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Eric Alterman was the latest in a long conga line of liberal authors plugging their books on Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report on Monday night. He began by confusing the audience about God. Liberals refuse to take orders from God (since he doesn’t exist, or isn’t important enough to take orders from) or the Fatherland (conservatives-are-Nazis jokes always work with the stilted studio audience…

'Good Morning America's' Mike von Fremd reports on law enforcement having to compel homeowners in foreclosure to leave.

Of the three morning shows, only ABC's “Good Morning America” highlighted the implications of a new report on pork barrel spending by the group Citizens Against Government Waste [CAGW]. GMA was the sole network morning program to mention that Democrats broke their campaign promise to cut such pork projects in half. On Wednesday, NBC's “Today” show skipped the subject completely and although CBS's…

ABC News anchor Charlie Gibson, in a news brief on Tuesday’s "World News," spun the Bush administration’s decision to fast-track the construction of a fence along the U.S.-Mexican border, focusing almost entirely on the "more than 30 laws and regulations to be bypassed," as the graphic accompanying the brief put it. "The Bush administration today announced plans to speed up construction of the…

$300-million propaganda launch gets a complete pass from supportive media.

Magazine takes environmentalist position against corn fuel, says consequences of biofuel craze such as rain forest destruction 'could haunt the planet for generations.'

Theme emphasizes a divide between rich and poor, evokes John Edwards's 'two Americas.'

On its face, Hillary's email to supporters that just arrived in my inbox is a call to the highest civic values. In support of her demand to seat the delegates from Michigan and Florida, Hillary righteously writes [emphasis added]:No matter where you were born or how much money you were born into, no matter the color of your skin or where you worship, your vote deserves to count. But let's…

The April 1 Independent story about a looming "Great Depression" in the United States was positively risible. But as Jim Geraghty at National Review Online noted yesterday, the stark-looking photo for the paper's story (at right via Getty Images) was three years old.:Their caption: "Disadvantaged Americans queue for aid in New York."Here's the actual caption from Getty Images:

Story on network's Web site claims 'weight-ism more widespread than racism,' blames business and attacks personal responsibility.