McLaughlin: 'Should the Pope Abdicate?'; Clift Asserts Pope 'Needlessl

On the McLaughlin Group this weekend, host John McLaughlin, a former Catholic priest, set up a segment on how the Pope's supposedly “incendiary words” had “flamed across the Muslim firmament.” He then cued up his panelists with this inflammatory proposition: “Should the Pope abdicate?” Washington Times editorial page editor Tony Blankley retorted: “No, that's the most ridiculous thing I've heard…
Brent Baker
 

Why Clinton Blew His Top: FNC's Wallace Only Interviewer to Ask About

Rich Noyes
 

Clinton Exploded? It Recalls A Time When Aides Lied About His Videotap

Tim Graham
 

"Voting to Kill" - Republican Post-9/11 Success Explained

In "Voting to Kill, How 9/11 Launched the Era of Republican Leadership" (Simon & Schuster, $15.95) Jim Geraghty has created a handbook for how Democrats can regain power (not that many will read it, or take the lessons to heart if they do), or how Republicans can maintain their current advantage. Geraghty, a former mainstream journalist, describes in precise detail both the reasons for…
Al Brown
 

Open Thread

Open for discussion.
NB Staff
 

'South Park' Makers Say It's 'Open Season on Jesus,' Not Mohammed

Tim Graham
 

Gadzooks! Gabler Gouges McGreevey As 'Shameless, Disgusting

Mark Finkelstein
 

Chris Wallace Talks About His Upcoming Interview With Bill Clinton

Noel Sheppard
 

Major Network Stars Add Their Glitz To Clinton's Global Initiative

Tim Graham
 

San Fran Chronicle FINALLY Finds a Hate Crime

Warner Todd Huston
 

How Many Embedded Reporters Are Covering Iraq

With Iraq making the network news every night, regularly as the lead story, most people would assume that there are scores of intrepid  journalists embedded with the troops, reporting from the front lines of the War on Terror.Most people would be wrong.
Al Brown
 

AP Chief Distorts The Record In Defense Of Insurgent-Chronicler Bilal

Associated Press chief executiveTom Curley writes a laughable defense of Bilal Hussein, the AP photographer being held by military authorities in Iraq after being nabbed with an alleged al Qaeda operative and an arms cache. The rigor of this column is indicated thus:Bilal Hussein, an Iraqi photographer who helped the Associated Press win a Pulitzer Prize last year, is now in his sixth month in…
Christopher Fotos
 

Katie Skips Dem Scandal In N.J. Senate Race, Compares Kean Family to

Tim Graham
 

Former President Bill Clinton Gets Defensive With Fox News’s Chris W

As Brad Wilmouth reported, former president Bill Clinton will be appearing on “Fox News Sunday” September 24 in a pre-recorded segment. In it, he becomes quite defensive with host Chris Wallace, makes some seemingly negative suggestions about Fox News, and, in un-Clintonlike fashion, loses his cool. For those interested, here is a video of a brief clip of this interview showing a very testy…
Noel Sheppard