New York Times Already Pushing 'Entrapment' Defense in Case of Islamic

That didn’t take long. The New York Times is already forwarding left-wing and Muslim arguments alleging “entrapment” in the terror-plot case in Portland against Mohamed Osman Mohamud, caught in a sting operation planning to kill people at a Christmas tree-lighting ceremony. On Tuesday, Eric Schmitt and Charlie Savage reported “In U.S. Sting Operation, Questions of Entrapment.” The arrest…
Clay Waters
December 2nd, 2010 10:07 AM

Open Thread: Judge Napolitano and Amb. Bolton Debate WikiLeaks

The libertarian truther vs. the hawkish former Bush official. Who gets the best of this debate? Also, where do you stand on the central disagreement of this exchange? Does the physical defense of the nation take primacy over strict adherence to its laws given the chaotic nature of the international community?
NB Staff
December 2nd, 2010 9:30 AM

Depressed Daily Kos: Obama's a 'Reaganite

Our media tells us the Internet is an unreliable source of myths because people call Barack Obama a "socialist." But a quick read of the lefties at the Daily Kos shows a more ridiculous claim: Obama is a Reagan man. The blogger "il128" is clearly distraught: We all now know that electing Obama in 2008 was a big mistake.  It sure as Hell isn't because he's too liberal now is it?  No, the…
Tim Graham
December 2nd, 2010 7:52 AM

NBC’s Williams Hits Bowles and Simpson from the Left, Deficit Cuttin

NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams on Wednesday evening hit presidential deficit commission co-chairs Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles from the left, the New York Times left. Without ever raising conservative criticism of proposals to raise taxes, Williams charged: It seems to me there's two arguments. There's what you're trying to accomplish and then there's how you're trying to…
Brent Baker
December 2nd, 2010 7:26 AM

Cure or Care

Which do you think is less expensive, not to mention preferable: a cure for cancer, Alzheimer's disease and diabetes, or caring for people with these diseases? Wouldn't it be better medical and public policy to direct more resources toward finding a cure for diseases that cost a lot to treat than to rely on a government insurance program, such as Obamacare, which seeks mainly to help pay the…
Cal Thomas
December 2nd, 2010 12:05 AM

Law Center Designates Conservative Pro-Family Organizations 'Hate Grou

Family Research Council listed alongside KKK, Nazi Party.
Alana Goodman
December 2nd, 2010 12:00 AM

Cancun vs. Copenhagen: Have the Media Forgotten About Global Warming

A Year after broadcast network-hyped U.N. Climate Change Conference in Denmark, same networks don't even mention same event in Mexico.
Jeff Poor
December 1st, 2010 8:17 PM

Schultz: I'll Make Mike Pence 'Pray To The Porcelain God

Just when you thought Ed Schultz couldn't get any grosser . . . On his MSNBC show this evening, Schultz bragged that by the time he was done with Mike Pence, the GOP congressman from Indiana would be "praying to the porcelain god." Schultz made his vulgar boast in a tease for a subsequent "Psycho Talk" segment in which the MSNBC host took Pence to task for suggesting that Joe the…
Mark Finkelstein
December 1st, 2010 8:07 PM

MSNBC Host Scarborough 'Attacks Palin' in Civility War

Former GOP congressman bashes the right, but claims his show 'Switzerland' of politics.
Dan Gainor
December 1st, 2010 8:04 PM

Chris Matthews Says He Can't Tell Howard Fineman's Political Leaning

Chris Matthews said Wednesday that he can't tell what Howard Fineman's political leaning is. Such humorously occurred at the end of a "Hardball" segment shortly after the host had no problem identifying his other guest as "center-right" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
December 1st, 2010 7:13 PM

What Does the Denver Post's TV Critic Think Her Job Is

When I read a television column, I want to see reviews of shows.  I'll even read reviews of one-time shows like the Academy Awards, if the column is entertaining enough.  But Tom Shales's long slide down to irrelevance started, I think, when he began turning his reviews into political columns. Nobody's going to confuse Joanne Ostrow with Tom Shales, but she's following his lead in turning her…
Joshua Sharf
December 1st, 2010 7:03 PM

Scarborough 'Salutes' Obama for Being the 'Adult' in Dealing With GOP

MSNBC's "Morning Joe" panel hit the Republican congressional leadership Wednesday for not admitting its faults in dealing with the President the past two years. After playing a video clip of leading House Republicans Eric Cantor and John Boehner praising President Obama for his admission of not having reached out enough to the GOP, "Morning Joe" co-host Joe Scarborough challenged the GOP to…
Matt Hadro
December 1st, 2010 6:26 PM

Disappointed, Disaffected and Resurgent

Viewing Obama from the left, center and right.
Dan Kennedy
December 1st, 2010 6:11 PM

AP, SFGate.com Lament Senate GOP Stand on Priority of Tax Cuts for Lam

"Senate GOP: Extend tax cuts or else," reads the teaser headline for an Associated Press story at SFGate.com, the website for the San Francisco Chronicle. [Screen capture posted after page break] "Republicans send letter to Harry Red threatening to block virtually all legislation until expiring tax cuts for wealthy are extended," an accompanying caption  insisted. In the corresponding…
Ken Shepherd
December 1st, 2010 5:53 PM