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'Evening News' Blames State Budget Woes on Economy, Ignores Growth of
It's basic economics - when the economy contracts and the flow of money slows, so do tax receipts to local governments, barring maneuvering by the government to impose higher taxes. And that has been a focus of news stories, most notably the state budget woes that have recently hit California. A June 22 "CBS Evening News" segment showed how, during this sluggish economy, the demand for state…
Live Blog: President Obama's June 23 Press Conference
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Time's Joe Klein: Ahmadinejad the Iranian Version of George W. Bush
If beating dead horses were an Olympic event, Joe Klein would have more medals gracing his neck than Michael Phelps.On his magazine's Swampland blog, the Time columnist returned to his latest overwrought left-wing pandering point: labeling hardliner President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the Iranian version of George W. Bush:The protesters admire our freedom, but they are appalled--and insulted--by our…
ABC Gushes Over Gardening Gusto of Michelle Obama; Hit Laura Bush on B
ABC's Robin Roberts conducted two fawning interviews with Michelle Obama on Tuesday and repeatedly reminded viewers that the First Lady would be tending to the White House garden as soon as the segment was completed. Roberts breathlessly explained, "I caught up with Michelle Obama for an exclusive interview as she was heading outside to work in the White House garden..." In a second Good Morning…
London Mayor: Obama and BBC Have Done More For Iran Than Bush and Fox
"Obama's intelligent speech in Cairo has had a big impact in the Muslim world, and it is obvious that it is his presence in the White House – far more than any BBC broadcast – that is giving hope to the demonstrators in Tehran...I do not believe it could possibly have happened had John McCain been elected...Who knows whether [the Iranian protestors] will succeed, but we can safely say that the…
CBS Blames State Budget Woes on Economy, Ignores Growth of Government
'Evening News' bemoans cuts in welfare programs but gives irresponsible governments a pass.
WaPo: Obama's Cairo Speech Encouraged Iranian Revolt
The recent protests in Iran, as well as Hezbollah's political defeat in Lebanon days earlier, are the result of Barack Obama's speech in Cairo on June 4.Such nonsense was actually reported by the Washington Post Tuesday.At this time, it appears the real Obama Derangement Syndrome is creating a nexis between anything good that happens anywhere on the planet to some presidential deed (h/t Hot Air):
Rasmussen Poll Reveals Obamanomics Falling Out of Favor with Americans
The Wall Street Journal's Steve Moore and Fox News Channel's Greta Van Sustren discuss the hardly-covered Rasmussen Poll results.
Harry Smith's Tail-Between-The-Legs Question To Obama
Pres. Obama told Harry Smith that "I would not want just a calm, passive dog. I want a dog with a little bit of spirit." Maybe so when picking a family pet. But when it comes to the media, PBO apparently prefers a lapdog. Witness Smith's tail-between-the-legs performance that won him a huge smile from the prez.Over the course of two days, the Early Show aired clips of Smith's recent interview…
NPR Book Critic Lauds the Election of Obama as Proof of 'Overwhelming
National Public Radio’s website has a section called "Books We Like," and NPR is unafraid to declare it likes books that please the hard left. NPR book critic Simon Maxwell Apter lauded a book on white supremacists called Blood and Politics by the author Leonard Zeskind, a man who recently declared on Pacifica Radio that Sean Hannity and Pat Buchanan offer "a rational sense of justification" to…
