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Amy Menefee
Amy Menefee | October 25, 2006

     CNN is no “CSI,” but its reporters and anchors keep declaring things dead. They’ve called the American dream “impossible” and “a lost cause” and said the middle class is “in crisis” or going “out of business” – all in the month of October…

Amy Menefee | October 18, 2006

     Since the 2006 State of the Union address, the networks have complained about the deficit and called it “soaring,” “ballooning,” “record high” and “exploded.”

     Though the deficit has trended steadily downward by billions of…

Amy Menefee | October 11, 2006

     The New York Times has put an ironic twist on the 8th Commandment: “Thou shalt not steal.” It’s accused churches nationwide of fleecing taxpayers and local governments using the First Amendment.

     The Times devoted more than 17…

Amy Menefee | October 4, 2006

     One month away from the election, the media are right in line with the Democratic talking point of “stagnant wages.”

     “We are in a period of stagnant wages for workers in this country,” said CNN’s Lou Dobbs on a September 15…

Amy Menefee | September 27, 2006

What goes down must come up.      That’s what many reporters have been saying since gas prices started falling. Gas prices have dropped a total of 68 cents, dropping every business day for the past 35 straight business days since August 11.     …

Amy Menefee | September 20, 2006

     When an American auto manufacturer gets in trouble, journalists are quick to declare the American way of life is dying.

 

     Despite the growth and health of Honda and Toyota…