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Scientist Demands Apology From ABC for Global Warming Hit Piece
As NewsBusters reported, ABC's "World News" aired a disturbing global warming hit piece on Sunday that disrespectfully attacked an esteemed scientist and emeritus professor, referring to his work as "fraudulent nonsense" that is "going to cost lives, and cause us lost species, and cost major economic damage around the world."The subject of the report, Dr. S. Fred Singer, has been receiving well…
'Today' Spins Bear CEO's Billion-Dollar Loss As 'Payday
When is a billion-dollar loss a bonanza? When the person suffering it is one of those greedy Wall Street types the MSM loves to hate. Check out how, in opening this morning's show, Today cast the situation of Bear Stearns Chairman James Cayne:MATT LAUER: Payday! His company imploded and thousands of stockholders went bust, but the Chairman of Bear Stearns cashes in and gets $61 million dollars.…
Wallace Discusses 'Fox & Friends' Tiff and What 'Fair and Balanced' Me
Who's the best political talk show host on television every Sunday? Tim Russert? George Stephanopoulos? Bob Schieffer? Wolf Blitzer?Get real! There's nobody on the television landscape that comes close to Fox News's Chris Wallace. And, there's nobody on Fox News that better exemplifies and understands what the network's slogan "fair and balanced" means. To drive home the point, Wallace was Steve…
Open Thread
For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: Super Gore to the Superdelegate Rescue?Time's Joe Klein: Let's say the elders of the Democratic Party decide, when the primaries end, that neither Obama nor Clinton is viable...What if they then approached Gore and asked him to be the nominee, for the good of the party—and suggested that he take Obama as his running mate? LA Times: To…
Gore: Global Warming 'Deniers' are Flat Earthers
Despite mounting evidence contrary to his hysterical proclamations, former Vice President Al Gore, he of the massive carbon footprint and $30,000 utility bills, is still clinging to his discredited theory of global warming.In an interview with Lesley Stahl to air on "60 Minutes" this Sunday, Gore piously declares those who don't buy his climate change theories are akin to crackpots who believe…
Noonan: For MSM, To Know Hillary Is Not to Love Her
People are figuring Hillary Clinton out. And that's a problem. At least, it is if you're Hillary Clinton. That's a theme of Peggy Noonan's Wall Street Journal column of today, Getting Mrs. Clinton. Along the way, the indispensable Ms. Noonan dispenses numerous valuable insights into Hillary's persona. From our NewsBusters perspective, of particular interest were these paragraphs on the way…
NewsBusted
Topics in this episode: John McCain continues to receive critcism for saying Iran is aiding Al Qaeda and yet, McCain continues to lead Barack Obama in polls. Osama bin Laden gets angry at Mohammed cartoons. Al Gore wants to make millions from his little-watched Current TV. Robin Williams appears on "Law and Order." The last Harry Potter book gets turned into two movies, not one.
ABC's View Girls Skip Down the Yellow Brick Road with Obama
Most panelists choose to coddle the candidate, not examine his character and values.
CBS Early Show Gives Planned Parenthood Star Treatment
Kate Walsh plays a doctor on TV. Who cares what she thinks about abstinence education and STDs?
ABC Follows 'Born Gay' Script to a T
Good Morning America promotes the latest gay gene study, and marginalizes the opposing scientific voice by labeling him as religious.
Smith & Gibson Fret to Obama Protracted Race Will Hurt in November
In interviews with Barack Obama aired Thursday night, CBS anchor Harry Smith and ABC anchor Charles Gibson both shared their concern over how the protracted Democratic race could hurt the party in the fall -- with Smith urging Obama to demand, “with some severity,” that Hillary Clinton exit the race -- while Gibson hailed Obama's “extraordinary speech” on race before he wondered if Obama worries…