Fox News Sunday’s Chris Wallace Grills Dem. Congressman On IRS Scand

Fox News Sunday was the only Sunday show that discussed the latest revelations in the IRS’ targeting of conservative groups. As a result, viewers were treated to host Chris Wallace grilling Congressman Sander Levin (D-MI) over why the IRS targeted 100 percent of conservative groups as opposed to only 30 percent of liberal groups. Appearing on Sunday April 13, Wallace challenged Levin: “30…
Jeffrey Meyer
April 14th, 2014 9:30 AM

It Slowly Dawns on the WashPost That Maryland Looks Like a 'Nanny Stat

At the end of Maryland’s legislative session in Annapolis, The Washington Post and reporter Fredrick Kunkle slowly realized outnumbered Republicans are outraged with “a slew of what they call well-intentioned but annoying attempts to micromanage people’s lives with bans, prohibitions and regulations, these critics say the state’s latest attempt to boldly embrace the future felt more like the…
Tim Graham
April 14th, 2014 8:49 AM

Saturday Night Live Throws Millennials To The Ground

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Evan Mantel
April 14th, 2014 1:46 AM

AP Goes to Occupy Movement-Supporting Enviro Group For Comment on Bund

Guess who's all of a sudden standing up for law and order? Why, it's radical environmentalists, who despite their general disdain for lawful behavior have felt compelled to speak out in support of the Bureau of Land Management's attempts to round up Cliven Bundy's cattle and ultimately force the Nevada rancher to abandon his family's century-old business. Martin Griffith at the Associated…
Tom Blumer
April 13th, 2014 11:58 PM

Sharyl Attkisson Tells Fox: Book Will Focus on Obama's 'Aggressive' Us

Recently departed CBS News reporter Sharyl Attkisson appeared with Howard Kurtz on Fox's Media Buzz on Sunday. Kurtz said her forthcoming book is titled “Stonewalled: My Fight for Truth Against the Forces of Obstruction, Intimidation, and Harassment in Obama’s Washington.” Kurtz asked her to define those forces. "I think any journalist who has been covering Washington for a few years would…
Tim Graham
April 13th, 2014 10:44 PM

MSNBC's Schultz Explains Why GOPers 'Dislike' the Poor, 'Have No Use f

On the Friday, April 11, The Ed Show, MSNBC's Ed Schultz gave a political hack-style answer to a viewer question about why Republicans allegedly "dislike the poor so much" as he asserted that the poor are "useless" to conservatives because Republicans are "all about power." Ignoring the millions of poor people who do, in fact, vote for the GOP in each election cycle, helping many Republicans…
Brad Wilmouth
April 13th, 2014 10:03 PM

Ana Marie Cox Can't Hide Her Disdain for White Guys

Did you know that white men are good for little more than making crystal meth? And that Americans are proudly belligerent and ignorant? At least according to Wonkette founder Ana Marie Cox, as expressed Friday night on "Real Time with Bill Maher" with her formulaic snark. Cox was a guest on the show, along with GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter of California, actor Rob Lowe and left-wing journalist…
Jack Coleman
April 13th, 2014 6:53 PM

Andrea Mitchell Fails to Ask Kathleen Sebelius Obvious (HuffPost) Ques

Andrea Mitchell needs to turn in her journalism  card...now! She completely blew the opportunity to ask outgoing Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius a question that would have shed light on whether she voluntarily resigned or, as many have speculated, she was fired by the White House. Despite interviewing Sebelius for over five minutes on Meet The Press (video after the jump…
P.J. Gladnick
April 13th, 2014 6:14 PM

Kevin Drum: Right-Wingers Deny 'Anything Even Slightly Positive' About

Imagine a Yankees-Red Sox game during which the Yankees broadcasters acknowledged mistakes by their team and good plays by the Sox, while the Boston announcers ranted relentlessly that the Yankees stank and were lucky not to finish 0-162.   According to Kevin Drum of Mother Jones, something similar happens routinely in political media. Drum believes that both in general and regarding…
Tom Johnson
April 13th, 2014 4:27 PM

CBS Host Bob Schieffer Asks ‘Are Republicans Against Equal Pay For W

CBS Face the Nation host Bob Schieffer seems to have fallen for the liberal lie that women get paid 77 percent of what their male counterparts earn as was evident during an interview with Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN). Blackburn appeared with Schieffer on Sunday April 13 and was accused of being against equal pay: “Are Republicans against equal pay for women and is that going to be a…
Jeffrey Meyer
April 13th, 2014 2:35 PM

Nothing To See Here: ABC, CBS, And NBC's Sunday Shows Ignore Latest In

Over the last seven days, three major revelations have emerged surrounding the IRS’ targeting of Tea Party groups. Despite the new stories, on Sunday April 13, three of the four Sunday shows,  NBC’s Meet the Press, CBS’s Face the Nation and ABC’s This Week, all ignored them, whereas Fox News Sunday was the only program to mention the IRS at all. On Wednesday April 9, The Washington Times…
Jeffrey Meyer
April 13th, 2014 1:48 PM

George Will On Liberals Playing The Race Card: ‘Liberalism Has A Kin

Conservative columnist George Will had some harsh words for liberals who play the race card as a way to demonize conservatives who oppose President Obama’s liberal agenda. Appearing as a guest on Fox News Sunday on April 13, Will observed that “Liberalism has a kind of Tourette's syndrome these days. It’s just constantly saying the word racism and racist.” [See video below.]
Jeffrey Meyer
April 13th, 2014 12:28 PM

CBS’s Bob Schieffer Interviews Dem. Elijah Cummings, Ignores His Rel

Earlier this week, Town Hall revealed that former IRS official Lois Lerner fed tax information from the conservative group “True the Vote” to Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD).  Cummings is the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, and recently made headlines for his confrontation with Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) over Lois Lerner’s recent testimony before the committee.  Despite…
Jeffrey Meyer
April 13th, 2014 11:22 AM

Reuters Covers Two Dozen Anti-Tech Protesters in San Francisco, Ignore

On Friday, Reuters dispatched Sarah McBride, a San Francisco area reporter, to cover a protest by two dozen people. Seriously. According to the headline at McBride's story, the presence of these two dozen protesters demonstrated that "San Francisco tech money protests intensify." McBride utterly failed to describe the protester's ultimate goals: lots and lots of money and an end to capitalism…
Tom Blumer
April 13th, 2014 11:16 AM