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Both Congress and IRS Union Squirm to Get Out of ObamaCare; Networks P
Thursday evening, Politico reported that the Office of Personnel Management — after the unusual personal involvement of President Obama himself — had decided to issue new regulations this week to protect members of Congress and their staffs from seeing their health care premiums skyrocket once ObamaCare takes effect.
The new rules will protect a relatively small number of politically well-…
August 5th, 2013 3:05 PM
MSNBC's Harris-Perry Finds Rapist Castro's House Reminds Her of Colleg
On the Saturday, August 3, Melissa Harris-Perry show on MSNBC, after a discussion of the sentencing of rapist and kidnapper Ariel Castro, host Melissa Harris-Perry made an over the top comparison between the house Castro built to hold his sexual assault victims and institutions like colleges and the military.
As she segued from the Castro case to a discussion of the problem of sexual assault…
August 5th, 2013 2:27 PM
RNC Chair Priebus Tells CNN and NBC to Cancel Hillary Clinton Shows or
As NewsBusters reported, CNN and NBC are planning programs about Hillary Clinton in the coming months.
On Monday, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus sent letters to both organizations informing them that if they don't cancel these shows, he will recommend the RNC not participate in any primaries sponsored by their networks:
August 5th, 2013 1:13 PM
MSNBC's Sharpton Slams 'Immoral, Unjust, Un-American' GOP Agenda
On Friday's PoliticsNation show, MSNBC host Al Sharpton accused Republicans of having "an agenda that is immoral, unjust, and un-American," because of the House GOP's 40th vote to repeal ObamaCare.
After noting talk of more changes to the food stamp program, the MSNBC host asked if Republican leaders "have any shame at all?"
August 5th, 2013 1:00 PM
Sorry NYT, Babies Can Feel Pain At 20 Weeks
In his August 2 article, Theory On Pain Is Driving Rules For Abortion, New York Times's Erik Eckholm set about to critique how the "theory" of fetal pain is driving a push by pro-lifers for state laws tightening up abortion restrictions. Yet, in trying to convince readers that "fetal pain" is a fringe medical theory, he failed to cite any mainstream medical journal that explicitly rules out the…
August 5th, 2013 1:00 PM
Craven Censors at Daily Kos Push Ad Boycott Against Limbaugh
It would be so refreshing if liberals simply came out and admitted their ardor for censoring conservative opinion. Instead, they hide behind transparent ploys such as pressuring companies that advertise with conservatives in media. Either way, their goal is to silence dissent, which they otherwise revere when bleated from them.
Latest example -- the easily irritated kultural kommissars at…
August 5th, 2013 12:35 PM
At Least They Were Pretty! CBS Hypes the Superficial in Story on JFK's
CBS This Morning co-anchors Charlie Rose and Norah O'Donnell on Monday demonstrated that, when it comes to the Kennedys, journalists have a stunning ability to focus on the superficial and withhold judgment. Reporter Vinita Nair highlighted a new book on John Kennedy's last year in office and, as Nair described it, the President's "long-rumored love affair" with Marilyn Monroe.
Nair relayed…
August 5th, 2013 12:30 PM
Oprah Winfrey: 'Trayvon Martin Parallel to Emmett Till...In My Mind, S
Oprah Winfrey on Monday said the killings of Trayvon Martin and Emmett Till are the "same thing."
This transpired during an interview with The Grio that aired on NBC's Today show (video follows with transcript and commentary):
August 5th, 2013 12:04 PM
Libtalker Thom Hartmann Claims 'Flush Rush' Backfired
Remember the 'Flush Rush' boycott attempted by David Brock and Media Matters which called for advertisers to drop their sponsorships of Rush Limbaugh's radio show? How did that work out in the long run? According to liberal radio talk host Thom Hartmann on CNN's Reliable Sources yesterday it completely backfired because it ended up hurting liberal shows:
David Brock and Media Matters were…
August 5th, 2013 11:59 AM
Santorum Rips 'Media Fascination' With GOP Division
As moderator David Gregory hyped a "feud" over national security between Kentucky Senator Rand Paul and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Sunday's NBC Meet the Press, former Senator Rick Santorum called out a stunning media double standard: "...the media has a fascination with how divided the Republican Party is and tends to ignore the divisions within the Democratic Party. And I think they…
August 5th, 2013 11:56 AM
MSNBC's Self-Described 'Liberal Caricature' Hayes Sees 'Worst Republic
On Friday's All In show, MSNBC host Chris Hayes declared his belief that Republicans currently in Congress "are the worst Republicans ever, and they're so extreme," as he asked Minnesota Democratic Rep. Rick Nolan if he believes congressional Republicans are "more extreme" than "an earlier cohort of Republicans" that the Minnesota Democrat used to serve with in the 1970s.
Later in the show,…
August 5th, 2013 11:15 AM
'Collusion' by MRC's Bozell and Graham Debuts on the Washington Post B
Sunday's Washington Post brought the news that the book "Collusion" by MRC president Brent Bozell and MRC director of media analysis Tim Graham debuted on the Washington Post Best-sellers List for nonfiction at number seven. You can join the crowd at our site mediacollusion.com.
Last Sunday, The New York Post published a new op-ed by Bozell and Graham about how Obama can denounce the march…
August 5th, 2013 11:14 AM
Politico Changes Headline About Poor Attendance at ObamaCare Event
Politico on Sunday published a highly embarrassing piece to the administration titled "Poor Attendance at Obamacare Event in Virginia."
Someone at Politico must have thought that was too embarrassing for at some point the title was changed to "Obamacare Message War Goes Local":
August 5th, 2013 10:52 AM
Hollywood's Top Political Donor in 2013 Gave to...Republicans
NewsBusters frequently reports Hollywood's finest supporting liberal politicians and causes.
Yet a new study by the Center for Responsive Politics published by The Wrap Sunday found that the top political donors in showbiz so far this year are Florida music producer Bill Edwards and his wife Joanne who gave $164,800 to - hold on to your seats - Republicans.
August 5th, 2013 10:23 AM