Gas Below $3 in 49 States, Senators Call for Gas Tax Hike

Drivers in every state except Hawaii are now paying less than $3-per-gallon for regular gasoline on average. According to AAA, Alaska became the forty-ninth state in which gas prices fell below $3-a-gallon on January 6. On that day, gas dropped to an average $2.999 per gallon in Alaska, as the national average sat at $2.194 nationwide.
Joseph Rossell
January 6th, 2015 2:45 PM

Limbaugh Slams Media for Taking James Bond Remarks Out of Context

Context is all, especially in media, unless you're a liberal intent on smearing the most prominent voice in radio who also happens to be conservative. At that point, context becomes an inconvenience quickly to be jettisoned. Two days before Christmas, Rush Limbaugh was talking about the leaked Sony emails when he said something that proceeded to make news during the traditionally slow news…
Jack Coleman
January 6th, 2015 2:11 PM

Politico Ignores Facts in Steve Scalise 'Scandal'

Politico published a story stating as a "fact" that Steve Scalise spoke at a white supremacist event in 2002. However, this "fact" only stands up if the real facts are ignored which is what Politico shamefully did.
P.J. Gladnick
January 6th, 2015 2:04 PM

Ezra Klein: Strong Economy Means Hillary Would 'Carry 42 States'

Journalist Ezra Klein on Monday pronounced that if economic conditions continue, Hillary Clinton will win "42 states" in 2016. The former Washington Post columnist, now the editor at Vox, appeared on MSNBC's All In to make his prognosticate. 
Scott Whitlock
January 6th, 2015 1:11 PM

NBC's Guthrie Frets Palin Took 'Cheap Shot' at Obama in PETA Feud

In a live interview with Sarah Palin on Tuesday's NBC Today, co-host Savannah Guthrie accused the former Alaska governor of taking a "cheap shot" at President Obama while defending herself against nasty attacks from animal rights group PETA: "You also talk about President Obama, saying that he tried dog meat when he was under ten years old in Indonesia. I have to ask you about that one, though,…
Kyle Drennen
January 6th, 2015 1:05 PM

'Key' Obamacare Rule Mentioned Just Once by Nets as It Takes Effect

The Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, started creating even more headaches for both employers and employees across the country beginning Jan. 1, 2015. That was the day Obamacare’s employer mandate went into effect, requiring companies with 100 or more workers to provide health insurance to at least 70 percent of their employees. Mandates for smaller businesses will be introduced in…
Joseph Rossell
January 6th, 2015 12:08 PM

Shielding Islam Again: Nets Ignore Boston Bomber’s Radical Faith

Nearly two years ago, someone planted and detonated a bomb in the crowd at near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Three people were killed and more than 260 injured. Police killed one of the suspects in a shoot-out and, after more shooting, captured his brother in a boat in someone’s backyard. Jury selection began yesterday in the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, and ABC, CBS and NBC on Monday…
Matt Philbin
January 6th, 2015 11:54 AM

‘Key’ Obamacare Rule Mentioned in Just One Story as It Takes Effec

Employer mandate ignored by 95 percent of network broadcasts although it will cost businesses, could negatively impact Americans.
Joseph Rossell
January 6th, 2015 11:44 AM

CBS's O’Donnell To GOP Rep: Does The GOP 'Have An Image Problem?'

On Tuesday, the newly elected members of the 114th Congress were officially sworn in and CBS This Morning co-host Norah O'Donnell sat down with Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) the youngest woman ever elected to Congress at age 30. While the interview was mostly friendly, co-host Norah O’Donnell found time to push her guest on the GOP’s standing with minority voters and asked Stefanik “does…
Jeffrey Meyer
January 6th, 2015 11:32 AM

Media Bored by Violent Child Porn Sentencing of Former HHS Official

One would think tabloidish news shows like Good Morning America would be interested in the hot story of a former acting director of cybersecurity for the Department of Health and Human Services being sentenced to 25 years in jail for child pornography – the kind of vile stuff that includes the rape and murder of children. But you would be wrong. Timothy deFoggi, 56, formerly of Germantown,…
Tim Graham
January 6th, 2015 9:51 AM

Daily Kos: Cops Need to Put On ‘Big-Boy Uniforms’ and Stop ‘Pouting’

“Americans are still free,” wrote blogger Hunter, “to criticize overaggressive police actions which repeatedly and systemically end up killing black men and boys for no discernible reason…so put on your goddamn big-boy uniforms and deal with it.”
Tom Johnson
January 6th, 2015 12:31 AM

Chris Hayes: NYC Mayor Subject to ‘Brutal Attacks’ by NY Police Union

During his MSNBC show All In on Monday, Chris Hayes put up his best defense of far-left New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio against criticism from NYPD officers and their union, lamenting that de Blasio has been subject to “brutal attacks” over the past few weeks while praising him for a drop in crime during 2014. At the start of a segment about the drop in crime and a changing of tactics, Hayes…
Curtis Houck
January 6th, 2015 12:00 AM

NY Times Tries to Sink GOP In Front-Pagers on Hypocrisy, Image Problem

As Republicans take control of both the House and Senate, the New York Times is preparing the political ground for GOP failure. Exhibit A: Monday's front-page story by Times congressional reporter Carl Hulse, who quickly got to the "sour note" of John Boehner's struggle for re-election as House Speaker. Exhibit B: Michael Shear's front-page story Sunday on the GOP turning to the courts for what…
Clay Waters
January 5th, 2015 10:28 PM

Matthews: Hillary Would Have 'Cakewalk' Against Huckabee

Hillary Clinton must be giddy at the thought of facing off against former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee (R), a social conservative and former Baptist preacher, MSNBC host Chris Matthews argued on the January 5 edition of his Hardball program.
Ken Shepherd
January 5th, 2015 9:14 PM