AP Absurdity: New DHS Head's Moves Following Scandalous Behavior Have

From time to time, leftist media members have regaled us about how the Obama administration somehow remains totally or  nearly scandal-free (two of many examples are here and here). Part of the reason they actually believe this is because real-time press dispatches covering scandalous circumstances are rarely described that way. The journalistic gymnastics involved were on vivid display Friday…

Tom Blumer
April 26th, 2014 9:49 AM
 

UCLA Professor: GOPers Are 'Sick and Twisted' Disseminators of 'Pure

The headline referred to "partisan asymmetry in motivated cognition," but in his Thursday blog post on the Washington Monthly's web site, Mark Kleiman said it in a more colloquial way: Republicans are "radically more detached from reality" than Democrats.   Kleiman, a professor of public policy at UCLA, asserted that for the GOP, "the fringe has become the base," and that America would…
Tom Johnson
April 26th, 2014 8:48 AM
 

PBS Anchor Mourns the Good Old Days of Penny Candy and 'Moderate' Repu

There are few things more predictable than liberal TV news anchors pining for the good old days when moderate Republicans voted for tax increases (like the 1990 budget deal) or expanded Medicare coverage (George W. Bush, 2002). Notice they don’t warmly recall when Democrats voted for the Reagan tax cuts or B-1 bombers and aid to the Nicaraguan rebels. Those Democratic “sellouts” are never…
Tim Graham
April 26th, 2014 7:07 AM
 

CBS Covers Oregon 'Pulling the Plug' on Health Exchange, But Omits 'Ob

Friday's CBS Evening News was the lone Big Three evening newscast to spotlight how the State of Oregon decision to scrap its multimillion dollar health exchange website, and join the federal government's HealthCare.gov. ABC's World News was too busy covering violence over spots at mall parking lots to notice, while NBC Nightly News zeroed in on baby Prince George's first trip to Australia.…
Matthew Balan
April 25th, 2014 10:17 PM
 

Barely News: Illinois Gov. Quinn Pulls Tweets Comparing Black Republic

A search at the Associated Press's national site on the last name of Illinois Governor Patrick Quinn and "Jews" at 7:30 this evening returned nothing. That's pretty amazing, considering that Quinn's campaign enthusiastically retweeted its support for an outrageous April 17 column by Neil Steinberg at the Chicago Sun-Times. For all practical purposes, Steinberg equated African-Americans who…
Tom Blumer
April 25th, 2014 8:11 PM
 

Thom Hartmann: Disasters Are the 'Ultimate' Job Creators

Silly you, all this time thinking that disasters are a bad thing. Thom Hartmann knows so much better. Hartmann, who touts himself as "The King of Progressive Talk" and is listed 10th on Talker Magazine's ranking of the top 100 radio hosts in America, made a claim on his show this week that neatly encapsulates what passes for economic wisdom among liberals. (Audio after the jump)
Jack Coleman
April 25th, 2014 7:10 PM
 

Rage in the Cage: Salon Writer Sees 'Epic' Battle Ahead For Control o

Lefty bloggers often use "get the popcorn" and similar phrases when they anticipate being entertained by conservative infighting. If Salon's Heather Digby Parton is right, popcorn consumption in the netroots will be sky-high a little over a year from now for a "political cage match of epic proportions" between "two grotesque phantasms": the Tea Party and the mega-rich. The prize for the winner…
Tom Johnson
April 25th, 2014 6:39 PM
 

MSNBC's Carmon Laments Texas Raid Ending Sale of Prescription Contrace

You might think an abortion-rights absolutist, a "champion of choice," like MSNBC.com contributor Irin Carmon would be revulsed at the notion of women potentially procuring prescription-strength abortion pills at a flea market. You'd be wrong. Reporting from Alamo, Texas, the Lean Forward network's fearless feticide crusader groused that (emphasis mine):
Ken Shepherd
April 25th, 2014 6:17 PM
 

RNC Slams Media for Double Standard Over Bundy Coverage

RNC communications director Sean Spicer flayed the media for its double standard over Republican and Democratic controversies, on CNN on Friday morning. CNN's Carol Costello had asked him if Cliven Bundy's racist statements "affect the Republican Party as a whole" given that certain notable Republican figures had supported his stand against the federal government. "[W]hat I find fascinating…
Matt Hadro
April 25th, 2014 6:16 PM
 

Memorial Service for NewsBusters Associate Editor Noel Sheppard

A memorial service for Noel Sheppard, our Associate Editor, most popular and prolific blogger who passed away on March 28 after an unexpected illness, took place in California at 2 PM PDT (5 p.m. EDT) on Friday, April 25. During this hour, NewsBusters observed an “Hour of Silence” in his honor with no new posts on the site. Below are tweets from opinion leaders mourning Noel’s loss, links to…

NB Staff
April 25th, 2014 4:52 PM
 

Jon Stewart Begs CNN For More Global Warming Alarmism

On Thursday night’s The Daily Show, Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart took CNN to task for its sensational and sometimes over-the-top coverage of certain news events, such as the missing Malaysian airplane. The comedian suggested that CNN should replace its obsessive missing plane coverage with obsessive coverage of global warming. That’s right, Stewart wants to replace breathless hype with…
Paul Bremmer
April 25th, 2014 4:27 PM
 

CNN Documentary Team Coordinated With Rahm Emanuel's Staff, Reports Ch

According to e-mails obtained by the Chicago Tribune, CNN's series "Chicagoland" featured coordination between the city's Democratic Mayor Rahm Emanuel and production staff to make him look good. Emanuel is also President Obama's former chief of staff. "More than 700 emails reviewed by the Tribune reveal that the production team worked hand in hand with the mayor's advisers to develop…
Matt Hadro
April 25th, 2014 4:03 PM
 

Parks and Recreation Gets the Clint Eastwood Treatment

A review of the season finale of Parks and Rec.
Evan Mantel
April 25th, 2014 3:39 PM
 

American Kennel Club Bites Back at Biased HBO 'Real Sports' Story

When a liberal network producer promises you a "fair and balanced" treatment of your organization, it may be okay to trust, but you absolutely must verify. That's the lesson that the American Kennel Club can provide for conservatives, business owners, and pretty much anyone who is a likely target of a sensationalistic liberal media hit piece. Let me explain. On April 7, AKC representatives…
Ken Shepherd
April 25th, 2014 3:28 PM