But…. they’re professionals!

CNN Allows Clinton Backer to Question GOP Candidates in YouTube Debate

A CNN host acknowledged the participation of a retired Army colonel linked to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in a televised Republican debate Wednesday.

Keith Kerr of Santa Rosa, Calif., who revealed himself as gay, challenged the eight candidates via video message and on stage at the CNN/YouTube debate in Florida on the right of gays and lesbians to serve openly in the U.S. military.

The broadcast, however, failed to mention that Kerr, who served as a brigadier general in the reserves, is a member of a gay and lesbian steering committee for Democratic candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton.

But remember everyone… the mainstream media is a better source of news and information than bloggers and the Internet in general. Because the MM are a collection of professionals who are backed up by a legion of fact checkers who verify all stories and sources before they run.

Except when they don’t.

Fred Thompson says Fox News is biased against him

Thompson charges Fox News is biased against his campaign

Former Sen. Fred Thompson (R-Tenn.) suggested on Sunday that Fox News is biased against his campaign, charging that the network highlights commentators who have been critical of his run for the presidency.

Umm….. what campaign?

One lean, mean Congressional machine.

One Full Day Of Congress In 48 Seconds

Harry Reid is keeping the Senate in session so that President Bush can’t make any recess appointments over the Thanksgiving break. Unfortunately, that means someone has to show up in DC to go through the motions.

Actually, its more like 35 seconds if you remove the C-SPAN 2 intro.

Pathetic.

Trojan Horse!

Hot acts like this is some kind of bombshell (well… they actually call it a bombshell):

Audio Bombshell: Vilsack admits SCHIP is a Trojan Horse for socialized medicine

Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack admitted yesterday that the SCHIP program is just a ploy to get on the path toward socialized medicine.

Um….. duh?

Seriously… this “revelation” is a surprise to anyone?

U.S. smoking rate stalled at 21 percent

U.S. smoking rate stalled at 21 percent, CDC says

The smoking rate has stalled? This is horrible… absolutely horrible. More people need to start smoking! Think of the children!

How many times?

Seriously… every campaign a story like this pops up. When the hell are these campaign managers going to get their act together enough to make sure stupid crap like this doesn’t happen? How hard can it be to assign someone to be in charge of tipping the damned wait staff?

When Real Lives Get Swept Into Campaign Rhetoric

Esterday does not think Clinton got it. “I don’t think she understood at all what I was saying,” Esterday said, adding, “I mean, nobody got left a tip that day.”

Clinton may have decided not to tip. She was also never given a bill — her meal was on the house. Still, Esterday said Clinton might have left her something: “Maybe they don’t carry money, I don’t know.”

And the ‘meal on the house’ thing isn’t an excuse. The owner may decide to give the food away for no charge, but the staff is still working.