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Chris Matthews Will Be ‘Emotional’ Tonight: We’re ‘Leaping Tow
On his syndicated Chris Matthews Show on Sunday, the conspicuously pro-Obama MSNBC host announced how he expected that “election night is going to be emotional for all of us....Particularly if it goes in that historic direction, it’s going to be very emotional for everybody. I mean, everybody.”A few minutes later, in his closing commentary about the election, Matthews (a potential Democratic…
WaPo Ombudsman: Okay, So Maybe, Just Maybe, We Are Biased
Dismissing the notion as "simplistic" that her paper is liberally biased, Washington Post ombudsman Deborah Howell wrote on Sunday that there is "a grain of truth" to the lament from conservatives that the Post skews leftward (emphases mine):Neither the hard-core right nor left will ever be satisfied by Post coverage -- and that's as it should be. But it's true that The Post, as well as much of…
Schumer: Talk Radio Needs to be Regulated Like Pornography
Did you know that talk radio needs to be limited on the airwaves just like pornography?According to Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) it does.I kid you not. At least, that's what he said on Fox News Tuesday morning when asked his position on the Fairness Doctrine (video embedded right):
'Conservative' Michael Smerconish Rewarded for Supporting Obama
It looks like "conservative" radio talk show host Michael Smerconish has finally reaped his reward for supporting Barack Obama. Brian Maloney of the Radio Equalizer beautifully skewers the deceitful Philadelphia radio show host for cashing in on his self-serving, career-enhancing, endorsement:As Philly talker Michael Smerconish has revealed, it certainly pays to tow your liberal employer's party…
WaPo Print Edition Downplays McCain Military Ballot Lawsuit in Virgini
The McCain campaign filed suit yesterday against Virginia in federal court to "force the state to count late-arriving overseas military ballots," reported the Associated Press in a November 3 story. While the Washington Post's Web site carries the 5-paragraph AP article, the paper's print edition this morning punted on running a separate follow-up article. Instead the Post devoted a few…
The Death of Ford Motor Company
Government bailout means automaker can't compete with GM-Chrysler and government.
CNN Caller: Where's Your Report On Black Panther Voter Intimidation in
A man called in to CNN's Helpline on Tuesday wondering why the network hasn't reported the Black Panthers who were seen standing in front of a Philadelphia polling station this morning, one of them carrying a billy club.According to the caller (audio available here), he was going to vote for Obama until a friend told him about this incident. The caller said, "Now Fox has broadcast this, and I…
Networks Obsess Over Polls, Limit Substantive Coverage
'Big three' cover campaign horse race, surveys nearly eight times more than policy proposals.
Black Panthers Intimidate Voters at Philadelphia Polling Station
Fox News reported moments ago that a couple of Black Panthers were at a polling station in Philadelphia intimidating voters:
CNBC: Obama Win 'Great' for Limbaugh, Hannity
An Obama victory could boost conservative talk show hosts according to CNBC's "Squawk Box" this election day. The show was more skeptical over the future of left-wing talk. Always with the rhetorical questions, Joe Kernen got things started: Who is going to win in terms of the cable wars? ... Are we going to become totally nonpartisan now? Do you think that we will be able to bury all of our…