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CNN's Parker-Spitzer Endorse Matt Taibbi's Anti-Tea Party Attack: 'Chasing Mexicans on Medicaid'

CNN's Kathleen Parker and Eliot Spitzer endorsed Matt Taibbi's bashing of conservatives on their Monday program. Spitzer marveled over the Rolling Stone editor's "brilliant" label of the Tea Party ...

Irritated Shepard Smith Decries 'Sour Grapes,' 'Slimy' Methods of Anti-Pelosi Democrats

A visibly annoyed Shepard Smith on Monday decried the "sour grapes" and "slimy motives" of a group of defeated House Democrats who are circulating a letter in opposition of Nancy Pelosi staying on ...

The New York Times Cozies up to Playful Communists in Manhattan

For some reason, the New York Times finds a local group of Communists positively cuddlesome: "If communists have a reputation for anything, it is seriousness. (And if you have seen old photos of ...

Cynthia McFadden Cajoles Secretary of Defense: Hillary Could Do Your Job, Right?

ABC's Cynthia McFadden on Tuesday pushed Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to agree that Hillary Clinton could do his job. Talking to both Clinton and Gates for Good Morning America, McFadden ...

CBS: Government Needed to Stop Fast Food Industry That Wants to 'Get Kids Hooked'

At the top of Monday's CBS Evening News, anchor Katie Couric warned viewers: "They promised to fight childhood obesity, but the biggest chains may be working harder than ever to get kids hooked on ...

NY Times Reporter Michael Cooper Deflates Pro-Republican 'Myths of the Midterm'

New York Times reporter Michael Cooper "debunks the myths of the midterm" in ways that each happen to make Democratic prospects look not so bleak: "Return to the Republican Fold" (Cooper denied ...

ABC Skips Conservative Voices for Stories on Olbermann Suspension, Mostly Avoids 'Liberal' Label

During four days of coverage, ABC skipped the conservative perspective while reporting on Keith Olbermann's suspension. The network also used the liberal label only once. Good Morning America ...

Joe Scarborough: Opponents of Obama's India Trip Are 'Idiots; ' Would Send President There 'Once A Month' If He Could

Anyone critical of President Obama being in India right now is an "idiot," MSNBC's Joe Scarborough, on Monday, bluntly served on his morning show, which prides itself on being a safe haven for ...

CNN Features Guest Who Charges 'Regressive White Right' Has 'Declared War' on Progress

CNN's Don Lemon tossed softballs at leftist writer Tim Wise on Sunday's Newsroom, mostly reading back excerpts from his latest column, which the anchor labeled a "withering rebuke of...the 'white ...

CBS 'Early Show' Touted Softest Part of Obama '60 Minutes' Interview, Ignored Tough Questions

On Friday, CBS's Early Show previewed President Obama's upcoming 60 Minutes interview by showing a clip of the softest moment of the exchange and skipping over a series of more challenging ...
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