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Frank Rich: John Birch 'Radical Right' Is Now the GOP Base

Liberal columnist Frank Rich claimed on Monday's Piers Morgan Tonight that the "radical right" which began during the Kennedy administration is now the base of the Republican Party. Both he and ...

NBC's Savannah Guthrie Ignores Barney Frank's Role in Housing Collapse, He Still Whines About Her 'Negative Questions'

In a testy interview on Tuesday's NBC Today, fill-in co-host Savannah Guthrie avoided asking retiring Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank about his role in the collapse of the housing market ...

Networks Predict 'Death Blow' and 'Doom' for Cain, CBS Skips Accuser's Legal Problems

All three morning shows on Tuesday trumpeted the latest woman to make accusations against Herman Cain, hyping this as a possible "death blow" and sign of coming "doom" for the "Sixth Sense" ...

Networks Trumpet Barney Frank's Legacy, Ignore Role in Housing Crisis

"The first line in Barney Frank's political epitaph," The Weekly Standard's Stephen Hayes predicted on Monday's FNC Special Report upon news the longtime liberal Democratic Congressman won't seek ...

Networks Ignore Violence at 'Peaceful' Occupy L.A., Play Up 'Party' Vibe

The Big Three network morning shows on Monday all reported on the possible showdown between Occupy L.A. protesters and the LAPD. NBC's Today and CBS's Early Show highlighted that the left-leaning ...

Classy: Frequent NYT Book Reviewer Compares Tea Party to KKK

Professor Kevin Boyle in the NYTimes: "Imagine a political movement created in a moment of terrible anxiety, its origins shrouded in a peculiar combination of manipulation and grass-roots ...

CNN Eulogizes 'Titan' Barney Frank

Reporting on Monday morning that Congressman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) was not seeking re-election, CNN's political team whitewashed his controversial tenure in office with some fond words like ...

ABC Dumps on Anti-Romney Candidates, Hits 'Disastrous' Perry, Bachmann's 'Historical Flubs'

Good Morning America's David Kerley on Sunday ran down the attempts of various Republican candidates to become the "anti-Romney" choice, decrying the "disastrous" debate performance of Rick Perry ...

NBC's Gregory: Idea That Tax Hikes Hurt Economy 'One of the Falsehoods That's Peddled in Washington'

In an interview with Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist on NBC's Meet the Press on Sunday, host David Gregory dismissed concerns that raising taxes could harm the economy: "But the ...

Boston Globe Reporter Drags 11-Year-Old Daughter to Occupy Boston

"Bring the Family: Looking for Adventure with the Kids" reads the tag line over a weekly series of tips to Boston Globe readers suggesting what to do with them on weekends. The headline announced ...
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