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CNN’s King Asks Conservative Issue Questions at Democratic Debate
During Thursday night’s Democratic presidential debate on CNN, Senators Clinton and Obama actually face two question that reflected a conservative agenda. CNN’s John King asked the candidates about the border fence and the surge in Iraq, topics that are not usually highlighted by the mainstream media. King, during a portion of the debate concerning illegal immigration about a half hour into the 8…
Newsweek Notes Frost in the Air on McCain's Campaign Plane
You tell me that you need me Then you go and cut me down, but wait You tell me that you're sorry Didn't think I'd turn around, and say... It's too late to apologize, it's too late I said it's too late to apologize, it's too late I don't know about you, but the lyrics for "Apologize" by OneRepublic came to mind as I read this item from Newsweek.com about a new chill in the air separating the…
Obama Spokesman: Government Mandates Don't Work
Co-chairman of liberal presidential candidate's campaign admits government-mandated health care just isn't feasible.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Issues Non-Apology Apology to Blogger
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has issued a non-apology apology to blogger Charles Johnson for an article in which a reporter inaccurately and unfairly attributed remarks in a blog comment thread to Johnson himself. Writing at Little Green Footballs, Johnson quotes an e-mail from a Post-Dispatch editor. The editor was informing Johnson of a correction to run in the paper, but closed with a non-…
McCain Camp Using Times Attack to Raise Funds
Having failed to stop the paper from running its poorly sourced attack on him, the McCain campaign is now hitting back by counterattacking in a fundraising appeal to donors to help "fight back" the New York Times.This is, as AllahPundit notes, a very audacious move considering that McCain spent the better part of the last 10 years or so trying to curry favor with the Times. Has McCain learned his…
Obama: Xerox. Hillary: Memorex
It's not a very long run. It'll be over by February 5th. -- Hillary Clinton, 'This Week,' Dec. 30, 2007.That was Hillary less than two months ago. Here she was on this morning's Today.MEREDITH VIEIRA: So no matter what happens in Texas and Ohio, you will go on.HILLARY CLINTON: Well Meredith, I don't make predictions. I never have, I never will. I just get up every day and, you know, do the…
NewsBusted
Topics in this episode (filmed before McCain news): Barack Obama hires an old JFK speechwriter, Hillary Clinton campaign hits financial trouble, U.S. Latino population expected to triple by 2050, NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg says "threat" of global warming just as bad as terrorism, and a musical version of "Fight Club?"Like the show? Get involved! Add NewsBusted as a friend on MySpace, subscribe…
Nets Lead w/ NYT Hit on McCain, But Question Journalistic Standards
All three broadcast network evening newscasts led Thursday night with the New York Times story alleging an improper relationship by John McCain with a female lobbyist, but questions about the journalistic standards of the newspaper were given as much consideration as the allegations against McCain. All three ran a soundbite from Rush Limbaugh denouncing the paper while ABC and CBS featured…
Doves vs. Oscars
What do the Academy Awards -- and mainstream media movie critics -- have against family-friendly films?
It's Sweeps Week -- ABC News to Focus on Sex Tonight
For 20/20 it's infidelity, for Nightline it's the merits of porn.
CBS Evening News Acknowledges that Premature Babies Feel Pain
The network leaves one question unanswered: why do some physicians still say infants don't feel pain?