Will ’60 Minutes’ Interview Kerrey About His Disagreements With De

For the past five years, CBS’s “60 Minutes” has been a safe haven for any Republican to voice his or her displeasure with the Bush administration. In fact, the program has been a walking billboard for such sentiments.With that in mind, given former Sen. Bob Kerrey’s rather eye-opening op-ed in today’s Wall Street Journal (h/t Allah at Hot Air), it seems safe to assume the outspoken Democrat will…
Noel Sheppard
 

GMA’s Roberts Touts ‘Strong,’ ‘Warm,’ ‘Professional’ Mic

On Tuesday, "Good Morning America" continued it’s week-long promotion of prominent Democrats with a profile of Barack Obama’s wife, Michelle. Co-anchor Robin Roberts, who in teases for the interview on Monday, glowingly referred to Mrs. Obama as "amazing," "very confident" and "professional," today added "strong" and "warm" to the list of adjectives used to describe the Democrat’s wife.She also…
Scott Whitlock
 

NYT Still in Denial Over Fort Dix Six and 'What Role Religion Played

Clay Waters
 

AP and Yahoo’s Continually Evolving Suicide Bombings Headline

Charles Johnson over at Little Green Footballs has identified a rather interesting phenomenon at Yahoo this morning.As the website reported on the results of a just-released Pew Research Center survey of Muslim Americans, the headline continued to change:One hour and 52 minutes ago, the headline was:Most U.S. Muslims reject suicide bombings.Thirty-five minutes ago, the same story was re-released:…
Noel Sheppard
 

Media Ignore Congressman Murtha’s Potential Rules Violation

Imagine for a moment that a high-ranking Republican was accused by a Democrat of violating House rules in order to get a $23 million earmark approved for his district. Would the media report it?Probably on front-pages all across the country, and on morning and evening network newscasts for days, right?Well, last Thursday evening, Politico reported (emphasis added throughout):
Noel Sheppard
 

Networks Dramatize Diabetes Drug Dangers

ABC, CBS and NBC emphasize the potential for complications and death from Avandia, despite calls from study's author to exercise discretion.
Jeff Poor
 

Rosie Connects Bush to Saudis and 9/11 Attacks

(Update below fold)Rosie cited yet another conspiracy on the May 22 edition of "The View," this one of the Michael Moore variety. The co-hosts of the ladies’ chat show discussed Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards and his extravagant lifestyle. Joy Behar stated that she would rather have someone who earned their way up there than inherit it, like the Bush family. Rosie responded…
Justin McCarthy
 

Malkin: AP Buries Head(line) in the Sand

Ken Shepherd
 

Al Gore, Edward R. Murrow and Senator McCarthy

Mike Bates
 

GMA Gives 15 Minutes to Al Gore; Helps Him Compare Americans to Chicke

For the second time in two days, "Good Morning America" co-anchor Diane Sawyer interviewed Al Gore about his thesis that the media are obsessed with celebrity, while "politicians are heard in sound bites." That point may be undercut by the fact that, by Tuesday, the ex Vice President has received 15 and a half minutes of air time to complain about the subject. After prompting Gore to compare…
Scott Whitlock
 

British Documentary ‘The Great Global Warming Swindle’ to Air on A

The British showed it in March. The Swedes in April. Now, the Aussies are going to air it. When will American television?In this case, “it” refers to the British documentary “The Great Global Warming Swindle” (video available here) which presents the other side of the climate change debate the media and folks like soon-to-be-Dr. Al Gore don’t want you to hear.As reported by News.com.au (emphasis…
Noel Sheppard
 

The Bogus 'Food Stamp Challenge' Spreads; Gullible Media and The Left

It has been over three weeks since the fundamental claim of the "Food Stamp Challenge" was debunked, first by Mona Charen in her syndicated column, then in more detail by yours truly (at NewsBusters; at BizzyBlog). Yet the "Food Stamp Challenge" has spread. As noted in this NPR report from April 23, it all started in Oregon. That state's governor, Ted Kulongoski, joined in and put on quite a…
Tom Blumer
 

Stephanopoulos Marvels with Pelosi About Standing Behind the First Fem

Brent Baker
 

John Edwards Charged $55,000 to Speak About Poverty, Media Mum

If a Republican presidential candidate like Rudy Giuliani or John McCain charged a $55,000 fee to speak at a major university about poverty, would the media be all over it like white on rice?Well, the San Francisco Chronicle’s Politics blog reported over 16 hours ago that Democrat presidential candidate John Edwards spoke about poverty at a California university last year, and other than Fox News…
Noel Sheppard