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The Todd-Obama Interview: AP Misquotes Prez, Transcript Omits Referenc
Geez, can't anybody here play this game? During his visit to Holland, Michigan on Thursday, President Obama spoke with NBC's Chuck Todd. NBC aired the interview on the NBC Nightly News and The Today Show. (On Friday morning, NB's Geoffrey Dickens covered a separate aspect of that interview relating to the recess-appointed Donald Berwick.) In reporting on that interview, the Associated Press…
WaPo Plays Up Democrats, Trent Lott Slamming the Tea Party's 'Unruly I
The Washington Post published another story dedicated to the proposition that the Tea Party is too extreme and will ruin the Republican Party's appeal to moderate voters. Reporter Shailagh Murray's entire story on Sunday dwelled on how standard-issue Republicans “worry that tea-party candidates are settling too comfortably into their roles as unruly insurgents and could prove hard to manage if…
Chris Matthews Thinks Carter, Mondale and Dukakis Are 'Center-left' De
If you needed to know just how liberal Chris Matthews is, consider that he thinks Jimmy Carter, Walter Mondale, and Michael Dukakis are on the center-left of the political spectrum.So said Matthews on this weekend's syndicated talk show bearing his name.To be sure, the host of "Hardball" has in the past expressed his pride in being a liberal.But claiming on national television that Carter,…
AP Three Months Late to Story of Cuba's Self-Admitted 1 Million 'Unpro
It's not a stretch to believe that the folks at the Associated Press would rather not report bad news from that communist workers' paradise known as Cuba. Just look at how the wire service has dealt with clearly significant news about the island nation's economy. Though the news, carried originally at the Miami Herald, is three months old, the AP as best I can tell finally got around to writing…
Do You Want Fries With That
But relax. The White House has no interest in expanding the federal government. Or so they say.
Newsweek Promotes the 'Resurrection of Charlie Crist
Since neither of the likely Democrat nominees for the Senate from Florida appear to have a chance in hell of winning the general election, Newsweek has thrown its obvious support behind the conservative Republican in the race.Just kidding!The likelihood of that happening ranks right around zero which is why Newsweek is promoting Florida governor Charlie Crist, running in that race as an…
George Will Challenges Biden and Page On Congressman Being Called N-wo
George Will on Sunday challenged Vice President Joe Biden and the Chicago Tribune's Clarence Page about the as yet unproven allegation that a Tea Party member called a black Congressman the N-word earlier this year.During the Roundtable segment of ABC's "This Week," host Jake Tapper asked Page about the recent resolution by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People condemning…
Major Media Companies Side With Vicious Protests of Military Funerals
While liberals like Randi Rhodes are nastily comparing Rush Limbaugh to Rev. Fred Phelps of “God Hates Fags” infamy, as if Rush would picket a military funeral, the liberal media are standing side by side with Phelps and his Westboro Baptist Church in a demonstration of First Amendment fundamentalism. They've filed a “friend of the court” brief in favor of the right to infuriate families of the…
NPR.org Touts 'Obama's Very Good Week' -- While Polls Are 'Terrible fo
Someone at NPR.org is feeling wildly optimistic about the political direction of President Obama and the Democrats. A transcript from Weekend Edition Saturday was headlined "Obama's Very Good Week." They summarized: "Obama scored a couple of significant victories during the week, earning a weekend break in Maine with his family. But it's not clear whether his wins will improve public approval."…
Maryland Becomes Second State to Offer Federally Funded Abortions Unde
Maryland will join Pennsylvania as the second state to use federal tax dollars to pay for abortions under the new health care law signed by President Barack Obama in March, according to information released by Maryland’s State Health Insurance Plan. Maryland will receive $85 million in federal funds for its federally mandated high-risk insurance pool, which will cover abortions. As CNSNews.…
Kurtz Denies NewsBusters Charge He Cherry Picked to Make Rush Look Rac
Howard Kurtz on Sunday denied NewsBusters' charge that he cherry picked from a Rush Limbaugh radio transcript during last week's "Reliable Sources" in order to make the conservative talk show host look racist.As NewsBusters reported at the time, Kurtz "used a Keith Olbermann tactic of selectively editing and cherry picking."Shortly after writing the piece, I sent Kurtz a message via Twitter…
Bob Schieffer: I Didn't Ask Holder About Black Panther Case Because 'I
CBS's Bob Schieffer on Sunday said the reason he didn't ask Attorney General Eric Holder about the New Black Panther Party voter intimidation case on last week's "Face the Nation" was because he didn't know about it. Chatting with Howard Kurtz on CNN's "Reliable Sources," Schieffer said, "This all really became a story when the whistleblower came out and testified that he'd had to leave the…
NYT: Obama Wrong About People Being Able To Keep Existing Health Cover
Remember all those promises President Obama made assuring Americans that they'd be able to keep their current healthcare plans under reform legislation he was championing?Well, the New York Times reported Sunday that could come at a huge additional cost to many that may be impractical.Much more surprising is the Times pointed out that this wasn't what Obama promised.Although none of the following…