FNC's Powers: 'Transparently a Lie' When Obama Says He Called Benghazi

On Wednesday's The O'Reilly Factor, liberal FNC political analyst Kirsten Powers again accused President Barack Obama of speaking "lies" in claiming that he called Benghazi a terrorist attack early on. Host Bill O'Reilly introduced the segment by playing a clip of Powers from Monday's Special Report with Bret Baier. Powers, from Monday:
Brad Wilmouth
May 16th, 2013 6:14 PM

Letterman: ‘I Don't Make Jokes About Obama Because I Don't Want the

For years, NewsBusters has reported how few comedians dare to tell jokes about President Obama. On the CBS Late Show Wednesday, host David Letterman humorously addressed this saying, “I don't make jokes about him because I don't want the FBI tapping my phone, my phone. That's why” (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
May 16th, 2013 5:17 PM

WashPost's Kessler Calls Out Obama, Sen. Boxer on Benghazi Lies

As the Obama administration’s Benghazi narrative begins to crumble, they’ve decided to recycle old talking points in the hope that the news media won't fact-check them. On May 13, during a press conference, President Obama said, “The day after it [Benghazi] happened, I acknowledged that this was an act of terrorism.” The Washington Post’s Glenn Kessler – in this instance – should be commended…
Matt Vespa
May 16th, 2013 4:44 PM

WashPost Reporters Mock 'Insanity' of House GOP Push to Repeal ObamaCa

The House Republican caucus is an insane asylum divorced from reality. That, essentially, was the complaint waged by Washington Post reporters David A. Fahrenthold and Ed O'Keefe in the first six paragraphs of their page A2 May 16 story, "A persistent GOP battle against health law":
Ken Shepherd
May 16th, 2013 4:35 PM

MSNBC's Hayes Plugs 'Incredible Story' of Felon Who Disrupted Oil Leas

On Wednesday's All In show, MSNBC host Chris Hayes boosted the efforts of convicted felon Tim DeChristopher as he interviewed the environmental activist who served two years in prison for making illegal bids in an oil lease auction that he had no way of honoring. Hayes gave the activist a forum to encourage more law-breaking as part of the environmental movement as DeChristopher suggested…
Brad Wilmouth
May 16th, 2013 4:07 PM

The ‘How I Met Your’ Mother Revealed

A surprise on screen and in person from a cast member.
Tyler O'Neil
May 16th, 2013 3:47 PM

Isabella Rossellini: Eating Babies is Good Motherhood

Aging actress’ show highlights gruesome animal activity as efficient parenting  
Lauren Enk
May 16th, 2013 3:34 PM

IRS Also Targeted Pro-Life Groups: Will Media Report

We’ve heard a lot in the past few days about the IRS applying extra scrutiny to groups with “Tea Party” or “patriots” in their name, but it appears the unfair targeting runs deeper than that. As the Thomas More Society, a non-profit public interest law firm, first reported yesterday, the IRS harassed at least two pro-life organizations that applied for tax-exempt status as early as 2009.…
Paul Bremmer
May 16th, 2013 3:31 PM

Gay NBA Player’s Twin Brother Gets ‘I’m The Straight One’ T-sh

ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel invited recently self-outed gay NBA player Jason Collins on his program Wednesday evening along with twin brother Jarron. At the end of the interview, Kimmel gave Jarron an “I’m The Straight One” t-shirt.
Noel Sheppard
May 16th, 2013 3:21 PM

Chris Matthews: 10-20 Percent Of America Don’t Support Obama Because

Chris Matthews’ toxic anti-conservative vitriol has spread onto other MSNBC shows, infecting them with his slanderous language. It is no secret that Matthews opposes the Tea Party as extremists, often times accusing them of outright racism towards President Obama. Appearing on PoliticsNation with racist host Al Sharpton, Chris Matthews disgustingly claimed that a full 10-20 percent of this…
Jeffrey Meyer
May 16th, 2013 3:21 PM

Dan Rather Tells of Getting Burglarized, Leaves Out That He Grabbed Hi

Sometimes it's what they neglect to mention that's more revealing than that was. Disgraced former CBS anchorman Dan Rather, now broadcasting from obscure AXS TV on the high triple-digit end of the cable dial, told Rachel Maddow of an incident back when he was a reporter devoted to hounding Richard Nixon. (Video after page break).
Jack Coleman
May 16th, 2013 2:59 PM

'Morning Joe' Panel Does a 180, Ready to Forgive and Forget Obama Admi

 Well, that was quick, and sadly predictable. A day after MSNBC’s Morning Joe panel criticized President Obama for his lack of transparency on the three scandals plaguing his administration, the panel kicked off their Thursday show by heaping praise on the president for yesterday’s news conference. Co-host and liberal activist Mika Brzezinski "felt good about" the conference, lauding the…
Andrew Lautz
May 16th, 2013 2:56 PM

Bob Schieffer Spins Obama Scandals: White House Not Like Nixon's, Whic

Thursday's CBS This Morning did its best to shift blame away from President Obama on the IRS, Justice Department, and Benghazi scandals currently surrounding his administration. Bob Schieffer shot down comparisons to the Watergate scandal that led to former President Richard Nixon's resignation: "This is not the Nixon administration, where you had burglars and people talking about blowing up…
Matthew Balan
May 16th, 2013 1:48 PM

CNN Legal Analyst Scoffs at Notion of 'Earth-Shaking' IRS Scandal, Cal

CNN's senior legal analyst thinks there's too much "hysteria" over the IRS scandal and that it really may not have been that big of a story to begin with. He argued thus on the 11 a.m. ET hour of Thursday's Newsroom. CNN's Jeffrey Toobin's spin went as follows: "the IRS is required by law to investigate these organizations," and "it's not clear that there were liberal organizations applying…
Matt Hadro
May 16th, 2013 12:45 PM