq with dubious, unverifiable stories of cruelty.
David Niedrauer

Why is the Bureau of Prisons Squelching a Child Porn Link to Molestati

Shocking study indicates that 85% of convicted child porn users may have sexually abused minors, more than double the previous estimates.
Jan LaRue, Esq.

Harry Potter: The Issue is Parental Responsibility

Moms and dads must teach children to discern the good and the bad messages in the books and movies.
Colleen Raezler

New York Times Gives Comfort to Wall Street Journal Reporters Worried

Liberal journalists seem to fear losing their safe sanctuary for bias.
David Niedrauer

NYT Headline on Plame Lawsuit Dismissal Doesn't Mention Her Name

Mark Finkelstein

Dow at 14,000; ABC: 'Good Deal of Worrisome Economic News These Days

Repeating the downbeat spin employed when the Dow Jones Industrials passed 13,000 in late April and ABC's reporter warned “we're actually overdue for a correction,” less than three months later when the Dow closed over 14,000, ABC's World News put the news into a “yes, but” framework. Fill-anchor Elizabeth Vargas on Thursday night led with the record high close, but fretted that “there's a good…
Brent Baker

Rupert Murcoch 'Not to Blame for Media Mess

Pam Meister

‘Oprah's Doctor' and CNN's Paula Zahn Lament Conservative ‘Nihilis

As part of their week-long series of specials previewing their upcoming presidential debates with YouTube, CNN interviewed Dr. Mehmet Oz on Wednesday evening. Oz and host Paula Zahn discussed the media-driven "crisis" in health care. Zahn asked Oz, "what is the answer to piercing the bureaucracy. That is certainly something you can't fix overnight." Oz's answer: "Well, one of our biggest…
Matthew Balan

AP Leaves Armitage Out of Initial Story on Plame Case Dismissal

Patrick Ishmael of "NewsBuckit" has an answer for Noel's question about how the media will cover the Plame case dismissal.Ishmael found an initial reports first left out any mention of Plame name leaker Richard Armitage.*:
Ken Shepherd

ABC, CBS Complain Cereal Killing Isn't Enough

Julia A. Seymour

Valerie Plame's Suit Against White House Dismissed, How Will Media Rep

A federal judge has just dismissed Valerie Plame Wilson's lawsuit against members of the Bush administration.Will this be the lead story of this evening's newscasts? Regardless of the answer, the Washington Post reported moments ago (emphasis added throughout):U.S. District Judge John D. Bates said that Cheney and White House aides cannot be held liable for the disclosure of information about…
Noel Sheppard

On The Surface of Things

Howard Nemerov