WashTimes's Miller: D.C. Govt. Dragged Feet, Holding Back Documents Re

When a major journalist breaks a gun law in the nation's capital on national TV in front of hundreds of thousands of viewers at home, you'd think it would be pretty much an open-and-shut case to prosecute. But when Meet the Press host David Gregory did just that last December -- displaying on-air an empty 30-round magazine during an interview segment with the NRA's Wayne LaPierre -- he got off…
Ken Shepherd
May 21st, 2013 6:27 PM

NYT Gets Sen. Cruz's Opposition to Marketplace Fairness Act Dead Wrong

On May 13, the New York Times continued their campaign against Sen. Ted Cruz by misrepresenting his opposition to the Marketplace Fairness Act.  Over the past few months, the Times has published numerous pieces blasting the Texas senator, which is the price you pay in the liberal press for having a backbone concerning defending your conservative beliefs. As the conservative-leaning…
Matt Vespa
May 21st, 2013 6:04 PM

Three Labor Unions, Including Teamsters, Want ObamaCare Repealed; When

As the media, by and large, ignores the train wreck that is on the horizon with ObamaCare, yet another union has jumped ship on the president’s health care overhaul.  Back in April, you may recall, the United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers, and Allied Workers officially said thanks but no thanks to the president’s plan. Well, now, a major labor union in the grocery industry is balking at the…
Matt Vespa
May 21st, 2013 6:01 PM

Juan Williams: The Obama Administration Has Criminalized Journalism

On Tuesday's Fox & Friends, Fox News contributor and Emmy-winning journalist Juan Williams accused the Obama Justice Department of having "criminalized journalism" by investigating Fox News correspondent James Rosen. Williams claimed that such probing by the administration “makes it difficult for journalists to do business” and posed the question, “How do you do journalism if you are…
Nathan Roush
May 21st, 2013 5:53 PM

Lila Rose: Media Hide Abortion Dangers to Women

Babies aren’t the only victims of abortion; women are too. While last week all three networks begrudgingly covered babies slaughtered in Kermit Gosnell’s Philadelphia abortion clinic after failed abortions, they continued to censor other stories about the dangers of abortion to women. During a “Stop the Killing" Maryland rally on May 20, Live Action President Lila Rose outlined the media’s…
Katie Yoder
May 21st, 2013 5:09 PM

MSNBC’s Schultz Admits He Doesn’t Know Much About ObamaCare, Still

You gotta love ol’ Ed Schultz. A recent demotion at the Lean Forward network hasn’t stopped the bombastic MSNBC host from sputtering over Republican opposition to ObamaCare, despite the fact that Schultz himself admits he doesn’t really know what’s in the bill. Schultz was recently moved from his weeknight, primetime spot in MSNBC’s über-progressive lineup to weekends, a move sources at the…
Andrew Lautz
May 21st, 2013 4:48 PM

Committee to Protect Journalists Denounces 'Chilling Effect' of Rosen

In statement released on Tuesday, the executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, Joel Simon, issued this warning against the Obama Justice Department investigating Fox News reporter James Rosen: "U.S. government efforts to prosecute leakers by obtaining information from journalists has a chilling effect domestically and sends a terrible message to journalists around the world…
Kyle Drennen
May 21st, 2013 3:53 PM

Kanye West’s Latest Rap ‘New Slaves’ Compares Consumerism to Sla

Kanye West’s new song, launched on May 17, compared consumerism to slavery. “What you want, a Bentley? Fur coat? A diamond chain?” he rapped. “New slaves.” In his nearly two minute long song, West ranted about corporations and consumerism. “F*** you and your corporations,” he rapped. “I know that we the new slaves.”
Liz Thatcher
May 21st, 2013 2:51 PM

Ellen Page Slams FNC While Praising Canadian Health Care, Jokes 'We Ar

Appearing as a guest on Monday's The Daily Show on Comedy Central, Canadian actress Ellen Page criticized Fox News for negatively portraying Canadian health care as she defended her home country's national health care system. Page:
Brad Wilmouth
May 21st, 2013 2:45 PM

Left Defends Accused Child Molester Because She’s Lesbian

When your 18-year-old daughter is expelled and charged with sexual battery of a child, one option is to go public and declare she’s a martyr under fire from anti-gay bias.
Matt Philbin
May 21st, 2013 2:24 PM

Oops! CNN Commentator Falsely Accuses Okla. State Rep While Trying to

Liberal comic Dean Obeidallah, a regular CNN commentator, flubbed the facts on Tuesday trying to expose an Oklahoma state representative for not wanting to mandate tornado shelters in schools because it would be "government interference." An outraged Obeidallah hit Rep. Mark McBride (R) for hypocrisy, and tossed in his liberal tidbit on guns: "Shocking to hear elected official in Okl say…
Matt Hadro
May 21st, 2013 2:19 PM

Which Way Is It? ‘Scandals Threaten Obama’s Agenda’ Or Obama

Contrasting headlines, over different polls taken by the two newspapers, on the front pages of Tuesday’s USA Today and Washington Post. USA Today -- “Poll: Scandals threaten Obama’s agenda” Washington Post – “Poll: President holds firm amid controversies” Images after the jump.
Brent Baker
May 21st, 2013 2:01 PM

NB ToonsDay: The Buck Never Got Here Edition

This week's batch of cartoons for the NB ToonsDay feature continues to look at President Obama's trifecta of scandals and his buck-never-got-here defense, particularly on the IRS investigation. Also tackled, the Obama/Holder DOJ's attack on freedom of the press vis-a-vis their investigation of the Associated Press and Fox News reporter Jim Rosen.
NB Staff
May 21st, 2013 1:37 PM

Veteran Journalist Brit Hume Condemns FBI Investigation Of Fox’s Jam

Following a Washington Post report showing that the Obama administration under the Justice Department had singled out Fox News’ James Rosen, including secretly reading his personal emails, FNC’s Brit Hume took the Obama administration to task for its actions. Appearing on Special Report w/ Bret Baier on May 20, the veteran Washington journalist described the actions by the Justice Department…
Jeffrey Meyer
May 21st, 2013 1:00 PM