ABC’s Bill Weir Wistfully Asks: What Happened to Obama’s ‘Day of

Good Morning America’s Bill Weir on Saturday interviewed Nancy Pelosi and wistfully responded to the House Speaker’s reminiscing about the "stillness" and "silence" of Barack Obama’s inauguration. He cooed, "What happened to that sense? That was such a day of, of unity. You think it's still there?"After Pelosi assured the weekend anchor that such solidarity still existed, Weir responded, "Even…
Scott Whitlock

Scozzafava Records Robocall for Owens, What Will Press Say

Since Dede Scozzafava suspended her campaign for the open House seat in New York state's 23rd district Saturday, media members have been depicting her as a moderate Republican who was the victim of an attack by the far-right in the nation.As NewsBusters reported hours ago, ABC's George Stephanopoulos on Monday said of events in upstate New York:You saw this conservative candidate just come in and…
Noel Sheppard

Couric to Feature Gore Tonight; Flashback: She's Repeatedly Hailed 'Th

TVNewswer reported Monday that Katie Couric “will sit down this afternoon for an exclusive interview with former Vice President Al Gore in advance of the release of his new book, Our Choice, to be released tomorrow. Portions of the interview will air tonight on the CBS Evening News.” Full title of his latest left-wing tract, 'Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis.' Don't count on Couric…
Brent Baker

Despite 'Truce,' White House Continues to Peddle Misinformation About

It seems that the moratorium on appearances by White House officers on the Fox News Channel has ended. But high-ranking Democratic officials continue to peddle false information about the cable network, leveling unsupported charges of bias and political favoritism against it.Noel Sheppard reported last week that Fox Senior Vice President Michael Clemente and White House Press Secretary Robert…
Lachlan Markay

Pravda on the Potomac: Wash. Post Book Review Tears down Reagan, Fall

Near anniversary of Berlin Wall collapse, Gerald DeGroot suggests Eastern Bloc countries aren't really better off with a free market economy.
Jeff Poor

Its Reporter Safe, NYT Returns to Publicizing Hostage Details

Protections at the New York Times for captured Times reporters don’t extend to captured British citizens. Months after the New York Times and 40 other news outlets collaborated to keep the kidnapping of reporter David Rohde secret, the Grey Lady is now putting a British couple captured by Somali pirates in danger. UPDATED With N.Y. Times Response (and more)
Mitchell Blatt

Chgo Sun-Times: 'Political Junkie Still 7 Years From Voting, Calls for

Last month it was school children merrily singing the praises of Barack Hussein Obama.  Mmm. Mmm.  Mm!  Today it's a Chicago Sun-Times article by writer Mary Houlihan headlined, "Political junkie still 7 years from voting, calls for Obama: Lorenzo's calls for Obama land him on HBO."  Begins Houlihan:Lorenzo Rivera may be only 11 years old, but he knows more about politics than many adults.The…
Mike Bates

Couric's Notebook Nag: Don't Let Cereal Cartoons Parent Your Kids

Perhaps hopped up on the nutritious goodness of Mueslix, CBS "Evening News" anchor Katie Couric took to her Notebook vlog on Friday to nag parents about the need to keep their kids away from the siren song of sugary cereals (transcript hers):Froot Loops, Cookie Crisp, Reese's Puffs - I almost got a cavity just reading that. Yet, they're the kinds of sugary cereals children beg for at the grocery…
Ken Shepherd

Katie Couric Bravely Takes On Toucan Sam and the Trix Rabbit

Tim Graham

ABC’s George Stephanopoulos Spins Hoffman Race as a GOP ‘Civil War

Former top Democratic aide turned journalist George Stephanopoulos on Monday spun the upcoming November 3 congressional election in New York as a Republican "civil war." Recounting the battle between the Conservative Party nominee, a Democrat and a liberal Republican, he claimed, "But, what's most interesting here is civil war inside the Republican Party." Stephanopoulos added, "You saw this…
Scott Whitlock

Joe Scarborough Satirizes Keith Olbermann's '08 Election Night Coverag

The technical term for the following video is “busting his chops.”Joe Scarborough provided a wonderful satire of Keith Olbermann’s 2008 election-night bias on this morning’s edition of Morning Joe.  A partial transcript follows the video, which really must be watched for the full effect.Attaboy, Joe.  This sort of thing makes up for your left-of-center moments.
Mike Sargent

Wall Street Journal Calls ObamaCare 'The Worst Bill Ever

The Wall Street Journal's editorial board didn't pull any punches Monday when it declared Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-Cal.) healthcare legislation "The Worst Bill Ever."The sub-headline made things even clearer: Epic new spending and taxes, pricier insurance, rationed care, dishonest accounting: The Pelosi health bill has it all.But the first three must-read paragraphs said it all: 
Noel Sheppard

CBS’s Smith: Will Conservative Turn in NY-23 Race ‘Kill’ GOP

Interviewing Mitt Romney on Monday’s CBS Early Show, co-host Harry Smith alluded to the special election in New York’s 23rd congressional district and the success of Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman: “There’s a battle going on right now for the soul of the Republican Party. Conservatives say there’s no room for moderates there. Will this tactic save or kill the Republican Party?” Romney…
Kyle Drennen

Robert Englund aka Freddie Krueger Afraid of 'Tea-Baggers

Despite helping to create one of the most frightening characters of all time, Robert Englund, aka Freddie Krueger in the hit horror series "Nightmare on Elm Street," is actually afraid of "tea-baggers."So wrote Englund in an article published at the Huffington Post Friday.Though Halloween might be over, the following nonsense is likely to scare the Dickens out of many people afraid of the country…
Noel Sheppard