What, Me Commie

Before ... Those of us on the Right side of things have a profound disdain for what has become known as Che Chic -- the rampant popularity amongst the ignorant and idiotic portions of society (ours and elsewhere on the globe) of the recently retired Fidel Castro's designated Revolutionary hit man, Che Guevara. Shirts, hats, and flags bearing the likeness of the Central and South American…
Seton Motley

AP Upgrades Economy from 'Recession' to 'Near Halt

Fears of economic decline lead to slow, but still positive growth, according to wire service.
Jeff Poor

Two Straight Nights of Bashing Bill Cunningham on CNN

CNN’s Anderson Cooper and "The Nation" editor and publisher Katrina vanden Heuvel joined the attack on Bill Cunningham’s anti-Barack Obama comments at a rally for John McCain in Cincinnati, Ohio, comments that McCain himself repudiated. Cooper began his "Anderson Cooper 360" program on Tuesday by referring to Cunningham as a "talk show pit bull" and criticizing his use of Obama’s middle name. "…
Matthew Balan

The NYT on John McCain: Disqualified at Birth

Clay Waters

The Biz Flog: Episode 107: There's a Depression a-Comin

Paul Detrick

Liberal Name Caller Behar Denounces Conservative 'Name Calling

Joy Behar once again scolded conservatives for inflammatory rhetoric without realizing her own hypocrisy. On the February 28 edition of "The View," the panel spoke highly of the late William F. Buckley before Behar jumped in to compare the conservative icon to modern day conservatives. Behar chastised those who "name call and yell about things." Perhaps she should chastise herself.In a span of a…
Justin McCarthy

Fewer U.S. Dead = Less TV Coverage of Iraq

One year ago, liberal journalists depicted the surge of U.S. troops to Iraq as a certain failure. “A lot of people are going to go to bed tonight terrified,” MSNBC’s Chris Matthews opined just minutes after President Bush announced the policy on January 10, 2007. Other journalists were only slightly more subtle. “Many experts warn, it’s too little, too late,” NBC’s Jim Miklaszewski argued on the…
Rich Noyes

'Fox and Friends' Reports Global Cooling

Justin McCarthy

Media Finally Getting It: Ethanol Mandates a Dumb Idea

They're starting to get it. The media are figuring out government meddling in U.S. energy policy is taking a toll on the American economy. On February 20, the Labor Department reported that the Consumer Price Index (CPI), a key inflation reading, rose 0.4 percent in January, matching December's rise. Why? Increased food costs because corn is being used for ethanol. "Farmers are replacing…
Jeff Poor

CBS ‘Early Show’: McCain Born in Panama, ‘Can He Still Be Presid

At the top of Thursday’s CBS "Early Show," co-host Harry Smith teased a story on John McCain being born in the Panama Canal zone rather than inside the United States and if it would disqualify him from the presidency: "Born in the USA. John McCain wasn't. Can he still be president?" The story, which was regurgitated from The New York Times, was presented as a news brief by co-host Russ Mitchell a…
Kyle Drennen

ABC's Sawyer: Press Using 'Boxing Gloves' on Hillary

Thursday's "Good Morning America" featured a group of liberals talking about whether the press favored one liberal over another liberal and several leftist journalists were cited as proof. Specifically, co-host Diane Sawyer continued the program's self flagellation over whether the media is biased in favor of Barack Obama and against Hillary Clinton.The ABC anchor discussed the issue with Arianna…
Scott Whitlock

John McCain: Disqualified at Birth

Just the latest flaky, negative story on McCain since he apparently clinched the GOP nomination.
Clay Waters

Media Revelation: Ethanol is Causing Inflation

CNBC's Cramer confronts Clinton on ethanol fallacy in interview; 'Nightly News' admits corn is causing higher food prices.
Jeff Poor

CNBC's Burnett: Recession vs. Slowdown is Only 'Semantics

'Today' contributor claims there's no real difference between recession and slowdown, despite the fact that worried talk contributes to economic woes.
Nathan Burchfiel