Newsmax.com

I can't answer that question for you, but as far as relying upon what you read at Newsmax, you might consider this statement from Christopher Ruddy, founder and owner of Newsmax Media: "[it is] . . . the leading independent online news site with a conservative perspective."

There is, of course, nothing inherently wrong in reading a "conservative perspective." However, the folks at Newsmax don't make a big point of informing casual readers of this fact, and it would be a mistake to consider Newsmax stories to be simple, unbiased journalism. Newsmax has been involved in several notorious incidents of dubious or false stories. As far as Clinton goes, they posted a story to the effect that she had refused to meet with Gold Star Mothers (an organization of women whose sons or daughters have been killed in war--they've been in business since the Great War). Gold Star Mothers themselves debunked the story, writing: "Senator Clinton greeted us graciously on Gold Star Mothers Sunday, 2005."

At the very least, take what you read at Newsmax with a grain of salt.

By the way, Newsmax is the source for the claim that Barak Obama was in attendance at Trinity United Church of Christ on the day that Jeremiah Wright delivered his notorious sermon. The Obama campaign denied this, and the National Council for La Raza confirmed that Obama had been scheduled to speak to their organization in Miami on that day, and video shows that he did attend. William Kristol, who criticized Obama in an op-ed piece in the New York Times based on the phony allegation, upon learning that the Newsmax story is false, published a retraction and an apology. To my knowledge, Newsmax has never retracted the story, nor apologized for it.

Thank you. Shows how little attention I have been paying lately.

I don't consider a site like Commondreams to be any different in effect, even if opposed in viewpoint. It's hard enough to get the straight news as it is, though, and i try to avoid the polemicists.

Jesus Christ. Newsmax has Rush Limbaugh's brother on there.

Gotta be a fun place, huh?

I fgeel like Brer Rabbit on there, with no briar patch in sight.