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Why We Miss the Rocky

CNN and the Detroit Free Press remind me of why we miss the Rocky Mountain News. This was, you remember, mere weeks after the murderous Passover Bombing in Netanya.  Israel's response, which was drawing howls of indignation, and Jensen probably thought ...

From JOSHUA SHARF, Newsbusters,  16 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Rocky Mountain News

New York Times Hails, "Gains" on Iran...Too Fast

With a beaming Mr. Obama standing next to him, Mr. Medvedev signaled for the first time that Russia would be amenable to longstanding American requests to toughen sanctions against Iran significantly if, as expected, nuclear talks scheduled for next ...

From JOSHUA SHARF, Newsbusters,  27 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  International Atomic Energy Agency

Jones Resigns Over What?

Powerline nicely summarizes the problems with (now former) Obama Administration official Van Jones: Who do they have in the White House? A self-proclaimed Communist. A vulgar Marxist twice over. A supporter of cold-blooded cop killer Mumia Abu Jamal. A ...

From JOSHUA SHARF, Newsbusters,  6 Sep 2009
Related Topics: White House,  Barack Obama,  Mumia Abu-Jamal,  U.S. Republican Party

The Small Business Majority and the Denver Post

I know it's accepted by now that the MSM group will label any conservative group, "conservative," any libertarian group, "conservative," and any liberal group, "left-leaning" or "centrist," when they bother to label them at all.  But when a new one ...

From JOSHUA SHARF, Newsbusters,  31 Aug 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Democratic Party,  White House

The Youth In Iran

My friend, Ana Sami, wrote a piece for Al Arabiyah prior to the Iranian elections, discussing the role of the youth there.  Given that university students have been both the focus of government attacks, and the main, on-the-street, Twitter-assisted ...

From JOSHUA SHARF, Red County,  19 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Twitter Inc

Fed Changes Rules to Benefit Government Carmakers, Washington Post Covers

The Fed and the FDIC have waived lending and borrowing rules for GMAC in order to ease consumer borrowing for GM and Chrysler cars, and the Washington Post doesn't seem to find anything unusual about this: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. granted a ...

From JOSHUA SHARF, Newsbusters,  21 May 2009
Related Topics: Chrysler,  Federal Reserve,  Barack Obama

Denver Post Helps Left Re-Define Astroturfing

"The tea parties are the latest version in a months-long campaign against change, organized by right-wing think tanks and lobbyists who have done well over the last eight years under George Bush," he said. He pointed to a number of national ...

From JOSHUA SHARF, Newsbusters,  17 Apr 2009
Related Topics: George W. Bush

States Can't Afford to Track Stimulus - Denver Post, AP Forget to Ask Why

When it comes to the $787 billion in federal stimulus money flowing from Washington to the states, it will cost money to spend money. Nebraska's governor's office told lawmakers it expects to spend more than $1.2 million over two years to oversee ...

From JOSHUA SHARF, Newsbusters,  17 Apr 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Democratic Party

The Denver Post on HSAs and Single-Payer

Guess which one gets a better review? As the Colorado House of Representative took us further down the road to socialized health care earlier this week, Douglas County School are considering moving to a Health Savings Account plan for their employees. ...

From JOSHUA SHARF, Newsbusters,  8 Apr 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. Republican Party,  Claire Levy,  Department of Health

The Axe Falls on the Rocky Mountain News

The Rocky always had longer articles, better coverage, and sharper commentary than its surviving rival, the Denver Post.  But a tabloid format and a series of poor marketing and business decisions left it unable to compete in the shrinking market for ...

From JOSHUA SHARF, Newsbusters,  26 Feb 2009
Related Topics: Mike Rosen

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