Top Items:
Nathan Burchfiel / CNSNews:
Webb Says His Novels 'Inappropriate' for News Radio — (CNSNews.com) - In an interview on Washington Post Radio Friday morning, Jim Webb, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Virginia, said excerpts of his novels are "a little bit inappropriate" to be read on news radio.
RELATED ITEMS:
Michelle Malkin:
Politics and pulp fiction — ***bumping back to the top...Webb responds...AUDIO....*** — Remember how pathetic it was when the Left tried to make scandals out of books written by Lynne Cheney and Scooter Libby? — Cheney wrote a pulpy novel, "Sisters," about a frontier woman …
Discussion:
Right Wing Nut House, PoliBlog, The Mahablog, Hot Air, Instapundit.com, Sister Toldjah, Townhall.com Blog's …, Say Anything, The Right Angle, Shakespeare's Sister, Outside The Beltway, Taylor Marsh, The Corner, The Huffington Post, alicublog, No More Mister Nice Blog, NewsBusters.org, Scared Monkeys, Daily Kos, A Blog For All, Inactivist and Blue Crab Boulevard
Radley Balko / The Agitator:
Not to Belabor the Point... ....okay, I have every intention of belaboring it. — But tonight's events have really wedged into my craw. — I just did an Amazon search on the passage in Webb's book. It is quite clearly not the leat bit titillating. The context is that of an American in an exotic …
Jon Henke / The Allen Blog:
"If a [Democrat] had written this book..."
"If a [Democrat] had written this book..."
Discussion:
Flopping Aces, Democrats.com, Instapundit.com, Wizbang, Say Anything, Bull Moose and The Influence Peddler
Variety:
Prickly Peacock nixes Chicks — NBC cancels ads for Dixie docu 'Sing' … The Weinstein Co. is claiming that NBC and the CW have refused to air national ads for the new Dixie Chicks docu "Shut Up & Sing." — But while the Peacock has specifically said it won't accept the spots …
Discussion:
Outside The Beltway, Riehl World View, Think Progress, Talking Points Memo and All Spin Zone
RELATED ITEMS:
Judd / Think Progress:
The Dixie Chicks Ad NBC Doesn't Want You To See — NBC is refusing to air an ad for the new Dixie Chicks documentary, "Shut Up & Sing." Variety reports, "NBC's commercial clearance department said in writing that it 'cannot accept these spots as they are disparaging to President Bush.'"
Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
The networks' refusal to accept ads for The Dixie Chicks documentary
The networks' refusal to accept ads for The Dixie Chicks documentary
Daily Mail:
Oh my god, South Park mocks Irwin — The creators of South Park have never been afraid to upset celebrities - and many of the show's viewers. — From jokes about religion and homosexuality to four-letter tirades, Trey Parker and Matt Stone have always mixed shock tactics with satire in the hit cartoon series.
Discussion:
Right Wing News
RELATED ITEMS:
CNN:
'South Park' mocks Steve Irwin — LONDON, England (CNN) — The cartoon series "South Park" has never been shy of courting controversy, but its latest episode has caused outrage by featuring the recently deceased Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin. — Swearing and random death and destruction …
Discussion:
Secular Blasphemy
Greg Tinti / The Political Pit Bull:
VIDEO: South Park Mocks Steve Erwin's Death?
VIDEO: South Park Mocks Steve Erwin's Death?
Discussion:
Ace of Spades HQ
Alan Cooperman / Washington Post:
Religious Conservatives Cheer Ruling on Gays as Wake-Up Call — The New Jersey court decision that gay couples are entitled to the same rights as heterosexual couples was bad news for social conservatives — the bad news they were hoping for. — "Pro-traditional-marriage organizations ought …
RELATED ITEMS:
Dan Eggen / Washington Post:
Cheney's Remarks Fuel Torture Debate — Vice President Cheney said this week that dunking terrorism suspects in water during questioning was a "no-brainer," prompting complaints from human rights advocates that he was endorsing the use of a controversial technique known as waterboarding on prisoners held by the United States.
RELATED ITEMS:
Virginia H. Mannering / bea.gov:
News Release: Gross Domestic Product — In order to view the PDF files on this page, the free Adobe Acrobat Reader must be installed. — Recorded message: (202) 606-5306 — GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT: THIRD QUARTER 2006 (ADVANCE) — Real gross domestic product …
Discussion:
Angry Bear, MaxedOutMama, Bizzyblog, Outside The Beltway, QandO, The Street Light and Vox Baby
Ian Urbina / New York Times:
Democrats Fear Disillusionment in Black Voters — Last weekend, Jim Webb, the Virginia Democrat who hopes to oust Senator George Allen, crammed in visits to 12 black churches, and for several weeks he has been pumping money into advertisements on black radio stations and in black newspapers.
Discussion:
Hot Air, Sister Toldjah, DonkeyRising, The American Thinker, Election Law, Cold Fury, Carol Platt Liebau, PoliPundit.com and Rox Populi
Shirli Sitbon / ejpress.org:
French FM changes his opinion on Israeli separation barrier — PARIS (EJP)— French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy declared last week he has changed his opinion on Israel's controversial separation barrier in light of its drastic effect on terror, forcing French authorities to clarify their position on the issue.
Discussion:
TigerHawk, EU Referendum, Winds of Change.NET, Pajamas Media, The American Thinker, Little Green Footballs and Kesher Talk
ruralstrategies.org:
Results of 2006 Rural Tracker — Rural battleground shifts toward Democrats — The rural vote has shifted in favor of Democratic congressional candidates in the last month, indicating Republicans are losing ground with a key constituency, according to the Center for Rural Strategies Poll.
George Lakoff / New York Times:
Staying the Course Right Over a Cliff — THE Bush administration has finally been caught in its own language trap. — "That is not a stay-the-course policy," Tony Snow, the White House press secretary, declared on Monday. — The first rule of using negatives is that negating a frame activates the frame.
Amy Westfield / Associated Press:
Search for Remains at Ground Zero May Grow — Officials overseeing the recovery of human remains at the World Trade Center site will recommend expanding the search to several nearby roads, the Associated Press learned Thursday. — A proposal to be sent to Deputy Mayor Edward Skyler on Friday …
Discussion:
A Blog For All
Orlando Sentinel:
Nelson adds another $250,000 to Florida Democrats' coffers — Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson — ahead in the polls and in fundraising — transferred another $250,000 to the Florida Democratic Party on Thursday, a sign that his campaign is confident of a win and in his ability to help his party.
Discussion:
Daily Kos