They Say They Really Do Want a Revolution

MSNBC host Dylan Ratigan, guest talk about violent overthrow of government. Is anybody listening?
Dan Gainor
November 10th, 2010 4:54 PM

Chris Matthews' New Thrill: Host Hyperbolically Compares Valerie Plame

Hardball host Chris Matthews on Monday rhapsodized over Fair Game, the new Sean Penn movie about the Valerie Plame scandal, even going so far as to compare the film to the classic Casablanca. In a closing commentary on the lefty movie, Matthews enthused, "This is one fine movie. While there will never be another Casablanca, Fair Game is perfect for our murky time." Matthews, who interviewed…
Scott Whitlock
November 10th, 2010 4:51 PM

Media Apathetic About Glee’s Gay Kiss

The November 9 episode of Glee titled “Never Been Kissed” was quite the show stopper – unless you’re the media. The unexpected homosexual kiss between male high school students was nothing short of jaw-dropping, and yet the liberal media were “ho hum” on the controversy. Glee’s stereotypical jock character Karofsky, who has been bullying the openly gay character Kurt all season, in a moment…
Erin R. Brown
November 10th, 2010 4:39 PM

Underappreciated: How Thoroughly Fox News Trounced CNN, MSNBC on Elect

The politicians who received more votes than their opponents weren't the only winners on Election Night. Fox News's dominance on Election Night was overwhelming. If the competition between Fox, CNN, and MSNBC had instead been an electoral contest, they would have called it 30 seconds after the polls closed. The graphic that follows illustrates just how big Fox's gains were in 2010 compared…
Tom Blumer
November 10th, 2010 3:19 PM

New Sean Penn Film 'Fair Game' Pushes Blatant Falsehoods About Valerie

The director of the new film "Fair Game" - released Friday - is either blatantly dishonest, or astoundingly lazy. The movie, starring Sean Penn as former U.S. diplomat Joe Wilson and Naomi Watts as his embattled wife, CIA agent Valerie Plame, makes a number of claims on controversial issues that are demonstrably false. The Daily Caller's Jamie Weinstein did the legwork in demonstrating just…
Lachlan Markay
November 10th, 2010 2:44 PM

And You Thought We Had a President

Ignoring the message from the peasants, the king's procession heads to Asia.
Dan Kennedy
November 10th, 2010 1:12 PM

The New York Times Cozies Up to Playful Communists in Manhattan

New York Times reporter Channing Joseph engaged in light-hearted humanizing of those stuffy Communists in Sunday’s Metro section, “Where Marxists Pontificate, And Play.” The worst thing Joseph can say about the gathering of supporters of tyrannical regimes at the Brecht Forum in Manhattan is that Communists have a reputation for “seriousness.” There’s even a boring online slide show with…
Clay Waters
November 10th, 2010 1:04 PM

Open Thread: Happy Birthday, Marines

Ooh-rah! Today the United States Marine Corps celebrates its 235th birthday. Let's use this thread to discuss what may very well be the most elite fighting force the world has ever known. It's the Land of the Free, because of the brave. To Marines around the world: NB salutes you! If you get the chance, check out this amazing anecdote from the assault on Fallujah, Iraq, November 10, 2004 (…
NB Staff
November 10th, 2010 12:59 PM

News That's Ignored or Buried: 'ACORN Should Return Federal Aid, Audit

Leftist community organizing group ACORN "should pay back $3.2 million in federal funding, mostly because it hasn't shown that its lead-removal work was performed at a reasonable cost," the Associated Press's Kevin Freking reported today. "The auditors also said that some of the grant money was spent inappropriately." "Congress has cut off ACORN's federal funding after allegations of voter…
Ken Shepherd
November 10th, 2010 12:43 PM

George W. Bush Delivers a Basic Economics Lesson to Matt Lauer

In a follow-up interview to his prime time special with George W. Bush, NBC's Matt Lauer invited the former president on Wednesday's Today show and in the process got an education on how tax cuts can create jobs. During the wide ranging interview that covered everything from the Ground Zero mosque to Kanye West, it was Lauer's questions about Bush's tax policy where he revealed his bias. Noting…
Geoffrey Dickens
November 10th, 2010 12:04 PM

ABC's Claire Shipman Swoons Over 'American Icon' Michelle Obama, Compa

According to Good Morning America, Michelle Obama is the second coming of Jackie Kennedy. Co-host Robin Roberts enthused on Wednesday, "...First Lady Michelle Obama is drawing comparisons to the first first lady of fashion diplomacy. That, of course, being Jackie Kennedy." An ABC graphic lauded the "American icon." Correspondent Claire Shipman highlighted Michelle Obama's trip to India with…
Scott Whitlock
November 10th, 2010 11:18 AM

From Hawks and Doves to Owls and Vultures in Foreign Policy

Last weekend, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., tried his hand at dissecting GOP foreign policy attitudes. I commend the senator for trying to come to grips with this vital question that is getting so little, if any, national discussion. As foreign events grow ever more threatening, the view of the now both culturally and congressionally dominant party — the GOP — becomes central to the range of…
Tony Blankley
November 10th, 2010 10:55 AM

No Illegal Alien Pilot Left Behind

Chalk up another Code Red Elmo moment for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. While Islamic terrorists groom suicide bombers starting in kindergarten, the grownups in charge of protecting America can't seem to reach an elementary level of competence. The "good" news: Hindsight-driven bureaucrats at DHS moved to ban high-risk cargo from Yemen and Somalia this week after a global air…
Michelle Malkin
November 10th, 2010 10:40 AM

NYT: States Must Raise Taxes To Balance Budgets

Despite 9.6 percent unemployment nationally, with some areas of the country suffering far worse than that, the New York Times editorial board believes state governments must raise taxes to balance their budgets:
Noel Sheppard
November 10th, 2010 10:09 AM