Double Standard on Personal Attacks: Ann Richards' 'Fun-Loving Spirit
September 14th, 2006 11:52 AM
For a media that likes to complain about the incivility and personal attacks that Republicans have supposedly injected into our politics over the past generation, the networks' reactions to former Texas Governor Ann Richards underscore journalists' partisan approach to what is fair and what is foul.In 1988, then-Texas state treasurer Richards laced her keynote address at the Democratic National…
Vieira Lets Ego - But Not Liberal Politics - Show in 'Today' Debut
September 13th, 2006 8:23 AM
In her Today show debut this morning, Meredith Vieira gave a flash of her ego - but not of her liberal politics. There was the obligatory opening love-in with co-host Matt Lauer in which Vieira claimed "I feel like it's the first day of school and I'm sitting next to the cutest guy." But then there was an interesting exchange that might presage conflicts to come. In what is apparently a Today…
Cha-Cha Conservative Carlson Survives His Dance With the Stars [With V
September 13th, 2006 4:30 AM
As the Dancing With the Stars host said, Tucker Carlson - host of the MSNBC show of the same name - "has braved some of the most perilous situations in the world, but now [for] his most intimidating assignment - dancing the cha-cha-cha on national television."It was Tucker's turn to shine on tonight's episode of Dancing With the Stars. Carlson's professional dance partner Elena Grinenko did her…
Rosie O’Donnell: ‘Radical Christianity is Just as Threatening as R
September 12th, 2006 5:06 PM
Rosie O’Donnell, the new host of "The View," restrained herself for exactly one week before letting fly with her extreme liberalism. On the September 12 edition, in response to fellow co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck’s comment that militant Islam is a grave threat, O’Donnell stated that "radical Christianity is just as threatening as radical Islam in a country like America." The comedienne also…
Thoughts on 'Path to 9/11' Part I
September 11th, 2006 10:12 AM
On this solemn occasion, our hearts go out to all who lost friends, colleagues, and family members five years ago, as well as to those who worked tirelessly and selflessly to save them. God Bless America.For those that watched “The Path to 9/11” last evening, and were interested in which scenes were targeted by the Clinton administration for editing, you should see Dan Riehl’s post on the subject…
ABC Defies Clintonista Intimidation, Airs Part One of Miniseries
September 10th, 2006 11:43 PM
ABC's entertainment division refused to knuckle under to intense pressure from supporters of former President Bill Clinton, including the Democratic National Committee and MoveOn.org, and aired the first part of their miniseries, "The Path to 9/11", with some additional edits:
9/11 Commissioners Kean and Lehman Speak Out in Favor of ‘Path’ Do
September 10th, 2006 12:33 PM
The Chairman of the 9/11 Commission, Thomas Kean, as well as Commissioner John Lehman, were George Stephanopoulos’s guests on ABC’s “This Week” Sunday, and they both spoke out strongly in favor of the upcoming miniseries “The Path to 9/11” (video link to follow).At the beginning of this discussion, Stephanopoulos presented concerns expressed by Clinton administration officials about the docudrama…