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February 20, 2008

Conservatize Me

Guest Blogged by Judy

Remember the movie Supersize Me? Director Morgan Spurlock decides to subject himself to a full month of eating nothing but fast food from McDonald’s just to see what happens to him. Reviewers called the resulting effects “fascinating and nauseating.”

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Reported by Deborah at 8:20 PM

June 28, 2007

"Sicko" - Michael Moore’s Movie Asks: How Sick Are We?

Review by Judy Daubenmier

Newsweek magazine called it a “docu-tribe.” Fox News calls it “brilliant” and “up-lifting.”

Who is right?

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Reported by Chrish at 3:20 PM

April 16, 2007

Tell MSNBC: Replace Imus with a Real Rebel

Now that most of the nation knows that MSNBC has gotten rid of Don Imus for his racist and sexist remarks about the Rutgers University basketball team, it's time to get down to the next order of business -- finding a replacement for Imus on the cable news channel. My schedule is full or I'd volunteer to fill in myself. Luckily, I know someone else who would be perfect -- the Young Turk.

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Reported by Judy at 2:45 PM

March 31, 2007

Fox Business Show Bashing Obama Again

Fox News did not wait long after inking its agreement on 2008 presidential debates with the Congressional Black Caucus to go back to slamming Sen. Barack Obama. One of the news channel's so-called "business shows" distorted the Democratic presidential hopeful's comments on the role of the government in the economy. With video.

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Reported by Judy at 1:11 PM

Fox Business Show Using 'Black Hat' Theory on Iran, Venezuela

A Fox News business show worked hard Saturday (March 31, 2007) to drum up support for war against Iran, using the public relations technique of putting a "black hat" on its leader. Some panelists on "Bulls and Bears" disagreed with the premise of the segment, but Fox News resorted to its usual bag of tricks to keep its message dominant. With video.

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Reported by Judy at 12:21 PM
Olbermann: O'Reilly Needs Help, reported by Judy,
News Hounds Radio Appearances, reported by Judy,
News Hound on the Radio, reported by Judy,
MacCallum Picking on Pelosi, reported by Judy,
Chavez Worse than Bin Laden?, reported by Judy,
Dumb Segment of the Day, reported by Judy,
News Priorities Askew at Fox, reported by Judy,
Using Obama to Bash Clinton, reported by Judy,
Investing in Fear on Fox, reported by Judy,
Wall-to-Wall War on Live Desk, reported by Judy,
MacCallum's Show Misnamed, reported by Judy,
All Dressed Up, Still Fox News, reported by Judy,
Goodbye 'Dayside'!, reported by Judy,
Bush Speech Shows His Weakness, reported by Judy,
Insurgency? What Insurgency?, reported by Judy,
Mr. and Mrs. Condi Rice?, reported by Judy,
Meanwhile, Back in Iraq, reported by Judy,
Fox News Hides Arab Faces, reported by Judy,
What Liberal Media?, reported by Judy,
O'Reilly's 15 Minutes of Shame, reported by Judy,
'Hot Teacher' Alert, reported by Judy,
Democracy in Action?, reported by Judy, 0 comments
Hope Springs Eternal, reported by Judy, 0 comments
This I Believe, reported by Judy, 0 comments
Warped Priorities, reported by Judy, 0 comments
O'Reilly Advertisers, reported by Judy, 0 comments
Bulls and Bull-oney, reported by Judy, 0 comments
Telling Fox Off, reported by Judy, 0 comments
The Big Speculation, reported by Judy, 0 comments
Slandering Canada, reported by Judy, 0 comments
Full of Himself, reported by Judy, 0 comments
Rubber Stamp, reported by Judy, 0 comments
Standing By His Man, reported by Judy, 0 comments
Fox News in Margaritaville, reported by Melanie,
CBS Starts Cautious, reported by Judy,
Taking the Voters' Pulse, reported by Judy,
Fox WON'T Count, reported by Judy,
Tale of the Tape, reported by Judy,
Fox Can't Count, reported by Judy,
Zogby's Prediction, reported by Judy,
Save the Tapes Fund, reported by Judy,
Unholy Trinity, reported by Judy,
Predictions, reported by Judy,
O'Reilly and Election, reported by Judy,
Phony Fraud Charges, reported by Judy,
Wasting One's Mind, reported by Judy,
Another Hill Low Point, reported by Judy,
Catching Up With Campaign Carl, reported by Judy,
Hill's History Lesson, reported by Judy,
Goose Droppings, reported by Judy,
Sleazy O'Really, reported by Judy,
Flu Shot Foolishness, reported by Judy,
Pity the Stay-at-home Moms, reported by Judy,
Emptying Bush's Brain, reported by Judy,
Hearing What They Want to Hear, reported by Judy,
Bullish About Bush, reported by Judy,
Sidewalk Polling, reported by Judy,
Hannity: First Class Jerk, reported by Judy,
Ann Coulter: New Queen of Mean, reported by Judy,
Still Kicking Dan Rather, reported by Judy,
Fox Still Doesn't Like France, reported by Judy,
Where's Carl Cameron -- II, reported by Judy,
Campaign Carl Cameron Update, reported by Judy,
Holbrooke Hits Back at Scott, reported by Judy,
Where's Campaign Carl?, reported by Judy,
Kerry's French Connection, reported by Judy,
Spin or Damage Control?, reported by Judy,
PBS Steady, Not Flashy, reported by Judy,
"Lying Us Into a War", reported by Judy,
Election Reform Too Costly?, reported by Judy,
George Bush the Jock?, reported by Judy,
Bias Right Before Your Eyes, reported by Judy,
Fox's Poll, reported by Judy,
Terror Alert! Terror Alert!, reported by Judy,
Trying to Be Happy About Iraq, reported by Judy,
Take a Poll, reported by Judy,
Non-News Poll Story, reported by Judy,
60 Minutes II Redux, reported by Judy,
"Old Faithful" Laura, reported by Judy,
Occupying Iraq, reported by Judy,
Fox "Covers" Kerry Speech, reported by Judy,
No More Happy Iraq, reported by Judy,
Which Poll Does Fox Believe?, reported by Judy,
Iranian Misdirection, reported by Judy,
Assaulting the Ban, reported by Judy,
Shooting the Messenger, reported by Judy,
Ivan Ad Nauseum, reported by Judy,
Faking It?, reported by Judy,
Fox's "In-depth" Coverage, reported by Judy,
Fox Chases Tail, Not Truth, reported by Judy,
Democrats Bash, Bush Command, reported by Judy,
Dealing with Bad News for Bush, reported by Judy,
Surviving a Scott Interview, reported by Judy,
A Little Humor, reported by Judy,
Cherry-Picked Polls, reported by Judy,
Correcting Military Records, reported by Judy,
Closing the Toughness Gap, reported by Judy,
Creative Protests, reported by Judy,
No Home Run, reported by Judy,
Phony Domestic Agenda, reported by Judy,
PBS on Convention Night 3, reported by Judy,
Helping Kerry, reported by Judy,
Talking About Shuttin' Up, reported by Judy,
Band-aid Smear, reported by Judy,
Unconvincing Compassion, reported by Judy,
Dream Speech?, reported by Judy,
Bush's Foot in Mouth, reported by Judy,
Smearing Protesters, reported by Judy,
Taking On the Terrorists?, reported by Judy,
Kerry's Defender a Dud, reported by Judy,
Oops!, reported by Judy,
Siege Mentality, reported by Judy,
Did She Really Say That?, reported by Judy,
Absolutely an Idiot, reported by Judy,
Food for Thought, reported by Judy,
Man in the Middle, reported by Judy,
Left-leaning Hollywood, reported by Judy,
Why Is Bush Bothering?, reported by Judy,
Turning Into the Fire, reported by Judy,
Purple Heart Myths, reported by Judy,
What They Missed, reported by Judy,
Spinning the Smear, reported by Judy,
Teresa Gets the Fox Treatment, reported by Judy,
Why moveon is not like SBVT, reported by Judy,
Empty Chair Debate, reported by Judy,
Comedy of Errors, reported by Judy,
Sneak Attack, reported by Judy,
Cakewalk, reported by Judy,
Chaos or Democracy?, reported by Judy,
A Fox-Free Zone, reported by Judy,
Speculation and Innuedo, reported by Judy,
Anybody But Bush?, reported by Judy,
Keeping Kerry Mute, reported by Judy,
Blow up "That Thing"?, reported by Judy,
Outfoxed Hitting More Theaters, reported by Judy,
Oh, So True, reported by Judy,
Giving a Story Legs, reported by Judy,
Uncomfirmed Report, reported by Judy,
Cheap Shot, Brian, reported by Judy,
Republican Manners on Display, reported by Judy,
Who Is Less Dysfunctional?, reported by Judy,
A Long Time Planning?, reported by Judy,
A Democrat Who Holds Her Own, reported by Judy,
Body Counts Are Back, reported by Judy,
Hiding Its Own Poll?, reported by Judy,
Bush's Brain Fade, reported by Judy,
Sleazy Ad, reported by Judy,
Jobs, Jobs, Jobs, reported by Judy,
Get to the Phones -- Now!, reported by Judy,
Are They Slow Learners?, reported by Judy,
Call-in Show Without Call-ins, reported by Judy,
Look Who's Biased, reported by Judy,
Hill to the Dog House, reported by Judy,
Convention Non-Coverage, reported by Judy,
Fear, Fear, and More Fear, reported by Judy,
Fudging the Poll Numbers, reported by Judy,
No Suicide Bombers on Fox, reported by Judy,
Echoing the Talking Points, reported by Judy,
Scott's Opinion Is Showing, reported by Judy,
"We Repeat, You Decide", reported by Judy,
What Republicans Believe, reported by Judy,
Latest Fox Line: It Was Boring, reported by Judy,
Who Needs Intelligence?, reported by Judy,
Making a Non-Issue an Issue, reported by Judy,
Dissing on Teresa, reported by Judy,
That old Clinton Magic, reported by Judy,
Today's "Doonesbury", reported by Judy,
Slip of the Tongue?, reported by Judy,
Missing Women, reported by Judy,
Fox News on 9/11 Report, reported by Judy,
Covering the Release, reported by Judy,
Nobody to Blame, reported by Judy,
Short Memory on Partisanship, reported by Judy,
Dems Getting Bold on Fox, reported by Judy,
Berger Still on Fox's Grill, reported by Judy,
CIA Incompetence, reported by Judy,
Foot in Mouth Disease, reported by Judy,
Outfoxed in Doonesbury, reported by Judy,
Arnold the Sexist, reported by Judy,
New Iraqi President a Hitman?, reported by Judy,
They're No. 1?, reported by Judy,
Geraldine -- You Go Girl!, reported by Judy,
Dirty Money, reported by Judy,
Hitting on Hillary -- again, reported by Judy,
Dumpin' Dick, reported by Judy,
Nader's Their Favorite, reported by Judy,
Fox Tells Dem: You're Wrong!, reported by Judy,
Talking Down the Stock Market, reported by Judy,
DON'T Believe It!, reported by Judy,
Kerry's VP Pick and Abortion, reported by Judy,
Tortured Logic, reported by Judy,
Fox Interviews Bush, reported by Judy,
Fahrenheit 911 Diversion, reported by Judy,
Terror, Terror, Terror, reported by Judy,
Hitting on Hillary Again, reported by Judy,
Praising the Liberal Media?, reported by Judy,
Reading the Fine Print, reported by Judy,
Another Happy Day in Iraq, reported by Judy,
Let Fox Pick Kerry's VP?, reported by Judy,
Saddam's Analysis, reported by Judy,
Tit for Tat, reported by Judy,
Forgotten Hostage, reported by Judy,
Dishing it Out, Can't Take it, reported by Judy,
Poll: Bad News for Bush, reported by Judy,
Glass "Half Full", reported by Judy,
Even the Guests Notice, reported by Judy,
Happy, Happy Iraq -- Or Not, reported by Judy,
Dueling Polls, reported by Judy,
Liberal Star, reported by Judy,
Down Playing Disaster, reported by Judy,
Hunting the U.N., reported by Judy,
Bill's Book, reported by Judy,
Fox Movies, reported by Judy,
A GOP Put-Down for Fox, reported by Judy,
Hiding Their Bias, reported by Judy,
Trivia Muscles out Happy Iraq, reported by Judy,
HarperCollins Books, reported by Judy,
Revisionist History, reported by Judy,
Looks a Little Suspicious, reported by Judy,
Ask a Stupid Question ..., reported by Judy,
Missing Democrat, reported by Judy,
Privatizing Outer Space?, reported by Judy,
Kerry Coverage, reported by Judy,
Escalating Clinton Coverage, reported by Judy,
Is Iran Next?, reported by Judy,
Happy Days Again in Iraq, reported by Judy,
Is it President Cheney?, reported by Judy,
Are They Kidding?, reported by Judy,
Setting Up the Hostage, Day 2, reported by Judy,
Another Fox U.N. "Exclusive", reported by Judy,
Where's Kerry?, reported by Judy,
Where's the Coverage?, reported by Judy,
Liberals Get the Hook, reported by Judy,
NATO Bashing, reported by Judy,
More on Dead Republicans, reported by Judy,
Talking with the Enemy, reported by Judy,
Bush in the Mold of Reagan?, reported by Judy,
Light it Up for the Gipper, reported by Judy,
Fox's Phantom Democrats, reported by Judy,
Good Cop, Bad Cop, reported by Judy,
Political Math, reported by Judy,
Fox's Women, reported by Judy,