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Boston Legal Calls McCain/Palin Supporters Idiots
Storyline includes fantasy of having sex with the Alaska governor.
Suddenly Popular Parker
Before a few weeks ago, I don't recall seeing Kathleen Parker much on TV. But tuning into Andrea Mitchell's MSNBC show this afternoon, there she was. And when I got back from the gym and fired up my DVR of David Gregory's "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue?" Yup, Parker redux.Let's see. What might possibly explain Kathleen Parker's sudden popularity on MSNBC? You don't suppose it could conceivably…
CBS Frets: Will Senate Get 'Bipartisan Maverick' McCain or 'Conservati
In a story on President-elect Barack Obama's Monday meeting with Senator John McCain, CBS's Dean Reynolds listed some “areas of potential cooperation,” but he worried: “Will it be McCain the bipartisan maverick who reemerges in the Senate or the campaign conservative who might want to join fellow Republicans in frustrating the new President's plans?” Reynolds then turned to the Politico's Jim…
Oil Analyst Reverses Trend of High-Price Forecasts; Calls $35-40 Oil a
Cameron Hanover's Peter Beutel tells Bloomberg 'Morning Call' oil likely to fall further before bottom.
Schwarzenegger Blames Global Warming for Elongated Fire Season
California governor tells ABC's 'This Week' global warming is stretching fire season to year round.
'Today' Begins Annual Global Warming Scare Week
The full "Today" show cast went to "The Ends of the Earth," as a part of NBC Universal's "Green Week," all in an effort to, once again, do the bidding of the likes of Al Gore, to create hysteria about global warming. With live reports from Matt Lauer worrying about reefs off the coast of Belize, Meredith Vieira fearful about drought conditions in Australia, Ann Curry watching the snow caps melt…
Chris Matthews: Obama's Administration 'Historically Wondrous;' Palin
On his syndicated "Chris Matthews Show" on Sunday, Chris Matthews discussed President-elect Barack Obama's ability to enact his campaign agenda as well as the state of the Republican Party with a panel of other newsmakers, including Erin Burnett of CNBC and Michele Norris of NPR. Matthews excitedly declared that "the American people voted for change, they voted for Obama" and hopefully wondered…
ABC Devoted 64 Minutes to 'Pregnant Man' Story Since March
Since March 26, 2008, the ABC network has devoted nine segments or 64 minutes and 48 seconds to the "pregnant man" Thomas Beatie, including three stories in the last four days on either "20/20" or "Good Morning America." On Monday, GMA weekend anchor Kate Snow invited Beatie, who was born a woman but kept her reproductive organs after having transgender surgery, to discuss the autobiography "…
Dear WSJ: Anti-Intellectualism on the Left and Right
Taking from the rich will enrich the poor, wage floors, politics can be 'cleansed' of special interests.
CBS’s Smith on Obama: ‘Can A Guy Who's Cool Be President
On Monday’s CBS Early Show, co-host Harry Smith touted the latest issue of ‘GQ’ magazine, in which Barack Obama was named one of the publication’s ‘Men of the Year’: "As If being elected president isn't a high enough honor, Barack Obama is now the quintessential 'GQ' guy." Later, Smith talked to ‘GQ’ deputy editor Michael Hainey and asked: " Is there -- is -- do you have this little bit of a…
Dear Post: 'Too Big to Fail' Gets it Wrong
Failure is vital for unproductive companies, especially the big ones.
'Good Morning America' Attacks Victoria's Secret with Faulty Bra Lawsu
Victoria's Secret, the well-known lingerie retailer, is being sued by a woman who claims the company's bra had formaldehyde in it and made her "utterly sick." ABC's "Good Morning America" ran a segment Nov. 11 focusing on that 37-year-old Ohio woman, Roberta Ritter. "Victoria's Secret - certainly one of the world's most recognizable brands," anchor Diane Sawyer said. "And this morning, though,…