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Silly Questions Abound in First GOP Debate: 'What Do You Dislike Most
Update (15:33): MRC/NB's Rich Noyes will be on Fox News at 4:15 p.m. to discuss this. Look for a new post shortly thereafter with video.In a debate packed with silly
questions and ones matching left-wing attack points on GOP candidates, in
the first “Interactive Round” of questions submitted by the public on
Politico.com, a co-sponsor of the debate, Mitt Romney got the most
bizarre. The Politico…
Imus to Sue CBS, Contract Called for 'Irreverent' and 'Controversial
CBS Radio might be about to get a very expensive lesson in contract law, for terminated former “shock-jock” Don Imus has just hired topnotch legal counsel in what could be the most-watched trial since O.J. Simpson’s.As reported by Hollywood Today (h/t Glenn Reynolds, emphasis added throughout):Don Imus is suing CBS Radio for more than $40 million. He is suing for vindication, according to a media…
The Battle for Obama's Space
Barack Obama's campaign has gotten itself into a bit of trouble over a Myspace profile. Not just any Myspace profile, however:For the past two and a half years, the page has been run by an Obama
supporter from Los Angeles named Joe Anthony. At first, that
arrangement was fine with the Obama team, which worked with Anthony on
the content and even had the password to make changes themselves.But
as…
Glenn Beck’s ‘Climate of Fear’ Attacks Global Warming Alarmists
If you missed it last night, Glenn Beck’s skeptical program about anthropogenic global warming, “Exposed: The Climate of Fear,” aired on CNN Headline News.
In it, Beck skewered many of the misnomers advanced by global warming alarmists, especially soon-to-be-Dr. Al Gore (full transcript available here).
Video (3:05): Real (2.28 MB) or Windows (1.90 MB), plus MP3 (2.83 MB).
One…
Finnish Police Will Question Blogger Under 'Incitement Against Groups
Over the past few days, Gates of Vienna discussed a very troubling story about Finnish blogger Mikko Ellila, “who has been summoned by the police for a hearing next week, all because of the content of his blog posts.” Mikko posts in Finnish but contacted several people in English about this, such as the Australian blogger Prodos, who owns the site that hosts the potentially criminal blog. Mikko…
The Truth Hurts Mainstream Media
The liberal leadership of the leftist media, Columbia Journalism Review, cries because of the column they landed on in some Army person's Powerpoint slide deck. The context, that this is just someone's Powerpoint, is conveniently left out of CJR's complaint. It looks like it's official: the United States Army thinks that American reporters are a threat to national security... Make no mistake,…
Virgin Airlines Pockets 'Loose Change' After Talk Show, Blog Buzz
Yesterday, NewsBusters executive editor Matthew Sheffield passed along how bloggers had picked up on Virgin Airlines screening the 9/11 conspiracy documentary "Loose Change" as an in-flight movie selection.Ace notes the development here. Ericka Andersen of Human Events and Bryan of Hot Air also covered the story.Thanks to radio host Andrew Wilkow's Sirius radio program, Virgin has decided to…
ABC and CBS Give No Credit to Novartis
Evening broadcasts praise 'promising' drug for osteoporosis without naming the manufacturer.