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MRC NEWS REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 15, 2008
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From the Desk of:
Douglas Mills


2/15/2008


You've got to chuckle when news correspondents puff up and
pretend to be experts in a field they likely know little about.
Enter CNN correspondent Ali Velshi, who morphed into the role
of an economist when explaining how Treasury Secretary Henry
Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s appearance
before the Senate Banking Committee might go. "There are going
to be a lot of questions... They're going to be asked obviously
about where we are in this recession."

What recession, Ali?

Economics 101 teaches the official definition of recession
is two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth.
We haven't had that. Therefore, we are not in a recession.
But Ali and his liberal peers ignore or dismiss these important
items in favor of creating negative and fearful hyperbole. A
CNBC anchor ratcheted up that fear by adding "Worries about
losing your job... wild swings on Wall Street... It is impacting
people .. Fear begets fear."

Here's a responsible thought: stop peddling fear and focus on the truth.

For the complete businessandmedia.org report:

http://www.mrcaction.org/r.asp?u=2618&rid=14576094

While discussing the Potomac Primaries on Wednesday's Early
Show on CBS, Harry Smith, Republican CBS Political analyst
Nicolle Wallace said of John McCain’s conservative critics,
"The more that we see kind of the crazies like Ann Coulter
out attacking John McCain, the better Republicans feel about
their chances in the general election."

Before closing, she felt compelled to lump Rush Limbaugh,
Sean Hannity, Mark Levin and Laura Ingraham into the mix.

So after pronouncing conservatives dead on arrival last week,
the media are now labeling conservatives as "crazies" - and
are claiming that this will increase McCain’s chances come November?

As Mark Twain said, "News of my death is greatly exaggerated."

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http://www.mrcaction.org/r.asp?u=2619&rid=14576094


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02/15/08
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***Brent Bozell's Syndicated Columns

MSNBC's Chelsea Confessions

http://www.mrcaction.org/r.asp?u=2622&rid=14576094

CBS and Devilish Dexter

http://www.mrcaction.org/r.asp?u=2623&rid=14576094


***TimesWatch.org

Troops Committing Domestic Violence? Another Useless Anti-Military Report

http://www.mrcaction.org/r.asp?u=2624&rid=14576094

NYT Editor to Staff: Happy Valentine's Day! Job Cuts Coming to Newsroom

http://www.mrcaction.org/r.asp?u=2625&rid=14576094

Krugman on "Journalists Who Hate the Clintons"

http://www.mrcaction.org/r.asp?u=2626&rid=14576094

"Critics" (and NYT Reporters?) Say Bush Has "Squandered the
Country's Moral Authority"

http://www.mrcaction.org/r.asp?u=2627&rid=14576094

Cover-to-Cover Bias in the Sunday Book Review

http://www.mrcaction.org/r.asp?u=2628&rid=14576094


***Business and Media Institute - businessandmedia.org

Head to Head: Media Turn to Greenspan When Bernanke Says No Recession

http://www.mrcaction.org/r.asp?u=2629&rid=14576094

Motion Picture Association Chief Wants 'Healthier' Food in Theaters

http://www.mrcaction.org/r.asp?u=2630&rid=14576094

Reuters Story Makes Outlandish Claim: U.S. Depression a Likely Possibility

http://www.mrcaction.org/r.asp?u=2631&rid=14576094

CNN Correspondent Asks 'Where We Are in This Recession'

http://www.mrcaction.org/r.asp?u=2618&rid=14576094

Former S.F. Mayor: Obama Will Face 'Pushback' from Supporters

http://www.mrcaction.org/r.asp?u=2632&rid=14576094


***NewsBusters.org

AP: Tenn. Politician Pleads Guilty to DUI... Democrat or Not?

http://www.mrcaction.org/r.asp?u=2633&rid=14576094

Only ABC Marks One Year Anniversary of the Successful Surge in Iraq

http://www.mrcaction.org/r.asp?u=2634&rid=14576094

WaPo Hillary Reporter Blames Bill, Staff for Hillary's Woes, Not Hillary

http://www.mrcaction.org/r.asp?u=2635&rid=14576094

Hillary Clinton's Old Church Plans Same-Sex Union Blessings

http://www.mrcaction.org/r.asp?u=2636&rid=14576094

AP Defends Pelosi’s FISA Delay Tactic

http://www.mrcaction.org/r.asp?u=2637&rid=14576094


***Culture and Media Institute

Disney's Titillation and Litigation

http://www.mrcaction.org/r.asp?u=2638&rid=14576094

Hillary, Queen of All Media

http://www.mrcaction.org/r.asp?u=2639&rid=14576094

Morning Media's Valentines to Vulgarity

http://www.mrcaction.org/r.asp?u=2640&rid=14576094

Liar, Liar, Who's the Liar?

http://www.mrcaction.org/r.asp?u=2641&rid=14576094

CNN Headline News Backs Transgenderism - For an 8-Year-Old

http://www.mrcaction.org/r.asp?u=2642&rid=14576094


***MRC.org

ABC Uniquely Lists 'Crucial' New Laws Passed by Iraq's Parliament

http://www.mrcaction.org/r.asp?u=2643&rid=14576094

CBS Political Analyst: McCain Critics are Conservative 'Crazies'

http://www.mrcaction.org/r.asp?u=2619&rid=14576094

Critics' (and NYT) Bush 'Squandered Country's Moral Authority'

http://www.mrcaction.org/r.asp?u=2644&rid=14576094

Clinton-Friendly Reporter: Test of Fairness 'Is the Work Itself'

http://www.mrcaction.org/r.asp?u=2645&rid=14576094

Blitzer Raises Specter of GOP Going 'Willie Horton' Against Obama

http://www.mrcaction.org/r.asp?u=2646&rid=14576094

Matthews: Obama Speech Caused 'Thrill Going Up My Leg'

http://www.mrcaction.org/r.asp?u=2647&rid=14576094


***CNSNews.com

Pelosi on FISA: Bush Has Nothing to Offer but Fear

http://www.mrcaction.org/r.asp?u=2648&rid=14576094

House Dems 'Leave Washington, Leave America Exposed to Attack'

http://www.mrcaction.org/r.asp?u=2649&rid=14576094

Reagan Legacy Burdens Bush and 2008 Candidates, Scholars Say

http://www.mrcaction.org/r.asp?u=2650&rid=14576094

Hate Crime Charges Against Teen Who Shot 'Feminine' Boy

http://www.mrcaction.org/r.asp?u=2651&rid=14576094

Homosexual Leader Calls AIDS 'a Gay Disease'

http://www.mrcaction.org/r.asp?u=2652&rid=14576094

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