New Poll Throws Cold Water on Charge That Oscar Voters Are Racist

Paul Bedard at the Washington Examiner reports “A new Ipsos/Reuters poll throws cold water on the racially-charged #OscarsSoWhite trend and other campaigns suggesting that the overly liberal Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was biased this year against blacks and other minorities in picking Oscar nominees.”
Tim Graham
January 27th, 2015 1:19 PM

AP Plays Up 'Staunchly Religious' Opposition to Pro-LGBT Bill in Idaho

In her Tuesday item, the AP's Kimberlee Kruesi repeatedly emphasized the ideology of opponents of proposed legislation in Idaho that would "create protections for gay and lesbian people." Kruesi underlined that the state legislative committee that held the heading was "made up some of the Statehouse's most conservative lawmakers and only a handful of Democrats." However, she failed to give…
Matthew Balan
January 27th, 2015 1:03 PM

SEAL Who Trained Chris Kyle: Michael Moore Is 'Shameful' and 'Shallow'

The man who trained Navy S.E.A.L Chris Kyle appeared on Fox Business, Monday, to slam liberal filmmaker Michael Moore for his repeated attacks on the movie American Sniper and its subject, Chris Kyle.
Scott Whitlock
January 27th, 2015 12:20 PM

Lefty Professor: ‘American Sniper’ Delusional, Just Like the GOP

In an article for Salon, Penn State professor Sophia McClennen claims the box-office blockbuster has “no nuance, no context and no subtlety” and that its director, Clint Eastwood, “represents a dark, disturbing feature of the GOP mind-set.”
Tom Johnson
January 27th, 2015 11:25 AM

CNN Host Kisses Ultra-Liberal NYC Mayor Bill DeBlasio

Following Monday’s severe blizzard that pummeled the Northeast, on Tuesday morning, CNN’s New Day hosted liberal New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio to discuss the city’s handling of the snowstorm.  After DeBlasio briefly spoke with CNN’s Chris Cuomo, brother of New York’s Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo, New Day co-host Alisyn Camerota greeted DeBlasio with a friendly kiss and embrace before…
Jeffrey Meyer
January 27th, 2015 10:51 AM

Rush Limbaugh: Success of 'American Sniper' Mirrors Midterm Landslide

A tidal-wave election that Republicans rode to victory in 2014 and the roaring success of American Sniper, a film that many liberals loathe -- yes, they're related, Rush Limbaugh pointed out to his radio listeners today. Bad enough for Democrats to suffer epic losses in the midterms, but when their power and influence are on the wane in Hollywood too -- that's a problem.
Jack Coleman
January 26th, 2015 8:35 PM

Don't MSNBC Graphics Guys Know How to Tell Time?

See if you can spot the typos on this map, which depict mandatory travel bans in Northeastern states for the overnight of January 26-27. 
Ken Shepherd
January 26th, 2015 8:16 PM

MSNBC Guest Uses Blizzard to Complain about the GOP and 'Big Oil'

During her MSNBC show Now on Monday, Alex Wagner had on guest Jeffrey Sachs of Columbia University’s Earth Institute, who took advantage of the blizzard set to strike New York City and New England to invoke climate change and blame the “big oil industry” and Republicans for “voting down science” in a Senate vote last week. Not to be outdone, Wagner took her own swipe at those who don’t subscribe…
Curtis Houck
January 26th, 2015 7:43 PM

Only 1.1% of Americans Live in Unemployment Rate-Recovering Counties

This post follows up on Friday morning's entry (at BizzyBlog; at NewsBusters) showing that "Fewer Than 0.5% of Americans Live in Fully Recovered Counties." This is the kind of news which would be front and center with the nation's establishment press if such a report came out during a Republican or conservative presidential administration. With Team Obama in place, NACo's work has been virtually…
Tom Blumer
January 26th, 2015 6:11 PM

Comedian Jim Gaffigan Mocks Hollywood Hatred of 'American Sniper'

Comedian Jim Gaffigan got off a great zinger on Twitter yesterday aimed straight at Hollywood folks who look down on the average American who has given American Sniper their vote at the box office.
Ken Shepherd
January 26th, 2015 5:33 PM

CNN's Avlon Bashes 'Far-Right' Meeting of 'Crazy Caucus' in Iowa

John Avlon unsurprisingly bashed conservatives on Monday's New Day on CNN during a panel discussion on potential 2016 Republican presidential candidates. Avlon labeled the recent Iowa Freedom Summit "the dean of the crazy caucus, Steve King's, cattle call," and asserted that the media covered the conference because "it's the place most likely for a Republican aspirant to say something incredibly…
Matthew Balan
January 26th, 2015 5:32 PM

ABC's Stephanopoulos Frets Jindal Talking 'God' at Religious Event

Leading off an interview with Bobby Jindal on ABC's This Week on Sunday, host George Stephanopoulos played a clip of the Louisiana governor and potential Republican 2016 contender speaking about his faith during a religious event on Saturday: "We can't just elect a candidate and fix what ails our country. We can't just pass a law and fix what ails our country. We need a spiritual revival to fix…
Kyle Drennen
January 26th, 2015 4:32 PM

Nye Blames Blizzard on Climate Change, Knocks 'Unglued' Dissenters

A severe winter storm about to strike the northeast is caused by global warming? That's the unsurprising suggestion by climate change enthusiast Bill Nye on MSNBC, Monday.
Scott Whitlock
January 26th, 2015 4:17 PM

Pro-Life Groups Join MRC Denouncing Media Blackout of March for Life

Nineteen leading pro-life organizations joined the Media Research Center to chastise the networks for their near blackout of the 2015 March for Life. The Annual March for Life, which attracted over 200,000 participants from around the country, marked the 42nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion.

NB Staff
January 26th, 2015 3:42 PM