'Che Spotting' Girls Proclaim Neutrality About Their Hero

Imagine if a couple of women launched a "Hitler Spotting" website and proclaimed that they weren't Nazis but neutral about the morality of the subject. However, at the bottom of of the web page was this quote: "Sieg Heil!"What would you think about the true leanings of the women despite their protestations of political neutrality? Well, change just a few details and we are describing Kelly…
P.J. Gladnick

Gibson: 'We Have Terrorists in U.S. Prisons, So Why Not the Guys from

ABC, CBS and NBC all led Wednesday night with the Senate's overwhelming 90 to 6 bi-partisan vote to withhold funding for the closing of Guantanamo and block any detainees from being moved to the U.S., but ABC anchor Charles Gibson was uniquely flummoxed: “What's the problem here?...We have terrorists in U.S. prisons, so why not the guys from Guantanamo?”Gibson alluded, in setting up his question…
Brent Baker

CNN Downplays Latest Democratic Scandal

Yesterday fundraiser Norman Hsu was convicted of of illegally funneling tens of thousands of dollars to Democratic candidates, including Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.  The Wall Street Journal reported:On Tuesday, a jury convicted Mr. Hsu of four counts of campaign-finance fraud after about 2½ hours of deliberations. Each count carries up to five years in prison.The latest example of political…
Mike Bates

MSNBC's Brewer Denies Liberal Bias on Her Twitter Page

Protesting a critic's claim of bias, MSNBC's Contessa Brewer insisted earlier today in a tweet that she "criticize[s] anyone who I think isn't making sense.""You're just focusing on one side," Brewer added in her reply to a Twitter user who complained that Brewer trashes Republicans "but [has] nothing else to talk about." The same Twitter user, Carol Reed, urged Brewer to "[w]atch a tape of…
Ken Shepherd

NBC Contradicts Itself on New Bill to Protect Consumer; May Hurt Stude

NBC's coverage of a new bill that restricts credit card companies has been riddled with contradictions - first attacking companies for taking advantage of young people, then admitting students need to build credit. On May 14 "Nightly News" anchor Brian Williams said, "graduates enter the world with awful credit card debt" and then reporter Lisa Myers demonized credit card companies for…
Iris Somberg

Whoopi Goldberg Calls Glenn Beck 'A Lying Sack of Dog Mess

"You're a lying sack of dog mess."So said Whoopi Goldberg to her guest conservative talk show host Glenn Beck on Wednesday's "The View."Nice manners from a co-host, wouldn't you agree?Yet, as can be seen from the following video snippet, Beck was treated rudely by virtually the whole "View" panel (h/t Hot Air):
Noel Sheppard

Glenn Beck Savaged On 'The View' - HuffPo Cheers Without Analysis

**UPDATED WITH VIDEO**  Glenn Beck was on “The View” today.  Predictably, the conservative talk-show host was attacked by Whoopi Goldberg, as a “lying sack of dog mess.” (Video embedded on the right.)That, however, is not the only bias to come of this.  Huffington Post political reporter Jason Linkins throws out the red meat for the Web’s left-wing wolves, naturally ignoring the straw man fouling…
Mike Sargent

Start of AP Headline Reacting to Fed's Economy Downgrade: ''Fed sees h

Here's a CNN e-mail alert I just received a couple of hours ago: So how did the Associated Press's Jeannine Aversa report the above raw news? As you would expect an Obama apparatchik to do it (reproduced in full as it existed at 3:15 p.m.; bold after title is mine): Fed sees hopeful signs but downgrades '09 forecast WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve expects the economy to improve in coming…
Tom Blumer

CNBC's Kudlow Parts Ways with Network's Green Agenda, Calls Creating

'The Call' co-host launches into attack on 'pie-in-the-sky, airy-fairy thinking' of Obama White House economic policies.
Jeff Poor

GE's Jeff Immelt: Global Warming 'Compelling'; Cap-and-Trade Most 'Eff

General Electric (NYSE:GE) is the parent company of the major media conglomerate NBC Universal, which owns media outlets NBC, MSNBC and CNBC. At times that has led to the lines between corporate advocacy and journalism being blurred. That was certainly the case when GE's CEO Jeff Immelt appeared on CNBC's "Squawk Box" May 20 to discuss the White House meeting of President Barack Obama's 16-…
Jeff Poor

Dear WSJ: Steamships Prove Gov't Can't Run Business

Collins' steamship company subsidization provides lesson about the virtues of free market over government help.
Donald J. Boudreaux, Ph.D.

Bozell Column: Notre Dame Pacifier

Brent Bozell

Columbia Univ. President Calls for More Taxpayer-funded News Outlets

If the cheers of Columbia University's Class of 2009 are any indication, the future of journalism will be looking for a federal bailout.Washington Times correspondent Christina Bellantoni live-tweeted today's event, noting the remarks from university president Lee Bollinger appealing for more government-owned media outlets. Bollinger also received "big cheers" for his call for increased spending…
Ken Shepherd

Broadcast Networks 'Hail' Obama Auto Fuel Efficiency Standards

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