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Tom Shales Sneers at Brit Hume's Christian Remarks as Already 'Most Ri

Tim Graham

Liberal Marc Lamont Hill Gets Downbeat on Obama

It's New Year's Eve and you have the choice of ringing in 2010 by partying or watching Larry King. Most normal people would choose the former option but for the very few who watched Larry King that evening, they were treated to quite a surprise as they watched the show which was guest hosted by Candy Crowley (Was Larry ringing in the New Year at Nate 'n' Al's?). The surprise came in the form of…
P.J. Gladnick

How Tiny a Protest Is 'News'? N.Y. Times Publicizes a Four-Person Mar

A “march” from Miami to Washington on behalf of illegal immigrants consisting of a grand total of four marchers somehow merited a 780-word New York Times article by reliably pro-amnesty reporter Julia Preston, “To Overhaul Immigration, Advocates Alter Tactics.”By contrast, a massive anti-Obama rally that attracted over 100,000 people to the Capitol on September 12 resulted in virtually the same…
Clay Waters

Olbermann Slams MRC’s Brent Bozell Over Ed Schultz’s ‘Republican

On Monday’s Countdown show, MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann picked up on an item posted by the far-left Media Matters for America, and slammed Media Research Center founder and President Brent Bozell as "Worst Person in the World" because the MRC founder recently criticized MSNBC host Ed Schultz for accusing Republicans of wanting people to die. Schultz, from the Ed Show last September: "The Republicans…
Brad Wilmouth

American Library Association's Not-So-Hidden Gay Agenda

With its Youth Media Awards, the ALA works to get pro-gay propaganda on library shelves.
Carolyn Plocher

The Daily Beast: 'Jersey Shore' 'Aggressive Predator' Girls are 'Progr

Blog finds 'Surprise Feminists' in the trash on the 'Shore.'
Carolyn Plocher

Olbermann Derides 'Hume's Holy War,' Compares to 'Islamic Extremists

On Monday's Countdown show, MSNBC's Keith Olbermann slammed FNC's Brit Hume for advising Tiger Woods to convert to Christianity while appearing on yesterday's Fox News Sunday panel, where Hume has regularly appeared for years and contributed his opinions to the discussion in a way that differs from his manner of moderating discussions in a more neutral way when he used to host Special Report with…
Brad Wilmouth

Taxpayer-Funded Immaturity: NPR Teaches Readers 'To Speak Tea Bag

If there was ever any doubt National Public Radio had a political slant, check out the animated video posted on the network's Web site. That should clear up any doubt. This video dated Nov. 12, 2009 was created by Mark Fiore, a political animator, who NPR reports is described by The Wall Street Journal as "the undisputed guru of the form." The video demonstrates for viewers how to speak "tea bag…
Jeff Poor

Glenn Beck Revisits the Ample Evidence Against FCC Diversity Czar Mark

Fox News Channel and radio talk show host Glenn Beck has quickly risen to be one the most prominent targets of the Left.  Radio Talk King Rush Limbaugh is Liberal Enemy #1; there's a strong case to be made that Beck is now running second.One of the myriad feeble way's the Left attempts to deal with Beck - or any conservative - is to dismiss him or her as a liar, without any facts to back up said…
Seton Motley

CNN Ad Uses Instrumental Versions of Christian Hymn

Matthew Balan

MSNBC’s Shuster: Brit Hume ‘Denigrated’ Christianity With Tiger

During the 3PM ET hour of live coverage on MSNBC, anchor David Shuster claimed that Fox News political analyst Brit Hume "denigrated Christianity" when suggesting that scandal-ridden golfer Tiger Woods convert to the faith.Shuster made the comments while discussing the issue with MSNBC political analyst Pat Buchanan, asking: "Doesn’t it also denigrate Christianity when you do that on a Sunday…
Kyle Drennen

Updated: Ebert Offers 'Sincere Apologies' for Limbaugh Jokes | Roger E

Update (Ken Shepherd, Managing Editor, 11:30 p.m. EST): A few minutes ago, Ebert tweeted the following apology on his Twitter feed: "I feel bad about my cheap Limbaugh jokes. Sincere apologies to Rush and you folks. He said he was fine but that's no excuse." # # # In a demonstration of Hollywood's quintessentially intolerant hatred of conservatives, film critic Roger Ebert took to the…
Lachlan Markay

On Today: Fill Out Census or You Won't Get Government Goodies

NBC's Today show invited on Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and Census Bureau Director Robert Groves to promote their Portrait of America road tour as a way to encourage people to fill out the Census forms or risk, as Locke warned, miss out on "$400 billion of federal funds," to which Matt Lauer underlined, "This is vitally important to communities." The entire Today cast braved 20 degree weather…
Geoffrey Dickens