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This is one of the most disgusting things I’ve ever seen. I honestly don’t know how Ann Curry can look herself in the mirror after this. This is pure Iranian propaganda and she’s the star of it along with mass murdering tyrant Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

It’s not hyperbole to compare this to hanging out with Adolf Hitler. The president of Iran is a monster.  Iran executed 3 men last week for being gay. NBC News allowed themselves to be used as propaganda aimed directly at the people of Iran. This was for domestic consumption and it’s sickening.

Ahmadinejad is not a “controversial” leader. He’s a mass murdering lunatic who hates America and Israel.

(H/T Conurls)

Here is Matt Lauer’s entire interview tonight with former President George W. Bush. I enjoyed every minute of it. Predictably, Matt Lauer had an accusatory tone throughout and made sure to needle him over Iraq and Katrina. He definitely questioned from the Left. But Bush was great. He was relaxed and seemed very much at peace. I’m just happy to see him out defending himself and telling his side of the story.

What struck me the most about this interview was Bush’s honesty. He spoke very frankly about everything. Another thing that stood out to me was when he was asked about Kanye West. I posted that exchange a few days ago, but when you actually see the exchange it comes across differently. I don’t think I’ve ever seen President Bush look as angry about anything as he did when that subject came up. He looked furious just thinking about it.

Anyway, I’ll quit bloviating now and just let you see the interview for yourself.

[Click here to buy Bush’s book “Decision Points”]

NBC is absolutely NOT in the tank for Obama. I don’t care what the shirts say, they are completely objective.

Oh well, at least they’re finally admitting it.

I’ve made no secret out of the fact that I think Jon Stewart is a hack and not particularly funny. However, I must give credit where credit is due.

Stewart is thus far the only comedian with the balls to make jokes about Obama and lampoon the gruesomely fawning Obama coverage on NBC.

Here’s Stewart’s take on the cringe inducing Brian Williams “all access” Obama spectacular:

(hat tip Hot Air)

It’s NBC — what do you expect?

-Chris Jones

NBC committed an unforgivable sin today, they wrote a kind piece about Gov. Palin. NBC recently came into possession of hundreds of letters Palin wrote to citizens while she was Mayor of Wasilla, Alaska. There are even a few she wrote to various newspapers in response to stories she disagreed with.

Hundreds of notes and letters Palin’s letter to the editor is one of hundreds of personal notes and letters written by the former Mayor, and obtained this week to NBC News and others. The documents shed light on the management style–and personality–of the small town mayor turned vice presidential candidate.

It appears that she wrote letters and thank you notes to pretty much everyone in her town. She personally wrote a letter welcoming every new citizen that moved into the community and every new business. She wrote letters of congratulations to every family who had a baby, and thank you notes for a gift or even just a kind word.

The correspondence also reveals an extreme attention to detail and a political deftness that clearly served her well as mayor. Palin wrote more thank-you notes than Miss Manners. She made sure she personally welcomed every new business owner to town. And every new baby too.

One letter was simply to say thank you for returning a pen a colleague had borrowed from her during a meeting.

“Dear Mr. Brittingham, Thank you so much for returning my pen to me after the Chamber meeting today,” the mayor wrote.

Here are a few more Palin letters:

–“Dear Tracy, We heard the news! Congratulations from the City of Wasilla on the birth of your daughter,” she penned to one local resident.

–“Dear Porky, Thank you so much for the smoked salmon!” she wrote to another supporter.

–“Dear Trudy, Thank you so much for the beautiful Cyclamen plant. I appreciate you so much. God bless you,” she wrote.

–“To Allure Day Spa Staff, Thank you so much for the awesome facial that I received from Allure Day Spa a few weeks back,” she continued.

The article goes on to say of Palin:

As the city files make clear, Palin wrote endless recommendations for local students, seemed to honor every Eagle Scout in a 200-mile radius and, as might be expected, obsessed over all things snow related. There are warnings about snow blowing and snowmachine safety, earnest letters regarding avalanche awareness and proclamations honoring sled-dog racing.

Smiley-face sincerity
Her letters are informal, even homey.

Gov. Palin is someone who truly cares about the people she represents. It’s about time we had someone like that in Washington. Kudos to NBC News for not burying this story or somehow turning in to something negative.

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Fishbowl D.C. is reporting that NBC has officially hired Tim Russert’s son Luke. Luke Russert will be a correspondent at large for NBC News. His first assignment will will be to cover the conventions and he’ll be focusing on youth issues. Since March of 2006, he has co-hosted the critically acclaimed sports radio talk show “60/20 Sports” with political pundit James Carville on XM Satellite Radio.