Report: Polled Americans prefer Israel PM to Obama

President Obamas hot-miked conversation with French President Nicolas Sarkozy suggested that he is frustrated with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — but Americans might be more frustrated with Obama than they are irritated by Netanyahu.”A poll conducted by the group Greenberg Quinlan Rosner found that 52.3 percent of Americans rate Netanyahu positively, compared to 51.5 ...

CNN Spins Elections as Republican Setback

During Wednesday’s post-election coverage, CNN largely ignored conservative ballot victories in Mississippi and Ohio and Republican gains in Virginia, rather focusing on two conservative ballot measures which were defeated at the polls. They followed the three major networks in doing so. via CNN Spins Elections as Republican Setback.

Congress Members Took Part in Insider Trading

    As many as a dozen members of Congress and their aides took part in insider trading based on foreknowledge of market moving information on Capitol Hill, disgraced Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff told CNBC in an interview. via Congress Members Took Part in Insider Trading: Abramoff – US Business News – CNBC.

NBC’s Curry Tries to Bury Perry: ‘Have You Thought About Ending Your Campaign?’

    Interviewing Texas Governor Rick Perry on Thursday’s NBC Today, co-host Ann Curry asked the Republican presidential candidate about a flub in Wednesday’s CNBC debate and wondered: “One of your fundraisers told The Wall Street Journal, simply, ‘He just ended his campaign.’ Have you thought about ending your campaign? Are you staying in this ...

Exclusive Photos: Michael Moore’s Massive Michigan Vacation Mansion Beyond 99 Percent’s Wildest Dreams

    Left-wing filmmaker Michael Moore has been touring Occupy Wall Street demonstrations across the country–including some of the most violent, such as Occupy Oakland–urging activists to continue their fight against the wealthy “one percent” of Americans. Initially, Moore tried to deny that his massive wealth made him a member of that one percent. Even ...

Networks Curb Cain Obsession as They Pounce on Rick Perry’s Forgetfulness

    After 117 stories over ten days, what would it take for the big three networks to ease up on their unending obsession with the Herman Cain sexual harassment story? The opportunity to go after another Republican, this time Rick Perry. From Wednesday night’s evening newscasts through the Thursday morning shows, there were only ...

Jay-Z Selling Occupy Wall Street T-Shirts; No Plans to Share Profits With Protestors

    A Rocawear rep says there is not an “official commitment to monetarily support the movement,” which is taking a stand against corporate greed and corruption.Jay-Z is releasing a new line of T-shirts in support of the Occupy Wall Street movement Friday via his Rocawear clothing label, but he doesnt plan to share any ...

CNN to Perry: Convince Us Your Campaign Isn’t Finished

The same network that treated then-candidate Obama with kid gloves about Reverend Wright demanded Rick Perry to explain how his campaign wasn’t finished, in his interview on CNN’s American Morning on Thursday. via CNN to Perry: Convince Us Your Campaign Isn’t Finished.

NBC and CBS Give Scant Coverage to Deadly Shootings at Occupy Wall Street Protests; ABC Ignores

    On Friday, both NBC’s Today and CBS’s The Early Show offered news briefs on two deadly shooting incidents at two separate Occupy Wall Street protests Thursday night, while ABC’s Good Morning America failed to make any mention of the deaths. via NBC and CBS Give Scant Coverage to Deadly Shootings at Occupy Wall ...

Judge: School Can Ban American Flag Shirts

    A federal court has ruled that a California public school has the authority to prevent students from wearing clothing emblazoned with pro-American messages on the Mexican holiday Cinco de Mayo.U. S. District Court Judge James Ware was ruling in a case involving students at Live Oak High School in Morgan Hill, CA, who ...