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AP Writer Spins Like a Top on Troopergate; Ignores Obvious Bias in Legislative Probe

Associated Press writer Matt Volz has been a busy bee covering the Troopergate anti-scandal. Amazingly (but not surprisingly) he continues to write story after story without citing to the obvious bias underlying the entire investigation. I am guessing ...

From JASON ASLINGER, Newsbusters,  23 Sep 2008

Biden Contradicts Himself on MTP; Unchallenged By Brokaw

Joe Biden appeared this morning on Meet the Press, moderated by Tom Brokaw. In the opening series of questions, Brokaw probed Biden about the effect of Governor Sarah Palin's inclusion in the presidential campaign. Brokaw asked generally how Biden ...

From JASON ASLINGER, Newsbusters,  7 Sep 2008

AP Supreme Court Reporter Shamefully Suggests Child Rapist Was Innocent

By now, you have all heard of Wednesday's regrettable Supreme Court decision prohibiting the death penalty in cases of child rape. Having read several articles, the mainstream media's take on the case was mostly informational and understated. And that ...

From JASON ASLINGER, Newsbusters,  26 Jun 2008

MSNBC Mistakenly Promotes Anti-Obama Gag Website

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From JASON ASLINGER, Newsbusters,  12 Jun 2008

Justice O'Connor's Legacy 'Undercut' by Roberts Court

USA Today Supreme Court Reporter Joan Biskupic penned an article today titled "O'Connor's legacy fading on reshaped court." For this particular title, "reshaped" is code for "conservative." Biskupic's article laments several recent conservative ...

From JASON ASLINGER, Newsbusters,  10 Jun 2008

Supreme Court 'Splintered,' But Only for the Conservative Decisions

The United States Supreme Court upheld Indiana's voter i.d. law today in a 6-3 decision. In an earlier post, Ken Shepherd pointed out that Associated Press reporter Mark Sherman framed the ruling as "splintered." While the four conservative Justices ...

From JASON ASLINGER, Newsbusters,  29 Apr 2008

Despite Ruling, ABC Continues Assault on Death Penalty

The U.S. Supreme Court today upheld Kentucky's lethal injection procedure for capital punishment. The decision will likely end self-imposed death penalty moratoriums in several states. As of writing this article, Virginia had already lifted its ...

From JASON ASLINGER, Newsbusters,  16 Apr 2008

Newsweek distorts precedent, role of NRA in Heller case

The Newsweek article "When Reason Meets Rifles" discusses the case of District of Columbia vs. Heller, which was argued before the U.S. Supreme Court today. The basic dispute in the case is whether D.C.'s outright handgun ban and de facto ban on rifles, ...

From JASON ASLINGER, Newsbusters,  18 Mar 2008

Pelosi Knew About Waterboarding in 2002: Media Frenzy to Follow?

The Washington Post reported today that select members of congress were briefed by the CIA in 2002 about enhanced interrogation techniques. Included in the briefing was current House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA).  Among the techniques described, said ...

From JASON ASLINGER, Newsbusters,  9 Dec 2007

Media Misfire on CIA Interrogation Tape Destruction?

The media have gone into full frenzy mode the last two days over some destroyed CIA interrogation tapes. And are you really surprised? The story has all the ingredients that the mainstream media just can't resist: 1) waterboarding, 2) allegations of ...

From JASON ASLINGER, Newsbusters,  8 Dec 2007

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