Fuzzy Math: MSNBC's Sharpton Wrongly Claims More Got Food Stamps Under
January 23rd, 2012 5:59 AM
After Newt Gingrich recently proclaimed that "more people have been put on food stamps by Barack Obama than any President in American history," presumably referring to the straightforward statistic that a record number of Americans now receive food stamp assistance, FactCheck.org set out to prove him wrong. (Video below)
Al Hunt and Mark Shields Repeat Disputed Story of Gingrich Divorcing C
January 23rd, 2012 3:04 AM
Last Friday saw two high-profile liberal pundits - one on Bloomberg News's Political Capital and the other on PBS's Inside Washington - repeating the story that Newt Gingrich divorced his first wife while she was being treated for cancer, without either of them noting that one of Gingrich's daughters - Jackie Gingrich Cushman - last May specifically disputed the account that her mother, who is…
Media Myth Debunked: 21% of GDP and 11% of Private Sector Jobs Come Fr
January 23rd, 2012 12:17 AM
In their attempt to demonize Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, the Obama-loving media have been misinforming Americans that venture capitalists are robber barons and corporate raiders preying on failing companies to suck every penny out of them with total disregard for employees.
What these ignorant and/or dishonest members of the press are hiding from the electorate is that…
Newt Gingrich Tells David Gregory 'Nobody in the Elite Media Wants to
January 22nd, 2012 3:58 PM
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich on Sunday told Meet the Press host David Gregory, "Nobody in the elite media wants to cover" Barack Obama's Saul Alinsky roots.
This came in response to Gregory asking the former Speaker of the House if he can "win independent voters in a general election campaign" talking about Obama's ties to Alinsky and other "radical left-wingers" (video…
TV Pundits, Left and Right, Insist Gingrich Cannot Win, Would Drag Dow
January 22nd, 2012 3:28 PM
Given his high unfavorable rating, Newt Gingrich “cannot win a national election,” MSNBC’s very liberal host Lawrence O’Donnell insisted early Saturday night when it became clear Gingrich would win the South Carolina primary, “it’s impossible.” O’Donnell’s assessment, however, is held beyond left-wingers animating MSNBC shows.
Saturday night, Fox News veteran Brit Hume asserted: “…
Will Smacks Down Vanden Heuvel: When Obama Speaks Against Crony Capita
January 22nd, 2012 1:41 PM
George Will on ABC's This Week Sunday had a truly epic smack down on the perilously liberal editor of the perilously liberal magazine The Nation.
After Katrina vanden Heuvel waxed rhapsodic about President Obama at next week's State of the Union address laying out "a vision for a different economy, one that is not about crony capitalism, but is about a democratic capitalism that lifts all…
Andrea Mitchell: Mitt Romney's Mexican Relatives 'Crossed the Border I
January 22nd, 2012 12:14 PM
In the past few days, there's been a lot of discussion about Mitt Romney's relatives in Mexico.
On this weekend's syndicated Chris Matthews Show, NBC's Andrea Mitchell said, "The Romneys that came back from Mexico to the United States, they crossed the border illegally" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Maureen Dowd: Obama Is 'Maddeningly Naïve' - His Presidency Has 'All
January 22nd, 2012 11:16 AM
The perilously liberal New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd appears fed up with Barack Obama.
In her piece published Sunday, she called the current White House resident "maddeningly naïve" right after saying his presidency has "all the joy of a root canal":
Brent Bozell: Newt's Victory in South Carolina a Defeat for the Libera
January 22nd, 2012 10:52 AM
Newt Gingrich won South Carolina because he refused to succumb to assaults by the liberal media, and because conservatives are just as fed up as he is.
Speaker Gingrich hit a nerve dead-on by pushing back on ABC's blatant character assassination and standing up to John King's first debate question. He tapped into the anger and frustration of not only South Carolina voters, but of the rest of…
AP Pins 'Failed' Tag on GOP's Perry (2012) and Romney (2008), But Not
January 22nd, 2012 10:41 AM
After Rick Perry ended his presidential bid on Thursday, the Associated Press's Chris Tomlinson opened his dispatch about the announcement thusly: "Gov. Rick Perry dropped out of the presidential race on Thursday, endorsed his old friend Newt Gingrich and returned home to Texas, where the failed White House candidate has three years left to serve as the chief executive."
Based on much of his…
David Stockman: American Exceptionalism Is 'Neo-Con Code' For Aggressi
January 22nd, 2012 8:49 AM
There are few things the liberal media like more than a Republican renegade. David Stockman has made a career out of strutting his independence from the GOP. So little surprise that he was an honored guest on this morning's Up With Chris Hayes on MSNBC.
That Stockman repaid his hosts by attacking Republicans was utterly predictable. Even so, the absurdity of Stockman's particular…
Juan Williams Boasts of Serving as Gingrich’s Foil, Krauthammer: Kin
January 22nd, 2012 7:21 AM
Newt Gingrich wouldn’t have won the South Carolina primary if not for two journalists who served as his perfect foil at two debates in the days before Saturday’s contest, Juan Williams and Charles Krauthammer contended Saturday evening on FNC.
“I was expecting a check,” quipped Williams who had challenged Gingrich Monday night about comments “intended to belittle the poor and racial…
Lawrence O'Donnell: 'Republican Audiences Don't Know Most People On Fo
January 21st, 2012 8:02 PM
MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell on Saturday said "Republican audiences do not know that most people on food stamps are white."
This occurred during his network's coverage of the South Carolina primary (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Maddow Blames Audio Glitch in GOP SuperPACS Segment on 'Nefarious Cons
January 21st, 2012 7:16 PM
MSNBC's Rachel Maddow, in a segment about GOP SuperPACs, blamed a technical glitch with a guest's audio on "some sort of nefarious conspiracy."
"I'm assuming it's an eccentric billionaire with an axe to grind" (video follows with transcript and commentary):