In the latest of a years-long Wikipedia campaign of hurling smears at WND’s founder, Joseph Farah was characterized as a “Zionist Twit and Jew Loving Pig” on the site that claims to be an online encyclopedia.

Farah said the anti-Semitic attack is just the most recent in a long series of libelous and defamatory statements about him and his company that have been published by Wikipedia over the last five years.

On Dec. 29, 2009, Farah’s profile began with: “Joseph Farah is an American author, journalist and editor-in-chief of the conservative website WorldNetDaily (WND). He is a known [expletive] sucker.”
A Dec. 12, 2009, Wikipedia entry read, “WorldNetDaily is an [sic] far-right American online web site that publishes editorials from a Christian conservative and pro-white point of view.”

On Nov. 16, 2009, Farah’s Wikipedia profile stated: “It is a widely known rumour [sic] that Mr. Farah is a closet homosexual and has been repeatedly criticized for his hypocrisy.”

On Oct. 10, 2009, WND was dubbed “an American independent article and editorial based online tabloid that publishes from a radical right wing point of view.”

On Sept. 6, 2009, Wikipedia described WND as this: “WorldNetDaily is a terrorist news- and editorial-based publishing news and opinion from a Republican or conservative point of view. Founded in May 1997 with the unstated intentions of devoting 70% coverage to portraying Islam as Anti-Christ to fulfil [sic] the armaagedon [sic] and rapture fantasies that most of its founders carry, and with the stated intentions of “exposing wrongdoing, corruption and abuse of power.”

Read More: By Chelsea Schilling. WorldNetDaily

He is provocative in insisting on an outstretched hand, where others only see animosity.

Obama is greater than Jesus according to the Danish Press

His tangible results in the short time that he has been active – are few and far between. His greatest results have been created with words and speeches – words that remain in the consciousness of their audience and have long-term effects.

He comes from humble beginnings and defends the weak and vulnerable, because he can identify himself with their conditions.

And no we are not thinking of Jesus Christ, whose birthday has just been celebrated – - but rather the President of the United States Barack Hussein Obama.

For some time now, comparisons between the two have been a tool of cynical opinion that quickly became fatigued of the rapture that Obama instilled prior to and after the presidential election last year.

From the start, Obama’s critics have claimed that his supporters have idolised him as a saviour, thus attempting to dismantle the concrete hope that Obama has represented for most Americans.

If such a comparison were to be made, it would, of course, inevitably be to Obama’s advantage.

Read More: Politiken

Wow: David Shuster really lets it all hang out on Twitter . . .

In current tweets, the MSNBCer accuses Karl Rove of “hypocrisy,” calls conservatives “wingnuts,” claims Baucus wasn’t wasted, and denounces Drudge as “repulsive” for supposedly suggesting otherwise.

Excerpts from Shuster’s current Twitter feed [screencap below]:

Thank you Wingnuts! By mentioning my tweets, you are bringing more attention to @karlrove hypocrisy

Wingnuts, just because you want to believe something is true does not make it so. Obama wasn’t born in Kenya. Baucus wasn’t inebriated.

Baucus speech was at 430pm in the afternoon. He was incensed at Wicker. He was emotional. To smear him, as drudge does, is repulsive.

Re Baucus emotional floor speech last week: He always speaks in a halting fashion. The wingnut claims are lies and disgusting smears.

And as for David’s countless fans among NB readers, worried he might disappear from the MSNBC airwaves: never fear . . .  Shuster assures us that when MSNBC’s 2010 line-up is announced “I’ll be fine.” Whew!

Read More: By Mark Finkelstein, Newsbusters

Opinionated talk is big business on cable news networks when the sun goes down.

During the day, though, it’s the opposite.

MSNBC is shuffling its daytime lineup early next year because its strategy of spreading personality-driven programming throughout the schedule isn’t working. The new approach will emphasize a fast-paced review of the day’s big stories as they break.

Either the prime-time audience for cable news is substantially different from the daytime one or viewers simply want to see something different depending on the time of day.

Cable news is often considered a form of background noise during the day, playing in the office or at home while people are doing something else. Sometimes people briefly visit the networks for a check of the headlines, says CNN’s John King.

Read More: By David Bauder, AP