Sharpton Guest: Hannity, Limbaugh and O'Reilly 'Incessantly Beat Up On

People familiar with Earl Ofari Hutchinson know him to be one of the biggest race-baiters in the nation. On Al Sharpton's radio show Monday, Hutchinson claimed conservative commentators Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, and Bill O'Reilly "incessantly beat up on blacks" (video follows with transcript and commentary):

AP: 'Obama's Presidency Has Been Marred By Racist Backlash

Is there no limit to the liberal media's race-baiting? Consider a Wednesday report by the Associated Press that claimed, "When he became president, Obama blasted through a heavy barrier that many before him had only pushed against. But his presidency has been marred by racist backlash and his administration has found itself refighting battles already thought won, such as ensuring equal access…

Bozell Column: Sharpton Leans Forward to Blur MSNBC

MSNBC obliterated the notion of separating cable-news hosts and their political activism when the network brass gave Rev. Al Sharpton a nightly show two years ago. It was just another day at the office when Sharpton held a rabble-rousing rally for Trayvon Martin in the afternoon, and then covered it on his show hours later. But Saturday's rally on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial…

Salon, Daily Kos Accuse Laura Ingraham of Sound-effect 'Assassination

Daily listeners to the Laura Ingraham show (like me) know that she likes to interrupt silly soundbites with an explosion sound effect. Somehow on the Left, this is now being characterized as an audio assassination. The Daily Kos carried the headline “Laura Ingraham Uses a Shotgun to Imagine Assassinating Rep. John Lewis During his MLK Speech.” On Monday, Ingraham exploded the Lewis soundbite…

Double Standard! CNN Rips Allen West's 'Plantation' Remark, Ignored Le

[UPDATED BELOW] CNN showed a complete double standard by smacking Republican Allen West for his "plantation" remarks while giving liberal Cornel West a pass for the same offense. On Tuesday morning, anchor Carol Costello played a clip of West decrying the "21st century plantation" for blacks and suggested that such a statement hurt the GOP's minority outreach. However, when liberal Cornel…

Jesse Jackson to Politico: Tea Party Is 'The Resurrection of the Confe

In the world of Jesse Jackson and the people over whom he has undue influence, if you oppose President Obama's agenda in any way, on any issue, you're a racist. No debate, no allowance for principled objection, discussion over. Apparently now, in Jackson's view, if you in any way oppose the frightening and financially reckless expansion of government we've seen during the past five years or the…

After MSNBC Broadcasts 20-Minute Sharpton Speech, MSNBC Anchors Fawn O

Does Al Sharpton run MSNBC now? On Saturday, the cable network broadcast hours of live coverage of the Sharpton-organized 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. When Sharpton prepared for his keynote speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, his friend Rev. Franklyn Richardson singled him out as “the one who has become the voice of this era.” They broadcast Sharpton’s entire 20-minute…

Bloomberg Racism News: 'House Republicans Set to Defy Obama Are Mostly

Bloomberg News betrayed their sense that democracy is best served by complete deference to President Obama. Their headline was “House Republicans Set to Defy Obama Are Mostly White Men.” Reporter Greg Giroux (who is also white, if bean-counting is important) began this way: “The core group of Republicans who are pushing the House toward a showdown with the White House over the debt ceiling…

Obama Rodeo Clown Says Mask Had Nothing To Do With Race, Will Media Re

As NewsBusters reported earlier this month, the race-baiting media went totally apoplectic when a rodeo clown had the nerve to wear an Obama mask at the Missouri State Fair. On Monday, the rodeo clown in question, one Tuffy Gessling, spoke to KCTV in Kansas City about the incident saying, "I never did anything because of anybody's race. I don't care what color somebody is" (video follows with…

MSNBC: Right’s Reaction to Chris Lane Murder ‘Revenge’ for Trayv

Were you outraged over the senseless shooting of Chris Lane? If you were, what you were really experiencing was vengeance toward blacks for their daring to react to the death of Trayvon Martin. In fact, unless you are a conservative, you probably didn’t feel outrage over the death of Chris Lane at all. This bit of psychologizing comes to you courtesy of Grio columnist Joy Reid, who sat in as…

Scarborough's Surprising Support For Voter ID Laws

Joe Scarborough is frequently panned in these parts for his propensity to pummel his presumably fellow Republicans.  So it's noteworthy when the Morning Joe host goes after the left for a change. It happened on today's show, when Scarborough defended voter ID laws, saying most Americans don't think it's racist to require a photo ID when you show up to vote. and scalding the left for trying…

CNN Host: 'Media Profit By Playing Off Prejudice and Encouraging Peopl

Eric Deggans, the TV and media critic for the Tampa Bay Times, made a bold statement Sunday guaranteed to anger liberals and their minions in the press. Hosting CNN's Reliable Sources, Deggans finished with a message about the media's role in stoking racial tensions in America saying, "I'm convinced one aggravating factor is media outlets that profit by playing off prejudice and encouraging…

Raul Labrador Schools Meet the Press Panel on King's Dream: Your Messa

An absolutely spectacular thing happened on NBC's Meet the Press Sunday. After host David Gregory and his liberal panelists talked about Martin Luther King Jr's dream having not yet been realized, and how tough it is for minorities to succeed in America, Puerto Rican immigrant Congressman Raul Labrador (R-Id.) scolded them all saying, "It saddens me actually to hear some of the things that I'…

Cokie Roberts: 'What's Going on About Voting Rights is Downright Evil

"What's going on about voting rights is downright evil." So said ABC's Cokie Roberts on Sunday's This Week (video follows with transcript and commentary):