Morning Newsdome: Inadvertent mistakes
November 13, 2009 at 12:27 pm by Bobby Feingold in News
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>> While reporting on a Capitol protest about health care last week that only drew a modest crowd, “Fair & Balanced” Fox News’ commentator Sean Hannity showed video of a Sept. 12 rally and said that “twenty-plus thousand people showed up.” After” “he Daily Show’s” Jon Stewart pointed out the editing, Hannity admitted it was “an inadvertent mistake.” Stewart’s response? “It’s not like he disappointed me. I expect that stuff.” (the LA Times)
>> Sarah Palin’s new memoir does not once reference up-and-coming Playgirl model and baby-daddy Levi Johnston but does complain about Sen. McCain and his team. Palin describes being “bottled up” from reporters constantly during the campaign. The advisers didn’t seem to do a good job, however, as I seem to remember her saying stupid things on television all the time. (AP)
>> Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was hailed with chants of “respect” as he presented awards to rappers in a televised hip-hop contest called “Battle for Respect.” If a world leader is gangsta and ballin’ enough to know about hip-hop respect, it’s definitely Putin. (Reuters)
>> A thermal plant opened in the Netherlands on Friday that converts cow dung from a nearby farm into fuel for the plant’s gas turbines, heating around 1,100 homes in the area. If only there was a plant to convert the bullshit from Fox News and Palin into thermal energy. (Reuters)
>> And finally, as the American housing market remains sluggish, home building company John Wieland is downsizing its luxury houses found in many cookie-cutter neighborhoods in greater Atlanta. The development company is finally asking itself the important questions: Do these Southern McMansions really need a fireplace? (Wall Street Journal)
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