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Liberal Name Caller Behar Denounces Conservative 'Name Calling
Joy Behar once again scolded conservatives for inflammatory rhetoric without realizing her own hypocrisy. On the February 28 edition of "The View," the panel spoke highly of the late William F. Buckley before Behar jumped in to compare the conservative icon to modern day conservatives. Behar chastised those who "name call and yell about things." Perhaps she should chastise herself.In a span of a…
Fewer U.S. Dead = Less TV Coverage of Iraq
One year ago, liberal journalists depicted the surge of U.S. troops to Iraq as a certain failure. “A lot of people are going to go to bed tonight terrified,” MSNBC’s Chris Matthews opined just minutes after President Bush announced the policy on January 10, 2007. Other journalists were only slightly more subtle. “Many experts warn, it’s too little, too late,” NBC’s Jim Miklaszewski argued on the…
Media Finally Getting It: Ethanol Mandates a Dumb Idea
They're starting to get it. The media are figuring out government meddling in U.S. energy policy is taking a toll on the American economy. On February 20, the Labor Department reported that the Consumer Price Index (CPI), a key inflation reading, rose 0.4 percent in January, matching December's rise. Why? Increased food costs because corn is being used for ethanol. "Farmers are replacing…
CBS ‘Early Show’: McCain Born in Panama, ‘Can He Still Be Presid
At the top of Thursday’s CBS "Early Show," co-host Harry Smith teased a story on John McCain being born in the Panama Canal zone rather than inside the United States and if it would disqualify him from the presidency: "Born in the USA. John McCain wasn't. Can he still be president?" The story, which was regurgitated from The New York Times, was presented as a news brief by co-host Russ Mitchell a…
ABC's Sawyer: Press Using 'Boxing Gloves' on Hillary
Thursday's "Good Morning America" featured a group of liberals talking about whether the press favored one liberal over another liberal and several leftist journalists were cited as proof. Specifically, co-host Diane Sawyer continued the program's self flagellation over whether the media is biased in favor of Barack Obama and against Hillary Clinton.The ABC anchor discussed the issue with Arianna…
John McCain: Disqualified at Birth
Just the latest flaky, negative story on McCain since he apparently clinched the GOP nomination.
Media Revelation: Ethanol is Causing Inflation
CNBC's Cramer confronts Clinton on ethanol fallacy in interview; 'Nightly News' admits corn is causing higher food prices.
CNBC's Burnett: Recession vs. Slowdown is Only 'Semantics
'Today' contributor claims there's no real difference between recession and slowdown, despite the fact that worried talk contributes to economic woes.
Presidential Press Conference Live Blog
What follows is coverage of the February 28 presidential news conference. I focused mostly on the questions posited by the media. Video of the most biased questions should be posted shortly thereafter. Bottom line: Most of the really biased questions came down on the economy, particularly with regard to gas prices. Other than that and a question by Bill Plante about FISA immunity for telecom…
Time's Prez Warning: 'Nurse With 35 Yrs. Experience Killed Patient Fas
Not that Time's in the tank for Obama or nuthin'. Not that its new cover merely depicts Barack with an other-worldly aura, asks the question whether experience matters and answers it largely in the negative.No, it gets much better. The magazine's editor goes on Morning Joe and cites a study comparing a new nurse with a nurse who has 35 years of experience. And he lets us know that not only did…