Canadian Columnist Slams 'Selfish' Believers for Praying for Paris

Doug Saunders, a leftist international-affairs columnist for Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail, attacked the many people on Twitter who were calling for prayers for the citizens of Paris in the wake of the terrorist attacks in the French capital on Friday evening.
Matthew Balan
November 13th, 2015 7:41 PM

AP Makes Report on October Deficit Almost All About Other Things

The federal government kicked off fiscal 2016 yesterday by reporting that its October deficit was $136.5 billion, 12 percent higher than the $121.7 billion shortfall seen in October 2014. Single-month comparisons can be tricky because of timing differences, but the Associated Press's Martin Crutsinger noted that analyzing the results from this October and last October is an apples-to-apples…
Tom Blumer
November 13th, 2015 6:02 PM

Disgusting! Comedian Michael Ian Black Exploits Paris Attack

Actor/comedian Michael Ian Black wasted no time, on Friday, exploiting the Paris attack as he tweeted within an an our of the breaking news: "Awful, awful, awful news in Paris. 18 shot dead. If only we could get our daily shootings down to 18 here in America."
Geoffrey Dickens
November 13th, 2015 5:31 PM

NYT Editor: I Would've Given Ed Snowden a 'Back Massage' for Exclusive

New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet couldn’t care less if Edward Snowden is a traitor or not, he just regrets missing out on getting an exclusive. He told PBS host Charlie Rose, on his November 9 show, that he would’ve gone as far as giving Snowden a “back massage” to land the story for the Times.  
Geoffrey Dickens
November 13th, 2015 4:41 PM

Is Rubio The One?

We are moving beyond the "who won" stage in these Republican debates into the "who would you be most comfortable with as president" and "who is best equipped to defeat Hillary Clinton?" The answer to both questions seems to be Sen. Marco Rubio.
Cal Thomas
November 13th, 2015 3:58 PM

DNC Chair Freaks Out After Andrea Mitchell Fact-Checks Hillary

On Friday, MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell actually fact-checked Hillary Clinton’s suspicious tale of trying to join the Marines in 1975: “Those comments are being mocked by Republicans today and they’re getting two Pinocchios from Washington Post fact-checker Glenn Kessler....Why on earth would she go to a Marine recruiter in 1975?...It doesn't make sense.”
Kyle Drennen
November 13th, 2015 3:35 PM

Cosmopolitan's Porno Holiday Gift

The cover story of the December edition of Cosmopolitan is titled, "Sex Wish List." The article contains 24 sexual suggestions, all of which exploit the Christian and Jewish holidays. Most conspicuously, it includes a "Sex-Vent Calendar," a rip-off of the Advent calendar prized by Christians.
Bill Donohue
November 13th, 2015 3:30 PM

It’s a Setup! Dickerson Meets Privately with Dems Before Debate

According to Politico’s Hadas Gold and Annie Karni, Saturday night’s Democratic presidential moderator John Dickerson of CBS News met privately with each of the three campaigns for separate, private meetings to preview the debate and tried to innocently be billed as “informational in nature.”
Curtis Houck
November 13th, 2015 2:48 PM

The Hill Gives Readers Just One Side of Abortion Case Going to SCOTUS

The U.S. Supreme Court today announced it would hear a case involving a challenge to Texas's regulation of abortion clinics. In her four-paragraph story on the matter, however The Hill newspaper's Sarah Ferris failed to explain the perspective of defenders of the law. 
Ken Shepherd
November 13th, 2015 2:47 PM

Only NBC Mentions Controversy Over Hillary’s Marine Claims

As questions began to be raised regarding Hillary Clinton’s dubious claim that she once tried to join the Marines in 1975, on Friday, only NBC’s Today briefly noted the controversy, with co-host Savannah Guthrie warning: “Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton is facing scrutiny about a story from her past that she repeated on the campaign trail this week, and it could come up at tomorrow's…
Kyle Drennen
November 13th, 2015 1:09 PM

Salon Writer: Free Speech Advocates Want to Assert 'White Privilege'

Speaking on MSNBC’s All In Thursday night about the ongoing protests on college campuses over race, Salon writer and Rutgers University professor Brittney Cooper asserted that the real focus of the discussion should about how black students supposedly feel “physically and emotionally unsafe on these campuses” and those raising concerns about “the threat to freedom of speech” really just want to…
Curtis Houck
November 13th, 2015 12:33 PM

Kudos: Daily Beast Hits 'P.C. Mob Tear[ing] Apart California College'

Perhaps kudos are in order for the usually left-leaning Daily Beast for a piece today headlined, "P.C. Police Tearing Apart California’s Claremont McKenna College."
Ken Shepherd
November 13th, 2015 12:31 PM

Hollywood Rebel: Hilary Duff Buys a Gun and Ammo

One pop star just made a bold move in liberal Hollywood – by exercising her 2nd Amendment rights. TMZ reported that 28-year-old Lizzie McGuire star Hilary Duff exited a Culver City, California gun store last weekend carrying a newly purchased Glock case and ammo.
Katie Yoder
November 13th, 2015 12:12 PM

CBS Debate Moderator John Dickerson’s Most Liberal Outbursts

Viewers of Saturday night’s Democratic debate probably shouldn’t expect any tough questions, at least from the right, coming from debate moderator John Dickerson.
Geoffrey Dickens
November 13th, 2015 12:01 PM