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November 17, 2010
As a reporter, when you turn to a whistleblower agriculture commissioner that’s a failed Democratic gubernatorial candidate for a state that has specific economic interests as over an issue you’re reporting on – isn’t that something that should be…
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November 12, 2010
It’s funny that every time the Republican Party has any sort of power in government, there’s a clamoring for so-called bipartisan action from the media elite.
Thomas Friedman, a New York Times columnist, appeared on the Fox Business Network’s Nov.…
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November 11, 2010
Call it the law of unintended consequences, but supposing the Bush tax cuts are allowed to expire by President Barack Obama, people might react in ways that are detrimental to the overall economy.
On CNBC’s Nov. 11 “Squawk on the Street,” Rial…
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July 27, 2009
It's the kind of astute analysis you'd expect from MSNBC – the place for the politics. CNBC regular and MSNBC fill-in anchor Donny Deutsch solved the mystery behind the media's fascination with former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.
According to the…
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July 13, 2010
“Where would Jesus drill?”
That sounds almost like it could be the opening of a tree hugger's bad joke, but instead it's the lede in a recent Associated Press story written by John Flesher about a so-called “Green religion movement.”
Efforts to…
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March 31, 2010
“The View” co-host Joy Behar isn't known for being the most graceful person, but for whatever reason she has managed to land her own cable news show and is a sought after personality for shows like NBC's “Tonight Show with Jay Leno.”
On her March…
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March 18, 2010
Is there a conscious effort to give female conservatives a rough time in the mainstream media, especially in this highly politicized environment? Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., says there is.
Bachmann, in an interview with the White House Brief…
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August 15, 2007
It has been a topsy-turvy few weeks for the stock markets, as fear of tightening credit markets fueled by prime and subprime mortgage woes have frightened the news media. The business media have been alternately hysterical and calm about the…
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September 25, 2008
Are journalists playing favorites with some of the key political figures involved with regulatory oversight of U.S. financial markets?
MSNBC’s Chris Matthews launched several vitriolic attacks on the Republican Party on his Sept. 17, 2008,…
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January 19, 2009
File this one under the “I can’t believe he just said that on television."
Controversial filmmaker Spike Lee revealed he thought the economic difficulties that are presently plaguing the country were ordained by God to help get Barack Obama elected…