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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 stock market [...]

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Illinois Republican: Terrorists Should Stay at GITMO

December 16th, 2009 · No 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 like [...]

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‘Today Show’ to Focus on ‘Biggest Losers’ Tuesday

November 30th, 2009 · No Comments

In a tweet at Muckrack.com tonight, MSNBC Chief Correspondent Norah O’Donnell said Michaele and Tareq Salahi, the Virginia socialites who crashed the White House State Dinner Nov. 23, will appear on the “TODAY” show Tuesday morning.

In an attempt to confirm O’Donnell’s tweet, I visited the NBC morning show’s web site and found the graphic below [...]

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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 above [...]

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