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Media Forgets Afghans' Role In Koran Burning

Media Forgets Afghans' Role In Koran Burning

If one Googles Afghanistan Koran burning, you’ll find link after link blaming America, reporting new unrest, or simply asking what America should do next to make it better. And while some reports address Afghanistan’s broader problem, one has to read

Afghans' Koran Desecration Ignored by Obama, Media

Afghans' Koran Desecration Ignored by Obama, Media

If one Googles Afghanistan Koran burning, you’ll find link after link blaming America, reporting new unrest, or simply asking what America should do next to make it better. And while some reports address Afghanistan’s broader problem, one has to read

Oklahoma: A Super Tuesday Preview

Oklahoma: A Super Tuesday Preview

Oklahoma’s Republican primary will be held on March 6, 2012, otherwise known as Super Tuesday. Other primaries that day include Alaska, Georgia, Idaho, Massachusetts, North Dakota, Ohio, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia. Ohio’s 66 delegates will be awarded proportionally. Latest polls

Can NPR Legitimize Bias With New Handbook?

Can NPR Legitimize Bias With New Handbook?

Jay Rosen at Press Think is pleased with new journalist guidelines issued by NPR. As many currently view NPR as maintaining a liberal bias and they seem to acknowledge some issues along ideological lines, it seems fair to ask if

Joan Walsh: Dissent Not Permitted At Salon?

A Salon commenter emailed claiming Salon editor at large and former editor in chief, Joan Walsh, appears to have taken the stifling of dissent at the site to a new level, now deleting comments and banning commenters for civil disagreement when presenting an alternate

Massachusetts: A Super Tuesday Preview

Massachusetts: A Super Tuesday Preview

The Massachusetts Republican primary is for 41 delegates to be awarded proportionaly. Candidates must reach a minimum of 15% of the vote to be awarded delegates. In 2008, Romney won 55% of the vote to McCain’s 45%. It will be held

North Dakota: A Super Tuesday Preview

North Dakota: A Super Tuesday Preview

North Dakota’s Republican caucus will be held on March 6, 2012, otherwise known as Super Tuesday. Other primaries that day include Alaska, Georgia, Idaho, Massachusetts, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia. There are 28 unbound delegates at stake in ND. North

Ohio: A Super Tuesday Preview

Ohio: A Super Tuesday Preview

Ohio’s Republican primary will be held on March 6, 2012, otherwise known as Super Tuesday. Other primaries that day include Alaska, Georgia, Idaho, Massachusetts, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia. Ohio’s 66 delegates will be awarded proportionally. It will

CNN Caught Influencing Debate on Obama's Behalf

Commentator Dick Morris picked up on it in a series of Tweets. It was so obvious, the Republican audience booed it and those looking in from home most likely understood what was taking place, as well. Asked CNN’s John King,

Was CNN Influencing Debate On Obama's Behalf?

Commentator Dick Morris picked up on it in a series of Tweets. It was so obvious, the Republican audience booed it and those looking in from home most likely understood what was taking place as well. Asked CNN’s John King: “Which candidate believes in

Idaho: A Super Tuesday Preview

Idaho’s Republican contest is closed to non-Republlicans and will be held on March 6, 2012, otherwise known as Super Tuesday. Other primaries that day include Alaska, Georgia, Massachusetts, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia. There are 32 delegates available in

Three Way Tie in Georgia: A Super Tuesday Preview

Georgia’s Republican primary will be held on March 6, 2012, otherwise known as Super Tuesday. Other primaries that day include Alaska, Idaho, Massachusetts, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia. The latest polling via the Atlanta Journal Constitution has things tied at

NPR's Imbalanced Report On Payroll Tax Cut

If one clicks in to listen to National Public Radio’s (NPR) 3 minute report on the recently passed payroll tax cut deal, NPR’s Tamara Keith first plays a clip of a kumbaya-singing Barack Obama calling for action on the payroll tax cut

Is the Current Santorum Criticism Substantive, Or Political?

All of the remaining GOP candidates in the 2012 primary can justifiably be criticized for something. There’s no disputing that. At the link below, the Wall Street Journal’s James Taranto takes a look at some specific criticism that’s been prominently

Obama Budget Failures Undermine National Security

Obama Budget Failures Undermine National Security

When John Bolton expressed his concern over Obama’s budgeting priorities, it wasn’t merely partisan rhetoric. There are very real examples of how Obama’s mindset undermines national security while bloating the welfare state, similar to what Europe has been doing for

Notes from the Campaign Trail: February 16th

There’s talk that it’s Rick Santorum who is currently under the gun, not Mitt Romney.  He can write a check to himself, if need be, while Santorum must win Michigan and Ohio to make the case that Romney has a

Carriers Transit Strait of Hormuz Despite Iranian Threats

As tensions mount, there are at least two and possibly three U.S. carriers within the theater of operations including the Persian Gulf, as the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln transited the Strait of Hormuz, despite previous Iranian threats and Iranian patrols following

Gingrich Eschews Rhetoric for Substance in CPAC Address

If one was looking for fiery, crowd pleasing, political rhetoric from former Speaker Newt Gingrich as he addressed CPAC today, they were likely disappointed. What Gingrich did do was run through a litany of policy solutions he claimed he has

Media Matters Makes It Up Over CBS And AIM Award

CBS correspondent Sharyl Attkisson was unable to attend CPAC to receive an award from AIM (Accuracy in Media); however, there’s no evidence to support Media Matters’ claim that CBS prevented Attkisson from receiving the award in person. CBS Pulls Attkisson From CPAC Award