CNN Anchor Hits Obama With 'Tough' Questions: 'What's Your Biggest Fea

One day after getting the celebrity treatment on "Today," Senator Barack Obama stopped by CNN’s "American Morning" to receive fawning questions from Soledad O’Brien. The big difference in the coverage is that while NBC's Meredith Vieira referred to Obama as a "rock star," O’Brien only mentioned that "some people say he is the brightest star in the Democratic Party." Isn’t it great when one media…
Scott Whitlock

Open Thread Friday

For general discussion and chat.
NB Staff

Couric Led with Foley, Ignored Record Dow Close

Ken Shepherd

YouTube Adds “Hate Speech” Flag To Its Videos

Just in time for the holidays, the gang over at YouTube has added a new flag to their videos to assist their “community” in determining “inappropriate” content. Our friend at Ms Underestimated has created the following capture of the new screen being put into effect:Frankly, this is every liberal YouTuber’s dream:
Noel Sheppard

House Intel Chairman Suspends Democrat Staffer Over Possible Leak to N

The Associated Press reported late Thursday evening that the chairman of the House Intelligence committee Peter Hoekstra (R-Michigan) has suspended a Democrat staffer over possibly being the source of the recently leaked National Intelligence Estimate to the New York Times (hat tip to Michelle Malkin): “In a letter to Hoekstra dated Sept. 29, Rep. Ray LaHood, R-Ill., a committee member, said the…
Noel Sheppard

ABC's Tapper Scrutinizes GOP Scandals, But How About Harry

Who is Jake Tapper? He was the chief political correspondent for the lefty Salon.com. His book about the 2000 campaign, Down and Dirty: The Plot to Steal the Presidency, was so biased against Bush that even fellow liberal Jonathan Alter panned it.Tapper now patrols the political beat for ABC. But his lopsided report on congressional scandals on this morning's GMA reveals that he has lost none…
Mark Finkelstein

Cartoonist Ted Rall Mocks Military, Calls Bush ‘Psycho Fascist Moron

One has to wonder how liberal cartoonist Ted Rall can sell his vitriolic scribblings to anyone other than the Nation and Keith Olbermann. Yet, maybe three weeks before an election, the drive-by media find this kind of stuff appropriate, for his October 19 offering (hat tip to Ms Underestimated) is a truly disturbed, ultra-left-wing insult to America’s soldiers and the President. The strip was…
Noel Sheppard

Hitting Hillary Over Torture, Will Brooks Bash Bill Too

Mark Finkelstein

'Klan' You Get It? NY Times Accuses GOP of 'Torchlight' Tactics

Mark Finkelstein

Cindy Sheehan, Paid By Kerry Campaign? Authors Say Yes on Fox News

Tim Graham

Sawyer Relays NK Propaganda Blaming Bush & Touting 'Happiest Children

Brent Baker

Couric Leads with Six Minutes on Foley, Starting With Memories of Nake

Back on October 6, Katie Couric promised that the Mark Foley scandal “is not going away.” And just under two weeks later, on Thursday night, she did her part to keep it alive by leading the CBS Evening News with six minutes on it, starting with salacious descriptions of the teenage Mark Foley's alleged sexual activity with a Catholic priest. Couric offered a warning to viewers as she hyped the…
Brent Baker

WashPost Skims Over Webb 'Towel-Head' Remark In Syrupy Tribute to His

Tim Graham

AP/CBS News: 'Dems to Use Moderation if They Win House

Mike Bates