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Globe Columnist Goes Off Deep End: Mass. Electorate Was 'Drunk on Powe
I heard Rush reading from a newspaper column during his first hour, but missed the first couple of paragraphs. So I didn't know its origin. Given what I was hearing, I thought that El Rushbo was surely reading the latest from Maureen Dowd at the New York Times. Nope. It turns out that it was written by the Boston Globe's Brian McGrory (pictured at right; original is at this link). McGrory wants…
CBS’s Rodriguez: Scott Brown Will ‘Derail’ Ted Kennedy’s ‘Pa
Speaking to political analyst John Dickerson on Wednesday’s CBS Early Show about Republican Scott Brown winning the Massachusetts Senate race, co-host Maggie Rodriguez lamented: “When it comes to health care, I think it’s so ironic that the late Ted Kennedy’s passion was health care. He dedicated his career to it. And the man who will replace him could be the one to derail it.”Rodriguez wondered…
Bitter David Shuster Rants About Hitler Posters of Tea Partiers, ‘Fa
MSNBC’s David Shuster on Wednesday used the victory of Republican Scott Brown in Massachusetts as another opportunity to trash the tea party movement. Teasing an interview with one of the organizers, he smeared, "The first anniversary of President Obama's inauguration. The Hitler mustaches and the Joker and everything else." [Audio available here.] Talking with the grassroots director of…
Charlie Daniels Suffers Mild Stroke; Keep Him In Your Prayers
Country music legend and NewsBusters contributor Charlie Daniels recently suffered a mild stroke while vacationing in Colorado, CMT.com reported minutes ago:Charlie Daniels suffered a mild stroke on Friday (Jan. 15) while snowmobiling during a vacation in Colorado. Daniels was treated at a medical center in Durango, Colo., after the stroke and was then airlifted to a Denver hospital, where he was…
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New Republic Editor Goes Off Deep End Over Fate of ObamaCare
Few liberals have been more insistent on the inevitability of ObamaCare than The New Republic editor Jonathan Chait (along with his TNR colleague Jonathan Cohn). He is stubbornly clinging to the notion that ObamaCare can be a done deal despite the results of yesterday's election in Massachussets giving Republicans the 41st vote to block it in the Senate. To give you an idea of how far Chait has…
Matthews Pivots Right: I'm Worried About Big Government, Too Many Enti
"I look at the numbers and I`m worried. I`m worried about this government committing itself to so many entitlement programs and committing itself to such a level of taxation that support those entitlement programs."So surprising said MSNBC's Chris Matthews to colleague Rachel Maddow on Tuesday night just moments after Martha Coakley's concession speech to newly-elected Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.).…
GMA Criticizes Heidi Montag’s 10 Plastic Surgeries, Calls Her ‘Sad
If you haven't heard much about Heidi Montag before, that's probably going to change. MTV's pseudo reality star has become a cautionary tale, and is facing a firestorm of critics after going under the knife for a staggering 10 different cosmetic procedures in a single sitting. The list ranged from a mini brow lift to a chin reduction to pinning her ears back to the predictable breast augmentation…
Vieira to Scott Brown: You're Derailing Cause of Teddy's Lifetime
NBC's Meredith Vieira, on Wednesday's Today show, rained on Scott Brown's parade as she wondered if the Senator-Elect's post-victory call to Ted Kennedy's widow Vicki was an awkward moment since, as the Today co-anchor pressed, "You plan to do whatever you can to derail...the cause of his lifetime?" [Audio available here]MEREDITH VIEIRA: You know on a personal note, you said last night the…
Choosing Life a ‘Controversial’ Decision
Pro-life activists most likely cheered upon seeing this week's In Touch Weekly. The magazine, usually devoted to the latest celebrity shenanigans, featured Sarah and Bristol Palin on the cover holding their baby boys under the headline, "We're Glad We Chose Life." But for the media, who find everything about Sarah Palin controversial, including, now, holding her own baby, it's one more attack…
Politico Blames Coakley's Defeat On Sexism
It sure didn't take long for someone to blame Martha Coakley's defeat in Tuesday's Massachusetts special election on sexism.If you thought it was because of the economy, or a backlash against Obama's agenda and/or healthcare reform, think again, for Jeannie Cummings and Erika Lovley of Politico claim Scott Brown won because he's a man and his opponent was a woman.As their piece was published only…