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Honda Recalls 646,000 Cars for Fire Hazard
“Toyota has come under extreme public scrutiny for its handling of the situation, as it initially continued manufacturing and selling affected models even after the recall was announced. Then on Tuesday, Toyota halted the production and sale of eight models in North America, including the popular Camry and Corolla, while redesigned parts are produced and […]
Tiger Woods donates $3m to Haiti quake victims
WASHINGTON: Tiger Woods is donating $3 million for assistance in the rescue and relief effort in quake-hit Haiti, says hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons.
The scandal-hit golfer is planning a donation to dispatch a cargo plane with a mobile hospital to Haiti.
“Tiger Woods is doing something AMAZING!!!! I heard [he’s] donating to send a cargo plane with […]
Pat Robertson blames Haiti quake on ‘pact with the devil’
Today’s buzz on Twitter about the Rev. Pat Robertson seemed like a cruel hoax against the man who blamed America’s sins for the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 and Hurricane Katrina.
But no. Robertson did indeed strike again today during his show “The 700 Club” on the Christian Broadcasting Network. Calling for donations to CBN’s […]
Geraldo Rivera Threatens to Quit If FOX News Hires Lou Dobbs
Over the weekend, the Daily News reported that Fox News host Geraldo Rivera has told Fox News founder and chairman Roger Ailes he’ll quit if Ailes hires Lou Dobbs.
Rivera tells Rush & Molloy, “I never threatened to quit,” adding, “The last time I checked, no one here was talking to the a-—.” A rep for […]
Sean Hannity edges Bill O’Reilly in ratings war Two Irish Americans now battle for top spot
Let the battle begin.
The two Celtic warriors, Bill O’Reilly and Sean Hannity, are now officially in a duel to the death after Hannity surpassed O’Reilly as the top cable newscaster of the past week.
Sean Hannity’s Wednesday interview with Sarah Palin averaged 4.2 million viewers, which was sufficient to crack the top ten telecasts in all […]
Warren Buffett: ‘Newspapers Have Got a Terrible Future’
Warren Buffett, the second richest man in the world and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A), doesn’t have much faith in the future of print media.
In an interview on CNBC’s Nov. 3 “Squawk Box,” following the announcement of his purchase of Burlington Northern (NYSE:BNI), Buffett was asked to comment on the future of news media, in […]
Forbes Cuts 30; Others Told to Work from Home; Bono Screwed
Forbes axed at least 30 editorial people, yesterday — but the bloodletting isn’t over, according to insiders, NyPo is reporting.
Today’s layoffs mark the third round of editorial cuts in a year. In January, the dot-com and print were merged and 50 people were let go.
In the latest round, the magazine’s bureaus were particularly hard hit. […]
State declares Obama birth certificate real, again (I will believe it when I see it)
HONOLULU — State officials again are confirming that President Barack Obama was born in Hawaii.
Health Director Dr. Chiyome Fukino said Monday she has seen the original birth records that verify Obama was born in Hawaii, and is a “natural-born American citizen.”
Fukino made the announcement in hopes of ending any lingering rumors about Obama’s citizenship. She […]
SFGate:Sarah Palin, political genius (Imagine this coming from Liberals)
The pundits are wrong. Conventional wisdom is wrong. Sarah Palin’s decision to step down as Alaska governor was a brilliant move.
Palin has some of the best political instincts I have ever seen. She became a pop-culture superstar overnight when John McCain made her his veep pick, and she’s still second only to President Obama among […]
Hypocrisy at its best: Obama blocks list of visitors to White House
The Obama White House has denied requests by msnbc.com and a nonpartisan watchdog group for the names of White House visitors. The watchdog group says it filed suit Tuesday, accusing Obama of “following the same anti-transparency policy as the Bush administration.”
The Obama administration is fighting to block access to names of visitors to the White House, taking […]
Obama Mocks the Press at dinner: “Most of you covered me; All of you voted for me”
When President Obama made his debut as the nation’s Stand-Up-in-Chief last night — the star attraction at the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner — no one in his administration was safe from his one-liners.
Not Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton: “The minute she got back from Mexico, she pulled me into a hug […]
GOP Rep, Cantor: ‘We’ve got a lot to learn’ from Obama
House Minority Whip Eric Cantor tells CNN’s John King that the GOP still has a lot to learn from President Obama.”President Obama is a great communicator. We understand that,” he said in an interview that aired on CNN’s State of the Union Sunday. “He’s also been very adept at adopting the technology of today to […]
Clinton-era appointee dead in apparent DC suicide (Mark Levy)
An attorney who served in the Clinton administration was found dead Thursday in an apparent suicide at his Washington law office.
Kilpatrick Stockton, an Atlanta firm, confirmed in a statement that attorney Mark Levy had died.
“Mark Levy was well known and highly respected for his successful appearances before the Supreme Court of the United States,” said […]
OBAMA GREETED IN MEXICO BY MAN WHO DIED DAYS LATER OF FLU SYMPTOMS…
Mexican President Felipe Calderon declared an emergency in his country’s swine flu outbreak, giving him powers to order quarantines and suspend public events.Authorities have canceled school at all levels in Mexico City and the state of Mexico until further notice, and the government has shut most public and government activities in the area. The emergency […]
US Marine arrested at Logan (Barf Alert)
A US Marine was arrested today at Logan International Airport after federal airport screeners discovered a gun, bomb-making materials, and ammunition in his checked baggage, State Police and Transportation Security Administration officials said.
Corporal Justin Reed, 22, of Jacksonville, N.C., was booked on US Airways Flight 877 to Charlotte, N.C., said TSA spokeswoman Ann Davis. She […]
CBS ‘60 Minutes’ Steve Kroft to Obama: “Are you punch-drunk?”
President Barack Obama said he believes the global financial system remains at risk of implosion with the failure of Citigroup or AIG, touching off “an even more destructive recession and potentially depression.”
His remarks came in a “60 Minutes” interview in which he was pressed by an incredulous Steve Kroft for laughing and chuckling several times […]
Friendly fire: New York Times hits Obama (Obama facade is beginning to crack)
The leading liberal voices of the New York Times editorial pages all criticized—and, in some cases, clobbered—President Obama on Sunday for his handling of the economy and national security.
It’s not unusual for Barack Obama to take a little friendly fire from the Times. But it’s perhaps unprecedented for him to get hit on the same […]
NBC’s Todd: Obama Has ‘Credibility’ Deficit (House of cards)
Looks like it’s not just our budget suffering a big deficit. Our president has one too—a credibility deficit . . .
Watching the daily White House press briefings, it’s struck me lately that, if perhaps not quite in Jake Tapper territory, NBC’s Chuck Todd has been asking tougher questions. Reporting on this morning’s Today about the […]
Back to Hopenosis 101: Obama to appear on Leno’s show
The White House says President Barack Obama will appear this week on Jay Leno’s talk show, perhaps adding a lighter touch to his bid to resuscitate the moribund economy. Obama will visit “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno” during his trip to Los Angeles on Thursday. NBC will tape the program and air it that […]
Beginning of the end of NY Times: NY Times puts its corporate jet for sale
It looks like Arthur Sulzberger Jr. may have to fly commercial: The Times Co. is selling its corporate jet.
Editor & Publisher pulled out this nugget from the Times annual meeting proxy.
Besides chauffeuring around the Times top executive, the jet came in handy after the Iowa caucus last year, as Times staffers avoided congestion at […]