Krugman Shocker: 1990s Economic Boom 'Had Nothing Much To Do With Bill

For years, Democrats and their media minions have maintained that the economic boom of the '90s was caused by the fiscal policies of President Bill Clinton, in particular his 1993 income tax hike. Appearing on ABC's "This Week" Sunday, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman shockingly said what conservatives have been claiming all along (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard

NFL Championship Sunday Open Thread

For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: Are you ready for some Championship Sunday football?
NB Staff

Rush Limbaugh Called a Drug Addict in NBC's New Legal Drama 'Harry's L

Monday's premiere episode of NBC's new legal drama "Harry's Law" took a cheap shot at conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh. As the show's star Kathy Bates argued for the legalization of drugs while her client was being cross-examined by a totally hapless district attorney, she claimed the idea was first raised by Republicans, "When the party had thinkers, before it was hijacked by the…
Noel Sheppard

Daily Kos: End of Olbermann Show Is End of Democracy, Free Speech

The far-left bloggers at Daily Kos were distraught at the abrupt departure of Keith Olbermann. Dagnome quickly dragged in the Citizens United case from the Supreme Court to indicate that corporate power had once again crushed freedom of speech:   ...[M]y guess is that this development is one of...MANY that will now take place since the merger of NBC and Comcast has bee[n] all but approved.…
Tim Graham

Is Justice Breyer Really Dumb About Tools

A classic form of media bias is this: if someone the liberal media considers to be a dummy (Sarah Palin, or for an older example, Dan Quayle) says something that suggests serious confusion, it's a big gaffe story sent directly to the desks of Leno and Letterman. But if we put the same words in the mouth of say, a liberal Supreme Court justice the media considers a genius, then no one blinks. At…
Tim Graham

AP Philly Abortion Clinic Story Gives Rendell a Pass, Misses Serious E

In an Associated Press report by Patrick Walters yesterday afternoon, the following two reasons were offered as to why the Philadelphia abortion "clinic" operated by Dr. Kermit Gosnell, who was arrested and charged earlier this week "with murdering seven babies and one woman who went to him for an abortion," had not been inspected since 1993: Democratic former Governor Ed Rendell, who left…
Tom Blumer

Saturday Open Thread

For general discussion and debate about politics, the economy, sports, and whatever else tickles your fancy.
NB Staff

TV Critic: Keith Olbermann Should Join Fox News

It's been less than 24 hours since Keith Olbermann's abrupt departure from MSNBC, and folks are all atwitter with predictions about where he'll end up. TV critic Tim Goodman's suggestion that the former "Countdown" host should go to Fox News is destined to anger people on both sides of the aisle:
Noel Sheppard

Rachel Maddow: SDI Can't Work Because Missiles Can't Shoot Missiles Ou

Rachel Maddow had a very tough evening Friday. Before telling a 100 percent falsehood about Reaganomics on HBO's "Real Time," the MSNBC commentator said the Strategic Defense Initiative would never work because you can't shoot a missile out of the sky with another missile (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard

Bill Maher: ObamaCare Individual Mandate Same As Having to Buy Car Ins

Bill Maher on Friday once again demonstrated how little he knows about politics and current events. In a discussion about House Republicans voting last week to repeal ObamaCare, the "Real Time" host said that law's individual mandate is constitutional because states require people to own car insurance (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard

Media Trumpet Flawed ObamaCare Cost Estimates, Bozell Sets Record Stra

Editor's Note: The initial post included an incorrect video embed. The correct video has now been inserted. We apologize for the error. While mainstream media outlets repeatedly fail to question flawed health care cost estimates, NewsBusters publisher Brent Bozell exposed the biased coverage on the January 21 "Fox & Friends." "This proves why they're not the mainstream media," asserted…
Alex Fitzsimmons

Rachel Maddow Tells Bill Maher 100% Falsehood About Reaganomics

Since its inception, NewsBusters has informed readers of the tendency of liberal media members to completely make up economic data when it fits their agenda. Not surprisingly, this happened on Friday's "Real Time" when host Bill Maher brought up Reaganomics and MSNBC's Rachel Maddow proudly told - she even stood up to tell this whopper! - a 100 percent falsehood about income gains during that…
Noel Sheppard

CNN's Piers Morgan Debates Atheist Ricky Gervais, Declares America a

It's not often that a CNN anchor declares America a "very Christian nation," but that's what new host Piers Morgan did on Thursday while debating atheist comedian Ricky Gervais. Morgan chided the entertainer for a joke he made while hosting last Sunday's Golden Globes. Morgan critiqued, "...I know American culture quite well now and they're a very Christian nation here in America." During…
Scott Whitlock

Ed Schultz Bashes Michele Bachmann for Doing Same Thing Obama Did in

Just how ignorant of politics and recent history is MSNBC's Ed Schultz? Well, on Friday, he attacked Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) for giving a competing response to the upcoming State of the Union address even though presidential candidate Barack Obama did the same thing in 2008 (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard