Maddow Recycles Absurd Claim That FNC ‘Never Criticized George W. Bush for Anything’
November 15, 2010 No Comment
Since George W. Bush released his memoir “Decision Points,” familiar cries from the left have surfaced once again claiming that the Fox News Channel was – and remains – in the tank for the former president. MSNBC talker Rachel Maddow whined about “Fox News's water-carrying for the Bush Administration” during her interview with Jon Stewart last week. She also claimed that Fox “never criticized George W. Bush for anything. Even when he was doing things that were sort of not conservative. They never criticized him.” Unfortunately for Maddow and the legions of like-minded Fox haters making similar claims, the meme is patently false. read more
Continue reading …On Today: Bobby Jindal Slams Obama for His Slow Response to Oil Spill, Lauer Offers Excuses
November 15, 2010 No CommentBobby Jindal, on Monday's Today show, slammed the Obama administration for its slow response to the BP oil spill off the coast of Lousiana, charging that: “It seemed like the federal government was disconnected from the facts on the ground.” However Today co-anchor offered excuses for the President as he queried the Louisiana Republican Governor: “In fairness though, Governor, in those early days of the spill did any one really have an idea of the scope of this and have immediate solutions, ways to fix it?” On to promote his new book Leadership and Crisis, Jindal was told by the Today co-anchor that his harsh criticism of the President probably got him “dis-invited to the White House Christmas party.” The following is the full interview as it was aired on Monday's Today show: read more
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By Paul Zanetti, Cagle Cartoons, Australia Related Entries October 26, 2010 GOP on Track to Take the House September 30, 2010 Déjà Vu With Your Host, John Boehner
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By Paresh Nath, Cagle Cartoons, The Khaleej Times, UAE Related Entries November 12, 2010 Churchy State November 11, 2010 No Capitol Hill Job for Right-Wing Radio Host
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As a Monday morning treat for NewsBusters readers, here is a sampling of the quotes from the latest edition of MRC’s Notable Quotables newsletter, a compilation of the most outrageous, sometimes humorous, quotes in the liberal media. All of the quotes, plus past issues going back to 1988, can be found at www.MRC.org . Forget What Voters Said, It’s Time for Higher Taxes Host Christiane Amanpour: “There are many economists who simply say the math does not add up, if you’re not going to agree to raising taxes. Do you agree that taxes will have to be raised, as well?” Senator-elect Rand Paul: “Well, I think it’s not a revenue problem. It’s a spending problem.” Amanpour: “But it is a revenue problem according to so many economists.” — ABC’s This Week , November 7. read more
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By Chris Hedges The country suffers an impoverishment of ideas and analysis at a moment when we desperately need radical voices to make sense of the corporate destruction of the global economy and the ecosystem. Related Entries November 15, 2010 G-20 Plagued By Timidity November 14, 2010 A Lame and Spineless Duck?
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By Steven Borowiec From the government’s anxiety about protesters to fruitless negotiations, the potentially explosive G-20 meeting in Seoul was smothered before anything spectacular could happen. Related Entries November 14, 2010 A Lame and Spineless Duck? November 14, 2010 Professor Obama’s Teachable Moment
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