Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Media Matters has documented a timeline of Andrew Breitbart’s smear of Shirley Sherrod, from Breitbart’s initial posting of his deceptively edited clip of Sherrod — which was amplified by Fox News and other right-wing media — through the release of the full video of Sherrod’s comments, which made[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Boehlert on The Ed Show: Sherrod Smear Was A ‘Wake-Up Call’ Not To Trust Fox News (Video)
Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– From the July 21 edition of MSNBC’s The Ed Show:
Eric Boehlert & Andrew Breitbart on Good Morning America (Video)
Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– From the July 21 edition of ABC’s Good Morning America:
‘Context Is Everything’: Why You Should (Still) Never Trust Andrew Breitbart
Commentary By Eric Hananoki Media Matters for America Don’t trust Andrew Breitbart. It’s a phrase Media Matters has been repeating ever since the conservative web publisher burst onto the national stage by coordinating the release of deceptively edited tapes purporting to show "illegal activities" and criminality by ACORN employees. Breitbart’s[Read More…]
Ongoing Administration-Wide Response to the Deepwater BP Oil Spill, July 23, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2010. PAST 24 HOURS President Obama Receives a Briefing on Preparations for Severe Weather in the Gulf President Obama was briefed today by Deputy National Incident Commander Rear Admiral Pete Neffenger on the ongoing administration-wide response to the Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill, and by FEMA Administrator[Read More…]
Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle Nest Relocated from Gulf Islands National Seashore
GULF BREEZE, Fla–(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2010. Gulf Islands National Seashore excavated the first Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle nest in a unit of the National Park Service at 6 p.m. EDT today at the Seashore’s Fort Pickens area. The nest was located on the south side of Fort Pickens Road near the easternmost[Read More…]
President Obama to Visit Auto Plants in Michigan, Illinois
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2010. President Obama will visit Chrysler and General Motors Plants in Detroit and Hamtramck, Michigan on Friday, July 30 and a Ford plant in Chicago, Illinois on August 5. Just over a year after President Obama made tough decisions to save Chrysler and GM, these companies are returning[Read More…]
UN Police in Haiti Arrest Fugitives Suspected of Rapes Inside Camps for Displaced
HAITI–(ENEWSPF)–23 July 2010 – United Nations Police (UNPOL) serving in Haiti have arrested two men who had escaped from jail and are suspected of being responsible for several subsequent rapes in camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs) set up after the massive earthquake that struck the country at the start[Read More…]
Audubon Leader Comments on Senate Failure to Address Climate Change
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2010 – Audubon Senior Director of Government Relations Mike Daulton released the following statement in response to an announcement by Majority Leader Harry Reid that Senate Democratic leaders would again postpone their effort to enact serious climate legislation. “The Senate’s inaction on climate policy is truly disappointing.[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Senate Must Act Now on Oil and Clean Energy
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2010. In response to an announcement by Majority Leader Harry Reid that the Senate will move a limited package of oil disaster response and energy measures to the floor, the Sierra Club issues the following statement. Statement of Michael Brune, Sierra Club Executive Director “Given the[Read More…]
