Jeff Poor

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'60 Minutes' Hit Job on Chevron Flawed, Journalism Review Admits -- 11 Months Late

Pelley's so-called investigation of oil companies alleged pollution in Ecuadorian rainforest 'an exercise in innuendo.'

Newt Still Defends Global Warming Commercial with Pelosi: 'We Need a Green Conservatism'

Gingrich contends he was seeking common ground with liberals on climate change issue, but says current legislation is 'just pure socialist.'

Brian Williams, Media Critic? Anchor Questions Newsweek's Headline 'America is Back'

'Nightly News' anchor asks if Wall Street and 'covers of magazines' havea disconnect with Main Street.

CNBC's Quick Rips ObamaCare: 'At Some Point You Need to Take Responsibility for Yourself'

'Squawk Box' co-host disparages popularity of provision allowing adults to remain on parents' health insurance policy until 27th birthday.

Current Unemployment Rate Will Be Around 'Years From Now' Says Santelli

CNBC floor reporter not optimistic in long-term forecast as the economy attempts to regain footing.

Another Left-Wing Attack on CNN: Group Demands Network Not Air 'I.O.U.S.A.: Solutions'

Campaign for America's Future concerned cable news channel is 'fanning the flames of deficit hysteria.'

Orman Blasts Greenspan for 2004 Mortgage Remarks; Still Blames Banks for Financial Crisis

CNBC host says former Fed chairman made ill-advised comments on mortgage crisis, but still holds Wall Street accountable.

Misappropriating Ronald Reagan: Liberals Use Conservative Icon to Promote Agenda

Left-wing talking heads are asking 'what would Reagan do' to promote agenda on global warming, tea parties and Obama.

Rhodes: People Listen to Rush Because 'He's on Every Radio Station -- They Have No Choice'

Behar panel laments fall of Air America and suggests it wasn't lack of audience for liberal content, but being 'run really badly.'

Santelli: $4 Gas, $150 Oil Coming This Summer

CNBC CME floor reporter explains investors could flee equity markets for commodities, including energy and put a hurt on consumers.

Glimmer of Hope: CNN Suggests Democratic Economic Policy Could Create 'Jobless Welfare State'

'Your $$$$$' co-host Romans wonders if extending jobless benefits for 99 weeks could create society dependent on government.

Mediaite Attempts to Elevate Pseudo-Con David Frum to Biblical Status

Contributor Tommy Christopher equates GOP to 'cult' and suggests conservatives will be sorry for not embracing the former AEI scholar as economy improves.

ABC, CBS and FOX Ask Concessions from Comcast for NBC Merger

CNBC media correspondent Julia Boorstin reports affiliate associations from NBC competitors could seek special considerations from Comcast not to oppose merger.

Joy Behar to Glenn Beck: 'I Don't Give a [Expletive] About You'

HLN and 'View' host says she doesn't hate Fox News host, but doesn't think highly of him otherwise during Leno appearance.

'They're Coming for Our Children': Rep. John Lewis Compared GOP to Nazis on House Floor in 1995

Media weren't as quick to point out so-called 'vitriolic' rhetoric during 1990s congressional debate over welfare reform.

Prelude to Victory Lap: Santelli Warns Not to Buy Hype of Upcoming Jobs Data

CNBC's CME floor reporter predicts if unemployment numbers fall with Census jobs, 'traditional media' will overplay it, send markets higher.

Mika Brzezinski's Revelation: Too Much Focus on 'One or Two' Crazies in ObamaCare Aftermath

MSNBC 'Morning Joe' co-host ponders why so much attention has been given to 'certain fringe' members of Tea Party protests.

MSNBC Contributor Equates State Lawsuits Against ObamaCare to Causes of the Civil War

Princeton professor Melissa Harris-Lacewell suggests the Civil War settled federal government's right to dictate health insurance policy was settled by .

A Tale of Two F-Bombs: WaPo, MSNBC, CNN Bothered By Cheney, Not Biden

Media outlets applied two different standards to vice presidents' slips – Cheney's viewed as a breach of decorum and Biden's as 'excited profanity.'

Rep. Maxine Waters Calls Protesters 'Teabaggers'

California congresswoman claims their side overcame tea party movement efforts to derail health care reform legislation.