NEWS AND VIEWS

Michelle Malkin describes yet another instance of MSM anti-military bias. It seems Ceci Connolly of the Washington Post thinks U.S. soldiers and Marines have murdered close to 100 detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan. Malkin documents the inaccuracy of the statement (it is really closer to 25-30 deaths either confirmed as homicides or are being investigated as possible homicides). The problem with all of this is, of course, the fact that Connolly is predisposed to believe the worst of our military, and I believe that is a predisposition shared by many of her colleagues.

The good folks over at CNN have finally figured out that they can't compete directly with Fox news, which is killing them in the ratings. Rather, according to USA Today, they will attempt to counter-program by providing more hard news programs and less talk and opinion programs. I think they are on to something.

Robert Kuttner asks, "Why Hillary?" Because she can win?

CNN reports that the "Old Media" is fighting back, trying to retain advertising dollars. The fight is being led on the radio side by my old employer, Clear Channel, and my current employer (on a part-time basis), Viacom. The question of whether or not the "Old Media" can survive I will address in a future post.

Dick Morris thinks more people are realizing that because their elected representatives in Congress are increasingly voting the party line, they ought to as well. This is bad news for Democrat Senators representing Red States and Republican Senators representing Blue States. Morris shares some election numbers in the piece that are very interesting.