Lib Talker: 'Maybe Limbaugh Should Be Executed For Treason

On Tuesday, liberal talk radio host Stephanie Miller called Rush Limbaugh's now well-publicized statement about wanting Barack Obama to fail "treasonous," and wondered if he should be executed for saying such a thing.Miller made this rather provocative comment on CNN's "Larry King Live," and oddly nobody batted an eye or seemed at all put off by it.Not surprisingly, the topic of discussion…
Noel Sheppard
 

GM's Auditor Issues 'Going Concern' Warning; Press Ignores Post-Bailou

An early review of press coverage relating to this morning's warning by General Motors that "there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern" shows no coverage of the reason why, despite $13.4 billion in taxpayer money (NOT counting bailout money going to GMAC), things have gotten so much worse so quickly.The reason is that sales in the two full months since the Bush-…
Tom Blumer
 

CNBC's Macke: Not Buying 150-Point Rally, Obama Holding Dow Back

'Fast Money' co-host tells 'Kudlow Report' to stop listening to 'propeller-headed economists and dead British guys' and urges Obama to exhibit leadership.
Jeff Poor
 

'Daily Show' Mocks CNBC's Santelli 'Tea Party' Outburst After Canceled

Comedy Central's Jon Stewart attacks Chicago Merc. floor reporter with cherry-picked missed CNBC predictions.
Jeff Poor
 

Open Thread

NB Staff
 

Nickelodeon Broadcasts Cartoon Homage to 'Dear Leader' Obama

Does anyone here recall Nickelodeon presenting a cartoon homage to President George W. Bush? No? Of course not. "Wrong" politics. However, if you think your very young children are safe from being exposed to subtle political brainwashing while watching Nick Jr., which presents Nickelodeon cartoons for children 5 and under, you would be wrong. Check out this poetic cartoon homage to Barack Obama…
P.J. Gladnick
 

ABC Touts 'Huge Impact' of Spending and Credits Stock Up Tick to Housi

Two weeks after ABC championed how the “stimulus” would enable mayors to create many jobs, World News on Wednesday night trumpeted how “the government is now ready to start writing the checks to get people working again in states and cities across the land.” Reporter David Muir touted how “with hundreds of millions of dollars in the pipeline from Washington, contractors are hiring now” and so “in…
Brent Baker
 

Envious Ed Schultz Likens Limbaugh to Hitler

Jack Coleman
 

ABC's George Stephanopoulos Denies Having Conference Calls with White

Kerry Picket
 

NewsBusters Discusses Fairness Doctrine With Sen. Inhofe

Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) participated in a conference call with a number of bloggers on Wednesday. On the agenda was the Fairness Doctrine, and what the Senator believes the Democrats have up their sleeves to attack conservative talk radio.Also on the docket was an update on the potential for a carbon cap-and-trade scheme to be enacted by this Congress, and what Republicans are going to do to…
Noel Sheppard
 

Media Myth: Networks Stick to Warming Theme Despite Avalanche of Chill

Alarmists get snowed in for Washington, D.C. rally; networks mostly ignore signs of cooling temps, 'record' cold.
Julia A. Seymour
 

Beck Mocks Union Winter Retreat, Card Check in Show’s 'COMЯADE UPDA

As part of a continuation of his "COMЯADE UPDATE" segment he started near the beginning of his show, which became a YouTube sensation, Fox News host Glenn Beck is picking up right where he left off. Beck, on his March 4 program took on a couple new targets, UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown and union labor. "Comrades! Comrades, there is good news from the Western front," Beck said. "Our glorious…
Jeff Poor
 

CNN's Rick Sanchez Uses Left-Wing Media Matters to 'Fact Check' Mike P

On Wednesday’s Newsroom program, CNN anchor Rick Sanchez turned to Eric Burns, the president of the left-wing organization Media Matters for America, to “fact check” Representative Mike Pence’s appearance on the program the previous day. Sanchez failed to mention the political leanings of Media Matters during the segment, and didn’t follow-up when Burns obliquely referenced his past occupation as…
Matthew Balan
 

Matthews: Obama v. Limbaugh Like 'Walrus Wrestle,' 'Peeing' with 'Skun

On Wednesday night's "Hardball," Chris Matthews used several different animal references to depict the battle between Barack Obama and Rush Limbaugh as he likened the fight to wrestling with "a walrus," and getting into "a peeing match with a skunk," and claimed Limbaugh thinks he is Charlie Brown's dog: "He's Snoopy! He thinks he's taking on the Red Baron."Matthews devoted several segments to…
Geoffrey Dickens