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ABC's Roberts Tosses Softballs to Anita Hill, Touts 'Legacy' of Thomas
ABC's Robin Roberts tossed softballs to Anita Hill on Monday, wondering what the "legacy" will be for the "quiet" law professor who accused Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment 20 years ago. The Good Morning America co-host only once challenged Hill about skepticism of her charges.
Although co-host George Stephanopoulos teased the segment by calling the 1991 Supreme Court nomination hearings…
October 10th, 2011 11:44 AM
AP Editor: We Still Consider Herman Cain A Second-Tier Candidate
Yeah, Herman Cain won the Florida straw poll, crushing Mitt Romney and Rick Perry. And OK, a CBS poll recently found him tied with Romney among likely Republican primary voters. Sure, he also scored a resounding victory in another straw poll this weekend. And Rasmussen just today released the finding that 56% of GOP voters like Cain's 9-9-9 plan.
So is that enough to make the Associated…
October 10th, 2011 11:35 AM
Bad News for Wall Street Protesters: It's Going To Be a VERY Cold Wint
The Occupy Wall Street protesters either better get their point across quickly or buy themselves - from small, non-profit, non-publicly traded companies, of course! - warmer clothing and higher quality sleeping bags.
Although the global warming obsessed media are mostly ignoring this, scientists are predicting a very cold winter in the northern hemisphere:
October 10th, 2011 11:08 AM
Shocking AP Headline: 'Obama Disconnects Rhetoric, Reality
Many right-thinking Americans have been wondering when Obama-loving news outlets would notice that even Democrats don't support the president's new jobs bill.
On Monday, the truth came from a surprising source - the Associated Press:
October 10th, 2011 10:22 AM
Van Jones Praises ‘Non-Violent’ Arab Spring – ‘We Should Have
Speaking at the liberal Center for American Progress (CAP) on Friday, former Obama administration green jobs czar and political activist Van Jones praised the Arab Spring movement in the Middle East as “people powered” and “non-violent” and called for the United States to follow suit.
“They had the Arab spring, which was a people-powered, non-violent opportunity to change the conversation in…
October 10th, 2011 9:50 AM
Open Thread: Have TV Debates Adversely Changed the GOP Race
After the debate tomorrow night, the crop of current GOP presidential candidates will have participated in four nationally televised debates in just over one month, attracting record audiences and affecting poll numbers drastically each time.
According to a Wall Street Journal op-ed by Fred Barnes, the increased number of debates has had a major impact on the race, giving also-rans free…
October 10th, 2011 9:35 AM
Russell Simmons Called Out by FBN's Charles Payne on Complaints Taxes
As FNC's Geraldo Rivera appeared in New York City for his Geraldo at Large show on Sunday night to give attention to the Occupy Wall Street protests, participant and music mogul Russell Simmons sparred with FBN's Charles Payne after Simmons complained that his taxes were too low and claimed that his employees pay more taxes then he does.
October 10th, 2011 9:04 AM
Occupy 15th Street: The Washington Post Anti-Business Section
Leftist media critics resent that newspapers have a "Business" section or that PBS used to show "Wall Street Week," as if reporting on business automatically means you're pro-business. The Washington Post on Sunday seemed to be working overtime to publish an Anti-Business section, with two columns endorsing the "Occupy Wall Street" protests, an enormous article by liberal Post wunderkind Ezra…
October 10th, 2011 8:51 AM
Politico's Top Stories Suggest Site's Liberal Tilt
Politico's "Daily Digest" is an email the blog blasts out in the morning, touting the day's top stories. As a subscriber, this NewsBuster was struck by the left-friendly lean of five out this morning's six featured stories.
To be sure, "Post-recession income falls" is not good for President Obama, reporting as it does that Americans' incomes have fallen faster during his presidency than…
October 10th, 2011 8:04 AM
ABC Enters Full Cheerleading Mode for Leftist Protests ‘Growing in S
ABC stepped up its promotion Sunday night on behalf of the far-left protesters, which they failed to label, making a special effort to explain and frame their grievances – a service they never provided to the Tea Party. “Tonight, the anger spreads,” anchor David Muir hailed in teasing World News on Sunday night. “Those Wall Street protests now going global. This evening here, we learn about the…
October 10th, 2011 2:09 AM
Krugman on Wall Street Protests: 'There Has in Fact Been Nothing So Fa
It seems New York Times columnist Paul Krugman thinks the Occupy Wall Street protesters have been better behaved than Tea Party attendees.
Read the following paragraph from Monday's "Panic of the Plutocrats" and you be the judge:
October 10th, 2011 12:04 AM
AP Whitewashes Chavez's Planned Island Property Expropriation, Waters
In a report carried at the Washington Post on Thursday and updated early Friday, the Associated Press's Christopher Toothaker wrote a lengthy report about how Venezuelan ruler Hugo Chavez plans to "expropriate homes on the Caribbean resort islands of Los Roques, saying the structures were built on plots bought in shadowy business deals." By the end of the day Friday, the report turned into four…
October 9th, 2011 11:17 PM
Fox's Chris Wallace Hits Santorum from Left on Gays in Military
On today's Fox News Sunday, host Chris Wallace devoted the last five minutes of a 13-minute interview to sparring with Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum, as the Fox host challenged the former Pennsylvania Senator for his opposition to gays serving openly in the military.
After playing a clip of Santorum from a recent debate arguing against the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell,…
October 9th, 2011 10:37 PM
GE CEO Immelt's Conservative Fox News-Watching Mother Didn't Want Him
There was another fascinating part of GE CEO aka White House jobs czar Jeffrey Immelt's interview on 60 Minutes Sunday besides him asking Lesley Stahl why she doesn't root for his company's success.
His conservative, Fox News-watching mother didn't want him working for the Obama administration (video follows with transcript and commentary):
October 9th, 2011 9:01 PM