CBS's Harry Smith Urges Gore to Declare Presidential Run, Presses Gore

Updated with video (13:50 EDT).Is "Early Show" anchor Harry Smith stumping for an Al Gore presidency? On the May 30 edition of the show, it appeared like he did as he tried to place a "Gore 2008" pin on the former vice president’s suit. Before a tee ball interview, Smith demonstrated his desire for a Gore presidency to co-anchor Hannah Storm.Video (0:29): Real (798 kB) or Windows Media (906 kB),…
Justin McCarthy
 

NYT: Poor Sen. Kyl 'Vilified' by 'Angry,' 'Ferocious' Right on Immigra

Clay Waters
 

Pelosi Talks Global Warming in Germany as Late-May Snows Rock the Regi

This is really getting hysterical. As House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) tours Europe to discuss the imminent doom to the planet at the hands of the left’s recent bogeyman anthropogenic global warming, late-May snows are falling all around her.Honestly, folks, you can’t make this stuff up.As she set out on her journey, such late-season white stuff hit parts of America, Canada, and Great…
Noel Sheppard
 

Open Thread

It's b-a-a-ck. Discuss the news of the day and anything else you like here.
NB Staff
 

Sicko: GMA Uses Moore Movie, Liberal Group to Push Universal Health Ca

Based on its own ABC poll, "Good Morning America" could have run a segment this morning on the theme "support for universal coverage slipping as Americans express increased concern for keeping taxes down." But that wouldn't have fit ABC's big-government paradigm. So instead, GMA used this prescription for pushing universal health care:Cherry-pick results from a poll you've conducted; ignoring…
Mark Finkelstein
 

Newsweek Mocks Bush 'Progress Report' From Iraq -- and Then Writes a P

Tim Graham
 

Samuelson: Gas Gouging Good

Mark Finkelstein
 

Unintentionally Funny Online Petition to Fire Elisabeth from 'View

Lynn Davidson
 

ABC News Used Rolling Thunder to Promote Helmet Agenda

Lynn Davidson
 

The Revolving Rehab Door

The cult of celebrity. The politics of victimhood. Narcissism. All speak to a complete lack of personal responsibility. And all serve as great fodder for readers hungry to peek into the messed up lives of celebrities. Somehow this is news.
Kristen Fyfe
 

Former WashPost Reporter 'Infuriated' That Opponents Mock His Democrat

Tim Graham
 

Matthews Mad at Mexicans Who Mocked Miss USA

Yes he leans left. But MSNBC host Chris Matthews was manifestly offended by the Mexican audience at the Miss Universe pageant that booed Miss USA. The Mexicans were adding insult to injury, since the lovely and gracious Rachel Smith of Tennessee had earlier slipped onto her derrière during the evening gown segment of the competititon. Discussing the matter on this afternoon's Hardball with his…
Mark Finkelstein
 

Rare Good News on Iraq from CBS News: Maliki Says Surge is Working

Although Katie Couric began Tuesday's CBS Evening News coverage of Iraq on a downbeat note, pointing out how May has become the “deadliest month” of 2007, with “at least 114” U.S. servicemen killed so far, she moved on to how “in an exclusive interview, Iraq's Prime Minister tells CBS News the security crackdown is working.” From Baghdad, Lara Logan offered more of a glass is half full spin as…
Brent Baker
 

WashPost Slams Archbishop, Distorts Catholic Teaching

It never ceases to amaze me to see how ignorant The Washington Post is about Catholic teaching---the latest example being staff writer Peter Slevin's liberally biased slam against Abp. Raymond Burke on p. A2 of the May 29 edition. The ignorance (or anti-Catholicism?) is clear in the very first sentence, which is false, in the first paragraph. "When it comes to expressing his views of church…
Michael Chapman