NBC: 'Quintessential Obama' Doctrine of Talking Leads to Hug

The leaders of nations who quarreled when George Bush was President now hug each other, thanks to President Barack Obama deigning to take time from his busy schedule to hold a meeting which displayed the “quintessential Obama” and the “Obama doctrine at work” in bringing “two sides together.” Or at least that's how Wednesday's NBC Nightly News gushed over Obama meeting with Afganistan's Hamid…
Brent Baker

Religion Blogger Exaggerates Fox' Take on Obama No-Show at National Da

Dallas News' Wayne Slater confuses reasonable discussion with 'gnashing of teeth.'
Colleen Raezler

Former CNBC Host Crosses Over to MSNBC to Bash Abstinence, GOP

Dylan Ratigan, appears on 'Countdown' to announce his new show and run down social conservatism.
Jeff Poor

FNC’s Beck: They’re Going to Silence Voices Like Mine, Bill O’Re

Call it an ominous warning, but Fox News Channel afternoon host and ratings sensation Glenn Beck on Wednesday cautioned viewers that government is strengthening its grip of power and is not going to stop at the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Beck declared on his May 6 broadcast the government is out of control, noting that Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests were a weekly…
Jeff Poor

The Elizabeth Edwards Pity Party

Elizabeth Edwards has hit the chat show circuit to hawk her new memoir “Resilience.”  Her interview with Oprah airs Thursday.  Elizabeth has some important lessons to teach the young women of today.  The most important of these lessons is to be nothing like her, though I’m pretty sure that’s not the message she is trying to send.Typically, when someone whines about his or her circumstances, I…
Kurt Schlichter

CBS ‘Early Show’ Forgets Dem Label For John Edwards

While a segment on Wednesday’s CBS Early Show reported on an upcoming book by Elizabeth Edwards in which she discusses her reaction to husband John Edwards having an affair, at no time was Edwards’ Democratic Party affiliation mentioned. Co-host Maggie Rodriguez began the story: "But first, Elizabeth Edwards, wife of former presidential candidate, John Edwards, is about to release a memoir called…
Kyle Drennen

MRC President, Other Prominent Conservatives: Say Just Say No to Harol

President Obama's nominee to be the State Department's top legal adviser, Harold Koh, "is a radical transnationalist who, based on his writings and statements, aims to use international and foreign law to deprive Americans of our rights as American citizens."So argue a group of respected conservative leaders including former Attorney General Ed Meese, Family Research Council President Tony…
NB Staff

MSNBC's Shuster Thanks Joe the Plumber for 'Lesson in Tolerance

Hear all that shattering glass? That's David Shuster's house. The MSNBC host threw his latest rock when he snidely thanked Samuel Wurzelbacher, Joe the Plumber for a "lesson in tolerance" during the 11:00 hour of MSNBC's live news coverage on May 5. Shuster reported:  And now a lesson in tolerance from Joe the Plumber. In an interview with Christian [sic] Today, he says we're supposed to…
Colleen Raezler

Cavuto Rants about Obama's Vilification of Business

Fox Business anchor says administration is portraying successful businesses as bad guys, while bailing out losers.
Julia A. Seymour

Ecuador tries crude form of justice to steal $27 billion from Chevron

Leftist government ignores its own agreement and using bogus legal system to strive for oil settlement.
Dan Gainor

ABC's GMA Skips Probe Into Edwards Campaign Cash to Mistress

Despite running two segments in the last week on Elizabeth Edwards and how she has coped with the extramarital affair of former Senator John Edwards, ABC's "Good Morning America" has yet to feature a single story on the news that a federal probe has been launched into whether the then-presidential candidate paid off the woman he was having a relationship with. This is despite the fact that…
Scott Whitlock

Cavuto Rants about Obama's Villification of Business

Neil Cavuto had some harsh criticism of President Obama during his end-of-show monologue on May 5. The Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network anchor blasted Obama for creating villains of businesses and for presenting an inconsistent message that is keeping businesspeople "anxious." "I think every administration has its villains. Remember Ronald Reagan had the evil Soviet Empire.…
Julia A. Seymour

Shipping Exec. Calls for Arming Merchant Crews Against Pirates, MSM La

After the hijacking of the MV Maersk Alabama, we often heard from the mainstream media about how shipping executive companies don't want to arm their civilian crews for fear of an escalation of violence from pirates, not to mention the potential legal and liability headaches presented by such a policy change.Well, yesterday, shipping company executive Philip Shapiro threw a wrench in that meme in…
Ken Shepherd

‘The Early Show’ Uses Palin Drama to Bash Abstinence

CBS "The Early Show" attacked sexual abstinence while Bristol Palin appeared on "Good Morning America" and "Today" to voice her support for it. Levi Johnston, the father of Bristol's child who has told numerous stories to hurt the family, went on CBS in what can only have been an attempt to counter or distract from Palin's message. The daughter of former Republican vice presidential candidate…
Iris Somberg