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Should We Party Like It’s 1999?

February 9th, 2010 · No Comments

Should we party like it’s 1999?  Probably not now. On March 29, 1999, MSNBC aired the promo below which contained a question many didn’t want to consider:  “The Dow hits 10,000.  Will it continue to soar or will it sour?” As the Dow hovers precariously close to the 10,000 range, the more-likely question about the [...]

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Illinois Republican: Terrorists Should Stay at GITMO

December 16th, 2009 · 3 Comments

A piece published yesterday in the Peoria Journal-Star does a good job of highlighting the debate that took place between two Illinois Congressmen — Rep. Aaron Schock (R-Peoria) and Rep. Phil Hare (D-Rock Island) — on MSNBC’s Hardball with Chris Matthews Tuesday. Watch the video above to understand how screwed up the thinking of people [...]

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Islamic Principle of Al-Takeyya Infecting Nation

November 11th, 2009 · No Comments

The Islamic principle that allows Muslims to lie under certain circumstances without fear of punishment or retribution, and it’s clearly infecting the nation’s leaders and members of the mainstream news media. What is Al-Takkeya? In an article published at Islam Review, former Muslim Abdullah Al Araby provides a great deal of information about how lying [...]

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Obama Gets Failing Grade in MSNBC Survey (Updated)

March 12th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Though a March 6 poll by NEWSWEEK garnered him a 72 percent favorable rating, President Barack Obama is getting a failing grade in an MSNBC online poll today.  Oh, how things change quickly! After casting my vote this morning as one of nearly 175,000 cast in the liberal cable news network’s “unscientific survey,” the graphic [...]

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Media Double-Standard Flourishes in Obama Era

February 12th, 2009 · 1 Comment

They dare not question President Barack Obama when he says one thing and does another.  They do not challenge him on tough issues.  Life in the Obama Era is full of double-standard journalism, thanks to pucker-lipped mainstream media types like MSNBC’s Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann. This double standard surfaced for the first time on [...]

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Videos Expose Palestinian ‘Pallywood’ Propaganda

January 9th, 2009 · No Comments

Two videos published on YouTube yesterday will see little, if any, airtime on major news networks or cable news operations in the West.  Why?  Because they expose the “Pallywoood” propaganda efforts Palestinians and their sympathizers don’t want people in the West to see. Part 1 of 2 appears below: Part 2 of 2 appears below. [...]

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‘In God We Trust’ Winning Votes in MSNBC Poll

November 30th, 2008 · 4 Comments

A friend in Texas sent me an e-mail to let me know MSNBC is taking a poll about the appropriateness of having the words, “In God We Trust,” on U.S. currency.  The graphic above shows the results soon after I cast my vote:  82 percent of nearly 9 million votes were cast in favor of [...]

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