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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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March 18, 2008
It's Damage Control Time for the liberal press.
Count New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof as one in the media masses who have been outraged, just outraged at the supposed conservative bigotry against Barack Obama. This "most monstrous…
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February 22, 2008
Since 1991, the Dove Foundation has been encouraging American movie studios to make uplifting, positive entertainment with its Family Approved Seal. This year, they've launched a new initiative, an annual awards presentation akin to the Academy…
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April 2, 2010
Many – too many – red-blooded American boys grow up on Japanese video-game systems from Sony and Nintendo. Their cultural interests can extend into Japanese cartoons (“anime”) and some even discover Japanese pornographic cartoons (“hentai”). How so…
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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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July 17, 2008
ABC’s “Good Morning America” actually reported upbeat signs in the economy.
Following a graphic that read, “Good news on Wall Street? Will better earnings lift economy?” reporter Bianna Golodryga started the morning off July 17 with a…
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July 17, 2008
Only on the network news could one culprit – the economy – be blamed for both a rise and a fall in divorce rates. But in one week, NBC and ABC managed to do just that.
NBC “Today” co-host Natalie Morales reported July 11 that divorce…