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WaPo Leaves Fizz Out of Frieden Story: Obama's CDC Pick Favors Sin Tax
Naming a man who wants to levy sin taxes on soda pop to be the head of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) might not be the politically wisest thing for President Obama to do, especially on the heels of massive TEA Party protests. But then again, with media outlets like the Washington Post leaving that controversy unmentioned, perhaps the White House calculated correctly…
CBS Anchor on Pelosi: 'Is This Over?'; ABC Hails Obama's 'Masterstroke
A night after the CBS Evening News ignored CIA Director Leon Panetta's rebuke of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Saturday's newscast continued the blackout as anchor Jeff Glor only mentioned Pelosi in setting up a question by explaining she “put herself in a very awkward position” when “she said the CIA lied to her or misled her about water-boarding,” before he asked Time magazine veteran John…
Axelrod Joke: Obamas Considered Naming Dog Miss California
On Monday, NewsBusters asked, Is Miss California the Left's new Sarah Palin?Given what White House senior advisor David Axelrod said in jest about the Obamas considering naming their new dog "Miss California," and judging by the reaction from the audience at George Washington University, one has to think the answer is a resounding "Yes."Appearing on NPR's "Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me," Axelrod was…
Thomas & Totenberg Excuse Pelosi; Thomas Hopes 'Moderate' Will Save GO
Asked “why does it matter” what House Speaker Nancy Pelosi “knew or did not know” about the “enhanced interrogation” of terror suspects, Newsweek's Evan Thomas and NPR's Nina Totenberg failed to address Pelosi's hypocrisy in now condemning others for what she knew about years go, as both dismissed the relevance of her evolving memory. On Friday's Inside Washington, Thomas insisted “it doesn't”…
Ed Schultz, Jihadist, Invokes Almighty in Wishing Cheney Dead
How about that, alleged comedian Wanda Sykes wasn't entirely off the mark in deriding a person from the media as the proverbial 20th hijacker. She just cited the wrong person.During one of his daily fulminations about former vice president Dick Cheney this week, radio and MSNBC host Ed Schultz appropriated the language of jihad.Here's what Schultz said on his radio show Monday, expressing a view…
Actress Angie Harmon's Favorite Website Is NewsBusters
How's this for a celebrity endorsement?Model and actress Angie Harmon, who was part of a group of Hollywood celebrities that supported John McCain last year, loves NewsBusters.In fact, she told In Style magazine that NB's her favorite website (from June 2009 edition via LexisNexis, no link available, h/t NBer Stacy Bergfeld):
Obama's And Admin's Blatant Chrysler Plant-Closing Fibs to Four States
Imagine if in December George W. Bush and his administration had: Decided to issue the initial bailout billions to General Motors but not Chrysler, thereby forcing Chrysler into bankruptcy.Had his advisers get on the phone with elected officials in towns and states where Chrysler has plants and told them that the bankruptcy was about to happen.Said that the Chrysler bankruptcy "will not disrupt…
