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Valerie Harper: ‘Sly’ 'Snide' Palin ‘Playing to the Worst in Us
On Friday’s Joy Behar Show on CNN Headline News, host Behar interviewed actress Valerie Harper, and, as the discussion turned to women in politics, the HLN host brought up Sarah Palin’s run for Vice President, prompting Harper to complain that Palin was "playing to that which is the worst in us, the divisive stuff," and to charge that "there’s a snide thing there that I don’t appreciate."After…
Al Gore Mocked At Apple Meeting: He's 'Become A Laughingstock
Nobel Laureate Al Gore was mocked Thursday at the Apple shareholders meeting in Cupertino, California.As the subject of whether or not he should be reelected to the tech giant's board of directors surfaced, one longtime shareholder stood up saying, "[Gore] has become a laughingstock. The glaciers have not melted."According to CNET, the gentleman then wisely said, "If his advice he gives to Apple…
Pelosi Says She's Running Most Ethical Congress Ever, Media Mum
During a Friday press conference, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said she was running the most ethical Congress ever.CNSNews.com reported Friday: When a reporter prefaced a question about Rangel by noting that Pelosi had promised to run the "most ethical and honest Congress in history" she interrupted him to say: "And we are." Despite the absurdity of this remark, CNSNews.com and Fox News…
Friday Debt Dump, Part 1: Shhh -- Fannie Mae Lost $72 Bil in 2009, Nee
After the closing bell on Friday, just in time for everyone to stop paying close attention, mortgage behemoth and ward of the state Fannie Mae ("Fan") released its fourth-quarter and full-year financial results. Its press release (PDF) informs us that its $74.4 billion loss in 2009 (inclusive of dividends paid to the government) followed a $58.8 billion loss in 2008. For those keeping score at…
CNN Helps Van Jones With His Comeback Campaign
He left the White House in disgrace only fives months ago, but former Green Jobs Czar Van Jones is getting help from liberal media outlets with his comeback.On Friday, CNN's Suzanne Malveaux interviewed the controversial figure, and although she asked him some tough questions about his signature at a 9/11 truther website as well as calling Republicans a**holes, her concluding sentiments with "…
Olympics Open Thread
Have you been enjoying the Olympics so far? What's been your favorite event? Least favorite? What do you think about the coverage? Too much curling? Did Apolo foul last night? What are you expecting in the closing days? Can USA beat Canada in hockey again to win gold?
Guilty Pleasure: Prank Caller Pretends To Be Team USA Goalie, Fools MS
Although yours truly emphatically does not approve of the stunt, I have to acknowledge that whoever pranked MSNBC's "Morning Joe" co-host Willie Geist Friday by pretending to be Team USA hockey goalie Ryan Miller (pictured at right) did the nation two small favors: First, he embarrassed a network that seems incapable of being embarrassed by much of what its hosts and guests say on a daily basis…
Thomas Friedman Trashes Sen. Inhofe as Sellout, Says 'I'm a Dick Chene
New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman was chewing the scenery in a Wednesday discussion of global warming on CNN’s Amanpour show. He trashed Sen. James Inhofe for demanding an investigation into U.N. climate science, suggesting Inhofe needs to be investigated: "I'd love to see all the e-mails between his office and various coal and oil companies over the last 20 years....we'll let citizens and…
Move Along. No Outrage Here
I'm confused. If major media allows/promotes the hatred of a group (tea partiers) they must think it's okay to be a racist now. right?
Bozell Column: Replacing Simon Cowell With Stern? Or Perez
Fox is having its usual smash with "American Idol," with this season’s latest offering beating the Winter Olympics in the ratings. Paula Abdul walked off in a money dispute, Ellen De Generes is unexpectedly flat, and the show overall is starting to sag, but it’s still just about the best thing on TV. Now there’s a buzz about the best judge, Simon Cowell, leaving after this season.Cowell is…
Maher: ‘Brain-Dead’ Palin ‘a Babbling, Barely House-Broken, Uned
Sarah Palin sends liberals into irrational frenzies of contempt and, in the case of Bill Maher, fits of condescension which drive him to denigrate anyone stupid enough to see anything good in her. Maher began and ended his Friday night HBO program, Real Time with Bill Maher, with derogatory “jokes” based on the presumption Palin and her supporters are morons. He started with how at the health…
CNN Fails to Contradict Guest on 47 Million 'Uninsured Americans
Democrats at the Feb. 25 health summit argued that under their proposal, 31 million of the 47 million uninsured Americans would receive coverage. CNN's "American Morning" co-host Kiran Chetry repeated that claim Feb. 26 and asked one of her guests: Kenneth Thorpe, Prof. at the Rollins School of Public Health, about its validity and the debate surrounding the statistic. "I mean there's 47…
Time's Joe Klein: 'Unflappable' Obama Wins Day at Health Care Summit
Poor Joe Klein. The Time magazine writer missed yesterday's epic health care lecturefest summit. I can't blame him. Olympic curling is much more fascinating. Anyway, he's catching up and he's come to the conclusion that Professor Obama totally schooled the GOP. Why? Because the president talked a lot but observers found the event boring, ergo proving both Obama's brilliance and the dimwittedness…
