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AFP FINALLY Corrects Their Labeling of Spitzer as an (R) -- Big Deal
Not Minding Their Ps & QsWe on Thursday brought you the Agence France-Presse (AFP)'s ludicrous labeling of self-ousted New York Governor Eliot Spitzer as an (R). This after a week's worth of the Gong Show Media's failure or utter refusal to ascribe any Party affiliation to the man.Well, we have heard word from the horse's ... mouth. DScott, an intrepid NewsBusters participant, contacted AFP…
NY Times Reporter Wants Even More Global Warming Coverage
Revkin advocates less command-and-control from government and says more should be done to address energy 'difficulties.'
Open Thread
For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: End of Democrat presidential nomination process nowhere in sight:Re-vote in Florida appears unlikelyDo-over possible in MichiganMore televised debates being plannedSuperdelegates breaking for ObamaThe general election polls now show McCain in a virtual tie with whichever Democrat wins. Pollsters Scott Rasmussen and John Zogby told radio…
NBC: Cap-and-Trade System Would Magically Make Unaffordable Energy Aff
'Nightly News' praises carbon-free solar energy plant, and says government regulation needed to make it more affordable.
NewsBusted
Topics in this episode (taped before Spitzer prostitute story broke): Michelle Obama and the "meanness" of America, environmentalists turn to arson, Amy Winehouse, and a new wine label from rapper Lil Jon.Like the show? Get involved! Add NewsBusted as a friend on MySpace, subscribe to our YouTube channel or embed today's episode on your blog. We can always use help spreading the word!
Here They Go A-Whoring: Media Pander Prostitutes, Pimps
ABC's World News is the first to go beyond titillation stories to report painful facts about the sex trade.
Money Talks, but Will Hollywood Listen
A new study shows less profanity in film leads to higher profits for movie studios.
Lewis Black, Anti-Catholic Hack
Black is the star of a brand new Comedy Central show named The Root of All Evil. Comedians act like prosecutors, with Black as judge, trying to determine which of two allegedly evil forces is worse. The battle for the debut episode: Oprah Winfrey vs. the Catholic Church.
Anderson Cooper: Focus on Rev. Wright 'Completely Off Track
Who cares if our next president has chosen as his "spiritual guide" someone who calls on God to damn America, and believes the US brought 9-11 on itself? Completely off track! Let's get back to the important stuff. You know, like the fine print of the candidate's plan to nationalize health care.That in a nutshell is Anderson Cooper's kvetch about the controversy over the outrageous statements…
Union Fighting Union, But Does Media Care
OK, folks, grab the popcorn and settle in for this hilarious tale of union against union. It's an epic battle of lies, underhandedness, brute force, and sweetheart deals that pits the California Nurses Association (CNA) against the Services Employees International Union (SEIU). The two unions are at each other's throats for the prize of representing employees in the Catholic hospitals of the…
AP Math: 0.2% Rise is Small, 0.4% Rise is Modest, 0.6% Decline is Plun
NewsBusters readers are well aware of our contention that the press have adopted the 1992 strategy of making every economic report look like the world is coming to an end, and we'll all be in soup lines next year if the Democrat presidential candidate isn't inaugurated in January.No finer example is available than Thursday's Associated Press article concerning February's very disappointing retail…
Hell Freezes Over? NBC Finally Calls Spitzer 'Democratic Governor
On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, substitute NBC Nightly News anchor Ann Curry and reporter Mike Taibbi failed to identify disgraced outgoing New York Governor Eliot Spitzer as a Democrat, but on Thursday night Curry finally informed NBC viewers of the party affiliation -- a fact network journalists always consider relevant when a Republican gets caught in scandalous behavior. Curry set up a…