Gingrich Explains Why He Did Global Warming Ad With Pelosi

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich recently did a global warming ad with Nancy Pelosi that was sponsored by Nobel Laureate Al Gore's Alliance for Climate Protection (embedded right).Obviously, he has taken a lot of heat -- no pun intended -- from conservatives for not only staking out a seemingly unconservative position on this controversial issue, but doing so in such a high-profile way…
Noel Sheppard

ABC's Ross Blames U.S. Gun Industry for Mexican Drug Violence

'World News' goes undercover in gun stores on U.S. side of the Mexican border to bash Second Amendment.
Jeff Poor

Village Voice Sneers, Snipes at Righty Blogs

Last week's issue of the Village Voice featured Roy Edroso's review of "10 conservative Web scribblers," described therein as "buffoons" and in the article's subhead as "a confederacy of dunces." (Actually, Edroso names twelve bloggers, arriving at his figure of ten by counting the Power Line trio as one person.) Lefty snark aside, the piece is problematic in part because at least two of the…
Tom Johnson

Networks Ignore Government's Role in Ethanol-Driven Food Crisis

BMI Staff

NYT All But Takes Back Hillary Endorsement, Begs Party to Settle Race

Clay Waters

MSNBC Teams Up With Air America

See that green thing over there? It's MSNBC's fig leaf. The network has decided to take it all off and admit what everyone knew was obvious: that it's trying to become the far-left's cable channel of choice.That's really about all you can say after learning the news that the MSNBC show "Race for the White House" will now be simulcast live at 6pm ET on Air America, the low-rated radio network for…
Matthew Sheffield

ChiTrib Still Dropping Dem Label for Gov. Blagojevich

Ken Shepherd

Fox News Chicago: Pontiff 'Warm, Compassionate', Not 'Hardline Conserv

Last evening, Chicago's Fox News at Nine aired the segment "Cardinal George Talks About Pope's Visit to America." Reporter Nancy Pender's interview with Chicago's Cardinal Francis George included video of Pope Benedict XVI touring the United States as Ms. Pender provided the voice-over:"The Cardinal says the visit reinforced his view of the Pope as a warm, compassionate man, and not the hardline…
Mike Bates

Radical Iranians, U.S. Conservatives: L.A. Times Sees Similarities

Tim Graham

Open Thread

NB Staff

Hillary's 'Morning Joe' Appearance a Cackle Six-Pack

Could it be a continuation of Hillary's winning shot-and-a-beer strategy? Appearing on Morning Joe the day after her PA primary win, Clinton popped the top on an even six-pack of cackles. Perhaps her good humor was inspired not only by her victory, but by Joe Scarborough's unabashed [if possibly facetious] pandering, describing himself and sidekick Willie Geist as Hillary's "only shameless…
Mark Finkelstein

Matthews: Will NC GOP Run 'Overtly Racist' Campaign vs. Obama

Brad Wilmouth

Gaiag Me with a Spoon

No subject, not even Barack Obama and the New Camelot, inspires reporters to drop any pretense of balance and objectivity like the Environment.
Brian Fitzpatrick

Expelled Opens with a Bang

Big Media's reviewers panned the movie, but the public had the last laugh.
Brian Fitzpatrick