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April 17, 2009
Surrogates for President Barack Obama have been claiming he could cut the deficit in half by 2013.
That’s just what CNBC contributor and Daily Voice online editor Keith Boykin said on CNBC’s April 17 “The Call.” According to Boykin, the deficit…
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April 15, 2009
While Fox News has celebrated the Taxpayer Tea Party rallies and MSNBC has denigrated them, the impetus of the movement – CNBC and specifically Rick Santelli, its inspiration – had been conspicuously quiet about it.
But on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” April…
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April 9, 2009
Ed Schultz debuted on MSNBC during the 5 p.m. slot on April 6 with a flashy new set. And although the liberal radio host’s “ED Show” is in its infancy, it has one apparent theme – it’s very pro-organized labor.
Leo Gerard, president of the United…
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April 7, 2009
Between the very cold winter in many places and everyone including Vanity Fair focused on the economic downturn, many in the news media took a vacation from global warming alarmism. But on April 6, NBC brought the hype back with yet another story…
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April 6, 2009
Another sign that that the eco-movement is a victim of the economy: Condé Nast, the publisher of Vanity Fair has decided to kill its annual green issue, according to an article by Rachel Shields in the April 5 The Independent (UK).
“Condé Nast,…
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April 3, 2009
For the second time in a week, CNBC’s Rick Santelli faced down one of the standard-bearers of liberalism.
First, he explained to Huffington Post editor and founder Arianna Huffington on the March 31 “Squawk Box” that markets are more efficient in…
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April 2, 2009
With the G20 meeting in London, there have been raucous protests – clashes with police in riot gear, destruction of property at nearby banks and even the death of one man from a heart attack. And the media have gone out of their way to cover every…
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March 27, 2009
Another episode of MSNBC’s “Countdown with Keith Olbermann,” another angry rant about a conservative disagreeing with liberal agenda – how predictable.
On the March 26 broadcast of “Countdown,” Olbermann set his sights on Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas,…
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March 25, 2009
CNBC looks to be making another left turn. After the network announced Democratic National Committee chairman and former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean as a “CNBC contributor,” the network has gone even farther.
According a status update from Arianna…
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March 19, 2009
Although President Barack Obama is only 58 days into his term, there has been a noticeable trend in how the new administration is handling its critics in the media: let no criticism go unanswered and mobilize a formidable group of mainstream media…