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Rush Limbaugh Leaves Hospital ‘Feeling Strong and Rested
Late Friday morning Hawaii time, Rush Limbaugh appeared before cameras at Honolulu’s Queen’s Hospital to announce his discharge and that he’s feeling fine, revealing he had an angiogram and “they found absolutely nothing wrong.”In “A Message from Rush to His Listeners” posted on his Web site, Limbaugh shared:Thank you for your prayers and good thoughts over the past several days. Today, I am…
2010: Where's the Black Coffee
For some, the pounding hangover will last through November. (Cartoon below the fold.)
CBS Frets Obama Must Work and So Can’t ‘Recharge His Batteries
The failures that allowed the unsuccessful Christmas Day terrorist attack have marred President Barack Obama’s relaxation schedule in Hawaii, CBS’s Jeff Glor and Chip Reid regretted Thursday night as Reid fretted Obama had “hoped to spend this vacation recharging his batteries, but now he appears to be spending most of it working” and assured viewers Obama is moving fast to protect Americans: “…
Hardball: Joan Walsh Calls Republican Critics of Obama 'Un-American' a
Remember when dissent was supposed to be patriotic? Well, it seems that only applies when a Republican is president. Now that Barack Obama is in the White House, criticism of him is "un-American" and "traitorous." This new "tolerant" view of dissent comes from Joan Walsh of Salon.Com as you can see in this Hardball video from Wednesday. Below is the Walsh money quote but please be sure to also…
Happy New Year
The folks at NewsBusters and the Media Research Center wish you a very Happy and Healthy New Year! How was 2009 for you, and what are your expectations for 2010?
Early Show's Adoration Of The Obama
Diabetic or not, you might want to have a dose of insulin handy while watching this morning's video clip. The Early Show's review of the past year was one sicky-sweet adoration—in overtly religious terms—of Barack Obama.Harry Smith set the tone with his opening comments:"Politics, and patriotism and the presidency: it is the place where the secular and the religious merge. One of the sacraments…
NBC's Robach: 'Will [Palin] Ever Just Go Away
On the December 26 Saturday Today, as NBC anchor Amy Robach brought up Sarah Palin during a segment on people who made the news in 2009, Robach sounded as if she might have had a wish that Palin disappear from public view as she asked if Palin would "ever just go away?" Robach: "And, Brian, another big political story, the rise and fall of Sarah Palin, and yet she continues to grab headlines. Her…
CNN's Sanchez Wishes Rush Well, Then Bashes Him With Viewer Comments
On this afternoon's CNN Newsroom, anchor Rick Sanchez briefly updated his audience on Rush Limbaugh's medical condition. He completed his comments with "We wish him well." Sanchez's good wishes didn't square with the Twitter messages that crawled at the bottom of the screen for his entire program.Here is a sampling of the tweets he aired:rush is an excuse for people to be vicariously racist. I…
MRC's Worsts of the Year Compilations and Expositions
On this last day of 2009, a quick rundown of the Media Research Center's quote compilations and assessments, issued over the past couple of weeks, on the worst of the media during the year:♦ From the MRC's News Analysis Division: “Best Notable Quotables of 2009: The 22nd Annual Awards for the Year's Worst Reporting” (thread on NB) as determined in 16 categories (with dozens of videos) by a…