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Did Chicago Sun-Times Endanger a U.S. Soldier's Life Just for a 'Scoop
Long-time gossip columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times, Michael Sneed, was one of the first to announce that the son of Chicago's Mayor Daley volunteered as a private in the U.S. Army in 2004 after successfully attaining his MBA from the University of Chicago. That was interesting reporting, that such a big city mayor's son would join the Army like a regular guy, of course, but has Sneed now taken…
Great, Now For Planted Outraged Readers
The alleged outraged readers plant themselves, but that doesn't stop the Courier-Journal in Kentucky from propping them up in their opposition to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in what will be one of the closest watched races in 2008 behind the Presidential campaign. The Politico is already following the race here. This is the second smear campaign started by the likes of Think Progress…
Open Thread
For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: Pelosi Vows More Civil Approach -- Next Year!Despite this Politico headline, authors Jim VandeHei and John Harris seem to fawn over the female Speaker (paragraph breaks removed for space): For all her history-making status as the first woman to run the House, Pelosi has emerged as a fairly conventional leader. This is partly to her credit…
Hollywood Execs Call for 'Subliminal' Green Messages
Panelists blame failure of environmental movies on 'complicated information;' tell audience 'you know way more than the average American.'
ABC's Boston Legal: Iraq Spending Could 'Convert Every Car to Run on E
Tuesday night on ABC's farcical drama, Boston Legal, the firm represented a client suing the National Guard for failing to protect his pizza shop from a flood because the soldiers were deployed in Iraq, providing a chance for lawyer “Alan Shore,” played by James Spader, to launch into a courtroom rant about “what the $450 billion dollars we spent on Iraq could buy us.” He offered a litany of left…
Lawrence O'Donnell: I'm Too Afraid to Criticize Islam
Say what you will about liberal pundit Lawrence O'Donnell but you have to give him credit on occasion for fessing up and saying what media liberals really think but are too circumspect for fear of public backlash.Appearing on Hugh Hewitt's radio show to speak about his earlier rant against the Mormon religion and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's belief in it, O'Donnell let loose,…
Lauer More Interested in Stirring Scandal Than How Water Boarding Save
Former CIA officer John Kiriakou, who was part of the team which interrogated captured al Qaeda leader Abu Zubayda, appeared Tuesday on the CBS and NBC morning shows, but while CBS's Harry Smith was most interested in how water boarding led Zubayda to reveal future attack plans, on NBC's Today show Matt Lauer focused on fueling political scandal over the use of torture: He zeroed in on getting…
Another Twisted Christmas
Red Bull commandeers the Nativity for a commercial, and the BBC corrupts the Nativity into a politically correct pop concert.