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Chris Matthews Sees Pro-Hillary Press; Dan Rather Says Media Itchy to
Are we seeing some fractures in the liberal media? Talking about Senator Obama’s surge to the lead in New Hampshire polls on Monday’s ‘Morning Joe’ on MSNBC, Hardball host Chris Matthews asserted that the “establishment press” would be part of Hillary Clinton’s resurgence. “There’s an establishment press — which is just as establishment as the establishment of the Democratic party — who can’t…
First ‘Kill all the Lawyers
It's unfair to say all lawyers are greedy scum robbing our nation of needed wealth and destroying the things that made America great. OK, not all the lawyers. But USA Today gives a good place to start with its front-page piece on the money sought by trial lawyers and "victims" of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. According to the paper, there were 247 individual filings against the Army Corps of…
What to Cover: Springtime in NYC or Snowstorms in the West
A global warming crazed media are going to have a very interesting decision to make this week.Should they report early spring conditions in the eastern part of the country, especially in New York City, or the massive snowstorms that will hit western states including Colorado, Utah, California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, and Nevada? The former seems a metaphysical certitude, doesn't it?…
Open Thread
For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: New Hampshire -- is it a make it or break it primary for Hillary, or have media spent so much time on these first two campaign stops that far greater importance has been given to their outcomes than is either warranted or logical?
Pot to Kettle? Shuster Calls O'Reilly 'Buffoon, Jerk
Candid criticism, or sour grapes towards a guy who's lapping MSNBC in the ratings? In any case, David Shuster and the rest of the Morning Joe crew took out after Bill O'Reilly this morning in the wake of the incident in which the Factor host was, shall we say, energetic in his efforts to speak with Barack Obama at a NH campaign event this weekend. Shuster called O'Reilly a "jerk" and "such a…
Scarborough: MSM Loathes Romney, Would Marry McCain If It Could
Just in case anyone doubted it . . . From today's Morning Joe.JOE SCARBOROUGH: The press corps, for the most part, there are exceptions, loathe Mitt Romney. And the press corps loved to see all of the Republicans [at the ABC debate this past Saturday night] kicking the tar out of him, and they were all sitting there smirking. But I thought it was too much. I think if you're sitting at home in…
'Top Ten Signs Your Presidential Campaign Is in Trouble
From the January 4 Late Show with David Letterman, the “Top Ten Signs Your Presidential Campaign is in Trouble.” 10. When asked what you'd do about Iraq, you say, "Do I Rock?" 9. You're often described as "John Kerry without Charisma" 8. Many of your supporters have been hospitalized because you ordered your campaign buttons from China 7. You've been running negative ads about yourself 6. Only…
US Media Ignore British Health Service's 'You're on Your Own' Mandates
I've said this before, but it merits saying again: We'll know that the news we're fed every day by the wire services, "newspapers of record," and TV networks is fair, accurate, and complete when those in search of the full picture no longer have to go to the editorials of the Wall Street Journal and Investors Business Daily to fill in Old Media's yawning information and coverage gaps. Among the…
Helen Thomas: Bad Journalism and Iraq War Traced Back to Bloggers
The so-called "dean of the White House press corps" is at it again - not abusing her front row position at White House press briefings and criticizing the Bush administration, but this time by taking shots at the new media.Helen Thomas, columnist for Hearst newspapers and long-time White House Press Corp member, blamed bloggers for contributing to the "deterioration" of journalism that led to the…
GOP Debate: 8:00 ET
Fox News Channel is hosting another weekend debate tonight featuring the top five Republican presidential candidates. Tune in at 8:00pm ET or watch via the internet.Take part in our live chat or make comments on this thread as it happens.
Silky Won't Pony Up on Populist Flip-Flop
Move over, Bill Clinton. There's a new kid on the block when it comes to looking into the camera and not telling the truth to the American people . . . and his name is John Edwards. To his credit, George Stephanopoulos caught Edwards out today on a key tenet of Silky's candidacy . . . but then let things slide.Edwards was a guest on This Week, and it didn't take him long to don his scourge-of-…