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Sgt. James Crowley and Pres. Barack Obama during the White House beer summit, July 30, 2009. AP Photo/Alex Brandon
NBC Refuses to Revise Claim Israelis Shot Boy, Accuses Critics of 'Che
NewsBusters previously documented a claim made by NBC News correspondent Richard Engel on the June 22 Countdown show on MSNBC that the apparent murder of 27-year-old Neda Agha-Soltan during a crackdown by Iranian government forces, and the possibility that she will become the visual symbol for her country’s pro-democracy movement, was reminiscent of the Mohammed al-Dura video of September 2000…
Snyderman Not the Doctor to Trust the With Your Daughter's Health
On 'Today,' NBC medical editor downplays risks of Gardasil vaccine.
Abortion Episode Goes Too Far, Even for 'Family Guy
Fox nixes topic for its raunchy, left-wing animated series.
Newsweek: 'Traditionalists Better Get Used to' Polyamory
Article further diminishes the ideal of traditional family by downplaying effects of open relationships.
AP Headline Distorts Cambridge Cop Lashley's Position on Crowley-Gates
Cambridge Police Officer Sgt. Leon Lashley, the African-American cop who was with James Crowley during Crowley's arrest of Henry Louis Gates last week, is learning the hard way that no good deed goes unpunished -- especially one that involves speaking out in support of a fellow officer who happens to be white.He's also learning that the wretches who write headlines for the Associated Press can…
Wikipedia Protects Heckled Toledo Mayoral Candidate
Call it the Press Conference From Hell.Toledo mayoral candidate Ben Konop, an earnest young liberal, thought it would be a great idea to conduct a press conference in front of the home where his mother grew up. Little did Ben know that Maxwell the Heckler, the next door neighbor, would completely destroy his press conference and forever burn that incident into the public memory of Mr. Konop. To…
ABC and NBC Jump to Herald Obama's Presidential Medal of Freedom Picks
When Obama does it, it's news. ABC and NBC on Thursday night made time to highlight who President Barack Obama will bestow with a Presidential Medal of Freedom in two weeks -- on Wednesday, August 12. Both started with Senator Ted Kennedy. On ABC's World News, which never touted President George W. Bush's picks in advance, fill-in anchor Elizabeth Vargas trumpeted: The White House announced that…
Matthews Condescends To Crowley: 'We've Got Our Susan Boyle Here
Call it damning with fat praise . . . After Sgt. James Crowley did a good job at his post-beer press conference, a condescending Chris Matthews—apparently surprised that a policeman could handle himself well in such a situation—said "I think we've got our Susan Boyle here."Here's how Matthews ended the post-Crowley press conference kibitzing on the 7 PM edition of Hardball:
When Was Biden Invited To Beer Blast? Obama Spoke Of 'Three Folks
Were you, like me, surprised to see that Biden turned up at the beer fest? I hadn't picked up any prior indication he was going to be there. To the contrary, check out what Pres. Obama said just before the event:A short time earlier from the Oval Office, Obama had done what his aides had been doing for days: lowering expectations."I noticed this has been called the 'Beer Summit.' It's a clever…
ABC’s Pierre Thomas Quizzes AG Holder on Race; Skips ‘Nation of Co
UPDATED: 2009-07-31 10:30:18 -0400 ABC’s Pierre Thomas landed an exclusive interview with Eric Holder on Wednesday’s Nightline, quizzing the Attorney General on race relations in America. Somehow, however, the reporter managed to completely ignore Holder’s incendiary remark from February that America is a "nation of cowards" when dealing with race relations. One would assume such a statement …