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NY Times Exploits Irene to Promote 'Climate Change'

Of course: "The scale of Hurricane Irene, which could cause more extensive damage along the Eastern Seaboard than any storm in decades, is reviving an old question: are hurricanes getting worse ...

CBS Targets Bush Over Katrina Response; Touted Nagin as 'Expert'

On Monday's Early Show, CBS's Bill Plante inserted the oft-repeated media spin about the Bush administration's response to Hurricane Katrina. Plante ignored the poor handling of Katrina at the ...

Newsweek Reporter's Weird Complaint: Cheney Memoir Doesn't 'Look Forward'

Newsweek journalist Dan Stone appeared on MSNBC's News Live, Monday, to offer a bizarre complaint about Dick Cheney's new memoir. He lamented, "This book is very focused on rehashing. It's very ...

NBC Brings On Hurricane Hypers to Deny Hyping Irene

On Monday's NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer introduced a panel discussion on whether media coverage of Hurricane Irene was overdone by proclaiming: "Was this storm over-hyped? In some ways, it's a ...

MSNBC Features 9/11 Truther to Blame Hurricane on Global Warming

On Friday's Dylan Ratigan Show, MSNBC contributor Touré, who is also a 9/11 truther, wondered if Hurricane Irene is an example of global warming. He speculated, "When you talk about an unusual ...

Gregory Hails Booker for Delivering Pizza, Suggests Calamities Justify More Federal Spending

If only George W. Bush had ordered home delivery of some pizzas during Katrina. On Meet the Press, David Gregory relayed how Newark Mayor Cory Booker delivered a few pizzas to a shelter, then ...

Bravo's Plan: To Exploit Suicide for Ratings

The suicide by hanging of Russell Armstrong, the husband of one of Bravo's "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills," is only the latest in a series of deaths of "reality TV" stars. Bravo hopes to ...

Seriously? MSNBC Brings on Ray Nagin to Discuss Hurricane Preparedness

Teasing his Friday 3 p.m. ET hour show on MSNBC, anchor Martin Bashir proclaimed that he would have a special guest on to discuss incoming Hurricane Irene: "Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin ...

NYT's Keller Admits 'Late to Rev. Wright' in 2008, But Claims Paper Handled Story Well

New York Times Executive Editor Bill Keller thinks the Times eventually did a good job covering Obama's Rev. Wright problem: "Yes, Dems should be asked about their faith (and influences) too. We ...

Ed Schultz: 'Pretty Boy' Rubio Will Be 'Ugly' to Senior Citizens

On Thursday's The Ed Show, Ed Schultz warned all the senior citizens in his audience to not be charmed by Republican Senator Marco Rubio saving Nancy Reagan from a fall because, according to ...
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