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Taylor Marsh Criticism of Margaret Carlson Illustrates Larger Point
I'm in the unusual position of defending uber-liberal Margaret Carlson. Carlson, formerly of Time and CNN's old Capital Gang, now with uber-liberal Al Hunt's Bloomberg News, was unfairly ripped by Taylor Marsh over at Huffington Post Saturday. Carlson sent an e-mail to someone suggesting that, as far as Hillary Clinton's candidacy is concerned: ..... I covered the Clinton White House for 8…
Lauer to Obama: Ready for Racist, Swiftboating Republicans
In MSM circles, "swiftboating" is shorthand for false attacks on Democrats, even though John O'Neill and other members of Swift Boat Veterans for Truth stand adamantly behind their allegations about John Kerry's war record.In an interview of Barack Obama conducted yesterday and aired on this morning's Today, Matt Lauer employed the "swiftboating" code to ask whether the candidate is prepared for…
Scarborough Won't Smile at Mika's Michelle Obama Defense
Update | 3:50 PM: Obama Campaign Clarification: As predicted, the Obama campaign has clarified Michelle's remark. See text at foot.I sense there's often more than a bit of theater in the arguments between Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski. Not to say Morning Joe's the WWF of political talk, but a little conflict never hurt the ratings.But there was evidence that this morning's dust-up between…
Conservatives Told they Must Throw Away Principles
Scripps Howard Editor: Conservatives Should Be Like JFK
It is getting tiresome already, but we are starting to see a new kind of story on this issue of McCain and his tiff with the conservative wing of the GOP and that is the shut-up-and-take-it style of commentary, the style were conservatives are told to throw away their principles and just vote McCain anyway.
I am sure that you all have…
NewsBusted
Topics in this episode: The Cuban flag in a volunteer Obama office, Chris Matthews and the "thrill" in his leg, will the economy head south, and Grammy grumbling from Aretha Franklin.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!
YouTube Reinstates Pro-life Show After Removal
After provoking a small scandal among pro-lifers, YouTube has restored a video which it had previously removed from its database. The show, produced by the American Life League, was originally yanked by YouTube after being "flagged" as inappropriate by YouTube viewers.Now that the video has been restored, it seems that this was yet another case of liberals abusing YouTube's flag feature.…
Nets Ignore Michelle Obama's Lack of Pride in America
News shows do cover Barack Obama's insignificant plagiarism spat with Hillary Clinton.
Sex Education Veers the Wrong Way
The Washington Post steers parents to a perfectly awful book about sex, Robie Harris's It's Perfectly Normal.
On Holiday, Gibson Trumpets How France 'Requires 31 Vacation Days
Fretting over how “Americans give back 438 million vacation days a year” when they could be “sitting on a beach,” ABC anchor Charles Gibson concluded the Presidents’ Day World News by channeling envy of European socialist rules as he complained that “America is the only major country in the world that has no government-mandated time off.” Citing how “psychologists say people are better workers,…
Matthews 'Worried' Hillary Could Get Good Headlines
Slip of the tongue, or was the man who gets a thrill up his leg from Barack Obama's rhetoric voicing his innermost apprehension at the prospect of Hillary Clinton regaining the upper hand?On this afternoon's Hardball, host Chris Matthews was discussing the March 4th Texas primary with Wayne Slater of the Dallas Morning News, John Heilemann of New York magazine, and Norah O'Donnell. The MSNBCer…
