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ABC's Diane Sawyer Prompts Clinton to Call McCain Old
"Good Morning America's" train tour across the country continued on Tuesday with Diane Sawyer interviewing Hillary Clinton and encouraging the senator to agree that John McCain is too old to be president. She also jokingly invited the former first lady aboard, stating that the program could "go out and buy you some pajamas." But first, adopting the liberal talking points that McCain might die…
MRC's Bozell on 'Fox & Friends' Discussing Media Bias, Negative Advert
MRC President and NewsBusters Publisher Brent Bozell appeared live in the New York studio on the September 16 "Fox & Friends" to discuss negative campaigning this presidential season, as well as the media's bias.Bozell noted that the bias in the media often manifests as a bias by omission and/or a double standard: STEVE DOOCY, co-host: Because everybody in the mainstream media seems to be…
Bartiromo Blasts Regulatory Environment During Banking Crisis
CNBC 'Closing Bell' co-host says 'bureaucratic' regulations that would treat private-equity firms like a bank prevent needed investment.
CNN's Crowley: Obama Team Wanted 'Horrific' Wall Street Headlines
Do you think the recent stock market collapse or troubles in the banking system are good news?Well, according to CNN's Candy Crowley, the Obama campaign does.On Monday's "Anderson Cooper 360," after CNN senior political analyst David Gergen said "what happened over the weekend with the economy and the bottom falling out of the financial markets...is the opportunity for Obama to seize the momentum…
MRC's Bozell Discusses Atlantic Monthly Photog, Palin/Biden Double Sta
Reacting to photographs of Sen. John McCain taken by a freelance photographer for Atlantic Monthly, MRC President and NewsBusters Publisher Brent Bozell took aim at the photographer while noting the magazine has reacted appropriately by denouncing her work. [audio of segment here]"In this case, I don't know that I blame Atlantic Monthly for this reason. [Jill Greenberg] is a rogue photographer,"…
Jay Leno Joins The Pound Palin Parade
Amidst all the focus on the poor treatment Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has been receiving from mainstream media outlets, the pounding she's been taking from the "Tonight Show's" Jay Leno has up until now slipped below the radar.An analysis of recent monologues by the late night comedian has identified a rather aggressive attack against the Alaska governor.This coincides…
Atlantic Mag Apologizes, Says Won't Hire Greenberg Again
In a follow up to Noel Sheppard's last post on the controversy over the choice of partisan photographer Jill Greenberg to shoot the cover shot of John McCain by Atlantic Magazine, we find that the Atlantic folks have issued an apology for ever having hired her. After it was revealed that she indulged in tricks and lies to ridicule John McCain while she was in a position of representing Atlantic…
Handlers Muzzle Barack? Suddenly Using Teleprompter On Campaign Trail
The campaign handlers for Barack Obama have obviously decided that there will be no more failed jokes ala Kerry's "stupid kids get stuck in Iraq" faux pas of the 2006 campaign. Barack apparently blew his chance for ostensible extemporaneous elocution after his failed "lip stick on a pig" joke went over like a lead balloon last week. According to CNN, Obama is suddenly speaking from a teleprompter…
McCain Calls Mika Out: 'I Know You're a Supporter of Senator Obama
It might not do John McCain any good politically. But once in a while, it's refreshing to hear an MSMer called out on political bias. It happened this morning when John McCain told Mika Brzezinski "I know you're a supporter of Senator Obama." Mika resorted to her favorite defense to the bias charge, mentioning that she has a brother who works on the McCain campaign and asking the Arizona…
Newsweek: Palin 'Inflicts' Her Religion on US, She's 'Not a Woman
The racist Reverend Wright wanted God to "damn America." Jesse Jackson called New York City "hymie town." Various Evangelical preachers have been heard to utter some pretty nasty comments here and there, as well. So, flawed as we are, apparently being religious doesn't preclude a venomous diatribe now and again. And now comes hate wrapped as political commentary from another supposed person of…