Latest Blogs
Whole Foods Shoppers Say the Funniest Things
Whole Foods shoppers, many of whom probably form Bernie Sanders' base, can unintentionally say some of the funniest things. This humor comes from their "bobo" background. "Bobo" is a word coined by New York Times columnist David Brooks as an abreviation of the words "bourgeois" and "bohemian" although a more accurate description would be "bolshevik" and "bohemian." In any event, they are so noted…
On Nancy Reagan Burial Day, Al Hunt Stresses She Was 'Not Good Mother'
Has Al Hunt ever heard of de mortuis nil nisi bonum? Apparently not. On the day she was laid to rest, Hunt found it necessary to repeatedly assert that Nancy Reagan "was not a good mother."
Interviewed by John Heilemann on today's With All Due Respect, here was Hunt: "she was a formidable person. Sometimes unpleasant, not a great mother, but she loved her Ronnie and had great political instincts…
The Action Is Not All In Washington
As the race for the presidential nomination enters the pandemonium stage, I take solace in the soothing wisdom of my friend the British historian, Paul Johnson. He writes: "America is a big country, with vast regions and endless opportunities for polycentrism." Another way of putting it is that America is a federalist system with endless opportunities for variation
NBC Touts ‘Civility’ at GOP Debate Then Calls for More Attacks
Friday’s NBC Today began by condescendingly congratulating Republicans on having a “civil” debate Thursday night that “finally” covered “substantive” issues. However, only minutes later, the same broadcast called on the candidates to attack each other more.
Miami Herald Columnist Claims Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio Not Really Cuban
Since this is a presidential election year, it's not surprising to find harsh comments and angry rhetoric regarding candidates running to occupy the White House next January.
However, Fabiola Santiago -- a columnist for the Miami Herald -- set a new low in an editorial that was published on Friday entitled “Ted Cruz & Marco Rubio aren’t the Cuban dream team.”
LGBT Activists to NCAA: No Waivers to ‘Religious-Based Institutions'
College is an ideological and intellectual “safe zone.” That is unless you’re a university that disagrees with the social justice warriors currently running the LGBT movement. Then it’s a kill zone.
Daily Beast: 'Weak GOP' Failed to Hit Donald Trump on Rally Violence
Last night's GOP presidential primary debate was remarkably void of personal insults or theatrical flourishes. One Daily Beast writer also thinks it was marked by too much civility as she slammed Sens. Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz and Gov. John Kasich for failing to condemn Donald Trump for either a sucker-punch thrown at a North Carolina rally or for his campaign manager's alleged manhandling of a…
USA Today: MLB Really, Really, Really, Wants a Gay Baseball Player
Major League Baseball does not have an openly gay baseball player. But Major League Baseball really, really, really wants to have an openly gay baseball player. At least, that’s the story as told by USA Today’s Bob Nightengale.
Ramos, Univision Silent On Physical Assault Of Michelle Fields
Univision and Jorge Ramos maintain total silence in the face of the assault of journalist Michelle Fields, and it is shameful.
Video Flashback: Nancy Reagan with Mike Wallace in 1975
With the funeral service today (Friday, March 11) for Nancy Reagan, a look back at her at age 54 in 1975 when she talked to Mike Wallace for a 60 Minutes segment about her husband’s soon-to-launch campaign against President Gerald Ford for the 1976 Republican presidential nomination.
ABC Chided Rubio for Getting ‘Ugly,’ Now Thinks He’s Too Mild
It seems that Marco Rubio simply can’t win when it comes to ABC. Back in February, Good Morning America derided the “ugly” and “strange” attacks he employed against Donald Trump. On Friday, the morning show’s journalists worried he was too mild and didn’t “try” in the debate. GMA’s Stephanopoulos wondered if “you do anything to slow Donald Trump down?”
Nets Catch ‘Justin Fever,’ Infatuated With Obama-Trudeau ‘Bromance’
Continuing their unhealthy obsession with the “bromance” between newly elected Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Obama on Friday, all three network morning shows were thrilled by the pair exchanging pleasantries at a White House state dinner Thursday evening.
Delicate NYT Editorial Calls GOP Senator 'Thug' for 'Pinata' Metaphor
Don’t know much about...metaphors? The New York Times was shocked and appalled that a Republican senator predicted any Obama Supreme Court nominee would be treated like a piñata, and said such “violent imagery” made Sen. John Cornyn a “thug, threatening harm,” in a Friday editorial, “Republican Threats and the Supreme Court."