Documentary on 'Anti-Islamist Muslims' Aired Nationwide as PBS Practic

Where are the moderate Muslims who willingly speak out against the Islamist agenda, and why are their voices not heard in the mainstream media? These questions are explored in a documentary that is receiving national exposure over the next several weeks via an Oregon affiliate of the Public Broadcasting System (PBS). Producers and advisors with WETA, the Washington D.C. affiliate of PBS, had…
Kevin Mooney

Hillary Soliciting Questions to Ask Ellen Degeneres

That Hillary Clinton -- what a card!According to an email I've received from her campaign, the intrepid Hillary is venturing into the lion's den, with TV appearances scheduled tonight on Letterman and September 4 on the Ellen DeGeneres show. Daring stuff!In any case, according to the email:Ellen is soliciting questions from her viewers to ask of Hillary, and we want to turn it around on her. So…
Mark Finkelstein

Economy Continues Growth, Media Ignore Story

The Drudge Report has a front-page headline about the good news from the economy this morning. The headline links to an extensive story in Bloomberg News covering the economic news in detail. But it seems that for the majority of the media, this is not news that they wish to highlight.While the New York Times did not appear to consider this news as important as the report on the Viriginia Tech…
Richard Newcomb

'American Morning' Praises Disgusting 'Produce Paradise' Music Video

CNN's Chetry applauds it for 'pretty good editing,' despite outlandish attack on business.
Jeff Poor

Greenhouse Gases Blamed for 2006's High Temperatures Despite CO2 Emiss

On Tuesday, the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration announced that "Greenhouse gases likely accounted for more than half of the widespread warmth across the continental United States last year." Yet, NOAA ignored the fact that the primary GHG global warming alarmists point to as the cause for rising temperatures, carbon dioxide emissions, actually declined in 2006. How did they…
Noel Sheppard

Nina Burleigh Slams GOP For 'Religious Psychobabble,' Repressed Sexual

Liberal journalist Nina Burleigh, famous for her 1998 statement that she'd happily fellate President Clinton for "keeping abortion legal," complained in an August 30 Huffington Post blog entry that conservative Republicans are sexually repressed, homophobic, and intolerant.The rockier the rib, the more likely you'll find pink lingerie under the trousers or a bullwhip and manacles in the bedside…
Ken Shepherd

The Party of Fear: Liberals Love a Good Scaring

In this week's Weekly Standard, writer Noemie Emery gives an excellent look into the mindset of the fearful left, so angry at President Bush for "scaring" the public into Iraq and yet so eager to be scared itself:"It Can Happen Here," says Joe Conason, in his book of the same name, and in fact it already has started: George W. Bush and his coterie are the very picture of the pious and scheming…
Matthew Sheffield

More Than Half of Analyzed Weather Stations Don’t Meet Federal Guide

As members of Congress debate sweeping legislation to address climate change, shouldn't it be newsworthy that of the roughly 25 percent of the weather stations analyzed by independent, non-government volunteers, more than half appear to not meet federal guidelines involving their placement? Well, meteorologist Anthony Watts, the owner of Watts Up With That, speaking at a climate conference in…
Noel Sheppard

Open Thread

Talk amongst yourselves...
NB Staff

Where Did Miss Teen USA Come Up With That Geography Question

Terry Trippany

DeLay Schools Lauer on MSM Bias: 'Amazing Double-Standard

Mark Finkelstein

AP: Scolds Military for Not Using Non-Existent 'Ray Gun' in Iraq

This one makes you want to say, "Captain Kirk to the Starship AP. Beam us up, there's no intelligent life in the AP News Room." on August 29th, the AP published a story scolding the U.S. Military for refusing to use a non-lethal "ray gun" to control crowds in Iraq and they quote a few military sources who claim they issued an "urgent request" for the system. It takes over half the story before…
Warner Todd Huston

Actor William Baldwin Wears Anti-Bush '01.20.09' T-Shirt on Kimmel's A

Actor William Baldwin sported a left-wing “01.20.09" T-shirt Tuesday night on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live. The black shirt with white numbering, one of a wide-collection of collectibles and “wearables,” is meant to highlight the countdown to Bush's last day in office. The "Bush's Last Day" Web site exclaims: “If you believe the country is heading backwards Bush is the primary reason. Join us in…
Brent Baker

Washington Post Bombards Craig, Shelters Hillary

The obscure GOP senator's public sex scandal gets five full stories, from the front page to the lead editorial. The Democratic presidential frontrunner's brewing campaign financing scandal gets five paragraphs buried on page A-5.
Kristen Fyfe