Critics Ramp up Murdoch Attacks as Dow Jones Sale Alleged

Media mogul considered not capable of maintaining the Wall Street Journal as 'independent' and 'high-quality.'
Jeff Poor

Brit Band: Not Participating in 'Hypocritical' Live Earth

Pam Meister

NBC Anchor Nags Gore to Run for President

Meredith Vieira might as well have been cheerleading “G-O-R-E: He’s the candidate we want to see” in her July 5 interview with the former vice president.After Gore said he did not “have any plans or intentions to be a candidate,” the NBC “Today” anchor pressured him to reconsider.
Julia A. Seymour

Live Earth Hypocrisy: Selling Meat at Concerts to Save the Environment

Most right-thinking people that have been following the goings on of soon-to-be-Dr. Al Gore and his sycophant devotees have been having a lot of fun pointing out the hypocrisies in the upcoming Live Earth concerts.Even better than this being accomplised by conservatives, a truly delicious irony has been identified by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals concerning vendors selling…
Noel Sheppard

Vieira Relentlessly Presses Gore about Presidency

NBC 'Today' anchor urges former VP to run in segment promoting 'Live Earth' concerts.
Jeff Poor

Open Thread

Any way you want it...
NB Staff

In Wake of Gore Son Arrest, 'Today' Highlights Foibles of GOP Kids, Pr

H/t NB reader PawpawN.As noted here, MSNBC's John Ridley went off on Al Gore this morning, suggesting he should hug his kid rather than the planet, save his son, not ice caps. But NBC's "Today" offered up a more predictable MSM response, as the show sought to downplay the Gore incident by pointing to Republican politicians whose kids have caused trouble, while praising Chelsea Clinton as…
Mark Finkelstein

Ridley Rips Gore: Save Son, Not Ice Caps

John Ridley might be an NPR regular, someone who says he likes the "center-left" and even professes admiration for Al Gore's work. But that didn't stop the "Morning Joe" panel member from ripping Gore on the MSNBC show this morning at 7:20 a.m. EDT for his choice of continuing his Live Earth concert tour rather than being at the side of his troubled son.A clip was aired of Gore telling MSNBC's…
Mark Finkelstein

Weekend Captionfest

NB Staff

Worshiping Gaia and the Goracle

Professionalism goes out the window as Big Media swoons over Al Gore and his Live Earth extravaganza.
David Niedrauer

Syria's 'Rich Culture' a Good Reason for Entertainers to Visit

Pam Meister

NY Times Reporter Says New British PM Welcome After Tony Blair's 'Apoc

Clay Waters

'Those Who Cure You Will Kill You

“If you can find money to kill people [referring to money spent to fight World War II], you can find money to help people,” said Tony Benn, a former Member of Parliament, in Michael Moore’s movie “Sicko.”Contrast that thought with the eerie statement told to Canon Andrew White , a senior British cleric working in Baghdad, by an al-Qaeda leader in Iraq – “Those who cure you will kill you,”…
Julia A. Seymour

Comparing Economies: Two Respected Measures Put Bush 43's at or Near t

Today's release of the Institute for Supply Management's Non-Manufacturing Activity Report, which measures business conditions in the 86% of the economy other than manufacturing, came in with a reading of 60.7, after recording a 59.7 last month. As has been customary, the report whipped the pants off of "expectations." This Thomson Financial article at Forbes predicted a decline to 58.1 instead…
Tom Blumer