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Pew Research: MSM and Blogosphere Report on Two Different Worlds
On February 12 Pew Research compared what MSM spent its time on last week vs the blogosphere. The differences were stark. We report and discuss 2 different worlds... Reported Pew (graphics below page break): Social media took on a host of controversial issues last week, from abortion to gay rights to health care reform. The online community gave the hot-button topics not only more attention…
Olbermann Says Tea Parties Are Racist for Lack of 'Black Faces
Without making it clear that he has actually attended a tea party protest, 'Countdown' host declares 'Tea Klux Klan' bigoted.
Sean Penn Objects to Larry King's Suggestion He's Not a Fan of the U.S
Leftist actor Sean Penn appeared on CNN’s Larry King Live on Monday night to discuss Haiti, and he tried hard not to talk big-picture politics. He was clearly panicked about Haiti. He compared it to the U.S. bombing of Hiroshima and claimed it's on "the verge of what might be the greatest public health crisis in the history of the Western Hemisphere." [Audio available here.]But what struck Larry…
WaPo’s Parker Channels Palin Son: 'Might Trig Someday Read His Mothe
It's no surprise that elitism and a pretentious point of view have a place on The Washington Post editorial page, but even this is a little much. Pseudo-conservative columnist Kathleen Parker asserted that Trig Palin, the Down syndrome son of the 2008 Republican vice-presidential nominee and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin might one day find his mother's abortion comments "hurtful." A Feb 14…
Talen: 'Making Marriage a Gated Community, is Tantamount to Violence
HuffPo features article by Reverend Billy pushing for gay marriage.
N.Y. Times Exposes Liberal 'Fund-raising Powerhouse': The Congressiona
Four years ago, the media were intrigued by the possibilities that the Jack Abramoff scandal could bring the Democrats to the House. On Sunday, the New York Times offered a picture of liberal Democrats piling up campaign cash from corporate contributors. The surprise? Their target was the Congressional Black Caucus. Reporters Eric Lipton and Eric Lichtblau announced: From 2004 to 2008, the…
Olbermann Appeals to Tea Partiers to Admit Racism, Real Socialists Wou
On Monday’s Countdown show, MSNBC host Keith Olbermann delivered a "Special Comment" aimed at Tea Party activists in which, rather than rhetorically bludgeoning them with his usual name calling, he came across as trying to reason with Tea Partiers, appealing to them to admit to having racist motivations against President Obama as the Countdown host suggested that he felt sorry for them. Before a…
Hardball Spins: Bayh Quitting Because There's No Room for 'Centrists
Since the announcement of his resignation from the Senate the common label (from CNN to MSNBC) of Indiana Democratic Senator Evan Bayh seems to be that of a "centrist." On Monday's Hardball both Chris Matthews and his guest panelist NBC News' Chuck Todd called Bayh a "centrist," which is an inaccurate label for someone who, as NB's Matthew Balan pointed out, has a lifetime ACU rating of 20 and…
CNN Insists Evan Bayh is 'No Liberal;' GOP 'Should Be Sad to See Him G
On Monday's Rick's List, CNN's Rick Sanchez and Jessica Yellin both tried to portray liberal Indiana Democrat Evan Bayh as a centrist. Yellin insisted, "Republicans should be sad to see Evan Bayh go because he is one of the centrists who worked very hard to work with Republicans." Sanchez replied, "Evan Bayh is no liberal!"Before the CNN anchor raised Bayh's retirement with his colleague 18…
Danny Glover Lashes Out at Obama, South African Government for Plot to
Last week, far-left actor Danny Glover appeared on tax-supported radical Pacifica Radio to stump for returning Marxist ex-leader Jean-Bertrand Aristide to Haiti. In his political role as the chairman of the leftist TransAfrica Forum, Glover not only attacked the Obama-led U.S. government for obstructing this natural return of the "savior." He attacked the black government of South Africa for…
CBS 'Early Show' Touts 2nd Grader's Get Well Card to Bill Clinton
On Monday's CBS Early Show, co-host Maggie Rodriguez reported on a 7-year-old boy who tried to hand deliver a get well card to former President Bill Clinton: "When Bill Clinton returned home from the hospital after a heart procedure on Friday, there were lots of reporters waiting, and one second grader named C.J. Williams, who just wanted to get a get well card to him and some candy."Throughout…
Geraldo Rivera to Ann Coulter: 'Is Cheney Giving Aid and Comfort to th
Geraldo Rivera, on Fox News' Geraldo At Large on Sunday, essentially accused Dick Cheney of treason for criticizing the Obama administration over the weekend, as he asked panelist Ann Coulter if the former VP was "giving aid and comfort to the enemy." For her part the conservative author slammed back: "To be hearing that from liberals after eight years of relentless attacks on George Bush, when…
In Blizzard, Conservatives Mock Global Warming Alarmists, Left and Med
Back to back Washington, D.C. blizzards prompted conservatives to mock the global warming crowd last week. Grandchildren of Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., built an igloo on the National Mall and christened it "Al Gore's New Home." Fox News anchor Glenn Beck employed his trademark sarcasm to make fun of the "disappearance" of warming priest Al Gore and devotee Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. since the…