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Obama's Media Helpers: It's Not a Deal Unless Taxes Go Up

Vol. 24, No. 15

MSNBC's Wolffe Suggests Obama 'Reasonable' & 'Grownup,' GOP 'Irresponsible Children'

On Friday's Last Word on MSNBC, MSNBC analyst Richard Wolffe suggested that Obama was being "reasonable" and "the grownup in the room," while Republicans were not being "responisible' or a ...

CNN Ignores Poll Results Showing Strong Support for 'Cut, Cap, and Balance'

Reporting results from its newly-released poll Thursday, CNN emphasized answers showing the majority of respondents favoring compromise on the debt ceiling debate, as well as raising the debt ...

David Leonhardt (Once Again) on Obama the 'Fiscal Conservative'

Here we go again; David Leonhardt praises Obama the "fiscal conservative." "He takes on the moderate role of fiscal conservative, looking to cut spending and increase taxes on the affluent."

NYT Lead: 'Bipartisan Plan For Budget Deal Buoys President...House Republicans Face Intensifying Pressure to Avoid Isolation'

Jackie Calmes and Jennifer Steinhauer celebrate a "four-page outline" from a group of senators as a victory for Obama: "Financial markets rallied on the news. And with time running out before the ...

Networks Cast Big-Government Obama as Pushing 'Very Significant' and 'Painful' Budget Cuts

Over the past 10 days, as the debt ceiling negotiations have seemingly stalled, network reporters and newspaper correspondents have repeatedly cast President Obama as striving for "very ...

Landler Sighs Along With Obama on 'Frustrating,' 'Unreasonable' 'Intransigence of the Republicans'

White House reporter Mark Landler takes sides, shares the president's frustration with Republicans: "And I think the frustration the president has, is, 'Look, I've come three-quarters the way to ...

ABC, CBS and NBC All Skip Revelations of Obama Falsehood on Mother's Insurance

Last week, the New York Times reported that the White House "declined to challenge" the debunking of President Obama's repeated claim that his mother had to fight with her health insurance company ...

NBC's Curry Touts Dalai Lama Giving 'Comfort' to Obama During 'Fierce Struggle' with GOP

In an interview with the Dalai Lama aired on Monday's NBC Today, co-host Ann Curry bizarrely asked the Tibetan spiritual leader about the debt ceiling fight in Congress: "The President is in a ...

Since When? NYT Claims Obama 'Wants Deficit Reduction'; G.O.P. Has 'Problematic' Budget Philosophy

New York Times reporter Jackie Calmes hits conservatives for outdated "starve-the-beast" governing philosophy, wonders why Obama isn't getting credit for his politically motivated budget-cutting ...
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