CNN's Toobin Seems Puzzled by Difference Between a Gun and a Missile

Tim Graham
 

Rachel Maddow Confuses Allegation With Fact in Covering for Former Air

Most recent unintentionally hilarious moment on Rachel Maddow's MSNBC cable show -- her interview with Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie over the upcoming recount in the Senate race between incumbent Republican Norm Coleman and Democratic challenger/reformed court jester Al Franken.The interview on Wednesday night's show began innocuously enough, with a news caption at the bottom of the…
Jack Coleman
 

Now CBS Frets Gas Prices Are Too Low

After spending much of the spring and summer hyping the dire consequences of rising gas prices, CBS on Thursday night decided the plummeting cost of gas at the pump is really bad news. Noting that “crude settled at about $58 a barrel today, that's about $90 less than it was in July,” fill-in CBS Evening News anchor Harry Smith warned “that comes as a mixed blessing.” Reporter Mark Strassmann…
Brent Baker
 

ABC's Chris Cuomo Has Few Follow-ups for 'Campaign Boogeyman' Ayers

"Good Morning America" news anchor Chris Cuomo on Friday conducted an interview with former bomber William Ayers that qualified as neither a softball or a grilling of the ex-domestic terrorist. Although he did challenge Ayers, he didn't interrupt when the Chicago professor insisted that America fought a "violent terrorist war" or when the '60s radical characterized the U.S. government as…
Scott Whitlock
 

CNN's Sanchez Tries Mind Reading

Mike Bates
 

Newsweek Wonders If Obama Can Save Print Media

"Barack Obama, have mercy on us!" cried the lepers of the newspaper media unto the president-elect. And lo, he spake unto them, saying, "Go, and print some more."Noticing heavy demand for post-Election Day editions of major daily newspapers, Newsweek wondered of President-elect Obama, "Can He Save the Media?"The subheader to Newsweek's front page tease promised a look at "[h]ow Obama has…
Ken Shepherd
 

NewsBusted

Topics in today's show: Russia plans to deploy missiles near Poland, voter turnout in '08 about the same, Simon Cowell swears off women, and "CSI: Miami's" David Caruso gets stalked. Click the play icon in the orange box to the right to watch.
NB Staff
 

CNN's 'Escape From Jonestown' Downplays Democratic Connections

Mike Bates
 

NYT: Poor, Dumb, Racist Southerners for McCain

Clay Waters
 

After Obama Win, GMA's Cuomo Decides to Grill Bill Ayers

Matthew Vadum
 

Boxer Aide Arrested for Distributing Child Porn, Media Mostly Mum

A high-level adviser for Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Cali) was charged Wednesday with receiving and distributing child pornography.UPDATE AT END OF POST: this is the second person with ties to Boxer arrested in the past year on similar charges.  Although Jeff Rosato was arrested and fired last Friday, this story has garnered very little attention from the mainstream press.Do you think the media would…
Noel Sheppard
 

Anatomy of a Biased Headline: Part IV

How is it that in this time of historic change and euphoria, the media can remain so pessimistic? The messiah has been elected, ACORN and Democratic Secretary of State Mark Ritchie are stealing an election in Minnesota, conservatives are going to be silenced via the Fair-Less Doctrine, and gay marriage activists are assaulting the elderly. It is a time of hope and optimism in this, our…
Rusty Weiss
 

Dear WSJ: Economic Snake Oil Not Stimulating

Proponents of economic stimulus should listen to Frederic Bastiat.
Donald J. Boudreaux, Ph.D.
 

'Evening News' Bummed Over Lower Gas Prices

Segment views cheaper fuel as sign of economy in peril, obstacle to 'develop alternative sources of energy or fund green developments.'
Jeff Poor