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– 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

– 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

– 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

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

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– 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

– Forbes discovers that in addition to starving Gilad Shalit, the Red Cross didn’t get a chance to examine him before fame-seeking Shahira Amin shoved a microphone in his face for Egyptian TV in a likely forced interview: This is

Priceless. Follow-up question: Why does Moore suddenly pose as a big union supporter when he won’t actually hire them to work on his films? Related: Kalin’s work.

– I wouldn’t have pegged Steve Jobs as quasi-besties with Rupert Murdoch, but I didn’t think he was anti-union, either. – When the White House isn’t investigating reporters for asking questions the Vice-President doesn’t like, it’s pushing around the Washington

NEW YORK (AP) – Andy Rooney, who delivered his last essay on “60 Minutes” three weeks ago, was in the hospital Tuesday after developing serious complications following minor surgery. CBS said the 92-year-old writer’s condition was stable and, at the

“The Republican Party has found its Dukakis. A technocratic Massachusetts governor running on competence, not ideology.” [youtube Lrd61iC8HAg nolink] I would rather be the Republican’s Dukakis than the Democrats’ Obama with Fast and Furious and Solyndra.”

– NYPD blames Occupy Wall Street protesters for the 154% increase in shootings: The number of people shot surged 154 percent two weeks ago — to 56 from 22 over the same week last year — and spiked 28 percent

UPDATED. From Politico: Less than 24 hours after Andrew Breitbart’s Big Government posted a video of New York Times freelancer (and former POLITICO/occasional On Media blogger) Natasha Lennard speaking on a panel about Occupy Wall Street, the Times defended her

Wow. Settle in for some foreign snobbery via NBC’s Martin Bashir. Can Bashir spell “hack?”

– The difference with which the Washington Post treated Marco Rubio and Barack Obama’s stories is fascinating: The Post was much easier on Barack Obama when a biography by reporter Janny Scott revealed that Obama falsely claimed his mother’s insurer

Leftist publication Mother Jones took to Twitter to call for pictures of graffiti in cities and towns across America, done to show support for the Occupy whatever movement. There are already any number of irresponsible voices involved with the Occupy

Hmm. Right-wing provocateur Andrew Breitbart and his associates have helped lead the charge against Occupy Oakland, highlighting unflattering local news reports to cast the occupation as a “rat-infested squalor with complaints of vandalism, public urination, sexual harassment, and sex in

– While the Occupy movement continues to labor in the streets in a manner designed to help Obama and the Democrats, why isn’t the media bothering to report the significant role Big Labor is playing? That’s a rhetorical question, but

Matthew Boyle in the Daily Caller: After violating National Public Radio’s ethics code by acting as a spokeswoman for Occupy DC protesters, Lisa Simeone was fired Wednesday evening from one of the two public radio programs she hosts, the Associated

From CBS Sports: [youtube lTXI-ivWEdo nolink] NBA commissioner David Stern sat through more than 16 hours of labor negotiations on Tuesday and into Wednesday morning, but the harshest words aimed at him came from outside the bargaining room. Emmy-winning television

From NBC Universal: Starting Monday, October 24th, “The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell” will move back to its original time slot of 10 p.m. ET/PT, Monday-Thursday. “The Ed Show” with Ed Schultz will lead off MSNBC’s primetime lineup each weeknight