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February 13, 2008
According to the media and some economists it wasn’t supposed to be this way. Our consumer-driven economy was supposed to show a slowdown in spending not an increase.
That goes to show you can’t believe all the economic…
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February 13, 2008
Two scientific studies have suggested clearing land to produce biofuel ingredients will actually contribute more to “global warming” than simply sticking with fossil fuels. The shocking part is that someone in the media actually reported it…
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February 13, 2008
No amount of reprieve for debtors is “sufficient” for critics. Following the Bush administration’s latest announcement of a mortgage grace period, ABC News fretted.
The…
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February 12, 2008
Take an anti-credit card lending activist, one liberal congresswoman and a disgruntled credit card holder, and you have the stacked deck against lenders that ABC used on February 11.
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February 12, 2008
With all the doom and gloom talk about the economy, especially on “CBS Evening News,” anchor Katie Couric touted a “safer investment” on February 11.
Couric’s magic bullet was…
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February 12, 2008
You have to wonder if CBS’s wants bad economic news – considering the network is all too eager to warn of the worst. The January 28 “The Early Show” was the latest example – hyping fears for Wall Street on day when the Dow jumped almost 177…
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February 11, 2008
The February 11 “Good Morning America” introduced a new dire consequence of the slowing economy: “cash-strapped homeowners” committing arson.
“We have news this morning on the home foreclosure front, word that cash-strapped…
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February 8, 2008
The U.S. Congress on Thursday approved a $168-billion “economic stimulus” plan that will issue tax rebate checks to millions of taxpayers. The plan, which exceeded original expectations of $145 billion, provided the media…
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February 8, 2008
After seven years in office, President George W. Bush has taken his share of criticism from his political opponents, the media and even sometimes from his own party.
Bush has suffered through some harsh attacks, including…
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February 8, 2008
Sen. Barack Obama is highly intelligent, likeable, articulate (no racism intended), dynamic, well-educated and witty. He is receiving virtually worshipful coverage from the news media.
Now imagine the Republican presidential front…
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February 7, 2008
You can’t teach an old dog new tricks in the eyes of Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul.
The Texas congressman had some harsh words for the GOP presidential frontrunner John McCain, a longtime U.S. Senator, on various…
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February 7, 2008
In all the media’s economic fearmongering, exaggerated predictions are rarely corrected. And when it comes to gas prices, exaggerated predictions have become the norm.
Media analysts have long warned of prices exceeding $4…
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February 6, 2008
Former Nixon and Reagan aide-turned media pundit Pat Buchanan has a unique take on the Sen. John McCain’s success in running for the Republican presidential nomination.
What does Buchanan think will happen if McCain succeeds…
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February 6, 2008
The media’s constant carping about an economic downturn will have consequences unless the recession rhetoric is toned down, CNBC’s Maria Bartiromo said in a February 6 “Today” show segment.
“[T]he truth is, [“Today” co-anchor…
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February 6, 2008
The Worst-Case Economy Reporting Handbook Broadcasts are filled with sob stories about economic woes of "average Americans." But most of those featured are hardly "…
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February 6, 2008
There’s nothing like a compelling sob story to put a human face on economic reporting. Unfortunately, the tragic stories highlighted by the media to slam business and naysay the economy are often worst-case scenarios that gloss over…
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February 6, 2008
Coverage of Super Tuesday shows how deeply the far-left world view is influencing the media and the entire nation.
This year's presidential campaign coverage, especially of the Democratic contest, is much more about “identity group”…
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February 6, 2008
Editors at CosmoGirl would do well to remember that when they point at somebody else, three fingers are pointing back at them.
The popular teen magazine tackled the question “What is Sexy?” in the March 2008 issue,…
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February 5, 2008
The apparently conflicted Washington Post wrote a story that complains Bush’s new budget both creates deficits by overspending and doesn’t fund domestic programs enough.
The Bush plan, which includes an economic “stimulus”…
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