Schieffer to GOP Senator: 'Do You Think Republicans Get It on Immigrat

Can you imagine a member of the liberal media asking a Democratic elected official if his or her party "gets it" on an issue facing the nation? On CBS's Face the Nation Sunday, host Bob Schieffer actually asked Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Al.), "Do you think Republicans get it on immigration?" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
June 23rd, 2013 3:13 PM

Dianne Feinstein: We Don’t Know What Snowden Has

Senate Intelligence Committee chair Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) said something Sunday that should be of grave concern to Americans on both sides of the aisle. Appearing on CBS’s Face the Nation, Feinstein said that as far as what has been relayed to her, the United States government doesn't what documents National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden has in his possession.
Noel Sheppard
June 23rd, 2013 2:24 PM

Greenwald: 'Who Needs Government to Try to Criminalize Journalism When

NBC's David Gregory is taking a lot of heat for asking the Guardian's Glenn Greenwald on Sunday's Meet the Press if he should be charged with a crime for aiding and abetting National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden. Greenwald and a host of folks struck back at Gregory on Twitter (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
June 23rd, 2013 12:39 PM

Pelosi Booed at Liberal Conference for Saying Snowden Broke the Law

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was booed by liberal activists Saturday for defending President Obama on the NSA’s surveillance programs and saying leaker Edward Snowden broke the law. This occurred during a Q&A session at the far-left Netroots Nation conference in San Jose.
Noel Sheppard
June 23rd, 2013 9:58 AM

Howler of the Day at Salon: Fox News 'Has Become a Stable for Journali

Before taking a series of cheap shots at Howard Kurtz, the former Daily Beast Washington bureau chief and CNN "Reliable Sources" host who has moved to Fox News to host its "Fox News Watch" program, Salon political reporter Alex Seitz-Wald characterized Kurtz's new employer as "a stable for journalists who have fallen on hard times." In related news, the New York Yankees and the Miami Heat,…
Tom Blumer
June 22nd, 2013 11:55 PM

Prickly as Ever, Ed Schultz Slams 'White Folks' as Hard on Illegals

And let's not forget crude and boorish, Ed Schultz's two other signature traits. On any given day, it doesn't take long for the left-wing radio host and MSNBC weekend prison guard to turn bellicose and bizarre, as was the case Thursday. (Audio clips after the jump)
Jack Coleman
June 22nd, 2013 7:40 PM

Study: Jay Carney Has Avoided Answering Press Questions 9,486 Times

The main function of a White House press secretary is to distribute information for the administration, which often requires answering difficult questions. Apparently, no one knows this better than Jay Carney, the current spokesman for President Obama. According to a study by Yahoo News -- which is by no means a conservative outlet -- Carney has dodged answering reporters' questions 9,486…
Randy Hall
June 22nd, 2013 7:23 PM

Krauthammer Schools WaPo’s King on Obama’s Failure in Iraq

Syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer and the Washington Post’s Colby King got into a heated debate on PBS’s Inside Washington Friday over who’s to blame for Iraq spinning out of control now that the United States is no longer there. Not surprisingly, King was opposed to laying any of the blame on President Obama for failing to negotiate a troop withdrawal that left some of our forces…
Noel Sheppard
June 22nd, 2013 4:06 PM

CNN Censors Maher Saying Bulls—t at 11PM Friday But Not Bourdain at

As NewsBusters reported almost ad nauseum, Anthony Bourdain on his 9PM Sunday CNN program Parts Unknown regularly uttered profanities including varieties of the S-word without being censored. Yet on Friday’s Stroumboulopoulos which airs at 11PM, Bill Maher was censored when he said “bulls—t” (video follows with commentary):
Noel Sheppard
June 22nd, 2013 2:40 PM

Maher: ‘You Have to Really Be Smart’ to Get On My Show

Bill Maher may have said one of the dumbest – and therefore funniest! – things ever to come out of his mouth Friday. Appearing on CNN’s Stroumboulopoulos, Maher said, “You have to really be smart” to get on his HBO Real Time show (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
June 22nd, 2013 2:11 PM

ABC: George Stephanopoulos Is a Towering Giant, But Also an Everyman W

In a continuing attempt to humanize George Stephanopoulos, ABC is now running lighthearted new promos for the host of This Week. In the spots, the former Democratic campaign operative barges into the kitchen of a couple to ask, "You guys got any milk?" The admiring woman coos, "It's George Stephanopoulos. He's also on Sunday mornings." In another commercial, a second woman praises, "George on…
Scott Whitlock
June 22nd, 2013 1:14 PM

Madonna (Really): 'Guns Don't Kill People, People Kill People

There's no word on whether Elizabeth Vargas had to receive smelling salts during her interview of Madonna which appeared on "Good Morning America." But it wouldn't be a surprise if she did. When the ABC reporter, whose interview was relayed by the network's Sabrina Parise and posted at Yahoo.com, questioned the diva's use of gun choreography in her current tour's stage show, she certainly…
Tom Blumer
June 22nd, 2013 12:15 PM

Harris-Perry: Boehner 'Super-Villain', Pelosi 'One Of History's Most E

On her MSNBC show this morning, Melissa Harris-Perry vilified John Boehner as a "super-villain," a "bad guy" and "pitiful."  His sin?  Failing to pass the farm bill. So who is MH-P's idea of a good Speaker?  Why, Nancy Pelosi, of course.   Harris-Perry praised Pelosi as "one of the most effective leaders in the House's history."  So effective that, as a result of her disastrous leadership,…
Mark Finkelstein
June 22nd, 2013 11:29 AM

Yahoo! News Claims Obama Was Born In Kenya

It appears someone at Yahoo! News has opened one too many email messages from Orly Taitz. On Friday, the website actually published a piece claiming Kenya was Barack Obama's country of birth:
Noel Sheppard
June 22nd, 2013 10:59 AM