Oops. Left-Wing Think Progress Misquotes Laura Bush
In a post on Wednesday (6/20/07), left-wing site Think Progress blared a headline, "Laura Bush Falsely Claims That 'Many' Iraqi Refugees Have Been Welcomed Into The U.S."The problem? Mrs. Bush didn't say that. Quite simply, an intern at the site (with a wishful ear, maybe?) misquoted the First Lady when she was discussing World Refugee Day in a segment on CNN. Here's what Think Progress says that…
Time Writer: I Took My Kid to Anti-Bush Play Date/Fundraiser, So What
Earlier today, NewsBusters contributor Pam Meister picked up on the MSNBC investigation into journalists' political contributions. Nearly 87 percent of the journalists gave exclusively to Democratic candidates.Now some journos are reacting, and it seems the ones at Time magazine don't see the big deal.Aside from Time.com Washington editor Ana Marie Cox's dismissive blog entry entitled, "OMG OMG…
Time's Klein Blasts Bush as Radical Conservative
I know what you're thinking after reading Tim's earlier post on Joe Klein. How delusional can this guy get?Well, try this on for size. According to the Time reporter and "Swampland" blogger, "George W. Bush is no moderate. He has governed as a radical, and we'll be paying the price for his thoughtless extremism for years to come."Of course, this is the same president that spawned conservative…
IBD Takes Look at Media Bias, Incompetence
Our friends at Investor's Business Daily are taking a seven-part look at the media's incompetence in reporting market:Media bias has been detected in other studies, but this series raises an additional possibility – media incompetence in analyzing and explaining how the economy and financial markets work.Installments will cover how the media report on subjects like tax cuts, deficits, trade and…
Gore Supporter Caught Littering by FreedomWorks Protest Cam
I got this in my Facebook inbox a few minutes ago from FreedomWorks staffer Brendan Steinhauser. The YouTube video (slight content warning for coarse language) is appended below the fold:We were protesting Gore's appearance at George Washington University
when one of his supporters decided he didn't like what we were saying.
What did he do? Watch!
