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Sen. Kerry Blames Tornadoes on Global Warming
Former Democratic presidential nominee blames 'intense storms' that have killed more than 50 on climate change.
Clinton-Friendly Reporter Argues: Test of Fairness 'Is the Work Itself
Former Washington Post reporter John Harris, now editor-in-chief of the political newspaper The Politico, engaged in an interesting blog debate yesterday with his Politico colleagues Mike Allen and Jim VandeHei about whether or not journalists lose their impartiality by voting. Harris insisted that having opinions or voting “does not compromise me as a journalist,” and that the key requirement is…
CBS Political Analyst: McCain Critics are Conservative ‘Crazies
On Wednesday’s CBS "Early Show," co-host Harry Smith discussed the ‘Potomac Primaries’ with Democratic Strategist Dee Dee Myers and Republican CBS Political Analyst Nicolle Wallace, a former Bush Administration Communications Director, who said of John McCain’s conservative critics: "The more that we see kind of the crazies like Ann Coulter out attacking John McCain, the better Republicans feel…
Washington Post Sends Big Valentine to Alternative Lifestyles
Triads. Quads. V's. No, it's not a math lesson, it's the terminology used to describe relationships by polyamorists. Not sure what those are? Lucky you have the February 13 edition of The Washington Post's "Style" section to enlighten you. And if you read far enough into the copy you'll also find a game plan for redefining marriage. More on that in a minute. In what can only be described as a…
Bernie Goldberg: Couric's Clinton Interview ‘Seriously Embarrassing
On Monday, my colleague Brent Baker reported on the "silly girl talk" that occurred the prior evening when CBS's Katie Couric interviewed Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on "60 Minutes." 24 hours later, former CBS reporter Bernie Goldberg was Steve Malzberg's guest on WOR radio, and he not only concurred with Baker's impression of this "60 Minutes" segment, but also called it "…
Headline: 'Cold Wave in India Attributed to Global Warming
Imagine yourself as a big time editor, and somebody brings you an article with the headline, "Cold Wave in India Attributed to Global Warming." Wouldn't you strongly suggest a rewrite?Well, no such sanity occurred at the Indian website Sify on Tuesday.Instead, that preposterous title actually did get published atop an article of equally absurd and hypocritical content (emphasis added):
Top 100 Radio Host List, Dominated By Conservatives -- Rush
Talkers Magazine has put out their "2008 Heavy Hundred" list rating radio talk show hosts across the country and one thing is obvious, conservatives still reign supreme in radio. The top ten includes one "progressive" (Ed Schultz) and one shock jock (Don Imus), but is otherwise dominated by conservatives. The rest of the list has a smattering of sports guys and a very few more left-talkers, but…
Surprise: Despite Bleak Predictions, Retail Sales Climb in January
Even with 0.3 percent increase, 'Morning Joe' co-host remains convinced that economy is 'heading' for downturn.
Hezbollah Commander Killed, Reuters Careful to Avoid Terrorist Label
The death of Hezbollah's Imad Mughniyah is a good opportunity to call to mind the Reuters news wire's refusal to call a terrorist a terrorist.A February 13 story by Tom Perry and Laila Bassam contained the word "terrorist," but only in quotes from sources. The word "terrorism" occurred twice, once in quotes and another when describing a cited source as a "terrorism expert" (emphasis mine).:BEIRUT…
Daily Kos Features Picture of Justice Scalia in Nazi Uniform
Does the hatred in the Netroots know no bounds?In 2006, one of their leaders posted a picture of Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-Conn.) in black face.On Tuesday, one of the "Recommended Diaries" at Daily Kos featured a picture of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia in a Gestapo uniform (right) under the headline, "Today's Worst Person in the World" (h/t NBer Gat New York).After some quotes from an…
