ABC to Phil Robertson: 'Would You Consider Yourself a Homophobe

Although Phil Robertson appeared on Tuesday's Good Morning America to promote his new book, reporter Ryan Owens couldn't resist portraying the reality show personality as an anti-gay bigot. Owens reminded viewers of the Duck Dynasty star's interview with GQ where he called homosexuality a sin. Owens pressed, "Would you consider yourself a homophobe?" [See video below. MP3 audio here.] …
Scott Whitlock
September 2nd, 2014 12:13 PM

WashPost Highlights New Publisher's Reagan Ties, Hints It Could 'Cause

The Washington Post reported on Tuesday morning that publisher Katherine Weymouth was stepping down (as Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos is now the owner), and former Politico executive Frederick Ryan is taking her place. Post technology reporter Craig Timberg implied that the important/interesting part of Ryan’s resume is his “years rising in the Reagan administration, eventually becoming a top…
Tim Graham
September 2nd, 2014 11:57 AM

Reihan Salam: Mitt Should Run in 2016, And ‘Let Romney Be Romney

If reform-conservative pundit Reihan Salam gets his way, Mitt Romney will join Ronald Reagan on the list of Republican governors of coastal states who were elected president of the United States on their third try. In a Friday column for Slate, Salam wrote that he’s “delighted” about “speculation” that Romney “is at least considering another presidential run.” Salam argued that if Romney does…
Tom Johnson
September 2nd, 2014 11:13 AM

CBS Analyst: Three Senate Seats Are ‘Gone’ For Democrats

CBS News Political Director John Dickerson had some harsh words for Democrats as the 2014 midterm election kicks into high gear. Appearing on CBS This Morning on Tuesday, September 2, Dickerson insisted that for the 2014 Senate races “there are three races in West Virginia, South Dakota, Montana that are gone. Those are basically going to go to the Republicans.” [See video below.]
Jeffrey Meyer
September 2nd, 2014 10:34 AM

LA Times Now Describing Illegal Aliens As 'Informal Workers' Who 'Labo

Via Weasel Zippers, we learned the Los Angeles Times has a new term for illegal aliens in the work force: they’re “informal workers,” and that doesn’t mean they don’t arrive on the job in a tuxedo. Times reporter Tiffany Hsu (a "UC Berkeley grad") began her Saturday story with the new I-word (and illegal immigrants also “labored unofficially” in "gray employment"):
Tim Graham
September 2nd, 2014 7:41 AM

Star Gets Testy When 'Obvious Child' Is Billed an 'Abortion Rom-Com

The movie Obvious Child is debuting across the pond, and before it has gone reviews and opinions from America, pretty much all pegging it as “the abortion romcom,” to quote The Guardian. But the movie’s star, Jenny Slate (pictured above in a scene from the movie), doesn’t like that portrayal:
Jill Stanek
September 1st, 2014 8:14 PM

Ed Schultz Quickly Backpedals After Slamming Obama's Cluelessness on I

What a difference that a few hours -- and change in media platform -- can make when it comes to criticism of President Obama. On his daily podcast this past Friday, Ed Schultz was surprisingly blunt in hitting Obama for his startling admission a day earlier that "we don't have a strategy" for confronting the deadly threat from the feral Islamist thugs in ISIS. (Audio after the jump)
Jack Coleman
September 1st, 2014 7:15 PM

Feminist Rages Against 'Sex-Obsessed Christian Group' Spreading 'Myth

Over at Salon.com, feminist writer Amanda Marcotte is as consistent as the Parents Television Council in addressing MTV. PTC thinks it's a smutty channel, especially due to buzz-baiting sexual pranks like the twerking of Miley Cyrus at the 2013 show. Marcotte thinks if anything, MTV is behind the curve of cultural progress. Marcotte believes that the "sex-obsessed Christian group" -- the PTC…
Tim Graham
September 1st, 2014 2:42 PM

Latest 'World News' Anchor David Muir Loves 'Cool Kid Obama,' Mocked R

Starting on Monday, ABC journalist David Muir will replace Diane Sawyer as the anchor of World News. Given the liberal legacy of predecessors like Peter Jennings and Sawyer, it's not surprising that Muir has a history of fawning over "cool kid" Barack Obama and attacking conservatives. The Media Research Center has compiled a Profile in Bias of his worst examples of liberal bias. [See below for…
Scott Whitlock
September 1st, 2014 12:05 PM

NBC's Dr. Nancy Snyderman: Joan Rivers Emergency Underlines Importance

Comedienne Joan Rivers remains in critical condition today after going into respiratory and cardiac arrest August 29 during what has been described as a “routine throat procedure,” a “minor procedure,” and “outpatient surgery.” Rivers was rushed by ambulance from Yorkville Endoscopy to Mount Sinai Hospital, located nine blocks apart.
Jill Stanek
September 1st, 2014 11:09 AM

Al Franken Claims Republicans 'Don't Want Certain Americans to Vote' o

Al Franken is currently attempting to present to the general public the image of  someone who is willing to forge alliances with Republican senators as well as avoiding controversy by engaging in sweet corn filibusters when answering campaign questions. It is all part of his campaign strategy, along with declining to schedule debates with his opponent, to run out the clock to election day.…
P.J. Gladnick
September 1st, 2014 10:15 AM

Dimwit! 17-Year-Old Actress Denounces Her Colleagues Who Won't Call Th

In May, actress Shailene Woodley upset the leftists by saying “No” to the question “Do you consider yourself a feminist?” Her first words to Time magazine were “No, because I love men.” Now actress Chloe Grace Moretz, five years younger than Woodley, is suggesting Woodley isn't very smart. In the September issue of the women's-beauty magazine Allure – on which they make the 17-year-old “Diary…
Tim Graham
September 1st, 2014 9:17 AM

Rest In Peace, Racist Robin Williams

Billy Crystal held it together for a heart-warming tribute to Robin Williams at the Emmy Awards: "The brilliance was astounding. The relentless energy was kind of thrilling. I used to think if I could just put a saddle on him and stay on him for eight seconds I was going to do okay.” But The Independent (U.K.) noticed that on Twitter, Williams was denounced as “racist” for a routine in which…
Tim Graham
September 1st, 2014 7:15 AM

Terror-Supporting Islamist Finds 'Humor' in Saying '9-11, 7-7, 3-11' D

When last seen in coverage at NewsBusters, Anjem Choudary was sparring with Sean Hannity while claiming that ISIS atrocities are a Western "falsehood" and that Islamic Sharia law will be implemented "in the whole world one day." Before getting to his latest stunt on CNN's Reliable Sources program with host Brian Stelter, it's important to provide some context, simply because Choudary, described…
Tom Blumer
August 31st, 2014 10:55 PM