Tuesday Night Fights: Tucker Carlson vs. ACLU Supporter Rosa Brooks
MSNBC was certainly the place to be Tuesday evening if you like watching a conservative take on a liberal about the value of the ACLU, and how tied into the Democrat Party that organization is. Also on the debate docket was the value of torture in terrorist interrogations.What more could you ask for on a Tuesday evening?Without further ado, in the left corner was Rosa Brooks of the Los Angeles…
Gore Supporter Caught Littering by FreedomWorks Protest Cam
I got this in my Facebook inbox a few minutes ago from FreedomWorks staffer Brendan Steinhauser. The YouTube video (slight content warning for coarse language) is appended below the fold:We were protesting Gore's appearance at George Washington University
when one of his supporters decided he didn't like what we were saying.
What did he do? Watch!
Rolling Stone Finding Enviroleft Hard to Please
Since the left has, in Alexander Cockburn's words, become "entranced by the allure of weather as revolutionary agent" comparisons between liberal globalwarmingism and socialism are becoming increasingly apt.One of those comparisons comes on the question of income inequality and environmental correctness. No radical leftist can tell you just how far the government should go to "fix" this "problem…
Liberal Reader Calls WashPost on Liberal Bias in DDT Story
This was a rare treat. Seeing a self-described liberal hitting the Washington Post for liberal bias. In this case the writer, one Philip Evans of Kensington, Md., sees the bias stemming from a case of lazy reporting:
'Radio Equalizer' Tears Apart Leftist Blog That Called O'Reilly a Liar
Radio host and blogger Brian Maloney has an excellent takedown of liberal bloggers who accused Bill O'Reilly of recently lying about the New York Times's coverage of the JFK Airport terror plot.[NewsBusters sister publication TimesWatch.org dealt with the Times downplaying the terror plot here and here.]Below is the relevant excerpt from Maloney's blog, "Radio Equalizer," portions in bold are my…
Gumbel Brags He Was ‘Correct’ to Call a Conservative a ‘F—ing
Former CBS host Bryant Gumbel, who was once infamously caught on camera calling a conservative activist a "f***ing idiot," defended and reaffirmed his comment while guest hosting on Tuesday’s "Live With Regis and Kelly." Discussing the possibility of inadvertently swearing on live television, Gumbel told co-host Kelly Ripa that he "was correct" when he used the F-word in reference to Robert…
Left-Leaning Time Blog Grants Conservative Dick Armey Guest Slot
I've documented on NewsBusters numerous occasions where Time magazine's political news-oriented "Swampland" blog has skewed to the left, including when the blog allowed veteran liberal columnist/pundit Michael Kinsley to guest blog at the site in March.But this week, readers should have a real treat with the pro-free market, conservative insights of former House Majority Leader Dick Armey (R-Tex…
