Michael Tomasky: More Fat, Dumb Kids Means More Republican Voters

Republicans want America's kids to be fat so they’ll grow up to be Republican voters! At least that's the fatuous argument from the Daily Beast's Michael Tomasky in a May 28 column, "Republicans for More Fat Kids." Tomasky went on a blistering rant blasting an amendment offered by congressional Republicans which would simply delay the requirements for Michelle Obama’s school lunch program…
Jackie Seal
May 28th, 2014 4:59 PM

ABC, Washington Post Pay for Poll to Proclaim ‘The Clintons, So Hot

The Washington Post touted their latest poll with ABC News on Wednesday with a headline that simply said “The Clintons. So hot right now.” Peyton Craighill and Scott Clement began: “Hillary and Bill Clinton are two of the most popular political figures in the country, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, a finding that comes as speculation about the former Secretary of State's…
Tim Graham
May 28th, 2014 4:51 PM

Ed Schultz Accuses Ben Carson of 'Twisting' VA Tragedy

While the liberal media was preoccupied spinning Friday’s tragic UCSB shooting to promote their anti-gun agenda, Ed Schultz of MSNBC’s The Ed Show devoted some time on his May 27 program to berating world-renowned neurosurgeon and conservative author Dr. Ben Carson for using the VA scandal to promote his own “anti-Obamacare agenda.” Schultz blasted Dr. Carson’s efforts to tie in the VA…
Laura Flint
May 28th, 2014 4:20 PM

WaPo Pushes Gun Control In the Emotional Wake of Santa Barbara Shootin

While the NRA and other gun-rights groups have kept silent in the past few days out of respect for victims of Elliot Rodger’s senseless killing spree in Santa Barbara, California, on Friday evening, the Washington Post saw fit to run a front-pager today devoted to the anti-gun crusade of Richard Martinez, the father of one of Rodger’s victims. While Mr. Martinez is understandably distraught…
Connor Williams
May 28th, 2014 3:54 PM

Chris Matthews: Hillary Clinton Should Be Above GOP 'Spit-balling

Now playing on MSNBC: “Hillary vs. the Haters!” Opening his Tuesday evening episode of Hardball, host Chris Matthews kicked off by essentially whining about new comments from Karl Rove about potential 2016 candidate, Hillary Clinton. In the process he decried those ol' meanies in the GOP, seemingly forgetful that he himself has spewed all kinds of bile against conservative and Republicans…
Jackie Seal
May 28th, 2014 3:28 PM

TIME Promotes Feminist Hashtag Bashing Bible

‘War on Women’ baloney gets Biblical.
Kristine Marsh
May 28th, 2014 2:39 PM

Megyn Kelly to Scarborough's Face: How Can You Be a True Conservative

Speaking for a lot of frustrated conservatives FNC’s Megyn Kelly tore into MSNBC host Joe Scarborough last night for claiming to be a man of the right, even though he routinely attacks “conservative icons” like talk radio hosts Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity. During a lively back and forth interview, on Tuesday’s The Kelly File, the host called out the former GOP congressman: “You don’t get…
Geoffrey Dickens
May 28th, 2014 2:12 PM

WashPost Removes ‘Democrat’ Label From AP Blurb On Ray Nagin

On Wednesday, the Washington Post ran a news brief on page A3 about disgraced former New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin, but the paper conveniently forgot to mention that Nagin is a Democrat. The blurb began, “A federal judge says that former New Orleans mayor C. Ray Nagin will have to pay the government more than $501,000 as a result of his conviction on bribery and other charges.” The brief went…
Paul Bremmer
May 28th, 2014 2:08 PM

Live Action Exposes Planned Parenthood – Will Media Note

It seems like prime media bait: a group accusing a taxpayer funded organization of horrors from racism to sex trafficking. Except that the story is centered on abortion – and the accused is Planned Parenthood. Pro-life advocacy group Live Action has released an  investigative report and video compiling “shocking activity” that occurs within Planned Parenthood’s abortion clinics. As part of a …
Katie Yoder
May 28th, 2014 1:51 PM

CNN Touts Michelle Obama 'Taking on House' GOPers Who 'Could Make Your

Wednesday's New Day on CNN played up First Lady Michelle Obama "taking on House Republicans" because of a proposal to allow school districts to delay potentially expensive efforts to improve school lunch nutrition. Two plugs forwarded the Obama anti-Republican spin, with the first suggesting that the GOP plan "could make your kids sick," and the second plug asking if Republicans are "playing…
Brad Wilmouth
May 28th, 2014 1:07 PM

Journalists Dissatisfied with Holder's Vague Assurances on Prosecuting

A group of prominent journalists -- including former Washington Post executive editor Len Downie -- met yesterday with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder but walked away from the meeting disappointed that the Obama administration's top cop won't amend vague Justice Department guidelines which, they argue, make it far too easy for the administration to hound a reporter with the threat of criminal…
Ken Shepherd
May 28th, 2014 12:55 PM

CNN's Chris Cuomo Surprisingly Grills Kerry Over Obama's International

John Kerry appeared on all three network news programs, Wednesday, but it was an interview on CNN that provided a surprise. New Day anchor Chris Cuomo actually grilled the Secretary of State on pulling troops out of Afghanistan and whether Barack Obama is showing "weakness" internationally in dealing with countries such as Russia.  On the ending of America's military presence in Afghanistan,…
Scott Whitlock
May 28th, 2014 12:30 PM

Networks Cheer 'Gladiator' Michelle Obama Combating GOP 'Playing Polit

NBC, ABC, and CBS all hailed First Lady Michelle Obama attacking Republicans for trying to make her draconian school lunch mandate more flexible. At the top of Tuesday's NBC Nightly News, anchor Brian Williams proclaimed: "Food fight. Michelle Obama as we've rarely heard her before, returning to her campaign by accusing Republicans in Congress of playing politics with children's health." […
Kyle Drennen
May 28th, 2014 12:14 PM

MRC's Brent Bozell Rips WashPost Film Critic For Her Feminist Rant on

MRC president Brent Bozell appeared on The Kelly File on the Fox News Channel on Tuesday night. The subject was Washington Post film critic Ann Hornaday’s bizarre indictment of Judd Apatow and Seth Rogen movies as leading to the stabbing-and-shooting murders at the University of California-Santa Barbara. Bozell appeared with left-wing radio host Richard Fowler and mental health expert Donna…
NB Staff
May 28th, 2014 11:37 AM