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From the Ones Who Brought Us 'We Are All Socialists Now': Tax Cuts Won
Sigh. Here we go again. First it was our capitalist society deemed gone as Newsweek magazine declared, "We're socialists now." This time - it's the death of supply-side economics, according to Newsweek Senior Editor Daniel Gross. To sum it up, Gross declared tax cuts obsolete, a theory that only works on paper, in a time when employers come and go and institutions aren't stable like they once…
Founder of Network Promoting Positive Muslim Image Arrested -- For Beh
The Muslim founder of BridgesTV, a cable network whose slogan is “connecting people through understanding” and which tried to “improve the image of Muslims in the United States,” was arrested on Thursday, for allegedly killing his estranged wife in a manner normally associated with Islamist terrorists -- chopping off her head.Greg Mitchell, editor of Editor & Publisher, reported on Friday…
Network Morning Shows Mostly Ignore Gregg Withdrawal; Census Grab
CBS's "Early Show" and ABC's "Good Morning America" on Friday almost entirely ignored the embarrassing departure of yet another of Barack Obama's cabinet nominees, with only NBC's "Today" providing any real information on the event. GMA devoted a scant 15 seconds to the withdrawal of Republican Senator Judd Gregg as the President's second nominee for Commerce Secretary. (Previous choice Bill…
CNBC Analyst: Dow to 6,000; Stimulus and Bank Bailout to Blame
UC-Irvine professor Peter Navarro explains how 8,000 is a sign of things to come.
Weekend Captionfest
Vice President Joe Biden points to some new sunglasses he tried on while talking with Special Olympics athlete Michael Barrantes on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009 in Boise, Idaho. (AP Photo/Matt Cilley)
CBS Praises Obama Tax Cuts, Slammed Bush’s
On Thursday’s CBS Evening News, anchor Katie Couric introduced a report on the Democrats’ so-called "stimulus" plan about to pass Congress: "And we'll tell you what's in it for you, including tax breaks...It's designed, in part, to get you spending again by giving you the money to do it." However, in July of 2001, when President Bush was trying to get tax cut legislation passed, then Evening News…
Latest in the 'Fairness' Doctrine Conga Line: NY Dem Rep Maurice Hinch
Bear and ImbalancedThe Censors are now coming in waves. Late last week it was Sen. Debbie Stabenow, and this week Sen. Tom Harkin and then former President Bill Clinton.And today on CNN Radio New York Democratic Representative Maurice Hinchey re-asserted his long held desire to reinstate the Censorship Doctrine.From the CNN website:"I think the Fairness Doctrine should be reinstated," Hinchey…
Bill Maher on the U.S.: 'It's Still Not a Very Bright Country
Despite the election of President Obama, Bill Maher is still not happy with his native land, due to the lack of belief in evolution. He voiced his disapproval on Thursday evening’s Larry King Live: “I read the other day, I think only four in 10 Americans believe in evolution. It’s still not a very bright country, Larry.” He later compared Sarah Palin to former American Idol contestant Sanjaya…
CNN's Anderson Cooper: Has Insurgent GOP Declared 'War' on Obama
On Thursday's edition of "Anderson Cooper 360," the host of the self titled show fretted that the withdrawal of Republican Senator Judd Gregg as commerce secretary nominee might indicate the Republican Party has declared "a war, an insurgency" against Barack Obama. Speaking to CNN analyst David Gergen, Cooper expanded on the theory. [audio excerpt here]Referencing an embarrassing gaffe by…
This Time it's Bill Clinton Wanting to Bring Back the Fairness Doctrin
Free Speech and Free Markets? Nah.For the third time in eight days, a prominent liberal has called for a return of the Censorship Doctrine, otherwise mis-known as the "Fairness" Doctrine. This time it's former President and current high-dollar global thug speechifier -- and husband of the Secretary of State -- Bill Clinton.Kudos and our sympathy to Michael Calderone at the Politico, who has to…