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NBC's Andrea Mitchell: Even the Weather is Against McCain
NBC's Andrea Mitchell devoted virtually her entire story, on Wednesday's "Today" show, to jotting down all the negatives going against the McCain campaign including Obama's advantages in fundraising, ad time, the polls and even the weather as she passed along this omen: Still at a time when everything can be viewed as a sign of how things are going, they [McCain campaign] called off their midday…
Stephanopoulos Notes McCain's Dramatic Gain on Economic Issues
ABC correspondent reports GOP presidential candidate improves on economy in ABC/WaPo poll, says Democrats must win on taxes.
Teaming Up With the Washington Examiner
I've dropped a few hints here and there about a new project that I have been working on but now I can finally put it all on the table.Starting November 10th, I will be working with the Washington Examiner to help take its web site to the next level through a managing editor position within the paper.I will still be continuing my efforts here at NB, however. To help ensure NB readers get the hard-…
Open Thread
For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: the polls are tightening.Gallup calls it Obama by two. Rasmussen says Obama by three.Do we have a horse race, ladies and gentlemen? If so, what's responsible for McCain's surge? Is it Joe the Plumber, and all the information concerning Obama's socialist, redistribution of wealth ideas? Or is something else in play?
Obama Speechwriter Switches to McCain; Ignored by MSM
Imagine if a speechwriter for John McCain had switched sides and announced she was going to vote for Barack Obama. Would she not be featured bigtime in the mainstream media complete with new thrills running up Chris Matthews leg? Well, this did happen except that it was an Obama speechwriter, Wendy Button, who became disillusioned with The One and switched to supporting McCain. Here are the…
Palin Criticized For Doing Her Job
The Associated Press this morning did a short and sweet hit piece on Sarah Palin, criticizing the Alaska Governor for acting as, well, the Alaska Governor. Anne Sutton of the AP essentially mocks Palin for governing the state by ‘remote control.’ It’s not so much the criticism as it is the reality that if Sarah Palin wasn’t doing her job, the AP would be hammering her for that instead. The…
Palestinian Campaigns for Obama from Gaza, Media Mostly Mum
On Tuesday, Yahoo News published an Associated Press picture of a young Palestinian gentleman who is campaigning for Barack Obama from his home in Gaza:Palestinian Ibrahim Abu Jayab, 24, is seen next to his computer, in his family house in Nusayrat refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008. A young Palestinian in a Gaza refugee camp is doing his part to get out the vote for Barack…
Time Magazine’s Picture-Perfect Pitch of Obama
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then the Nov. 3 edition of Time magazine just gave Barack Obama 13,000 words to a few hundred for John McCain. Starting with a corner shot on the cover, Obama is pictured 13 times throughout the magazine. The only photo of his opponent in this election-eve issue is a goofy thumbnail of McCain under the Gaffes section of the Campaign Scorecard. Sarah Palin…
'Funding Fathers' Who Propelled Reagan Overlooked in History, YAF Dire
Three men brought together by their love for American freedom and opposition to communism played a critical, though largely unheralded role, in introducing Ronald Reagan to a national audience, a new book on the conservative movement explains. Holmes Tuttle, the owner of a Ford dealership in Los Angeles; Henry Salvatori, the founder of Western Geophysical Company; and A.C. "Cy" Rubel of Union Oil…
Steep Newspaper Circ Declines Continue; 5-Year Trend Even Worse
On Tuesday, Editor & Publisher released daily and Sunday newspaper circulation figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulations as of September 30, along with percentage changes from the preceding year. Showing that the press can't even report accurately about itself E&P's accompanying commentary vastly understated the situation:Most Major Papers Continue Circ DeclineAccording to ABC for the…
CBS Highlights Wall Street Icon's Achievements
Chronically negative 'Evening News' correspondent showcases 94-year-old businessman's success story.
New CMI Study Reveals Three Major Media Narratives about Sarah Palin
In a just released study, "A Study in Character Assassination: How the TV Networks Have Portrayed Sarah Palin as Dunce or Demon," CMI analysts found that ABC, CBS and NBC are airing 18 negative stories for every one positive story on Sarah Palin, the Republican vice-presidential candidate. Is it any wonder that polls revealed a 17 percent increase in Palin's unfavorability ratings in just one…
