WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 13, 2010. Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement regarding news that mobile homes and trailers from Hurricane Katrina are being auctioned by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): “FEMA’s current endeavor to dispose of trailers through the GSA[Read More…]
Opinion
FBI Commentary on Post-9/11 Counterterrorism Efforts
The following op-ed, published on January 11, 2010 in The New York Post, was written by former FBI Assistant Director James Kallstrom. Kallstrom, who is currently a member of the FBI Director’s Advisory Group, was also director of the New York Homeland Security Agency. Ever since 9/11, critics have suggested[Read More…]
Rep. Halvorson Op-Ed: The Worry About Asian Carp
Joliet, IL–(ENEWSPF)–January 10, 2010. Ask anyone who follows the news whether they worry about Asian carp finding their way into our Great Lakes, and more often than not they’ll say yes. But ask them whether, in an unproven strategy to block the carp, we should destroy businesses and jobs by[Read More…]
Drawing the ‘Online’ Line On Free Speech
Commentary Inside the First Amendment By Gene Policinski First Amendment Center vice president/executive director When and where do we draw the line on free speech? That’s “we” as in you and I, and our fellow citizens — and the “where” increasingly involves the Internet. The First Amendment generally prevents our[Read More…]
So Who’s Still Advertising On Beck? January 8 Edition…
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Eighty advertisers have reportedly dropped their ads from Glenn Beck’s Fox News program since he called President Obama a "racist" who has a "deep-seated hatred of white people." Here are his January 8 sponsors, in the order they appeared: Goldline Chamber of Commerce Summit Entertainment (Hurt Locker) Newmarket[Read More…]
Are You Smarter Than a Fifth-Grader?: Climate Change Edition
Commentary By Karl Frisch Vote for Media Matters in the Shorty Awards Media Matters has been nominated as the top nonprofit in the Shorty Awards honoring the best producers of short, real-time content on Twitter. Be sure to cast your vote by clicking here, and let your friends know why[Read More…]
Mark Halperin Wants a Prom King, Not a President
Commentary By Jamison Foser Reading Mark Halperin’s assessment of Barack Obama’s first year in office, one thing is immediately clear: The silliness of his criteria is matched only by his inability to properly apply them. The problem isn’t just that Halperin assesses Obama’s attainment of Halperin’s remarkably shallow goals; it’s[Read More…]
Fox News: Keeping the Faith
Commentary By Simon Maloy Religion is … tough. The collected spiritual teachings of the world’s various deities, messiahs, prophets, monks, yogis, gurus, and shamans are so deeply ingrained in human culture and consciousness that they essentially tell the history of mankind. Their cosmological and philosophical differences have proved to be[Read More…]
How About Some New Year’s Resolutions for the Right-Wing Media Machine?
Commentary By Karl Frisch It’s that time of year again. Some have vowed to hit the gym more often. Others are swearing off cigarettes. For some, coffee has been replaced with copious amounts of socialist green tea. Still others are signing up for community service projects to help improve the[Read More…]
Politico Reports Beck Has Had ‘His Own Minor Tax Problems’
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– In a January 8 Politico article, Kenneth Vogel writes: No one has been less forgiving than Glenn Beck when it comes to Democrats with tax problems. Not just the well-known ones like Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, but less serious ones such as Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, whose husband[Read More…]
