Paul Krugman and Thomas Piketty: Oligarch Groupies

All animals are equal. But some animals are more equal than others. – George Orwell in Animal Farm George Orwell never met New York Times columnist Paul Krugman. Not to mention the Left’s current pin-up author Thomas Piketty. But Orwell knew the type.
Jeffrey Lord
April 28th, 2014 1:49 PM

MSNBC’s Carmon Hypes ‘End of Abortion Access in The South

MSNBC’s Irin Carmon is worried sick about women in the South. They may soon find it harder to kill their unborn babies in poorly-regulated abortion clinics! On Monday morning, Carmon penned an article on MSNBC.com apocalyptically titled “The End of Abortion Access in the South?”
Paul Bremmer
April 28th, 2014 1:31 PM

At Politico, David Nather's Cliven Bundy Guilt-By-Association Game Blo

Politico's David Nather must have thought he was so clever. Here's how he opened a recent column: "It can happen to anyone, right? You rally behind a guy ... and suddenly he’s spewing racist bile and boy, does it splash on your face." Yes, I left out a few words, and I'll get to that. But before providing them, the quote just rendered would apply to how those at Los Angeles branch of the NAACP…
Tom Blumer
April 28th, 2014 1:13 PM

In 36 Hours, Nets Devote 70 Minutes to Racist NBA Owner; No Mention of

In just over 36 hours, the three network morning and evening shows have already devoted 70 minutes of coverage to racist comments apparently made by Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling. Yet, ABC, CBS and NBC have ignored Sterling's long history of supporting Democrats, including Senator Patrick Leahy, Bill Bradley and Gray Davis.  ABC offered the most coverage. Since Sterling was…
Scott Whitlock
April 28th, 2014 12:56 PM

Wolf Blitzer Plays Republican Strategist

You're just going to have to try harder, Wolf. Your performance as a Republican strategist attempting to provide "helpful" advice is still far from convincing. Wolf Blitzer took on the role of Republican strategist last Friday on CNN's Wolf by giving advice on which presidential candidate would be best for Republicans in 2016. You can read Wolf exchanging views with Gloria Borger on how to…
P.J. Gladnick
April 28th, 2014 12:47 PM

Tony Blair Rejects David Gregory's 'Nonsense' That Iraq War to Blame f

In an interview with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Sunday's NBC Meet the Press, host David Gregory attempted to blame the war in Iraq for ongoing Islamic terrorism by citing the former head of Britain's MI-5 claiming the conflict "increased the terrorist threat by convincing more people that Osama bin Laden's claim that Islam was under attack was correct" and "provided an arena…
Kyle Drennen
April 28th, 2014 12:26 PM

Songwriter Diane Warren Wishes Death to Ted Cruz: 'F*** U' for Smiling

Grammy Award-winning songwriter Diane Warren, best known for penning schlocky pop hits like “How Do I Live” and “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing”, savagely attacked conservative Republican Senator Ted Cruz for smiling over a tiger-skin rug he purchased for his office. On Thursday Warren angrily tweeted that she wished the tiger could “trade places with U.”
Geoffrey Dickens
April 28th, 2014 12:05 PM

Daily Beast Giddy Over Pope's 'Social Evil' Tweet; Earlier Pro-life St

Earlier today, Pope Francis tweeted from his English-language account, "Inequality is the root of social evil." Not long afterwards, the Daily Beast shouted out its Amen by placing the development at the top of its Tip Sheet digest, complete with the cheeky caption "Occupy Vatican." [see screen captures below page break] Naturally, however, the Beast completely ignored statements the pontiff…
Ken Shepherd
April 28th, 2014 11:47 AM

MSNBC Panel Links Pro-Life Republicans to 'White Supremacy,' Frets 'Ex

On the Sunday, April 27, Melissa Harris-Perry show, during a discussion of new laws restricting abortion in Mississippi and Texas, guest Chloe Angyal of Feministing.com ridiculously saw "white supremacy" in Republican state legislators who had worked to reduce abortion, and asserted that these GOPers should be "ashamed of themselves." Marcus Mabry of The New York Times stated the legal…
Brad Wilmouth
April 28th, 2014 11:32 AM

Bryant Gumbel: Sterling Comments 'Tip of the Iceberg' of Racism in Ame

Appearing on NBC's Meet the Press on Sunday, HBO Real Sports host and former Today show co-host Bryant Gumbel argued that alleged racist comments by NBA Clippers owner Donald Sterling were an indication of broader racism in America: "We historically, whether it's Donald Sterling or Cliven Bundy or Trayvon Martin, we look at a tip of the iceberg and we ignore the mass underneath it. And really,…
Kyle Drennen
April 28th, 2014 10:06 AM

'Sorry, Candy, Whoa!' Benjamin Netanyahu Vigorously Schools Candy Crow

" Sorry, Candy. Whoa." That was the sound of Candy Crowley about to be vigorously schooled by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on CNN's State of the Union. As if he were a teacher attempting to straighten out an errant student with the facts, Netayahu added, " No, Candy. No, no. I'm sorry. I heard that. I hear people write that up, but, in fact, it's the very opposite." Chastened…
P.J. Gladnick
April 28th, 2014 9:45 AM

CBS’s Schieffer to Rick Santorum: Are We Going Backwards on Guns

Former Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) appeared on CBS’s Face the Nation on Sunday, April 27 and was bombarded with a variety of liberal questions from host Bob Schieffer. Santorum was on CBS to promote his newest book “Blue Collar Conservatives” and was immediately met with a barrage of questions about gun control, specifically the new gun rights law in Georgia. Schieffer fretted over the new…
Jeffrey Meyer
April 28th, 2014 9:17 AM

Nets Covered $1.4M Spike Lee Flick, Ignore $1.4M Gosnell Movie

Spike Lee and Phelim McAleer are both film-makers who’ve both achieved something unique: each has successfully raised $1.4 million to finance his movie through crowdfunding – a campaign seeking donations from the public. But Spike Lee is famous and established, with a net worth of $40 million. Phelim McAleer isn’t. So it’s a bit odd that the networks took note when Lee (a famous, if not…
Katie Yoder
April 28th, 2014 8:24 AM

NPR's Race-and-Ethnicity Bloggers Ban Commenters Who Dissent, Ignore C

NPR set up a “race-sensitive” project called “Code Switch” -- poised to be politically correct on the "frontiers of race, culture, and ethnicity" -- and it’s so sensitive that project manager Gene Demby has managed to frustrate a pile of commenters who complain he bans them for the slightest pushback. It’s drawn the attention of Joel Kaplan, an ombudsman at the Corporation for Public…
Tim Graham
April 28th, 2014 6:55 AM