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Barnicle: Courageous Ted Reaches Out To Accident Victims
If the aphorism de mortuis nil nisi bonum instructs us to speak only good of people who have passed away, perhaps there is a corrollary applicable to those dealing with a dread disease. While I am thus somewhat reluctant to do so, I cannot let pass without comment Mike Barnicle's words about Ted Kennedy on today's Morning Joe.MIKE BARNICLE: Last night when he came out, it was clearly a…
DNC NewsBusted
Topics in today's show: Biden gets the veep nod, Democrats kick off their convention, the threat on McCain's Colorado office, and lots more.
Despite Soft Polls in US, Bloomberg News Tells us Germans 'Overwhelmin
On August 25 Patrick Donahue of Bloomberg breathlessly informed us that a recent poll showed that Germans love Barack Obama. In a week where Obama's soft polling numbers with Americans who will do the actual voting, you'd be excused if you wondered who cared, but apparently Bloomberg thinks this Obama puffing "news" is worth reporting. It's more reason to be suspicious that the Old Media is in…
Fineman Cheers: Michelle 'Beautifully' Dug Herself Out of Hole
During MSNBC's live coverage of the Democratic National Convention, on Monday night, Newsweek's Howard Fineman pronounced that Michelle Obama, in her opening night speech, had "dug herself, beautifully and completely, out of the hole she put herself in...when she said her husband's success was the first time she was proud of her country." Fineman made the following declaration at 12:03am [EDT] on…
Overnight Open Thread
Night owls and early risers, post your convention reactions bias spots and whatever else here.
CBS Skips Not 'Proud,' ABC, CBS Decline to Label Liberal Kennedy
After Michelle Obama's Monday night speech at the Democratic National Convention, ABC and NBC mentioned her “for the first time in my adult lifetime I'm proud of my country” previous slap at the United States, but in the context of how she resolved any doubts. ABC's George Stephanopoulos declared: “Tonight, there was no doubt. The money line in this speech was that line when she said, 'that is…
CNN’s Toobin Frets Dems Not Slamming GOP Enough
On Monday night shortly after Michelle Obama finished speaking, CNN’s Jeffrey Toobin, as he expressed his disappointment that the Democrats didn’t go negative on the first night of their convention, inserted a barb against the Republicans: "...There is one big missing piece tonight I think, which is why the American people should throw the bums out. We haven't heard one word about that. We have…
Nets Not Showing Embarrassing DNC Convention Events
No cameras have shown Trojan handing out condoms to Democratic delegates – or the prolife demonstration in Denver.
'Gay' Journalism Conference Panel Targets Religious Influence on Publi
Washington Post editor, defrocked minister urge homosexual reporters to ignore conservative Christian leaders like Pat Robertson and James Dobson.
Former ABC Reporter, Now Obama Campaign Worker, Bashes GOP As 'Extreme
NBC's Morning Joe hosts failed to challenge Linda Douglass on Obama's extreme pro-abortion record.
New York Times and Washington Post Ignore Obama's Housing Shortage
McCain doesn't know how many houses his wife owns – that's news. Obama is allowing his own brother to live in destitution in Kenya, and bought his property with the help of a slumlord now serving time – that's not news.
Olbermann: 'I'm Beginning to Sound Borderline Sycophantic
Beginning? Borderline?How unbalanced was MSNBC's tag team tonight? When Keith Olbermann felt himself getting verklempt over Michelle Obama's speech, he threw it, for some fair-n-balanced commentary, to . . . Chris Matthews. At the conclusion of Mrs. Obama's appearance, Olbermann almost seemed ready to call the election off and just hand the presidency to Obama by acclamation.KEITH OLBERMANN: Ye…