Only ABC Highlights Dem Gluttony on Pork Spending

Of the three morning shows, only ABC's “Good Morning America” highlighted the implications of a new report on pork barrel spending by the group Citizens Against Government Waste [CAGW]. GMA was the sole network morning program to mention that Democrats broke their campaign promise to cut such pork projects in half. On Wednesday, NBC's “Today” show skipped the subject completely and although CBS's…
Scott Whitlock
 

Nets Focus on the ‘Sidestepping’ of Laws With Border Fence Constru

ABC News anchor Charlie Gibson, in a news brief on Tuesday’s "World News," spun the Bush administration’s decision to fast-track the construction of a fence along the U.S.-Mexican border, focusing almost entirely on the "more than 30 laws and regulations to be bypassed," as the graphic accompanying the brief put it. "The Bush administration today announced plans to speed up construction of the…
Matthew Balan
 

Gore Campaigns to Win Over 'Tiny, Tiny Minority

$300-million propaganda launch gets a complete pass from supportive media.
Dan Gainor
 

Time Bashes Ethanol, Calls It 'Clean Energy Scam

Magazine takes environmentalist position against corn fuel, says consequences of biofuel craze such as rain forest destruction 'could haunt the planet for generations.'
Nathan Burchfiel
 

Media Pit 'Main Street' Against Wall Street

Theme emphasizes a divide between rich and poor, evokes John Edwards's 'two Americas.'
Jeff Poor
 

Hillary Raises Race, Religion in Call To Seat FL, MI Delegates

On its face, Hillary's email to supporters that just arrived in my inbox is a call to the highest civic values. In support of her demand to seat the delegates from Michigan and Florida, Hillary righteously writes [emphasis added]:No matter where you were born or how much money you were born into, no matter the color of your skin or where you worship, your vote deserves to count. But let's…
Mark Finkelstein
 

Sherri Shepherd: Obama's 'Persuasiveness' Will Capture Bin Laden

Justin McCarthy
 

Independent's 'Great Depression' Photo Was From 2005 Coat Drive

The April 1 Independent story about a looming "Great Depression" in the United States was positively risible. But as Jim Geraghty at National Review Online noted yesterday, the stark-looking photo for the paper's story (at right via Getty Images) was three years old.:Their caption: "Disadvantaged Americans queue for aid in New York."Here's the actual caption from Getty Images:
Ken Shepherd
 

Media Pit 'Main Street' Against Wall Street

BMI Staff
 

Seattle Times Leaves Out McDermott's (D) in Illegal Phone-taping Story

Ken Shepherd
 

ABC News: Weight Discrimination is 'Spiraling Upward

Story on network's Web site claims 'weight-ism more widespread than racism,' blames business and attacks personal responsibility.
Jeff Poor
 

Bozell Column: An Upside-Down World

Brent Bozell
 

CBS’s Smith: ‘An Extraordinary Number’ of Republicans for Obama

In yet another fawning interview with Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Wednesday’s CBS "Early Show," co-host Harry Smith touted Obama’s bi-partisan appeal: "Though he leads Hillary Clinton in national polls, Obama trails in Pennsylvania. He's hoping record voter registration and an extraordinary number of people who have switched parties to boost his chances." Smith then asked…
Kyle Drennen
 

CNN’s Bash to McCain: Are You ‘Heartless’ When It Comes to the E

CNN correspondent Dana Bash, during an interview of Senator John McCain which aired on Tuesday’s "The Situation Room," raised the issue of whether the Republican presidential candidate felt voters’ pain on the economy. "[I]n this time of uncertainty, when there are so many people hurting, are you concerned that there are voters out there who hear that who say, John McCain is heartless when it…
Matthew Balan