Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– In his continued effort to attack anything related to the Obama administration, Glenn Beck ridiculed first lady Michelle Obama’s initiative to combat the issues of childhood hunger and obesity. Seriously, despite the fact that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that the prevalence of childhood obesity[Read More…]
Day: February 13, 2010
Right-Wing Media Use Clinton’s Heart Procedure to Stoke Fears about Health Care Reform
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Following former President Bill Clinton’s hospitalization to undergo a procedure on his heart, several conservative media figures used the incident to attack Democratic health care reform efforts. For example, Rush Limbaugh said he was "thankful we don’t yet have Obamacare," or "the death panel" might not have approved[Read More…]
Dana Perino, Fox News’ Press Secretary in Exile
Commentary By Terry Krepel Dana Perino cashed in on her stint as White House press secretary in the Bush administration in the usual way: by signing on with a Washington PR firm (resulting in the occasional disclosure problem). She also got a common perk for ex-employees of Republican administrations —[Read More…]
A Bad Week for Conservative Whining About Not Being Taken Seriously
Commentary By Jamison Foser The Washington Post picked the wrong week to run a lengthy op-ed excoriating liberals for being condescending to conservatives. Not that there would have been a good week to run University of Virginia professor Gerard Alexander’s screed, which was filled with more holes than a donut[Read More…]
Fox News, Right-Wing Media Deserve A Snowball in the Kisser
Commentary By Karl Frisch I grew up in Los Angeles, so the notion of living in or around snow was romantic — the thing of movies. Living in Washington, D.C., this past week has proven to be something entirely different. Don’t get me wrong, the calm quiet brought to my[Read More…]
50 Dogs Rescued From Puppy Mill, Sheriff Says
Kankakee County, IL–(ENEWSPF)– From the Chicago Tribune: More than 50 dogs being sold online despite a myriad of health problems were rescued today by authorities during a week-long undercover investigation in Kankakee County. The dogs–ranging in age from 7 weeks to 10 years–were being sold online and in newspapers for[Read More…]