Open Thread: Charlie Rangel Doesn't 'Deal in Average American Citizens

After the disgraced New York Democrat got his official slap on the wrist yesterday, he held a press conference. The following exchange occured with Washington Times reporter Kerry Picket:
NB Staff
December 3rd, 2010 10:20 AM

Helen Thomas: 'Congress, White House, Hollywood and Wall Street Owned

Disgraced former columnist Helen Thomas on Thursday not only stood by the anti-Semitic remarks that got her fired in June but also went a disgusting step further. Speaking at an anti-Arab bias workshop in Detroit, Thomas told attendees, "Congress, the White House, and Hollywood, Wall Street, are owned by the Zionists" (h/t Detroit Free Press via Yid with Lid):
Noel Sheppard
December 3rd, 2010 9:30 AM

Nets Expound on ‘Cost’ of Maintaining Tax Rates, Stress How ‘Tax

Framing the debate through a liberal prism hostile to continuing the current income tax rates, ABC and CBS worried Thursday night about the “cost” of not raising taxes, as if all money belongs to the government, as both expounded on how not ending the Bush rates will fuel massive deficits. “If all the Bush tax cuts end for the top two percent of earners, $700 billion will be added to government…
Brent Baker
December 3rd, 2010 7:49 AM

Bristol Palin Strikes Back at Olbermann: 'Sorry We Can't All Be As Per

As NewsBusters previously reported, MSNBC's Keith Olbermann pathetically attacked Bristol Palin on Monday for being the Candie's Foundation's abstinence spokesperson. On Thursday, Miss Palin struck back via Facebook:
Noel Sheppard
December 3rd, 2010 1:11 AM

Bloomberg BusinessWeek's Eric Pooley: Inhofe 'Was Right' About U.S. Cl

Global warming alarmist admits senator's prediction about cap-and-trade legislation was correct; portrays ClimateGate as step back.
Jeff Poor
December 2nd, 2010 9:16 PM

Dem McDermott: 'Little Baby Jesus And All This Stuff

Was Jim McDermott mocking Christmas?  View the video and be the judge.  On this evening's Hardball, the left-wing Democrat [but I repeat myself] from Washington was making the case for the extension of unemployment benefits. MCDERMOTT: This is Christmas-time. We talk about Good Samaritans, the poor, the little baby Jesus in the cradle and all this stuff. And then we say to the unemployed…
Mark Finkelstein
December 2nd, 2010 8:14 PM

'60 Minutes' Correspondent Laments GOP Opposition to Lame-Duck Legisla

On Thursday's "Morning Joe," "60 Minutes" correspondent Lesley Stahl deplored the GOP stiff-arm to Democratic lame-duck legislation, complaining that it wiped out the conciliatory tone of the Republicans' meeting with President Obama. She referred to the GOP strategy as "the maneuvering that I think is such a turnoff." "If you're up here after the White House meeting saying 'Yes, they can be…
Matt Hadro
December 2nd, 2010 6:30 PM

CBS Blog Wonders: 'Will Openly Gay Republican Run in

In an article on CBSNews.com's Political Hotsheet blog, Lauren Seifert described a Thursday interview with political consultant Fred Karger who claims to be considering a run for the Republican nomination for president in 2012: "Karger insists he has strong Republican credentials....What's interesting is that this longtime Republican is openly gay and may also run for president in 2012."…
Kyle Drennen
December 2nd, 2010 6:15 PM

Matthews: John Boehner Wants to Treat the Earth Like His Ashtray

Chris Matthews, on Thursday's Hardball, assailed Republican Congressman John Boehner for, in his view, trashing the planet because the soon-to-be Speaker of the House announced the slashing of the House committee on global warming. Making fun of his smoking habit the MSNBC host derisively theorized that Boehner was going to treat the "whole planet" like he does his "ashtray." The following…
Geoffrey Dickens
December 2nd, 2010 6:13 PM

NY Times Ad Brags of Bringing a Couple Together, Inspires YouTube Paro

A New York Times commercial that has spawned multiple parodies brags that "the best journalists in the world work at the Times – and there's no debating that." The spot, which is in heavy rotation on the liberal MSNBC, presumably isn't referring to embarrassing reporters such as the disgraced Jayson Blair.  
Matt Hadro
December 2nd, 2010 5:59 PM

FCC Commissioner Calls For Greater Regulation of News Media

In a Wednesday interview on BBC World News America, liberal FCC Commissioner Michael Copps told correspondent Katty Kay: "I think American media has a bad case of substance abuse right now....we are going to be pretty close to denying our citizens the essential news and information that they need to have in order to make intelligent decisions about the future direction of their country." As…
Kyle Drennen
December 2nd, 2010 4:30 PM

Global Warming Summit in Cancun Opens with Prayer to Pagan Goddess Ixc

During a congressional hearing in March 2009, manmade global warming skeptic Rep. John Shimkus (R-Ill.) referred to God's promise in the the book of Genesis to never again flood the entire Earth as one reason why he is dismissive of global warming alarmists. "The earth will end only when God declares its time to be over. Man will not destroy this earth. This earth will not be destroyed by a…
Ken Shepherd
December 2nd, 2010 3:55 PM

Jimmy Carter Lies on NPR: 'I Have Never Criticized the Tea Party Movem

Former president Jimmy Carter lied in an interview with NPR talk-show host Diane Rehm on Tuesday. She ended the interview by asking about the Tea Party and he claimed he had never criticized them -- despite smearing them as racists in 2009 in an NBC interview with Brian Williams: REHM: Last question, very briefly, what do you think of the Tea Party movement? CARTER: You know, I never have…
Tim Graham
December 2nd, 2010 3:45 PM

Bill Clinton's Failed Strategy to Get 2022 World Cup: N. Koreans Will

In this week’s Sports Illustrated, Bill Clinton, Honorary Chairman of the USA Bid Committee to bring the World Cup back to America in 2022, finally broke his silence.  Avid American soccer fans – all twelve of them – demanded to know what the United States was doing to bring the famous tournament stateside.  Seasoned followers of Bill Clinton won’t be surprised to find
Doug Ernst
December 2nd, 2010 3:12 PM