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Jeff Poor | October 29, 2008

     Could this be a sign Americans are rejecting redistributive socialism?

     Although it hasn’t received much attention in the media, Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain has gained on Democratic rival Sen. Barack Obama…

Jeff Poor | October 29, 2008

     Over the past year and a half, CBS business correspondent Anthony Mason has filed downbeat report after downbeat report for “CBS Evening News” – so negative that at in January 2008 anchor Katie Couric labeled him the “…

Brian Fitzpatrick | October 29, 2008

A West Hollywood prankster is making Halloween headlines by hanging Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin in effigy. But the real story of the past few weeks is the news media's high-tech lynching of the Alaska governor.

Jeff Poor | October 28, 2008

     Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama said he thinks things are better when you “spread the wealth around” by raising taxes on the rich. But the unsettled point of debate is just where the line is between rich and poor.

Jeff Poor | October 28, 2008

     The New York Times editorial board saw nothing but economic gloom past, present and future in its outlook for 2008.

     A January 2 Times editorial was not at all optimistic about the new year and the economy, mocking President…

Lauren O'Reilly | October 28, 2008

     Many economists argue that increases in the minimum wage cost jobs, but that didn’t stop “Your $$$$$” hosts Ali Velshi and Christine Romans from defending such increases.

 

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Jeff Poor | October 28, 2008

     Election punditry sometimes comes from strange places. On CNN, it came from a former professional basketball player with a liberal point of view.

     Charles Barkley, a former NBA most valuable player, who is now an analyst for…

Jeff Poor | October 28, 2008

     The media onslaught against Wall Street continued Oct. 27 in a NBC “Nightly News” segment slamming executive compensation and calling for more regulation of the financial sector.

 

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Jeff Poor | October 28, 2008

      The Obama campaign has decided to employ the shoot-the-messenger approach in response to comments he made about claims his positions are socialist. The quotes come from a 2001 Chicago Public Radio interview where…

Jeff Poor | October 27, 2008

     You know media bias has reached epic proportions when journalists are criticizing their own colleagues for a lack of professionalism in covering Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama and Republican vice presidential nominee Gov…

Jeff Poor | October 27, 2008

     Even international newspapers are eager to acknowledge their support for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, confirming what many already knew about the media position on liberal economic policies.

     The lead…

Dan Gainor | October 27, 2008

     Little did Joe the plumber know that Barack Obama was just scratching the surface when he answered Joe’s question with a desire to “spread the wealth around.” A new discovery of a 2001 radio appearance by Obama has thrust socialism into the…

Jeff Poor | October 27, 2008

     Although you might think otherwise given the wall-to-wall coverage of financial crisis in the midst of a presidential election, most people will probably be alright.

 

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Julia A. Seymour | October 23, 2008

     Perhaps CNN should change its moniker from “the most trusted name in news” to the most envious name in news.

     The network stoked the anger and jealousy of ordinary citizens with an outrageous hour-long set-up called “Fall of…

Jeff Poor | October 23, 2008

     Prostitution may be the world’s oldest profession, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it can “boost” a city’s economic growth.

 

     CNN “American Morning” legal analyst Sunny Hostin…

Paul Detrick | October 23, 2008

     When Tony the Tiger gets fired, we’ll know biofuel mandates have taken their toll.

 

     Correspondent Susan Koeppen said on “The Early Show” Oct. 23 consumers would be “paying more…

Nathan Burchfiel | October 23, 2008

     The U.S. media have hesitated to connect government mandates for biofuels to higher food prices, but one British financial publication’s two-part series finally shed some light on the ethanol ‘bubble.”

     The first report in the…

Jeff Poor | October 22, 2008

     If it could pass the “bovine test,” Standard…

Jeff Poor | October 22, 2008

      As the media continue their quest to assign blame for the present economic environment – mostly on the free market – some of the most overlooked culprits have been the major credit rating agencies.

     The media have mostly…

Jeff Poor | October 22, 2008

     If a controversial left-wing billionaire that finances a number of liberal advocacy groups doesn’t fully trust a Republican cabinet member – well, CNN will probably echo his criticism.

 

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