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Rich Rumbas on Republican Grave
Frank Rich has apparently figured out that after January 20, it's not going to be as much fun for him. True, the Times columnist will surely disinter W as necessary to explain away Obama's missteps. But the buck for whatever post-inauguration problems the country faces will land ever more resoundingly on the new president's desk.And so, like a vaudevillian tapping as fast as he can while…
So Eager for Obama, Wants Inauguration Moved to December
“People who elect a new President are eager for the change to take place. The sooner the better,” USA Today founder Al Neuharth argued in his Friday column in which he asked, coincidentally just a week-and-a-half after Barack Obama's election: “Why wait until late January to turn the Oval Office over to a new President elected in early November?” He proposed: “We should move the President's…
Pinkerton: MSNBC Backs Obama, Gets $139 Billion Gov Guarantee
Is MSNBC being rewarded for having backed Obama? That's what Jim Pinkerton suggests. On this evening's Fox News Watch, the columnist and New America Foundation fellow cited the news that GE Capital, a subsidiary of MSNBC's parent company GE, has received a $139 billion government loan guarantee.Host Jon Scott opened this evening's show opened with a clip of Chris Matthews [in a story that NB…
Anti-SNL Comedy Video Open Thread
Well, this was quite a hit last week, so we're going to do it again.Here are the rules: suggested videos should be tasteful, unoffensive, and sent this evening to both Noel and Warner via PM or EM (nsheppard@newsbusters.org, igcolonel@hotmail.com). As I'll be away from my computer at a party this evening, Warner will likely be doing most of the video additions.Without further ado, our first…
WaPo Shocker: Palin Helped McCain Avoid Far Worse Loss
As media outlets across the fruited plain float the notion that Sarah Palin hurt John McCain's chances of winning the White House, the Washington Post's Chris Cillizza will break with the herd on Sunday to dispel this nonsense.Imagine that. As the last of his "5 Myths About an Election of Mythic Proportions" slated for Sunday's print edition but already available at the paper's website, Cillizza…
AP: 'Election Spurs "Hundreds" of Race Threats, Crimes
The Associated Press just published a disturbing piece about a rise in race-related crimes and incidents since Election Day:Cross burnings. Schoolchildren chanting "Assassinate Obama." Black figures hung from nooses. Racial epithets scrawled on homes and cars.Incidents around the country referring to President-elect Barack Obama are dampening the postelection glow of racial progress and harmony,…
NYT: Fairness Doctrine Advocate Removed from Obama FCC Transition Team
According to a Friday New York Times article by David Kirkpatrick, Barack Obama has reassigned Fairness Doctrine proponent, former FCC Commissioner Henry Rivera, from heading his FCC transition team: “At least one official initially involved in the transition appears to have been reassigned because of concern about his lobbying or legal work. Henry Rivera, a former Democratic commissioner on the…
NYT's Hillary As Secretary of State Piece Ignores Possible 2012 Run
The New York Times published a front page article Saturday addressing the whys and wherefores behind Barack Obama making Hillary Clinton his Secretary of State without addressing how a 2012 presidential run by the former first lady might enter into the equation.Instead, the Times focused on how such an appointment could be unifying to the nation while helping Hillary get more influence than it…
Newsweek Predicts More Lovin' Under Obama
To quote tennis player John McEnroe, "You cannot be serious!"Newsweek is exploring the possibility of a baby boom being sparked by the "euphoria of Obama fans."Jessica Bennett of Newsweek comes firing out of the gates with the somewhat disturbing headline, "Change You Can Conceive In." She quickly follows that up in the sub-headline, posing this question: Could euphoric Obama fans be sparking a…