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Cramer Plays Populist: Wall Street Execs 'Should Be on the Chilean Copper Mine Diet'

admin — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 14:48:00 +0000

Jeff Poor

So we’re back to this again? We’re 21 days out of the midterm elections and the media are back looking to capitalize on anti-Wall Street sentiments.

'Today' Co-Host Vieira Loses Carbon-Belching Super Bowl Bet

admin — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:18:28 +0000

Jeff Poor

“Do as we say, not as we do,” should be NBC’s “Today” show motto.

After going out of the way to show how environmentally conscious they were in a “going green” series, the cast of NBC’s “Today” abandoned that as part of a Super Bowl bet.

After the New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots 17-14 in the Super Bowl on February 3, co-anchor Meredith Vieira had to make good on a bet she lost with “Today” co-anchor Matt Lauer.

'Today' Saves Energy, But Just for Today

admin — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:09:18 +0000

Nathan Burchfiel

Building off the popularity of its “Ends of the Earth” jet-setting extravaganza in November, the “Today” show on January 22 kicked off a four-day series called “Today Goes Green” to encourage viewers to be more environmentally friendly.

Lauer Fears 'Rich' Might Get Some Tax Relief

admin — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:22:12 +0000

Nathan Burchfiel

As President Bush and Congress hammer out a stimulus package to boost the slowing economy, “Today” show host Matt Lauer is working hard to ensure that the biggest contributors to the nation’s tax base won’t benefit.

NBC's Today Show Labels Purity Movement 'Controversial'

admin — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0000

Kristen Fyfe

Is it “controversial” for parents to want their teenaged daughters to maintain their sexual purity?

The concept of children remaining pure until they reach adulthood is apparently alien to the producers at NBC's Today Show. On their March 16, 2007 broadcast, they slapped a graphic saying “Controversy” on a story about the Purity Ball movement, which encourages teenaged girls to wait for marriage.

NBC Pumps Up Fears of another Dot-Com Bubble

admin — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 19:24:59 +0000

Ken Shepherd

Having huffed and puffed and still not blown the housing market down, NBC News is now raising fears of another bubble. A tech bubble.

With Internet company Google’s (NASD: GOOG) recent purchase of YouTube for $1.6 billion, NBC’s “Today” show sought to warn of a repeat of the Clinton era dot-com bubble history repeating.