'Sex and the City' Star Amazed by De Blasio, He 'Makes My Head Spin'

Actress Cynthia Nixon couldn’t be happier with the job ultra-liberal New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is doing as she gushed to Charlie Rose: “I think he’s doing amazingly...He is a big, bold progressive and he has an...incredibly ambitious agenda...When I look at the things he’s done in such a short time...it makes my head spin.”
Geoffrey Dickens
March 18th, 2015 3:58 PM

House Dem: Cutting Food Stamps Will Revive Depression-Era Misery

Surefire method to make a liberal quickly backpedal from gushing about the allegedly wondrous Obama economic recovery -- suggest cutting back on food stamps. Worth it just for the amusement of watching a cheerleader convert to Chicken Little. Consider yourself warned, though -- doing this will surely lead to accusations of racism, misogyny, homophobia, cold-heartedness, etc., against you. Then…
Jack Coleman
March 18th, 2015 2:50 PM

AP: Team Obama -- Oops, 'U.S.' Sets New Record for Censoring Files

In "The Big Story" at AP on Wednesday afternoon, Ted Bridis announced the latest news from The Most Transparent Administration In History: “The Obama administration set a new record again for more often than ever censoring government files or outright denying access to them last year under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act, according to a new analysis of federal data by The Associated Press.”…
Tim Graham
March 18th, 2015 2:35 PM

Jeffrey Goldberg: Netanyahu Used Israeli ‘Southern Strategy’ to Win

Appearing on MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell Reports on Wednesday, the Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg repeatedly criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s electoral strategy which he labeled “the Israeli version of the Southern Strategy.”  
Jeffrey Meyer
March 18th, 2015 1:55 PM

WashPost Buries Subpoena Scandal in Puff Piece on Houston Mayor

It may seem hard for the average person to have sympathy for a politician who wields her power to unconstitutionally silence her opposition but that is exactly what Washington Post writer Krissah Thompson tried to summon in her puff piece on Houston mayor and budding totalitarian Annise Parker in the March 18th paper.  Back in October, the media was silent as openly lesbian Parker attempted to…
Kristine Marsh
March 18th, 2015 1:39 PM

On CNN, Perez Hilton Likens Dick Cheney to Westboro Baptist Church

On Tuesday's CNN Tonight, Perez Hilton compared former Vice President Dick Cheney to the extremist group masquerading as a place of worship, Westboro Baptist Church. Host Don Lemon interrupted a fight between conservative Ben Ferguson and liberal Marc Lamont Hill over Dick Cheney's "race card" comments about President Obama, and turned to the celebrity gossip blogger for his take on the issue.…
Matthew Balan
March 18th, 2015 1:29 PM

Frank Luntz: Israelis Resist Obama Aides 'Telling Them How to Vote'

Appearing on Wednesday's CBS This Morning, pollster Frank Luntz reacted to the Tuesday re-election of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by scolding efforts by former Obama campaign aides to defeat the foreign leader: "I think the Obama administration today has got to be very disappointed because they had their people over there trying to make a difference and Netanyahu pointed that out.…
Kyle Drennen
March 18th, 2015 12:58 PM

Yale Eco-Podcast Urges: Eat More Bugs!

Cricket. It’s what’s for dinner. At least that’s what lefty environmentalists are pushing as a substitute for meat like beef, pork or chicken. All for the sake of the environment. Yum.
Joseph Rossell
March 18th, 2015 12:52 PM

Fury: MSNBC Fumes Over Netanyahu's Win: 'Fear,' 'Xenophobia'

MSNBC hosts and guests reacted with fury over Benjamin Netanyahu's victory on Tuesday night, describing it as "polarizing," a modern "southern strategy" and an appeal to "racism." Appearing on NewsNation, Wednesday, with Tamron Hall, London Professor Fawaz Gerges decried the Israeli Prime Minister's "use of fear, the use of xenophobia and racism against a significant segment of Israeli citizens,…
Scott Whitlock
March 18th, 2015 12:41 PM

WaPo Buries Subpoena Scandal in Puff Piece on Houston Mayor

Mayor’s subpoena scandal buried 24 paragraphs in: false claim of bigotry never mentioned.
CMI Staff
March 18th, 2015 12:26 PM

'Justified' Actor Nick Searcy to Direct' Gosnell' Abortion Crime Drama

With each milestone in its development, the Gosnell movie makes it harder and harder for the media to ignore the name of "America's biggest serial killer."  FX’s Justified star Nick Searcy will direct Gosnell, a crime drama telling what the media refused to – the story of convicted Philadelphia abortionist Kermit Gosnell. The Hollywood Reporter broke the story March 18 and detailed how Searcy…
Katie Yoder
March 18th, 2015 11:45 AM

STUDY: Nets Spend 11 Minutes on Clinton Foundation Scandals in 2015

The Clinton Foundation scandals have gone largely ignored by the three broadcast networks in 2015, as the swirling controversies have garnered a total of 11 minutes and 13 seconds of airtime on their evening and morning news shows. And the Spanish-language newscasts on Univision and Telemundo have completely ignored the Clinton Foundation 2015 controversies. 
Geoffrey Dickens
March 18th, 2015 10:05 AM

ABC, NBC Hit Netanyahu Win: ‘Not A Triumph for U.S.-Israeli Relations'

On Wednesday, ABC’s Good Morning America and NBC’s Today repeatedly criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu despite his resounding victory on Tuesday night with ABC’s Alex Marquardt insisting that “this is not a triumph for U.S.-Israeli relations.” He made sure to note that “there’s a lot of disappointment at the White House this morning, realizing they have to try to work with…
Jeffrey Meyer
March 18th, 2015 9:45 AM

Scarborough Mocks Joe Klein on Iran: 'I Trust The Revolutionary Guard'

While conducting a discussion about Iran on MSNBC’s Morning Joe on Tuesday, host Joe Scarborough proclaimed that he has "just written all of [the conservative blogs’] headlines today...‘Joe Klein: I trust [Iran’s] Revolutionary Guard.’"  Klein claimed the International Atomic Energy Agency says they're "getting access to everything" -- but in fact, the IAEA has recently complained about Iran's…
Bryan Ballas
March 18th, 2015 9:33 AM