Liberals at Daily Kos See Chile Mine Rescue as Just More Grist for Sti

Naturally, the rejoicing over the surfacing Chilean miners can't just be a human triumph. At the Daily Kos, it's just another excuse for “Yomamaforobama” to unfurl a utopian laundry list of liberal dreams: This is the ultimate example of humanity racing to better and save its own. This is what is so sorely missing from our everyday lives. No wonder that, when the forces of good and…
Tim Graham
October 13th, 2010 10:59 PM

Chris Matthews: Chamber of Commerce Causing Unemployment, Hurting Econ

The White House thinks its got a great campaign issue in falsely accusing the U.S. Chamber of Commerce of funneling foreign dollars to Republicans, and MSNBC's Chris Matthews is making it clear he's willing to assist the administration in making its case. Who cares that there's absolutely no factual basis in what President Obama and the "Hardball" host are saying? So hell-bent on making…
Noel Sheppard
October 13th, 2010 10:56 PM

Free Weekly Newspaper Scoops Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel in Amazing E

What happens when a mainstream newspaper gets too cozy with local politicians? In the case of the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel they often have to play catchup with the free alternative weekly, the Broward Palm Beach New Times, when it comes to exposing the foibles of those same politicians such as happened when the New Times' Bob Norman led the way with his stories about Broward School Board…
P.J. Gladnick
October 13th, 2010 9:22 PM

Matthews: Chilean Miners Would Be Dead if They Followed Tea Party's 'E

  Leave it to Chris Matthews to shoe-horn in a crass political point against the Tea Party, even in the midst of a heartwarming story like the rescue of the Chilean miners. On Wednesday's Hardball, the MSNBC host, along with his guest Richard Trumka, president of the AFL/CIO, claimed those miners would never have survived if they had followed the "every man for himself" philosophy of the Tea…
Geoffrey Dickens
October 13th, 2010 6:40 PM

The Future Is Bleak: American Parents Pessimistic About Prospects For

How do Americans feel? Pessimistic says Bloomberg’s Rich Miller:
Melissa Clouthier
October 13th, 2010 5:54 PM

J Street Co-Founder Calls Creation of Israel 'An Act That Was Wrong

As if people need further evidence that the left-leaning “pro-Israel” lobbying group J Street is a complete mess, the blog “Mere Rhetoric”  has posted a video showing J Street co-founder Daniel Levy calling the creation of Israel in 1948 “an act that was wrong.” Levy made the comments at a forum for Arabic news organization Al Jazeera last May. He said that he personally believed that the…
Alana Goodman
October 13th, 2010 5:16 PM

Character Assassination Nation, Brought to You by Obama and Co

Journalists part of the triangulation that targets right-wing leaders.
Dan Gainor
October 13th, 2010 5:12 PM

Video: What Do Average People Think of Wasteful Stimulus Spending

NewsBusters sister site Eyeblast.tv hit the streets of Alexandria, Va., recently to see what average people think about some of the wasteful spending in the stimulus package. Needless to say people weren't too happy about how their tax dollars are being spent:
EyeBlast.tv Staff
October 13th, 2010 4:56 PM

Liberal 'Comedy' Writer Gets Paranoid About Heritage Action Ad

Earlier this week an essay appeared on the Huffington Post which accused Heritage Action of plagiarism with regards to some Internet spots they are currently running starring Clint Howard. As the writer for the Heritage Action ads in question, let me address the charge of plagiarism directly. First of all, I can give you my word of honor as a gentleman* that until yesterday morning I had never…
Ned Rice
October 13th, 2010 4:55 PM

Joe Scarborough Hints to Newt Gingrich: 'Shut Up

Former Republican congressman Joe Scarborough is wondering if somebody should tell former House Speaker Newt Gingrich to "shut up," in his newest Politico column. In referencing a 1996 best-seller by David Maraniss and Michael Weisskopf, "Tell Newt to Shut Up," the MSNBC host writes that "maybe it's time for someone to deliver that message again" in lieu of recent controversial soundbites from…
Matt Hadro
October 13th, 2010 4:46 PM

Unlike Breitbart, Media See No Indictment of Web Journalism in ThinkP

Why are Americans not being bombarded with sermons on the irresponsibility of blogs and new media generally? After all, the White House's attacks on the Chamber of Commerce originated with a salacious, factually-erroneous report on a highly partisan left-wing blog. Shouldn't we be hearing about the dangers of relying on new media for political news? We were inundated with such talk after the…
Lachlan Markay
October 13th, 2010 3:13 PM

CNN's Blitzer: Delaware's Chris Coons a 'Moderate Liberal' Like Biden

CNN's Wolf Blitzer downplayed the straight liberal record of Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday's Newsroom, as he compared the former senator to Delaware Democratic Senate candidate Chris Coons: "I think we'll find out that he's [Coons] very much in line with the policies of a Joe Biden...sort of a relatively moderate liberal Democrat who's traditionally got a little bit of an independent…
Matthew Balan
October 13th, 2010 3:04 PM

Obama's Congress of Court Jesters

President plays his legislative jokers to accrue power to himself.
Dan Kennedy
October 13th, 2010 2:56 PM

NPR Executives Send Memos: Employees Forbidden to Rally with Jon Stewa

The Poynter Institute's Romenesko website published a memo (sent today, and leaked today) from Ellen Weiss, senior vice president for news at National Public Radio insisting to the staff that they cannot attend the liberal Jon Stewart/Stephen Colbert rallies on October 30. NPR journalists may not participate in marches and rallies involving causes or issues that NPR covers, nor should they…
Tim Graham
October 13th, 2010 2:45 PM