There are always at least two views to any economy. If you think the U.S. economy is recovering but might need more stimulus, you probably vote liberal. If you think the economy stinks and government needs to be reined in, then you might be…
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June 27, 2012
June has been a month of new lows for the media and the president they worship.
Exhibit a) ABC, which should stand for Ashamed Broadcasting Company, gave Rielle Hunter not one but three prime promotional opportunities.
Hunter, of…
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June 22, 2012
PBS will air “Dollars and Dentists,” a Soros-connected documentary advocating for socialized dental coverage, claiming there is a lack of affordable dental care endangering the lives of millions of children. A press release and promo for…
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June 20, 2012
Scare tactics are one of the many tools of the left, and the environmental left particularly loves to spread fear of chemicals and “toxins” among consumers. But that phobia also taints media coverage, and has resulted in attacks on food-…
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June 15, 2012
Since the original “Dallas” debuted in 1978, times have changed. Texas has prospered but the liberal agenda against big oil stayed the same. TNT’s “Dallas” remake introduced the Ewing family feud with a twist, and the rest of the season is…
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June 14, 2012
The May jobs report turned out to be an enormous disappointment, when the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported only 69,000 jobs gained on the payroll survey and the unemployment rate ticked up to 8.2 percent. The report also showed 49,000…
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June 11, 2012
President Barack Obama may have gotten the U.S. out of the war in Iraq, but at home he’s declared war on an entire industry, one that the whole country depends on. But unlike most wars, this one hasn’t gotten much coverage on the broadcast…
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June 4, 2012
Executive Summary
The media often talk about left-wing billionaire George Soros – especially his investments and his charity work. But those same news stories seldom give a complete picture of the man…
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June 1, 2012
Executive Summary
Reporters consider most risky products newsworthy, but tobacco gets far more coverage than any other risky product, including such illegal drugs as cocaine and marijuana. This is one conclusion…
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June 1, 2012
Executive Summary
What kind of messages about business and the American workplace does prime time tele-vision send to viewers? To find out, the Free Market Project of the Media Research Center (MRC) analyzed 17…
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June 1, 2012
Executive Summary
According to the National Council on Economic Education, 79 percent of Americans get their information about the economy from television. When the network news shows fail to provide context in…
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June 1, 2012
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Polls from groups as diverse as Greenpeace and Citizens for a Sound Economy show that most climate scientists are skeptical of claims that the climate change of the 20th century has been a…
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May 31, 2012
Nanny state Mayor Michael Bloomberg is at it again, trying to pass a ban on large sugary drinks, all with the media’s help of course. CNN’s Alina Cho favored the proposal in her May 31 report during the 10 a.m. hour of “Newsroom.”“Newsroom”…
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May 31, 2012
Executive Summary
A recent Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll, reported in the April 9 Wall Street Journal, asked Americans which they would prefer: a candidate who advocates cutting taxes, or a candidate…
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May 31, 2012
You might want to sit down for this.
At 11:14 a.m. EST, Friday, May 25, something remarkable happened on the very left leaning MSNBC. If you missed it, you missed a rare and momentous moment in MSNBC television. MSNBC host Thomas…
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May 24, 2012
Executive Summary
For years, liberal environmentalists have insisted that only tough regulations on economic activity can prevent the climate catastrophe of human-induced global warming. So far, these activists’…
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May 22, 2012
CNN Money recently introduced the world to Holly McCall, a thirty-four year old stay-at-home mother of two from Vienna, Va, who is fighting against the credit card “reforms” enacted in 2009. in a May 16 story, CNN Money’s Blake…
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May 15, 2012
The New York Times continued and old media theme of complaining about the volume of student debt on May 13 with its front page story: “A Generation Hobbled by College Debt.”Times writers Andrew Martin and Andrew W. Lehren began the 4,647-word…
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May 4, 2012
An ad hit the airwaves this week featuring Bill Clinton talking about Obama’s moment of courage, in ordering the “get Bin Laden” operation. What does it signify?
They don’t really like each other, Bill and Barry. Pundits like Chris Matthews…
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May 4, 2012
About 45,000 fewer jobs were added in April than economists expected, and the unemployment rate dropped to 8.1 percent due to more than a half million people giving up the job search. CNN Money reacted with the headline “hiring fizzles.”…
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