“I don’t think a tough question is disrespectful.” – Helen Thomas. This week was defined by those who asked tough questions – and those that didn’t, including a wire service.John Whitehouse Twitter: @existentialfish
Minimum Wage Facts
When Heritage’s Steve Moore appeared on CNN to push myths about raising the minimum wage, he probably didn’t expect anchor Carol Costello to push back with the facts: http://mm4a.org/1bM28opRelated: Ezra Klein points out to the Morning Joe crew that raising the minimum wage would boost net income by $2 billion: http://mm4a.org/MzwoY2
Ted Nugent And The Texas GOP
Texas Republican gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott is under fire for campaigning with NRA board member Ted Nugent, in part because of Nugent’s remarks calling President Obama a “subhuman mongrel.” Nugent has reacted by comparing his critics to Nazis, and last night cancelled a scheduled interview with CNN: http://mm4a.org/1h8acgK
Science Is Not A Political Debate
After three years of ignoring the climate change debate, Sunday morning network shows finally covered it extensively this weekend. But while covering it was laudable, the segments demonstrated the inherent problem in treating science as a political debate: http://mm4a.org/NVue5Y
FEATURED VIDEO
Fox News is running short promos celebrating Black History Month. But it’s worth noting how they talk about African-Americans during the rest of the year. http://youtu.be/9fELYbr72GA
STENOGRAPHERS
The Associated Press gave Republican Rep. Darrell Issa space to push tired old myths about the Benghazi attack – without noting that the myths have long been debunked. http://mm4a.org/1mu36tY
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