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ChiTrib's Sunshine and Rainbows for Weather Underground's Ayers
Bomber-turned-academic Bill Ayers is speaking out, and the Chicago Tribune dutifully has its steno pad in hand.In an April 24 story, Trib staffer Steve Schmadeke laid out how "Ayers, though quieter, [is] 'still outspoken.'"Bill Ayers, a former radical leader turned academic and school reformer, has never been hesitant to speak his mind.Although there has been no public response from him since his…
Open Thread
For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: Florida considering Christian license plate (paragraph breaks eliminated): The Florida Legislature is considering a specialty plate with a design that includes a Christian cross, a stained-glass window and the words "I Believe."...Rep. Edward Bullard, the plate's sponsor, said people who "believe in their college or university" or "…
MRC's Bozell on 'Fox & Friends' Discusses Democratic Debates and LAT P
MRC President and NewsBusters Publisher Brent Bozell appeared opposite liberal radio talk show host Mike Papantonio on the April 24 "Fox & Friends" program in two short segments in the 8 a.m. half-hour. Topics included the cancellation of a planned CBS North Carolina Democratic primary debate and the recent Los Angeles Times's article hinting that John McCain "may face "fitness questions" in…
RFK Jr. 'Manifesto' Parallels 'Abolishing' Slavery, Quitting Carbon Us
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to ‘abolish’ carbon usage and sees a direct comparison to the end of slavery.According to Kennedy, “industry and government warnings” about avoiding “economic ruin” should not be heeded because abolishing slavery did not cripple the British economy as was predicted “Instead of collapsing, as slavery’s proponents had predicted, Britain’s economy accelerated,” he argued…
Networks Ignore Government's Role in Ethanol-Driven Global Food Crisis
Food inflation and hunger riots tied to ethanol mandate U.S. politicians and journalists supported.
Hollywood Director: Jesus 'Probably' Fathered by Roman Rapist
Filmmaker Paul Verhoeven is about to publish a 'realistic' biography of Christ, and hopes to follow with a movie.
Abstinence Education: Bias on the Hill and in the Press
Neither the LA Times nor Reuters reported that comprehensive sex education -- condoms and contraceptives -- receives 12 times more funding than no-sex-before-marriage programs.
CBS Condemns Anti-Obama Ad as Proof Campaign Getting 'Nastier
Anti-Barack Obama ads from Hillary Clinton's campaign didn't concern CBS, but on Wednesday night anchor Harry Smith denounced an accurate ad from the North Carolina Republican Party, pointing out Obama's closeness to Reverend Jeremiah Wright and showing the very same “God Damn America” soundbite the CBS Evening News ran a month earlier, as proof the campaign is getting “nastier.” Smith teased his…
Costco CEO Blames Media For Recent Run on Rice
In case you hadn't heard, the world is running scared about the world running out of rice.As a result, here in America, various food retailers have actually begun rationing the amount of the white stuff consumers are allowed to buy.Deliciously -- pun definitely intended -- the CEO of the nation's leading warehouse club, Costco's James Sinegal, blamed a lot of the problem on the media.As…
Matthews's Synonym for Bigotry: 'Culturally Conservative' on Race
In Chris Matthews's mind, a bigot is someone who's "culturally conservative" on race. Matthews equated the two on this evening's Hardball in attempting to explain exit polling from yesterday's PA primary showing that 38% of white Catholic Democrats wouldn't vote for Obama in the general election.CHRIS MATTHEWS: Well, somebody who doesn't like that group of voters might call them Archie Bunkers.…
Matthews Sees Racism in Anti-Obama Ads, Liberal Panel Disagrees
On Wednesday night's "Hardball," Chris Matthews thought he saw racism in two ads targeted against Barack Obama, but when his media panel full of liberal journalists disagreed he back-pedaled a bit. First up Matthews ran a clip of what he called a "nasty," ad by the North Carolina Republican Party. The Politico's Roger Simon agreed with Matthews that it was "nasty" but said, he wasn’t sure it was…
NASA's Hansen Rails Against Coal At Fringe Left-Wing Event
'Climate Super Rally' strays from global warming into leftist anti-Bush, anti-Iraq war and anti-corporation event.
Film Director: Jesus Was Son of a Roman Rapist
According to The Hollywood Reporter, film director Paul Verhoeven is soon to release a book that is claimed to be a new "biography" of Jesus Christ. In this new publication, Verhoeven feels that he successfully proves that Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, was raped by a Roman soldier during the Jewish uprising in Galilee and the boy Jesus was the result of that attack. No virgin birth for Christ…
CBS ‘Early Show’ Highlights Environmentalist ‘Scuppies
At the end of Wednesday’s CBS "Early Show" co-host Harry Smith introduced a segment on a new group of environmentally-friendly young professionals: "Earth Day, of course, was yesterday, but for many Earth Day is every day, especially for a growing number of Americans of means." Correspondent Priya David went on define this new demographic: "Scuppies, so interesting, that's what the people in this…