Air Force 'Notice to Airmen' Warns Them Not to Read NSA Data-Mining an

In a story which I can attest is accurate, Gina Loudon at WND.com, formerly WorldNetDaily, reports that the Air Force's 624th Operations Center is warning airmen not to look at the news. That's not exactly what they're saying, but they might as well be. What the "Notice to Airmen" says is that "Users are not to use AF NIPRNET systems to access the Verizon phone records collection and other…
Tom Blumer
June 10th, 2013 11:46 PM

New York Times Shocker: Global Warming Plateaued Last 15 Years Despite

Al Gore must be a very, very unhappy man. The New York Times published a piece Monday evening to appear in Tuesday's paper that exposed the really inconvenient truth that despite a rapid rise in carbon dioxide the past fifteen years, global warming has plateaued (emphasis added):
Noel Sheppard
June 10th, 2013 11:26 PM

New York Times: Too Much Sameness on TV Sunday Shows, Including 'Wacko

On Sunday, New York Times reporter Jennifer Steinhauer explored how the Sunday network interview show producers and politicians “collaborate in a seductive ritual” to book the most powerful guests. But there’s a great sameness on the guest list: Sen. John McCain’s done 60 Sunday shows just since 2010. Steinhauer says he’s a “dream guest” in part because he “compares members of his own party…
Tim Graham
June 10th, 2013 10:58 PM

Ron Paul: Obama Should Send Snowden a Thank You Note - We're Getting T

Ron Paul on Monday weighed in on the Edward Snowden/National Security Agency leak scandal in a way that only he could. Appearing on CNN's Piers Morgan Live, Paul said of Snowden, "I think the president ought to send him a thank you letter, because the president ran on transparency, and we're getting a lot of transparency now. So, finally we're getting the president to fulfill his promise…
Noel Sheppard
June 10th, 2013 10:12 PM

AP's Liz Sidoti, Despite Angst Over Obama's 'Credibility,' Still Has B

When last seen at NewsBusters in February, the Associated Press's Liz Sidoti was talking down to the public about its "collective obsession with the trivial" less than a week after AP reporter Ken Thomas wasted 500 words of print and bandwidth on how Florida Sen. Marco Rubio took a sip of water during a speech. Now Sidoti, who is the AP's National Political Editor, is quite worried --…
Tom Blumer
June 10th, 2013 9:06 PM

Video You Won’t See in Media: Senator Obama Debates President Obama

Sometimes, video can really clarify things like nothing else. You'll likely agree after watching the video below featuring presidential candidate and inexperienced Illiniois Senator Barack Obama discuss the issue of surveillance as practiced by the George W. Bush Administration compared to what now-president Obama has to say about the same subject matter. Beyond the legality of the spying…
Matthew Sheffield
June 10th, 2013 8:48 PM

Chris Matthews: IRS Scandal Could Be ‘A Big Nothing Burger

As was expected, the liberal media is moving into a new mode concerning the scandal at the Internal Revenue Service: Move along. Nothing to see here. MSNBC’s Chris Matthews did his part Monday in a lengthy segment teased by the Hardball host saying, “It could be this whole thing was a big nothing burger” (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
June 10th, 2013 7:19 PM

MSNBC's Richard Wolffe Warns Republicans Against Pursuing Obama Scanda

Appearing on Thursday's PoliticsNation, MSNBC political analyst Richard Wolffe -- formerly of Newsweek -- harkened back to President Bill Clinton's impeachment and the Reagan-era Iran-Contra scandal to warn Republicans against pursuing Obama administration corruption. When host Al Sharpton wondered how Democrats can get Republicans in Congress to support their economic agenda, Wolffe started off…
Brad Wilmouth
June 10th, 2013 6:30 PM

Chris Matthews: 'Women Are Going to Die This Week' Because of Sequeste

 Liberal anchor Chris Matthews on Monday suggested that sequester cuts impacting shelter and housing funds could result in "some women" "dying this week." Matthews brought on the former National Organization for Women Chairman Kim Gandy to warn of impending death. (The Hardball host didn't identify Gandy's work for the very liberal NOW. Instead, he described her as the President of the National…
Scott Whitlock
June 10th, 2013 6:16 PM

Time Fawns Over Hillary Twitter Account, Omits State Department Drug a

Time magazine's Zeke Miller, late of that august political journal BuzzFeed, has a brief article up on his magazine's site today heralding Hillary Clinton's joining the social media/microblogging service Twitter. The former First Lady and Secretary of State’s account was verified in less than an hour, and nabbed nearly 23,000 followers in two hours.  Feminist sites, like Feministing, have…
Matt Vespa
June 10th, 2013 6:00 PM

CNN Ignores Report Alleging State Dept Security Engaged In Sexual Assa

On Monday, CNN ignored a CBS News report that, according to the State Department's Inspector General, the department stymied investigations into allegations of sexual assault by its security employees. Neither NBC nor ABC touched the story either. As CBS reported, an Inspector General memo detailed specific examples of alleged sexual assault and soliciting of prostitutes by State Department…
Matt Hadro
June 10th, 2013 5:46 PM

John 'I'd Shoot Tim Tebow' Oliver Begins His Summer Tenure Tonight

Jon Stewart is taking the summer off to film Rosewater, a story about the detention and torture of Iranian Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari, but “Senior British Correspondent” John Oliver has the helm until Labor Day.  While the Daily Show is known for it’s political satire, its hosts have been known to cross the line concerning their antipathy towards conservatives, specifically Oliver’s…
Matt Vespa
June 10th, 2013 5:31 PM

ABC, NBC Morning Shows Ignore Obama in Spying Story; CBS Finds a 'Poli

The ABC and NBC morning shows on Monday ignored or downplayed the role the President of the United States played in the unfolding spying scandal that broke last week. The journalists at Good Morning America never once uttered the name Barack Obama. The hosts of NBC's Today left it to their guest to question the implications for the President. It was CBS This Morning that saw possible damage…
Scott Whitlock
June 10th, 2013 5:15 PM

MSNBC's Reid Ignores Wasteful IRS Dancing Videos by Interviewing Music

I guess “The Place for Politics” has become “The Place to Dance Around Obama Scandals.” MSNBC’s Joy Reid was so desperate to stifle the growing scandals facing the IRS, she brought a hip-hop artist on Saturday’s The Ed Show to critique the dance moves of IRS employees. Guest-hosting for the weekend show, Reid spent five minutes interviewing musician Cupid about his dance, the Cupid Shuffle.
Andrew Lautz
June 10th, 2013 4:59 PM