Predictable: MSNBC’s Shuster, Newsweek’s Gross Belittle and Miscon

Even before a single bag of tea has been dumped as a form of protest over government economic policies, the gang at MSNBC is in full-attack mode over the notion these protests merit any recognition. On MSNBC's April 10 "Countdown," fill-in host David Shuster imitated his MSNBC colleague Rachel Maddow's juvenile and overdone description of the tea party protest to disparage the upcoming…
Jeff Poor

CNN's Schneider: Obama Administration Wants Stricter Gun Laws

For almost a week, Americans have been told by liberal bloggers, Keith Olbermann, Rick Sanchez, and David Shuster that conservative talkers are lying about the Obama administration's plans to enact stricter gun laws, and that this is what caused Richard Poplawski to kill three police officers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, last Saturday.You know who's been telling the American people Obama wants to…
Noel Sheppard

New York Times Quotes of Note -- Recent Lowlights from the Paper of Re

"Obama Wins Troops' Cheers" in Iraq; Bush's Dramatic Visit Greeted Petulantly"In Unexpected Visit to Iraq, Obama Wins Troops' Cheers -- Military personnel at Camp Victory in Baghdad applauded President Obama on Tuesday when he said 'It is time for us to transition to the Iraqis.'" -- Front-page photo caption over an enormous photo of Obama meeting troops on his first trip to Iraq as president,…
Clay Waters

Lou Dobbs: Olbermann is a 'Left-wing Hack' and a 'Whack Job

According to Lou Dobbs, MSNBC's Keith Olberman is a a "left-wing hack" and a "whack job" that "has to spend so much time adjusting his medication he can't figure out what he's doing."So said Dobbs on his radio program Friday in response to a caller who wanted him to bring on folks like Andre Michael Eggelletion, Joe Myers, Al Sharpton, and Keith Olbermann to assist him in better understanding…
Noel Sheppard

Saturday Sports Open Thread

Before we begin, some prayers and thoughts for the friends and family of Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart. Rest in peace, Nick.Moving forward, isn't there a golf tournament this week? Active leaderboard available here. UPDATE: Live broadcast of Amen Corner holes now available here!!! How 'bout Anthony Kim's round yesterday? Eleven birdies in one round. Are you kidding me? Nice rounds also yesterday…
NB Staff

Open Thread

NB Staff

AP Decides March Deficit Is More Important Than Year-To-Date, Claims

I got this e-mail yesterday from CNN shortly after Uncle Sam's Monthly Treasury Statement for March was released: That was indeed a serious piece of news. Only halfway through the year, the federal government's deficit for fiscal 2009 is already larger by far than any previous year's deficit. So I was curious to see how the Associated Press's Martin Crutsinger might work this story to minimize…
Tom Blumer

WaPo: Dubya Now Lives In 'Insular World,' Squarely Among the '33 Perce

George W. Bush has taken up a quiet post-presidential life. Like his father, he has sworn off any public denunciation of his Democratic successor. The Washington Post has an odd way of showing appreciation for Bush’s humble exit: mocking him on Saturday’s front page about his return to Texas: "In Insular World, the Negative Is Left Behind." Sound like corporate synergy with Newsweek from a few…
Tim Graham

Sun-Sentinel Editor Assures Titanic Newspaper Passengers That Ship Is

My first piece of advice to any editor who wishes to reassure his newspaper readers that things are going to improve at his newspaper is to not accompany such an article with the grim visage of a mortician as you can see in this photo of Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel editor, Earl Maucker. It doesn't exactly inspire confidence in his newspaper. And the words of Maucker, while trying to sound upbeat…
P.J. Gladnick

ABC: Scaring Parents About Kid's Friend's Gun Owning Parents

Wait a minute Mom. Don't let little Johnny go to his buddy Tommy's house. Tommy's parents are psychos that own -- **gasp** -- GUNS! This is the message that ABC is telling parents in an April 10 piece headlined, "Before Arranging Playdates, Ask About Guns." Here ABC attempts to make every gun owner seem like a lunatic just ready to blow and encourages parents to be deathly afraid of anyone that…
Warner Todd Huston

Ron Howard Yearns for Less Powerful America Not 'Driven by Militarism

Film director Ron Howard is “very optimistic” about the future of America, so long as the nation makes an “adjustment,” to fulfill his hope a “more progressive” nation will mean “at a certain point I don't think we'll be so consumed with being the pre-eminent super-power and, you know, driven by sort of militarism and this need to export, you know, democracy.” Howard's reasoning, on Friday night'…
Brent Baker

Huff-Post: GOP Is a Dying Stalinist Tyrant, Mad With Syphilis

Tim Graham

CNN's Roland Martin and Guests Tout 'Progressive Evangelical' Future

On Wednesday’s No Bias, No Bull program, CNN anchor Roland Martin forgot the first part of his show’s title and featured three “progressive Christian” guests who all criticized the “religious right” and affirmed his view that you can “love God, go to church every Sunday, and not be a die-hard social conservative.” He did not host one religious conservative on his panel. The anchor even promised…
Matthew Balan

Think Progress Contradicts Itself On Obama's Gun Control Position

In the wake of last Saturday's tragic cop killings in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, left-wing new and old media representatives claimed the assailant was incited by supposedly false assertions from conservative talkers that President Obama was going to tighten gun laws.One such outlet, the George Soros-funded Clinton front group Think Progress, offered the following hysterical headline hours after…
Noel Sheppard