Grand, Old, and Pitiful

When the Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing on children and TV violence on June 26, it was the Democrats taking the entertainment industry to task as socially irresponsible, while Republicans in general favored the do-nothing approach.
L. Brent Bozell III
 

Dem Debate Open Thread

If you're watching the Democrats' debate, post your thoughts here. I'll be liveblogging the debate from the media center as it happens and afterward in the "spin alley." My postings not about the media will appear at Ace of Spades while my media postings will appear at both blogs. You can read the postings of other bloggers at the debate at the Media Bloggers Association.
Matthew Sheffield
 

CNN Contributor on Ann Coulter: ‘At Some Point, You Have to Punch th

Matthew Balan
 

Matthews Criticizes Catholic Church for Applying Doctrine to Politicia

Maybe this afternoon's oppressive heat and humidity on the Hardball Plaza in DC were getting to Chris Matthews. I'm not sure how else to explain his complaint, to the effect that it is wrong of the Roman Catholic Church to apply its rules to politicians as it does to other adherents.His remark came in the course of a debate on religion on this afternoon's edition of "Hardball" between…
Mark Finkelstein
 

IPCC Scientist: IPCC 'Not in Business of Climate Prediction

Pam Meister
 

Joe Scarborough Slams Media Distortions of Ann Coulter

On the Thursday edition of MSNBC’s "Morning Joe," host Joe Scarborough slammed media outlets, such as AP and The Hill for misrepresenting what Ann Coulter said in her now famous on-air debate with Elizabeth Edwards. He also attempted to set the record straight by playing an extended clip of her appearance on the June 25 "Good Morning America," which started the whole controversy. But first,…
Scott Whitlock
 

WaPo's 'Kids Post' Offers Immigration Indoctrination for Children

Kristen Fyfe
 

USA Today: Ruling Threatens School 'Integration'; Biskupic Buries Rob

I could not leave this untouched. Joan Biskupic, the same Supreme Court reporter I accused of sounding like a John McCain press flack, has given us a gem of a skewed report on a 5-4 decision today about the use of race as a factor in managing public school registration.Let's walk through it shall we? When reporting on a key Supreme Court ruling, it's kind of nice to give readers a glance of the…
Ken Shepherd
 

‘Instapundit’ Glenn Reynolds Discusses New Media’s Impact on Pol

One of the most well-known conservatives in the blogosphere is Glenn Reynolds, whose “Instapundit” website continually receives some of the highest traffic totals of all political venues on the Internet.Due to his expertise on such issues, the folks at the largely liberal Mother Jones published an interview with Reynolds last week wherein the topic of discussion was how the new media are…
Noel Sheppard
 

ABC Sours on Lower Gas Prices, Swallows Higher Milk Prices Instead

Dan Gainor
 

Got Milk? Gas Prices Drop, So ABC Has Some Dairy

With little mention of a 24-cent drop in gasoline prices, 'World News' milks a new consumer gripe.
Jeff Poor
 

Inane Headlines on Supreme Court School Ruling

As a follow-up to my previous post, I thought I'd take a look at the inane headlines for coverage of the 5-4 ruling today that restricts school districts from using race to manage school populations. Time and the Los Angeles Times are real howlers:High Court rejects public school diversity plan (AP via Chicago Sun-Times)Supreme Court rejects public school diversity plans (USA Today)Supreme Court…
Ken Shepherd
 

Roberts' Reasoning Missing from Initial LA Times Run of AP Story on Ra

Ken Shepherd
 

NYT Attacks Anti-PC Documentary, Defends College Censorship of Conserv

Clay Waters