New Yorker Writer: Obamacare Lawsuit a ‘Crackpot Idea’

In a piece headlined “The Supreme Court vs. Reality,” Jeff Shesol claims that when the SCOTUS agreed to hear King v. Burwell, it showed that “most or maybe all of the Court’s Republican appointees will entertain any argument, no matter how silly, that can derail or dismember the supposed abomination that is Obamacare.”
Tom Johnson
March 5th, 2015 11:27 AM

Mother Jones: Three Meals a Day Is Racist

Leave it to a writer at Mother Jones to dispense condescending healthy eating advice while serving up a side dish of alleged historical racism with a tincture of capitalism bashing. Kiera Butler, a senior editor there, didn't have to engage in either exercise to make her nutritional points, which may have some validity. She must have felt that her primary headline ("Why You Should Stop Eating…
Tom Blumer
March 5th, 2015 11:19 AM

Hopeful NYT: 'A Pleasant Surprise' for Govt. That Kennedy Might Flip

The New York Times on Thursday sounded a hopeful tone about oral arguments regarding ObamaCare, yet again in the Supreme Court. The headline for the Adam Liptak story trumpeted, "At Least One Justice Is in Play as Supreme Court Hears Affordable Care Act Case."  After noting that "the court’s four liberal members voiced strong support for the administration’s position," Liptak hyped, "In a…
Scott Whitlock
March 5th, 2015 11:19 AM

Networks Mentioned 'Hands Up, Don't Shoot' 140 Times on Ferguson

“Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” has been the rallying cry of Ferguson protesters since officer Darren Wilson fatally shot Michael Brown on a Missouri street last August. Brown, the “gentle giant,” was shot while trying to surrender or de-escalate his encounter with Wilson. It was an article of faith on the left, and the three networks used the phrase 140 times in their coverage of Ferguson. Now, the DOJ…
Kristine Marsh
March 5th, 2015 11:15 AM

NBC: Clinton E-Mail Controversy May ‘Reignite’ Benghazi Scandal

Discussing the growing email controversy swirling around Hillary Clinton with Bloomberg Politics managing editor Mark Halperin on Thursday’s NBC Today, co-host Savannah Guthrie suggested it could resurrect another scandal for the would-be 2016 contender: “What about Republicans? This certainly hands them a lot of ammunition and breathes new life, perhaps, into the whole investigation into…
Kyle Drennen
March 5th, 2015 11:01 AM

Networks Don’t Acknowledge Spreading False 'Hands Up, Don't Shoot' N

“Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” has been the rallying cry of Ferguson protestors since officer Darren Wilson fatally shot Michael Brown on a Missouri street last August. Brown, the “gentle giant,” was shot while trying to surrender or de-escalate his encounter with Wilson. It was an article of faith on the left, and the three networks used the phrase 140 times in their coverage of Ferguson.
Kristine Marsh
March 5th, 2015 10:29 AM

Wife of Chris Matthews ‘Likely’ Running for Congress as Democrat

Politico reports that Kathleen Matthews, wife of liberal MSNBC host Chris Matthews and former news anchor for WJLA-ABC 7 in Washington, DC, is likely to run for Congress as a Democrat. Matthews will seek the seat being vacated by Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), who plans to run for U.S. Senate, replacing the retiring Senator Barbara Mikulski.
Jeffrey Meyer
March 5th, 2015 10:16 AM

ABC on Hillary E-Mail Questions: 'It's Going to Be the Honor System'

According to Good Morning America's Jon Karl on Thursday, Hillary Clinton will ask Americans to simply trust her when it comes to the growing scandal regarding her e-mails as Secretary of State. Talking to George Stephanopoulos, Karl conceded, "George, this is basically going to be the honor system." 
Scott Whitlock
March 5th, 2015 10:07 AM

Conan O'Brien Goes to Cuba - And Its Regime Quickly Censors Him

He's the first American late-night television host to broadcast his program from Cuba in more than 50 years -- and its communist regime wasted little time in reminding Conan O'Brien that he was no longer in America. O'Brien's entire TBS show last night was devoted to his Cuban jaunt, which included a stop in what he described as a typical market.  
Jack Coleman
March 5th, 2015 9:53 AM

Judge Napolitano: Hillary May Have Committed ‘Felony’ Over Emails

On Wednesday night, Fox News Senior Judicial Analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano issued a blistering critique of Hillary Clinton’s ongoing controversy surrounding the use of a private email account while she was Secretary of State.
Jeffrey Meyer
March 5th, 2015 9:19 AM

Ben Carson Says He's 'Not Going to Fall for' Gay Media Questions Again

After telling CNN’s Chris Cuomo March. 4 that being gay is “absolutely a choice” after being prodded to answer whether sexual orientation was genetic or not, the media pounced on Ben Carson’s comments, with a particularly vile attack by Dan Savage directed at the possible GOP presidential candidate.
Kristine Marsh
March 5th, 2015 8:51 AM

And That’s the Way It Was: In 1972, Cronkite Warned of ‘New Ice Age’

The “brutal” winter is on the attack again, bringing sleet and heavy snow to the mid-Atlantic region. Previous storms targeted the deep south including Dallas, Texas, and several hammered New England. By March 4, Boston was just 2 inches away from hitting an all-time record for snow, Boston.com reported. It’s a reality more in keeping with media warnings from the 1970s than today’s arguments…
Julia A. Seymour
March 5th, 2015 8:19 AM

Nicolle Wallace: Hillary Email Will Turn Out to Be 'Wedding Stuff'

What's wrong with this picture: Mika Brzezinski and Willie Geist being tougher on Hillary than ostensible Republican Nicolle Wallace? On today's Morning Joe, former W aide Wallace said that Hillary would wind up releasing all her emails and they would just turn out to be "wedding stuff."  Mika had blasted Hillary for setting up her own servers, and Geist politely pointed out that since Hillary…
Mark Finkelstein
March 5th, 2015 7:49 AM

NewsBusted Takes on FCC's Obamanet Regulations

By a 3 to 2 vote, the FCC voted to regulate the internet. And to show how well they understand it, the FCC will release over 300 pages of these new regulations -- as soon as they finish printing them and mailing them out. -- Jodi Miller.
NB Staff
March 5th, 2015 1:34 AM