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How You Gonna Keep Her Down at the White House, After She's Seen Maori
Imagine a conservative commentator suggesting Hillary would rather spend time up-close-and-personal in the company of bare-chested warriors than with Bill. Cries of sexism and intrusion on privacy could be expected to echo through the media.But don't expect the MSM to blink over Mika Brzezinski having suggested the same regarding Laura and George W. With Joe Scarborough off today, Mika again was…
'Bush Lied' Argument Doesn't Match Facts -- Democrats Say
Washington Post Editorial Page Editor Fred Hiatt will no doubt upset liberal bloggers with his Monday column underscoring something the rest of the national media elite hasn't exactly underscored: that the "Bush lied, people died" line doesn't match what Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee found and some media outlets forwarded. For instance, on Thursday's NBC Nightly News, Brian…
Pregnant 'Man' Photos Make Morning Shows Squeamish
ABC, NBC use she, he and it to describe Thomas Beatie.
American School Books Redefine 'Jihad' to Exclude Violence -- Where is
In yet another example of why the west could be too weak to fight the sort of global terrorism that takes the form of Islamofascism, a textbook monitoring group is charging that American textbooks have been cleansed of mentioning the violence inherent in the Islamic "Jihad." Now, our children will not be taught what "Jihad" truly means, nor that it has been used as an excuse to kill their…
Will Media Report Anti-Semitic Article at Obama's Website
If the official John McCain for President website featured an anti-Semitic article about the Jewish lobby, would media report it?Probably so much so that the Republican presidential nominee would be forced to issue an explanation and an apology.Well, on Saturday evening, a person representing Socialists for Obama published an article (link no longer operable) at Barack Obama's official campaign…
70% of Americans Believe Reporters Try to Help Their Candidates Win
Although the results of a new poll may not be surprising to NewsBusters readers, it is nonetheless shocking to actually see it in print: 68 percent of Americans "believe most reporters try to help the candidate that they want to win."Even more predictable given how obvious it's been, a majority of respondents also felt Barack Obama has gotten the best press coverage so far during the campaign.…
Chgo Sun-Times: Denial of Rev. Wright's Honorary Degree an 'Injustice
Leave it to Mary Mitchell of the Chicago Sun-Times to get her kufi in a twist over the decision by Northwestern University to withdraw the honorary degree they had intended to bestow upon Reverend Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama's racist "spiritual mentor."
In the sort of backwards logic of a woeful Black victim mentality -- Mitchell’s specialty -- Mitchell is claiming that the decision to…
Media Admission: 'Republicans Face More Scrutiny on Race Than Democrat
In the past several months, NewsBusters has been regularly revealing the race-baiting by the Clinton campaign while asking why media weren't doing a better a job of reporting it.At the same time, we've been wondering whether such issues will be similarly ignored if Barack Obama won the nomination, or if race and racism would be used to help him defeat John McCain.On Sunday, an article in New York…
Media's Fist Bump Focus Shows They're Obama Fixated and Out of Touch
Since Barack Obama declared himself the Democrat presidential nominee Tuesday, supposedly impartial press members have been sycophantically gushing over the "fist bump" he and his wife shared that evening just prior to his victory speech (video embedded right).Such has been reported by NewsBusters here and here.On Sunday's "Reliable Sources," CNN's Howard Kurtz and guests discussed the media's…
Sunday Sports Open Thread
For all things sports related including but not limited to Big Brown's failure yesterday, Federer v. Nadal at Roland Garros, Jim McKay's passing, and this evening's NBA Finals game two.
Open Thread
For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: Hillary concedes.What did you think about her speech yesterday? Was this actually a concession speech, or a victory lap? Was this her attempt to repair the damage between herself and Obama enough to become his vice presidential candidate?Maybe more important, did she do enough to motivate her followers to vote for Obama in November? Will…
Former LA Times TV Critic Skewers Olbermann as Bad for News Industry
Keith Olbermann is not good for the news industry.Such was the opinion of former Los Angeles Times television critic and Pulitzer Prize winner Howard Rosenberg in a rather scathing article published Saturday.Adding delicious insult to injury, Rosenberg didn't have very nice things to say about Chris Matthews, Dan Abrams, MSNBC, or that network's obvious love affair with Democrat presidential…