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Time’s Joe Klein: ‘Why Drudge Is a Disgrace
Time's Joe Klein is unhappy with Matt Drudge, and thinks he's a disgrace. Why, you ask? Because Drudge posted a headline at his website Tuesday which Klein thinks is out of context with the linked Associated Press article.Imagine that. Here's the beef Klein posted at Time's Swampland blog Tuesday (emphasis added):
Bizarre Man [Update: Jake Byrd] Steals Show at O.J. News Conference
Video (2:26): Real (4.00 MB) and Windows (4.58 MB)On Wednesday, all three cable networks broke from their regular coverage to feature a press conference with O.J. Simpson’s lawyers. Standing to the left of attorneys Yale Galanter and David Cook was a man wearing a hat reading "I [Heart] Famous People" and a shirt with Simpson’s picture and the words "O.J. ‘07." This unidentified individual…
Australia’s Liberal Party Bans Members from Al Gore Events
Warning: The following report is guaranteed to elicit uncontrollable bouts of laughter that could be hazardous to your computer if you are currently eating or drinking. Fair and final warning. The Global Warmingist-in-Chief, Emmy award-winning schlockumentarist and fear monger Al Gore, is currently touring Australia to drum up climate change hysteria while certainly padding his wallet and…
NBC Rains on Rate Cut: ‘Beware of the Downside of Any Economic Uptur
In case you were out of the country and missed it, the Federal Reserve on Tuesday surprisingly cut two key interest rates by a half percentage point - twice what most analysts expected - causing one of the largest one-day rallies on Wall Street in years. Yet, the folks on the "NBC Nightly News" seemed a tad unhappy with the Fed's move, as anchor Brian Williams wondered "is it good for everyone…
CNN's Howard Kurtz Recycled Myth Fox Censored Sally Field for Anti-war
Washington Post journalist Howard Kurtz analyzes media issues on his CNN show “Reliable Sources.” But he created a media issue of his own by propping up the false story pushed by the many in the media that Fox censored actress Sally Field during her Emmy acceptance speech for making an anti-war statement. However, that's not what happened. Instead, as the orchestra signaled her time was up, Fox…
WashPost Plays Down Democrat Loss on Iraq, Plays Up GOP Racism Charges
The Washington Post’s favoritism toward Democrats is obvious in Wednesday’s paper. When Democrats abandon efforts to force a troop pullout from Iraq, the Post puts the story on A3 with the headline "Democrats’ Iraq Push on Hold." Reporter Shailagh Murray says the Democrats are "abandoning a bipartisan effort" for pullout. That’s amusing, since just words before, she says this move is because most…