On Anniversary of Berlin Wall's Fall, Expat Pub Ignores Causes, and Wh
Expatica is an overseas publication for US expatriates in Europe with six country-customized editions. It betrays many of the biases that permeate mainstream US journalism. What follows is a prime example of that. The publication's Germany version today has an article celebrating the 19th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall that makes it appear as if it, well, y'know, sorta just…
Roseanne Barr Now Lecturing Blacks Over Prop 8 Vote
Update/Related Blog: Brian Maloney has a great post at Radio Equalizer, noting that Barr is a liberal radio talk show host, and asking where the outrage is on the Left about her arguably racist rant. Not content with stopping at her anti-Catholic, anti-Mormon, and anti-Semitic November 6 screed, comedian Roseanne Barr has decided to direct fire against African-Americans for voting in large…
Roseanne Barr: Register Mormon, Catholic Churches, Judaism As PACs
The Mormon and Catholic churches and Jewish synagogues should be forced to register with the IRS as political action committees because they have "crossed the line between church and state" and "hate our country" and want nothing less than the "complete overthrow of the us [sic] government." So bellows leftist comedian Roseanne Barr in a November 6 blog post, citing support for Proposition 8,…
AP: 'Writers Welcome a Literary President-elect
Taking a dig at outgoing President George W. Bush while lauding President-elect Obama as a man of letters, Associated Press writer Hillel Italie suggested that well-respected writers are welcoming the arrival of a "literary president-elect." Italie suggested that it was admiration of Obama's writing style and intelligence, not his liberal ideology, that pushed authors Toni Morrison, Ayelet…
AP/Yahoo: 'Suddenly, It May Be Cool to Be An American Again
If Michelle Obama gets tired of merely entertaining dignitaries as first lady, she might try her hand at editing for the Associated Press. After all, according to the AP, her husband has made it "cool" to be an American again. Yahoo.com is giving play to the story by featuring it as a top headline in the "World" section of its news page (see image at right).From AP writer William J. Kole:VIENNA,…
Yahoo Front Page Heralds Obama 'First Truly Global U.S. President
Visitors to the home page for the Yahoo! search engine today are greeted with a photo of President-elect Barack Obama from his election night victory speech from Chicago's Grant Park last night and the caption: "First truly global U.S. president."Beneath the exultant headline and photo, visitors were teased with a link to an article on how the "world" is reacting: "Barack Obama's historic victory…
Time's Klein Turns Obama Grandmother Obit Blog Into Worship Fest for O
Joe Klein has noted the passing of Sen. Barack Obama's maternal grandmother in a November 3 blog post at Time magazine's Swampland blog. While most journalists and political pundits would say a kind word or two and express condolences for the Illinois senator on the passing of his grandmother, Klein used the occasion to heap praises upon Obama and exult in his imminent apotheosis. What follows is…
Zogby to Bloggers: "Calm It Down .... Look at Your Baseball Cards
It's hard to tell whether this is a reaction to "It's about time!" complaints that would tend to come from the center-right, or to "How dare you!" protests from the left (my money is on the latter), but pollster John Zogby took an unprofessional turn in his Saturday report (to be replaced in 24-48 hours) that was released in the wee hours this morning.The substantive news is that Barack Obama is…
Northern Virginia Registrar Reversed: Military Absentee Ballots to Be
Two days ago I noted the downplayed coverage the Washington Post devoted to a Fairfax County, Va., registrar tossing aside military absentee ballots. Rokey Suleman II, a Democrat who had previously lived in Ohio and unsuccessfully ran for officer there, was alone among Old Dominion registrars in throwing aside military absentee ballots for lack of witness signatures and addresses.While the…
Gaffe Watch: Obama Confuses 'Sanford and Son' with 'The Jeffersons
I may have found the real reason Sen. Barack Obama was hesitant to appear on "The O'Reilly Factor." Fear of flunking the "Great American Culture Quiz."From an October 29 blog post by Chicago Sun-Times Washington bureau chief Lynn Sweet: RALEIGH, N.C.--Barack Obama seemed to mix up black television sitcoms "Sanford and Son" and "The Jeffersons" in a speech Wednesday, where he was making the point…
Christianity Today Hits Media for 'Misunderstanding' Palin's Evangelic
Having held their peace long enough, or perhaps being longsuffering in abuse, Christianity Today (CT) released an editorial today addressing the media's penchant for misunderstanding Gov. Sarah Palin's evangelical Christian faith.NewsBusters has been tracking the media's cluelessness and biases on that front since at least early September. In an October 28 posting to their Web site, Christianity…
