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CBS and NBC Finally Catch Up to ACORN Scandal; Express Sympathy for th
In the first story on CBS since the scandal broke last week, on Tuesday’s Evening News, anchor Katie Couric reported: "The grassroots community organization called ACORN helps low-income Americans find affordable housing and gets tens of millions of dollars in government funding. But as Cynthia Bowers reports, that may be coming to an end after a scandal caught on tape."After showing undercover…
New IBD Poll Disputes Media Claims Most Doctors Back ObamaCare
A new Investor’s Business Daily poll of more than 1,300 physicians finds that nearly two-thirds (65%) don’t back ObamaCare, more than 70% say the government cannot provide insurance coverage for 47 million additional people and save money without harming quality, and 45% of doctors say they “would consider leaving their practice or taking an early retirement” if the liberal health care plan…
Michael Moore Calls Capitalism 'Legalized Greed'; Serenades Leno Audie
Liberal documentary filmmaker equates democracy with equality and fairness to justify criticism of the wealthy having more.
Newsweek's Reid Pushes 'Ethical' Manner of Spreading Misery Equally a
"All socialism does is spread misery equally," Rush Limbaugh has oft asserted. Newsweek's T.R. Reid found a Canadian health care enthusiast who would proudly agree. In a September 21 print edition piece entitled "No Country for Sick Men," -- subtitled "To judge the content of a nation's character, look no further than its health-care system" -- Reid turned to Marcus Davies of the Saskatchewan…
Media Double Standard: Only the Right's Signs Are Worth Covering
After systematically ignoring the outrageous and offensive signs used by leftist protesters at anti-war demonstrations journalists and bloggers are now devoting an immense amount of attention to a small minority of Tea Party protesters carrying signs far outside of the mainstream.Brian Williams and Chris Matthews think the Tea Party goers are racists, CBS's Nancy Jiles called the protests "a…
Michael Moore Calls Capitalism ‘Legalized Greed’; Serenades Leno A
Michael Moore, the man of many hats - documentary filmmaker, political scientist and now, singer. Moore has been making the rounds to promote his new movie, "Capitalism: A Love Story." On NBC's Sept. 15 "Jay Leno Show," Moore appeared and was asked what was wrong with capitalism. "Capitalism is actually legalized greed," Moore said. "There's nothing wrong with people earning money, starting a…
ACORN Story Grows But Mainstream Media Reluctant to Cover It
Bruce Springsteen once wrote: “From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come).” I doubt he expected that story of love gone wrong would become ideal political commentary for the group known as ACORN.The small scandal showing an embarrassing video of Baltimore ACORN staffers giving tax advice on how to set up a brothel for underage girls is now national news. This story has everything you could ever…
Dear Financial Times: Free Trade Doesn't Require Perfect Competition
Case for tariffs is built on strawman argument.
Networks Ignore Push for Repeal of DOMA
ABC, CBS and NBC continue pattern of whitewashing gay issues.
ABC: Obama Critics 'Driven By Refusal to Accept Black President'; NBC
ABC and NBC on Tuesday night joined the effort to undermine the anti-Obama tea party participants by smearing them as racists as ABC framed a story around the proposition “some prominent Obama supporters are now saying” the opposition to Obama is “driven, in part, by a refusal to accept a black President,” while NBC anchor Brian Williams touted how “former President Carter spoke up and spoke out…
Matthews: Was Joe Wilson Outburst 'A Race Thing
Chris Matthews, on Tuesday’s "Hardball," insinuated racism may have been behind Rep. Joe Wilson's outburst against President Obama, at last week’s health care speech, as he repeatedly asked his guests if they thought Wilson's exclamation was "A race thing," that represented "the old black/white attitude of the South."In the very first segment of the show Matthews pressed Democratic Congresswoman…