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June 25, 2008
CBS’s “Early Show” co-host Maggie Rodriguez suggested June 25 that the cure to high gas prices is to have the government subsidize oil. After blaming speculators for the prices, Rodiguez asked, “Given the dire situation here…
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June 17, 2008
Searching high and low for someone to blame for contaminated tomatoes, CNN’s Lou Dobbs tried: imported produce; a “moronic” Food and Drug Administration; and finally, President George W. Bush.
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June 11, 2008
Ed McMahon has gone from spokesman for a sweepstakes company to spokesman for foreclosure victims. McMahon and his mansion have been in the news because he is “the latest celebrity to fall victim to the housing crisis,” said Chris…
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June 11, 2008
When credit card companies “just make it so easy,” people become addicted to debt. That’s what “Good Morning America” reported on the June 11 show.
“With the increased costs of gas and…
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June 15, 2009
The media’s obsession with chemicals in children’s products has led to a national health scare over the chemical bisphenol A (BPA). It’s a scare the rest of the world sees as unnecessary and irrelevant, according to a new study by the Statistical…
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June 1, 2009
As GM filed for a long expected bankruptcy under Chapter 11 on June 1, CBS’s “The Early Show” offered a report this morning that failed to acknowledge key facts and opinions regarding the bankruptcy and the role of the federal government and the…
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June 30, 2011
On Saturday, June 25, 2011, thousands flooded the streets to celebrate the passage of New York's law permitting same-sex marriage. Amongst those who put on their party hats to rejoice were the media, who for years now have unashamedly supported…
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July 23, 2008
The economy is now so bad people are spending more of their limited amounts of money on therapy, according to the July 23 USA Today.
“Requests for therapists increased 15% to 20% in the past three months,” Marilyn Elias reported on the…
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July 18, 2008
So apparently tomatoes are not the cause of the recent salmonella outbreak, according to the Food and Drug Administration. But the announcement did not come until after a widespread – and largely media-driven – “red scare” that cost the…
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July 17, 2008
The broadcast networks have created what amounts to their very own tax on gasoline. The “tax,” on average about 32 cents, gets applied when news shows use images to go with stories about the “whopping” price of gasoline. That amount is equal to…
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