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Time's Joe Klein Praises Obama's 'Crisp' Handling of Otherwise Non-exi
President Barack Obama was "crisp and decisive" but also lucky in his handling of the Maersk Alabama hostage crisis, exults Time magazine's Joe Klein [depicted in NewsBusters screen cap/file photo at right] in an April 13 Swampland blog post.Klein added that had the Navy SEAL snipers failed in hitting their targets, Republicans and second-guessing journalists would probably push the Obama…
Are You a Fan of Glenn Beck's TV Show
David Bauder of The Associated Press is interested in speaking to some regular viewers of Glenn Beck's show on Fox News Channel. If you're interested, contact him at dbauder@ap.org, and leave him your contact information.
'Nightly News' Doesn't Mention that Amtrak Infrastructure Spending May
NBC reports hundreds of billions will be needed to achieve Obama's high-speed rail goals, but ignore its estimated $700-million losses.
'Star Trek' Cast Visits Soldiers in Kuwait, Media Couldn't Care Less
When Hollywood movies and their stars trash America's brave soldiers, the anti-war press can't give them enough attention.Yet, when cast and crew members of the soon to be released prequel of the sci-fi classic "Star Trek" visited service men and women in Kuwait on Saturday, newsrooms across the fruited plain couldn't care less.Spc. Howard Ketter filed this report shortly after the event…
Open Thread
For general discussion and debate: Shouldn't EVERYONE pay income tax? Today, Mr. Obama and many congressional Democrats want the "wealthy" to pay even more so there is more money for them to redistribute. The president says he wants the wealthy to pay their "fair share." Who can argue with that? But he never defines what that means. Is it fair for 10% to pay 70% of the income tax? Does he believe…
Leftwing Blogosphere Picks Up Al-Jazeera Theme: Somali Pirates Are Mis
Amid the widespread relief that the captain of the Maersk Alabama, Richard Phillips, was freed from the Somali pirates, there is a growing feeling among the left that those pirates are "misunderstood." The idea of those pirates as really being some sort of seafaring ecologists seems to have begun with Al-Jazeera last October with this article by Najad Abdullahi: Somali pirates have accused…
NYTimes Preparing a Hit Piece on Governor Palin
Joseph Russo over at Conservatives 4 Palin is wondering if The New York Times is about to unleash another hit piece against Alaska Governor Sarah Palin? His suspicions have been roused because there is a Times reporter suddenly skulking around Juneau likely interviewing Palin's enemies at the capitol.
The New York Times is not known to have sent too many reporters northward in the past, so this…
Totenberg: People in Washington Flocking to YouTube to Watch Obama
NPR's Nina Totenberg must live in a world of Obama fanatics. But she works for NPR, so that's tautological. Weeks after she relayed how “a friend of mine said, 'oh my God, we have a President again!,'” this weekend she excitedly recounted how, following President Barack Obama's trip to Europe, she “heard...all over Washington” people saying “'I'm going to go on YouTube and watch the President's…
Kurtz Acknowledges CNN’s Lack of Tea Party Coverage -- On His CNN Sh
With the Tax Day tea party rallies just three days away, outside of the Fox News Channel, the coverage has been lacking. And, it was something that even Washington Post media columnist and host of CNN's "Reliable Sources" Howard Kurtz acknowledged on his April 12 program. "The folks at Fox News have found something to be for in this age of Obama," Kurtz said. "They are firmly in favor of tea…