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Rachel Maddow Lets Enviro-Piety Get Better of Her in Ongoing Struggle
Handy rule of thumb when watching MSNBC's Rachel Maddow -- the more earnest her claim, the less likely it's true. Hardly ever fails.Most recent example -- Maddow on Wednesday talking about congressional hearings on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill coinciding with senators Kerry and Lieberman introducing so-called "climate change" legislation (formerly known as cap and trade, formally called the…
Joy Behar Will Never Forgive McCain for Palin, Says She's 'Exhausted
Headline News talk-show host Joy Behar was hailed in an interview on The Daily Beast site by Kevin Sessums, whose credit line explained was the author of a childhood memoir called Missisippi Sissy. Sessums endorsed the view that Behar is like legendary newscaster Edward R. Murrow for hounding John McCain on ABC's The View: SESSUMS: But Frank Rich in his Sunday New York Times column called you the…
MSNBC Seeks Analysis From WaPo Journalist Who Slammed Sarah Palin as L
MSNBC's Alex Witt on Friday featured a rabidly anti-Sarah Palin journalist to explain why the former governor spoke at a National Rifle Association conference. Asked to comment, Cathy Areu, a Washington Post magazine editor, derided, "Oh, my God! She is such a fear-monger and really just appeals to this group of people who likes to hear all of these crazy comments." Areu first drew fawning…
FBI Files: CBS's Walter Cronkite Aided Vietnam Protestors in 1960s
In a Friday article for Yahoo! News, reporter John Cook revealed FBI documents that detail allegations that former CBS Evening News anchor Walter Cronkite offered CBS News resources to transport fierce Vietnam critic and Democratic Maine Senator Edmund Muskie to a Florida anti-war rally in November of 1969. (h/t TVNewser)According to Cook, the FBI files describe how "Cronkite encouraged students…
ABC's George Stephanopoulos Marvels That Obama Is 'Largely Escaping Bl
Good Morning America's George Stephanopoulos on Friday cited a new poll and marveled to viewers that Barack Obama "is largely escaping blame for his handling of the [oil spill] crisis." (Note the passive way he framed that sentence.) Reporter Jake Tapper discussed the government's reaction to the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. He proclaimed, "[Obama] is said to be angry and disappointed, not…
Liberal Writer Ponders Media Double Standard on Unemployment, Can't Se
Believe it or not, there are some who still fail to grasp the notion that the legacy media are overwhelmingly liberal. They act shocked when the media do what they usually do -- toe the liberal line -- and search in vain for some way to explain the apparent bias."Does the Media Care About Unemployment?" asked Kevin Drum, a writer for the liberal Mother Jones. Drum postulated that that "the media…
David Shuster Denies 'Dork' Habits: 'I've Never EVER Worn Softball Pan
Friday's "Yeas and Nays" gossip column in The Washington Examiner reported that despite his suspension by MSNBC, anchor David Shuster is still playing on the "Original Peacocks" softball team of WRC (NBC's local affiliate). An anonymous player claimed:"One funny thing is he has his own uniform, while the rest of the teams play in shorts and T-shirts," a player from an opposing team told Yeas…
Dear NY Times: Tax Revenues Have 'Skyrocketed
When inflation is considered, 2010 tax revenues will be 61 percent higher than 1980.
WaPo Film Critic Joins NYT in Finding 'Tea Party Like 1199' Theme in
Liberal newspapers think alike. In Friday's Washington Post, film critic Michael O'Sullivan seconded the emotion of New York Times critic A.O. Scott that there were "tea party" elements in the new Russell Crowe version of "Robin Hood." O'Sullivan also lamented there was "precious little of the socialist stuff" that's usually associated with the Hood legend's rob-and-redistribute routine. O'…
'Dr. Doom' Roubini to Synagogue Audience: Israeli Air Strike on Iran
Prophetic economist warns that an attack from the U.S. or Israel on Iran would have 'financial consequences.'
Newsweek's Alter on Today: You Have to 'Respect' Obama for His 'Though
If Jonathan Alter's interview segment, on Friday's Today show with NBC's Meredith Vieira, is any indication of what to expect from his new book on the Obama presidency, readers should not look forward to an insightful, hard-hitting treatment of the President as the Newsweek columnist praised Obama as not "a phony" who has a "psychological health to him." On to plug his book, The Promise, Alter…
Elena Kagan, Arizona Law Coverage Discussed on Hannity's 'Media Mash
Appearing on the May 13 "Hannity" program for a "Media Mash" segment, NewsBusters publisher Brent Bozell tackled the media coverage of the Elena Kagan nomination. After the Fox News host played some clips of network anchors focusing on how the Obama Court nominee loves opera, softball, and poker, Bozell noted it was par for the course.While "from the moment he was nominated, [Clarence Thomas…
Couric Lauds Birth Control as 'Preventive Medicine,' Calls for Subsidi
The birth control pill was invented 50 years ago this month. CBS Nightly News anchor Katie Couric was all set to "break out the cake and streamers." But first, she wanted to inform her viewers of a pressing national need: federal subsidies for the pill. Seriously.Couric was distraught during her "Notebook" segment last night that, in her mind, not enough women have access to birth control. Her…