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Granholm Quits Current TV After Sale to Al-Jazeera

Granholm Quits Current TV After Sale to Al-Jazeera

Jennifer Granholm has been touted as one of Current TV Network’s rising stars, but after the announcement that the cable network was sold to Arab-owned Al-Jazeera, she has announced she’s quitting her TV show. Granholm, a former Democrat Governor of

Is the GOP Congress Telegenic Enough?

Is the GOP Congress Telegenic Enough?

The Daily Caller’s Matt Lewis makes a great point that helps to explain a frustration of mine: With the 24-hour news cycle, twitter, etc., might we be arriving at a time when even our congressional leaders need to be eloquent and

Two Americas: Gregory Not Charged, Iraq Vet Jailed

Two Americas: Gregory Not Charged, Iraq Vet Jailed

The media’s so full of it. Over the past few weeks, the wife and I have been re-watching the brilliant HBO drama, “The Wire.” The show’s fifth and final season focuses on the plight of “The Baltimore Sun,” as the daily newspaper deals

Ezra Klein and the 'Rotten' 112th Congress

Ezra Klein and the 'Rotten' 112th Congress

It’s no surprise to see Ezra Klein attacking the record of the 112th Congress. He’s a partisan, left-wing Democrat who spent the 111th Congress promoting Obamacare–a policy that most Americans continue to oppose and that brought Democrat one-party rule to

Al Jazeera Buys Al Gore's Current TV

Al Jazeera Buys Al Gore's Current TV

But-but-but, wherever will failed and disgraced Democrat governors go to find work? New York Times: Al Jazeera is finalizing a deal to take over Current TV, the low-rated cable channel that was founded by Al Gore and his business partners seven

American Journalist Missing In Syria

Troubling news via the Associated Press:  An American journalist has been missing in Syria since he was kidnapped more than one month ago, his family said Wednesday, less than two years after he was held by government forces in Libya

Baltimore Sun: CNN's 'Utterly Lost Its Grip'

Baltimore Sun: CNN's 'Utterly Lost Its Grip'

The Baltimore Sun’s David Zurawik — a CNN fan — reports that Monday night’s on-air crotch kiss between Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin wasn’t the end of the vulgarity. The following night, while Fiscal Cliff negotiations were finally coming to

CNN Debases Itself with New Year's Eve 'Crotch Kiss'

CNN Debases Itself with New Year's Eve 'Crotch Kiss'

When you’re a cable news network saddled with dismal ratings, at least a half-dozen unappealing anchors, and a British Morton Downey Jr. in the form of Piers Morgan, something you might want to hold on to is a reputation for

Media Spin Obama's Fiscal Insanity into Victory

Media Spin Obama's Fiscal Insanity into Victory

After a week’s vacation during which every day was spent waking at the crack of noon to ensure the TV was in good operating condition, I returned to work this morning only to discover that the elated celebratory mood the

Press Mum as Renditions Continue Under Obama

Press Mum as Renditions Continue Under Obama

During the Bush Administration, mainstream media outlets hammered President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney for their “rendition” policy that allowed suspected terrorists to be detained overseas in foreign countries and interrogated at the direction of the US