Many women and doctors are understandably distressed at the new breast cancer screening guidelines. And what does the White House do? talk to the women and their doctors and families??? no. In stead the White House takes aim at an article on FoxNews.com??? really??? maybe the White House would be smarter (compassionate?) to answer the many concerned citizens about an extremely important health ... read more
I just learned that Secretary of State Clinton is in Afghanistan. Yes, I know she has an air force plane, but she has to be absolutely exhausted. I travel a lot - but nothing like she does - and I am tired. Off the top of my head, I recall her traveling in last three weeks to Pakistan, UAE, Israel, Morocco, USA, then Germany for the anniversary of the wall coming down....then to Asia to meet up ... read more
Come to the GretaWire Forum and debate and discuss issues with us. Where is the FORUM? click in the blue circle on the right hand side of GretaWire.........click now! ... read more
FNC's White House Correspondent Major Garrett has an interview with President Obama in the next few hours. Major, like all the other network correspondents getting interviews, will have only 10 minutes I am told.
So here is the issue for you to discuss here:
Should Major ask the President about what he knew about the "war" with Fox? How much he/the President was involved? or should ... read more
I post the two emails from last night's ON THE RECORD at 10pm to give you an idea of how two people can watch the same show and have very different views. The first email says "it is plain to see that you are a Hillary Democrat" (sent at 11:23pm) and the other one says she first thought I was a "liberal twit" and now has decided I am a "sincere conservative" (sent at 10:41pm.)Obviously ... read more
Here is a hypothetical fact pattern: a single mother, 3 kids, works 40 hours a week minimum wage and hence she and her family live paycheck to paycheck...a very hard worker. Assume she gets the flu.....she wants to work (she needs the money) but people worry she will get others sick...she does not get sick leave....
what do you suggest? how should she handle this? how should her employer ... read more
Check out the new GREEN OVAL VIDEOS (click on the green oval / upper right hand side of GretaWire)....the most recent video posted is one about my former assistant Elizabeth Prann getting married....(and how her ring ended up as the screen saver on OTR Producer Cory Howard's phone)
...and the green video posted before the one mentioned above is of OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN ....(you need to click on ... read more
Is Evan Thomas of Newsweek making a sexist remark or not? Read below...and then VOTE IN THE POLL on the right hand side of GretaWire - sexist or not?? Would Evan Thomas /Newsweek make a similar comment about a man is one good test ..."Obama knows the long odds against a right-wing populist winning the presidency, no matter how good she looks in a skirt (or running clothes), brandishing a gun," ... read more
I have to take a mini road trip today ....but in the meantime, GretaWire remains open to you to blog. I am hoping to be in our bureau by at least 1:30pm.
As for tonight's show, stay tuned (I am not sure yet what it is and of course when news breaks, everything changes.) ... read more
November 18, 2009 09:57 PM EST
White House blaming Fox (again?)
Many women and doctors are understandably distressed at the new breast cancer screening guidelines. And what does the White House do? talk to the women and their doctors and families??? no. In stead the White House takes aim at an article on FoxNews.com??? really??? maybe the White House would be smarter (compassionate?) to answer the many concerned citizens about an extremely important health ... read more
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