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Media Matters' Vapid Response to Air America's Crash

Last week, Air America announced its official closure and intention to file Chapter 7. For those who had been following news surrounding the weeping willow of talk radio, this was no surprise. While making a thin-kid splash with pseudo-celebrities back

Obama Calls on Team From 2008 for Midterm Races

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy NYT: President Obama is reconstituting the team that helped him win the White House to counter Republican challenges in the midterm elections and recalibrate after political setbacks that

Daily Gut: 'Teabaggers' Tuesday Triumph

Remember how ridiculously funny the whole “teabagging” thing was? Those other networks really got into it – and there was no one better at denigrating those silly folks with signs, than that classy lady Rachel Maddow. (pause for gleeful Maddow

Brown Wins Massachusetts Senate Race

With 70% in, Brown leads Coakley 53-46%. From what we’ve seen, there is no scenario where Coakley can win. Also no scenario to prolong the race with a long legal fight. Ladies and Gentlemen, Senator Scott Brown. **Update** Visit msnbc.com

NewsBusted: Why Do NBA Players Carry Guns?

[youtube foCcEmuMF0I nolink] In this episode, “NewsBusted” covers: President Obama’s Poll Numbers, MSNBC, Rachel Maddow, Janet Napolitano, Rod Blagojevich, American Idol, Simon Cowell, Mark McGwire, Charlie Sheen, Ellen Degeneres, and NBA Players.

Google May Pull Search Services Out of China

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Reuters: “Google could pull out of China over a hacking attempt…The company said it found evidence to suggest that a primary goal of the attackers was accessing the

Thousands Feared Dead in Haitian Quake

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Daily Mail: Panic-stricken residents fled into the streets of the capital Port-au-Prince where the presidential palace was said to be among the buildings destroyed, although President Rene Preval

Sarah Palin Signs On for Fox News Commentator Job

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy AP: Sarah Palin, former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice-presidential candidate, will return to her broadcast roots and take her conservative message to Fox News as a regular

'Leno Fiasco': NBC Yanks Jay From Prime Time

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy NY Times: The not-so-reinvented, not-so-funny “Jay Leno Show” had the ratings of a night light, setting off a revolt from affiliates that, according to Ad Age, had a

'Paranoid Elements Think Hollywood Has Proactive Agenda'

Last week I posted an article from the Washington Post asking… “Hollywood Gets More Religious?” When the author of that piece used the planet-worshipping “Avatar” and Christian-ridiculing “Invention of Lying” to back his point that Hollywood’s suddenly jumped on the

'Avatar' and Shuster's Shame Culture

Modern Liberal pundit David Shuster yesterday denounced critics of the movie Avatar as “shameless and crazy.” The invocation of such hateful, pop-psychoanalyzing epithets is common practice in Shame Cultures (totalitarian ones), as a means of character assassination and destruction, rather