AP: Romney's NH mansion "a valuable asset"; Edwards' NC mansion "contrasts with anti-poverty message"
A July 10 Associated Press article by Philip Elliott reported that former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's (R) New Hampshire vacation estate, valued at $10 million, "allow[s] him to portray himself to New Hampshire voters as one of them as he seeks to win the state's first-in-the-nation primary." The article reported that "[f]or a man who could be the next president, the estate at the tip of Clark Point could easily serve as a remote, [Lake] Winnipesaukee White House." But the AP presented a very different view of Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards' $5.4 million North Carolina estate, which a February 7 AP article stated "contrasts with" Edwards' "anti-poverty message." Read more
Cal Thomas: Hillary Clinton is "not a person who believes in the central tenets of Christianity"
In his July 10 nationally syndicated column, Cal Thomas discussed a July 7 New York Times article that reported that Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) "said she believed in the resurrection of Jesus, though she described herself as less sure of the doctrine that being a Christian is the only way to salvation." Thomas asserted: "This is a politician speaking, not a person who believes in the central tenets of Christianity." He went on to suggest that a Christian cannot believe that "there are other ways to God than through Jesus." Read more
Despite past discussion on his show, Hannity claimed he had "never heard" Coulter call for Clinton assassination
On the July 9 edition of Fox News' Hannity & Colmes, co-host Sean Hannity responded to liberal blogger Hart Williams' recent statement that he has "dibs on [conservative radio host] Rush [Limbaugh], as soon as it's legal and lawful to shoot him" by asking, "And what if it was a conservative that said this?" Later in the segment, co-host Alan Colmes cited right-wing pundit Ann Coulter's statement in her book High Crimes and Misdemeanors: The Case against Bill Clinton (Regnery, 1998), that the national debate during the Monica Lewinsky uproar should not have focused on whether President Bill Clinton "did it," but rather "whether to impeach or assassinate" him. Media Research Center president L. Brent Bozell III replied: "I have never heard her say that." Hannity agreed: "I've never heard it, either." However, as Media Matters for America documented, Coulter's comments were discussed on a previous edition of Hannity & Colmes. Read more
Savage: "[O]f all of the dictators in the past," Al Gore is "closest" to Mussolini
On the July 9 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio program, Michael Savage responded to a caller who described former Vice President Al Gore's efforts to raise awareness of global warming as "passionate" by saying, "Oh, I'm sure he's also passionate. There are many passionate individuals in history. Mussolini was passionate about bringing back fascism to Italy." He added: "[O]f all of the dictators in the past, you know the one Al Gore strikes me as [being] closest [to] is Mussolini -- sort of a non-racist, benign demagogue using global warming in an attempt to take over the world's economy and put it in his own hands and the hands of his cronies." Read more
NBC's Reid: "Washington" is "surprised" by Vitter-"D.C. Madam" connection because Vitter says he's a conservative
Reporting on Sen. David Vitter's (R-LA) apology after the disclosure that Vitter's phone number was among the phone records of alleged "D.C. Madam" Deborah Jeane Palfrey, NBC News congressional correspondent Chip Reid said that "Vitter's website says he is 'focused on advancing mainstream conservative principles,' which is one reason many here in Washington are so surprised by this revelation" -- suggesting that a conservative is far less likely to be involved in a prostitution scandal than a liberal or Democrat. Read more
Hannity continued to bash carbon offsets -- no mention of Murdoch's purported plans to use them
On the July 9 edition of Fox News' Hannity & Colmes, during a discussion of the recent Live Earth concert series -- a 24-hour, 7-continent concert series to raise awareness for issues related to global warming -- co-host Sean Hannity criticized the concept of purchasing carbon credits to offset one's "carbon footprint" as a "joke" and a "fraud."
Guest Chris Horner, senior fellow for the energy industry-funded Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), joined Hannity in bashing carbon offsets, likening the system to a priest who buys "adultery offsets." This is only the latest example of Hannity attacking carbon offsets and, in particular, former Vice President Al Gore's reported use of them. However, Hannity has yet to address News Corp. chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch's pledge to take steps -- including the use of carbon offsets -- "to be carbon neutral, across all our businesses" -- which includes Fox News -- "by 2010." Read more
O'Reilly now attacks NY Times, though he previously urged "hand[ing] over everything to the Iraqis" ASAP
Following the publication of a July 8 New York Times editorial asserting that "[i]t is time for the United States to leave Iraq, without any more delay than the Pentagon needs to organize an orderly exit," Bill O'Reilly attacked the Times on the July 9 edition of Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor for "declar[ing] defeat in Iraq yesterday on its editorial page." O'Reilly claimed: "It is beyond disappointing this campaign is not succeeding, but I'm still praying for a miracle, as a stable Iraq makes the world a safer place.
I believe that prayer is not being shared in some precincts here in America, but of course I could be wrong." However, as Media Matters for America documented, on the February 20, 2006, edition of his nationally syndicated radio program, O'Reilly said that the United States ought to "hand over everything to the Iraqis as fast as humanly possible" because "[t]here are so many nuts in the country -- so many crazies -- that we can't control them." Read more
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