Hours After Fireworks, Pacifica Aired Michael Moore Saying Americans W

Pacifica Radio, funded in part by federal grants from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, has a habit of ruining the patriotic holidays with their programming. On Memorial Day, their show "Democracy Now" hosted radical leftist Noam Chomsky railing against the "grand criminal" Ronald Reagan. On July 5, while many were still warmly recalling the Independence Day fireworks displays, "Democracy…
Tim Graham

Hollywood Rorschach: Mel Gibson, Charlie Sheen and Child Rapist Polans

The timing of today’s announcement from the Swiss that fugitive director Roman Polanski will not face extradition to the United States coming just a couple days after we all witnessed Hollywood’s reaction to the audio tape of Mel Gibson’s raging, racist rant is fitting. What an interesting opportunity for a side-by-side look at Leftist Hollywood’s values.It’s unlikely that anyone who’s…
John Nolte

Sean Penn Blames Media for Failures in Haiti Recovery

Appearing on Monday's CBS Early Show, actor Sean Penn described ongoing relief efforts in Haiti following January's earthquake and condemned the media for its lack of coverage of the disaster beyond the initial weeks: "I think that the media has played an enormous part in the failures that are still going on today and the recovery here and the relief operations."Those comments from Penn were…
Kyle Drennen

Time Magazine Isn't Chicken about Debunking Organic Eggs

Perhaps the mainstream media counted their chickens before they hatched. In a surprising admission, a July 8 Time magazine story revealed that organic eggs are no healthier than factory eggs. In the past, Time has championed organic foods and green lifestyles. Still, the egg story included a survey of egg prices in a random city - Athens, Georgia - and predictably, the survey discovered…
Kyle Gillis

Tax Cut All-Star -- CNBC's Trish Regan: Calls It 'Inherently Un-Americ

Throughout the last half-century, time and time again, a means to stimulate an ailing economy has occurred through tax cuts. Former Presidents John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush have proven economic relief is most effective through tax cuts - not government spending.  Still that method has detractors. However, CNBC "The Call" co-anchor Trish Regan, with a panel decidedly…
Jeff Poor

Newsweek Bombshell: 'Environment No Longer a Surefire Political Winner

After pushing manmade global warming for years, the folks at Newsweek appear to be cooling on the idea.Prominently placed at the front page of the magazine's website Monday was a large, overhead picture of what appeared to be a golf fairway or park with the following headline in green:A Green Retreat: Why the Environment is No Longer a Surefire Political WinnerEven more surprising was the…
Noel Sheppard

Open Thread: Another DOJ Lawsuit Against Arizona

NB Staff

Olbermann Claimed He’d Never Call a Woman ‘Idiot,’ But Tags Pali

Since April 8 of this year, MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann has called former Governor Sarah Palin an "idiot" 22 times on his Countdown show, usually by uttering the words, "That woman is an idiot." But in August 2004, the MSNBC host claimed to be too "naive and old-fashioned" to call a woman an "idiot," as he attacked conservative commentator Michelle Malkin for misquoting him as having called her an "…
Brad Wilmouth

Roseanne Barr: Republicans 'Cherish the Freedom to Have Sex with Small

Eccentric comedian and former talk show host Roseanne Barr claimed on her blog July 8 that Republicans are avid kiddie porn viewers who like to have sex with young children. The liberal activist and comedy queen was blogging about sicko children's author K.P. Bath, who was just slapped with a six years prison term for child porn possession last week.In an item titled "typical republican child…
Alana Goodman

WaPo Story Laments Lack of 'Awakening' After Oil Spill to Need for Gre

The Washington Post put the bad news for liberals right at the top of Monday's front page, left side: "Climate debate unmoved by spill." Reporters David Fahrenthold and Juliet Eilperin lamented that "great change" is not following the "great tragedy" of the BP oil spill. We haven't had an "awakening" to our wasteful ways:  Environmentalists say they're trying to turn public outrage over oil-…
Tim Graham

Mika: 'Cut The Crap' On Whether Palin's Running—'She Is

Mika Brzezinski wants to "cut the crap" when it comes to building speculation as to whether Sarah Palin will run for president in 2012.  According to Mika, Palin's candidacy is a done deal, and the press is letting itself be sucked into a phony build-up.Mika is so sure that Sarah is running that on today's Morning Joe she was willing to wager a dubious Jonathan Capehart $1,000.  Brzezinski's…
Mark Finkelstein

Shocker: Geraldo Takes Stand Against Black Panther Leader Over Slave R

Surprises come unexpectedly sometimes.On Fox News Channel's July 11 broadcast of "Geraldo at Large," an aggressive host Geraldo Rivera took on chairman of the New Black Panthers, Malik Zulu Shabazz over his political gestures. "It is absolutely pathetic, it is so old-fashioned," Rivera said. "What are you trying to do? Are you trying to be the big, bad nightmare?" Shabazz, leader of the New…
Jeff Poor

Establishment Press Misses Rhode Island Parallel to Ariz. Immigration

Preconceived notions are dangerous things in journalism. They cause one to assume facts that aren't in evidence, leading to false or incomplete results. A classic example has played out in the nearly three months since Arizona passed its "1070 law." Among other things, it mandates that law enforcement officials verify citizenship status in situations involving police contact if they have a…
Tom Blumer

The Latest Animal Rights Cause in Wisconsin: 'No Pig Wrestling

My hometown of Viroqua, Wisconsin, has become statewide news because a left-wing group called The Alliance for Animals is protesting the annual Wild West Days -- in particular, its popular "Hog Wrasslin" contest. The LaCrosse Tribune had the story: VIROQUA — A Madison-based animal rights group has taken a public stand against one of the biggest attractions for Viroqua’s Wild West Days — pig…
Tim Graham