Scarborough: 'Off the Air, Nobody Thinks Christie Can Win'

Chris Christie might have millions of admirers across the country, people who love the Jersey governor's blunt style. But among the Republican media and political elites who populate Morning Joe, Christie's a no-hoper. That's what Joe Scarborough divulged on today's Morning Joe.  Said Scarborough: "off the air in Republican circles . . . nobody thinks Christie can win."[
Mark Finkelstein
October 14th, 2014 7:39 AM

NBC Banishes Story to Sunday on Obama's Unpopularity Ahead of Midterms

On Sunday, NBC Nightly News took the unusual step of running a story that not only discussed the upcoming midterm elections but also President Obama’s unpopularity on the campaign trail as Democrats struggle to keep control of the Senate.  The problem with the story, however, was that it aired on Sunday night, when millions of Americans are watching football, spending time with family or at…
Curtis Houck
October 13th, 2014 11:49 PM

Clinton Speechwriter: Bush 43 'Was Inarticulate Off the Cuff'

Apparently the folks at Vocativ, who took a look at over 600 presidential speeches going all the way back to George Washington, were a little reluctant to document what their "scientific" analysis of those speeches told them about this nation's two most recent chief executives. After finding that there is very little difference between the "sophistication" of speeches made by President Obama and…
Tom Blumer
October 13th, 2014 10:58 PM

The IRS Is America's 'Unbridled Bastard Child'

So, here we are roughly 500 days after the IRS was caught red-handed using fear and intimidation to target and wage war on conservative groups, including tea party patriots, pro-Israel advocates and Christian organizations. And still we the people haven't seen a single email implicating any IRS official.
Chuck Norris
October 13th, 2014 9:32 PM

Chris Matthews: Fed Response to Ebola Reminds Him of ObamaCare Rollout

The federal response to the arrival of Ebola cases on American soil reminds Chris Matthews of the disastrous, apparently leaderless rollout of the bug-ridden ObamaCare federal website in 2013.

Ken Shepherd
October 13th, 2014 9:04 PM

NBC Hypes Far-Lefty Russell Brand and His ‘Big Thoughts on Big Issues’

During the 8:30 a.m. half-hour of NBC’s Today on Monday, Matt Lauer interviewed far-left actor Russell Brand and gave him ample opportunity to promote his new book and what Lauer described as his “big thoughts on big issues,” ranging “from drug laws and voting to the redistribution of the wealth around the world.” Substitute co-host Tamron Hall gushed that Brand’s book is “funny and, as always,…
Curtis Houck
October 13th, 2014 9:00 PM

WaPo Shields Dems from Scrutiny But Now Sees Md. 'Voter Discontent'

On page A3 of today's Washington Post, staffer Reid Wilson relayed the story of how "Voter discontent opens up more governor's races" in a reliably Obama-friendly corridor of the continental United States. "GOP offers surprising challenges in Northeast," notes the subheader for the story.
Ken Shepherd
October 13th, 2014 5:53 PM

TIME Religion Reporter to Media: Stop the Hype on Church Synod Report

While many reporters are giddy as schoolgirls over a document released by the Vatican regarding how to appropriately welcome homosexuals in the life of the Catholic Church, Time magazine religion reporter Elizabeth Dias has a good word of rebuke for her colleagues. "Looking for revolution can be misleading. It can mar the actual story of what is and what is not happening," Dias concludes.
Ken Shepherd
October 13th, 2014 4:26 PM

Moderator Calls Out Reporter For Interrupting GOPer During Ark. Debate

Senator Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) squared off against his Republican challenger, Congressman Tom Cotton, in a Monday afternoon debate moderated by veteran Arkansas anchor Steve Barnes. During the debate, Pryor received some much needed assistance from local journalist Gwen Moritz, editor of Arkansas Business. While answering a question from Ms. Moritz, Congressman Cotton was interrupted by the…
Jeffrey Meyer
October 13th, 2014 4:22 PM

AP's Winfield Hypes 'Seismic Shift' on Homosexuals in Vatican Document

Nicole Winfield unsurprisingly slanted toward left-wing LGBT groups in her Monday article about the mid-term report of the Catholic bishops' synod on the family currently underway at the Vatican. Winfield played up how "gay rights groups hailed a 'seismic shift' by the Catholic Church toward gays on Monday after bishops said homosexuals had gifts to offer the church," and front-loaded three…
Matthew Balan
October 13th, 2014 4:10 PM

NY Times Lets Anonymous Sources Trash MSNBC for Ratings Dive

MSNBC’s ratings in the third quarter were so dismal that New York Times TV reporter Bill Carter is allowing anonymous sources to dismiss it by saying nasty things like “you can’t discount the fact that nobody is watching the channel.” It’s not that bad, but the ratings trend is looking grim enough to concern the liberal media. The online headline was “Leaning Forward, MSNBC Loses Ground to Rival…
Tim Graham
October 13th, 2014 1:55 PM

Washington Post Wonkblog Clarifies Outrageous Alcohol Stat

The Washington Post’s Wonkblog backpedalled slightly after being accused of making questionable claims about alcohol consumption patterns in the United States. Wonkblog published a second piece Oct. 3, clarifying the statistics from the Sept. 25, article. Sharing statistics calculated by Philip J. Cook, a Duke University professor, the original article included a graphic, which asserted the top…
Joseph Rossell
October 13th, 2014 1:08 PM

Susan Page: 'Government Is Not Competent' To Handle ISIS and Ebola

Susan Page, USA Today Washington Bureau Chief, appeared on CBS’s Face the Nation and had a surprisingly blunt take on how the public views the federal government. Speaking to moderator Bob Schieffer, Page maintained that “the Ebola virus and the threat from ISIS are feeding into a sense that a lot of Americans have that the world is not only a dangerous place but that the government is not…
Jeffrey Meyer
October 13th, 2014 12:57 PM

Lefty Writer: Michael Brown, Trayvon Were Stand-Ins for Obama

Leftist rock critic Greil Marcus claims that ever since Obama was elected, there’s been a widespread racist “loathing…that seeks out its targets.” He even claimed "I don’t think it’s nuts that in a certain way, when that cop killed Michael Brown, and when George Zimmerman killed Trayvon Martin, they were killing Barack Obama."
Tom Johnson
October 13th, 2014 12:50 PM