House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (DC) has linked to Media Matters for Democrats America’s attempt to defend her against revelations by Big Peace’s Peter Schweizer, who blew the lid off insider trading in Congress on 60 Minutes. CBS independently verified
– Two shooting deaths at two different Occupy protests in less than 12 hours. Will the media finally acknowledge the self-destructive aesthetic of OWS? – Oprah’s BFF, Gayle King, is headed to CBS mornings. – A fight over sourcing at
– Powerful cover from the New York Times Magazine: Today’s cover is a sneak-peek at this Sunday’s coming edition of The New York Times Magazine, featuring the story “The Human Swap: How a single Israeli came to be worth 1,027
– Question: During yesterday’s Cain presser media asked the presidential hopeful if he was willing to submit to a lie detector test. Given that media loves to place the burden of proof on the accused rather than forcing the accusers
– Cain attacks the media, but not everyone is so convinced: See, it’s a strategy. You should support this because he’s playing by his own rules and not letting The Media boss him around. On the other hand, he’s also
– Is Wikileaks fading? But many others were wondering if it was one more indication that the WikiLeaks movement, which changed the face of journalism and the entire informational ecosystem, could be in doubt as well. Although stateless and seemingly
– Andy Rooney: “I’ve done a lot of complaining here, but of all the things I’ve complained about, I can’t complain about my life.” – Scott Pelley: “The Romans had Cicero. The English had Dickens. America had Andy. He hid
– The entire Internet “weighs the same as a strawberry.” – A Gaga Thanksgiving: bets on whether or not she wears the turkey as a costume? – So apparently this counts as a for-real editorial now days: Why do progressives
The Wrap: Andy Rooney, the cantankerous “60 Minutes” commentator known for delivering decades of provocative opinions in a plain-spoken style, has died at 92. Rooney died in a New York City hospital of complications following a minor surgery. “It’s a
New video footage proves once again that violence began during, not after, the main “general strike” protest conducted by Occupy Oakland on Nov. 2. Masked activists, marching with the main parade, begin smashing windows as the Occupy chants (“Banks got
In a curious nod to James O’Keefe-style guerrilla filmmaking, Steve Kroft of CBS’s 60 Minutes turned up at Capitol Hill press conferences yesterday with surprise questions for both House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi
Via the Washington Post: A Herman Cain aide said Thursday that the Cain campaign is considering its legal options over the original Politico story, which revealed that the former head of the National Restaurant Association was accused of sexually harassing
From the Media Research Center: Over a period of just three and a half days, NBC, CBS and ABC have developed an insatiable hunger for the Herman Cain sexual harassment story, devoting an incredible 50 stories to the allegations since
– French magazine offices torched because it parodied The Religion of Peace’s Mohammed: Its latest edition carries a cartoon image of a bearded Mohammed – something which is blasphemous under Islamic law – and pretends that it is being ‘guest
Forbes: Be it known: Chris Matthews does not use a ghostwriter. The “Hardball” host does all his own writing, and he resents the idea that anyone would ever think otherwise. Strongly. I find that out the hard way. We’re talking
– Sharpton: Republicans Can’t ‘Use Christianity’ Then Vote Against Welfare. Shameful that a self-styled “reverend” doesn’t get that shirking off charity to government removes the voluntary care for our neighbors needed for edification. Of course, Sharpton has never been a
DHD: The talk show hosted by Greg Gutfeld averaged the largest audience in its five-year history (446,000) as well as 177,000 in adults 25-54. In the demo, it edged Piers Morgan (176,000) at 9 PM as well as a slew
– Creepy. New website builds dossiers on journalists: Ira Stoll is 38. He has a Facebook page and a Twitter account. His phone number is (718) 499-2199 and his email is ira@futureofcapitalism.com. He went to college at Harvard, has worked
Therein is the problem with this story. If the facts as published were part of a memo to Politico’s editors, they would amount to a first-rate tip on a story. Stephen Engelberg: Politico’s story on possible sexual harassment [2] by
Sigh. Info Wars incorrectly identifies and as a result, over-hypes a provoked response from Denver, Oakland PD against Occupy folks: This is wrong. Rubber bullets are the last resort in riot control and absolutely not what was used in Denver
– Happy Halloween. Scariest costume this year: Second Term Obama. – Cheezburger vs WaPo. A very interesting slapfight, wherein WaPo loses. Great piece. Journalism, particularly newspapers, have been fleecing America for decades and the bill has come due. Before the
– More than 25 million watch the Cardinals’ epic World Series win over the Rangers on Friday. – Newt Gingrich says what we all think about Meghan McCain: “How does she have a clue?” More importantly, how can we cure
– Two super fun facts about Matt Lauer. – The UHF of cable news now has an app. – NYT stock downgraded. Surprise. – Seriously, is there anything short of brain damage that qualifies as an acceptable excuse for watching
The Associated Press published a report this morning about the Occupy Oakland protests. Way, way down at the bottom of article was this explosive detail about Occupy Atlanta: Mayor Kasim Reed had been supportive of the protests, twice issuing an
