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'60 Minutes' Preempted This Sunday for Global Warming Hysteria
Fortunately, most people will likely be watching the Giants-Packers game Sunday evening, and will therefore miss the one-sided hysteria. However, for those that mysteriously don't switch channels after the Chargers-Patriots game, CBS will offer a special about global warming this Sunday instead of "60 Minutes." How marvelous. The CBS News website hysterically described this installment of "…
Saturday Sports Open Thread
With all eyes on tomorrow's NFL conference championships, is there anything occurring today besides my son's first official track meet as a Husker that folks would like to talk about?Australian Open Tennis?NBA?College B-ball?Or, do we just want to start talking about tomorrow's games, and whether all of this is a bloody waste of time because NOBODY can beat the Patriots?
Open Thread
For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: the economy and the markets.It's been an absolutely horrible start to the new year for stocks. I heard yesterday that if the market doesn't rally in the next two weeks, this will be the worst January since 1950.YIKES! Of more immediate concern is the following chart:
John Harwood on Fred Thompson: 'It's Over
H/t David Shuster. What's that? David Shuster, liberal MSNBC avenger, now a NewsBusters source? Not exactly, but read on . . . Watching a special Saturday-morning edition of Morning Joe, I was surprised by CNBC chief DC correspondent John Harwood's willingness to pronounce Fred Thompson's political epitaph even before voters went to the South Carolina primary polls today. Shuster was similarly…
NBC Painfully Faces an Inconvenient Truth: Men and Women are Different
In a series on distinctions between the sexes, Nightly News anchor Brian Williams demonstrates how facts can be controversial to the liberal mind.
Weekend Captionfest
After a disagreement on Morning Joe of January 18, 2008, MSNBC's Joe Scarborough and David Shuster "hug it out."
Will Hyped 'Economic Stimulus' Package Be Tax Relief or Wealth Redistr
Media so far downplay critics of rumored plan, fail to ask tough questions about tax relief.
CNBC’s Burnett Reveals Cramer 'Certifiably' Crazy; Why She Called Bu
CNBC "Street Sweetie" Erin Burnett revealed what some might have suspected about "Mad Money" host Jim Cramer all along. "[H]e's crazy - certifiably," Burnett said on the January 18 "Late Night with Conan O'Brien." Of course, Cramer is a regular on NBC's "Today" and "Nightly News" as an expert on the economy. On December 19, Cramer appeared on "Today" and was very critical of Fed Chairman…
Tyra Banks Hails Hillary As 'Polished Diamond' of Perfection, Honesty
While the news media have focused like a laser beam on what Hillary Clinton said on the Tyra Banks show Friday, MRC's Michelle Humphrey and Kristine Lawrence each suffered through pieces of the interview to find the other angle: How soft and silly was Tyra Banks? Plenty. The show opened with the supermodel bowing deeply and gratefully to Hillary for appearing: I am so honored that you are here. I…
ABC's Kate Snow Tags Along With Spotlight-Hating Chelsea Clinton
ABC reporter Kate Snow continued her long history of delivering generous Clinton spin during a segment on Friday's "Good Morning America." The GMA correspondent followed Chelsea Clinton as the former first daughter campaigned for her mother, repeating talking points along the way. Snow announced, "To be honest, [Chelsea] doesn't like cameras much. She let us tag along, but takes no questions."…