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CNN's Malveaux: Gingrich Confession 'Absolutely Amazing
On CNN's "The Situation Room" yesterday, White House Correspondent Suzanne Malveaux substituted for host Wolf Blitzer. Ms. Malveaux introduced a segment by Carol Costello on Newt Gingrich: "Former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich is making a confession. He cheated on his second wife at the same time President Clinton was impeached."Let's go back to Carol Costello with more on this story…
Bill Maher: Our Troops Have a ‘Dysfunctional, Abusive Relationship
HBO’s Bill Maher threw quite a Bush bash on the March 9 installment of “Real Time.” Not only did he stock his panel exclusively with well-known critics of the Administration like Roseanne Barr, the Washington Post’s Dana Milbank, and former Special Assistant to the President David Kuo who attained notoriety by writing the book “Tempting Faith” after leaving the White House. Maher also began the…
Today's Reporters Won't Do Their Real Jobs -- And How We Are Worse Off
This USA Today piece from Wednesday is a pretty important one. That's because it showcases so much of what is wrong with the FORMERLY Mainstream Media, and why the uppercase letters in FORMERLY will almost undoubtedly become larger in the coming years.
You see, many, if not more, reporters in the FORMERLY Mainstream Media don't seem to want to do their basic jobs any more. Their main tasks should…
Bill Maher Says Republicans ‘Love Ronald Reagan in a Way That’s Ju
Last week, the media got themselves into quite a lather over Ann Coulter making a joke about Democrat presidential candidate John Edwards. Do you think the same “delicate” press will be as close to offended by a major cable personality suggesting that Republicans "love Ronald Reagan in a way that’s just gay"?On Friday’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher was discussing how various Republicans like to “…
If the Business Reporters at AP Know What's 'Real,' They Don't Show It
The 2006 Real (after Inflation) Increase in Household Net Worth Was Greater Than 2005's -- But You Wouldn't Know That from Reading the Associated Press's Accounts. And this is not the first time AP has ignored what's "real."
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Here is how the Federal Reserve's report on household net worth was covered by AP reporter Jeannine Aversa (bold is mine):
Net Worth of U.S…