Ex-NYT's Frank Rich Defends Obama Foreign Policy, Believes Should Be R

On the Monday, January 9, Imus in the Morning, as he was interviewed by phone, New York magazine's Frank Rich - formerly of the New York Times - argued that he believes President Obama should be reelected, and seemed befuddled when host Don Imus, who plans to vote for Mitt Romney, asserted that Obama's foreign policy has been "disastrous." The liberal columnist then tried to give President…
Brad Wilmouth
January 15th, 2012 9:55 PM

Madonna Slams Ricky Gervais: 'I Haven't Kissed a Girl in a Few Years

While introducing Madonna at Sunday’s Golden Globes, controversial host Ricky Gervais mocked her as being “just like a virgin.” Madonna quickly struck back saying, “If I’m still just like a virgin, Ricky, then why don’t you come over here and do something about it? I haven’t kissed a girl in a few years – on TV” (video follows):
Noel Sheppard
January 15th, 2012 9:44 PM

Advisory Board: LightSquared, GPS Can't Coexist; Bland News Stories Av

On Friday, two Deputy Secretaries, one at the Department of Transportation and the other at Defense, in their capacities as co-chairs of the National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) Executive Committee, released a one page letter concluding that the modified broadband deployment plan of LightSquared could not coexist with current GPS devices and their spectrum. That's…
Tom Blumer
January 15th, 2012 8:50 PM

Newsweek Cover Story: 'Why Are Obama's Critics So Dumb

It seems almost impossible to believe, but the upcoming issue of Newsweek has a cover story entitled "Why Are Obama's Critics So Dumb?" If you think we're kidding, the following picture was tweeted by @Newsweek three hours ago:
Noel Sheppard
January 15th, 2012 8:05 PM

Gregory Tells Reid 'Democrats Haven't Put Together a Budget in a Year

The lack of current events knowledge demonstrated by today's anchors and political commentators is often breathtaking. On Sunday's Meet the Press, host David Gregory actually told Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), "Democrats haven't put together a budget in a year." Actually, it's been almost three years (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
January 15th, 2012 5:59 PM

FNC's Rivera Slams Romney as 'Hypocrite' & 'Most Virulent Anti-Illegal

As he appeared on Friday's The O'Reilly Factor, FNC's Geraldo Rivera complained that GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney never mentions that his father, George Romney, was born in Mexico while campaigning as the "most virulent anti-illegal immigration person ever," and ended up calling the former Massachusetts governor a "hypocrite." (Video below)  
Brad Wilmouth
January 15th, 2012 5:56 PM

Chris Matthews Takes Cheap Shot at George W. Bush

Years after President George W. Bush has left office, Chris Matthews still cannot resist taking a cheap and groundless shot at the former president. In his latest effort, Matthews has implied that the 43rd President did not write his own memoirs. On this weekend's The Chris Matthews Show (Sun., 1/15/12), Matthews began his weekly "Tell Me Something I Don't Know Segment" by turning to one of…
Dave Pierre
January 15th, 2012 4:15 PM

Stephen Colbert Calls Stephanopoulos 'A Political Operative,' Gets Twi

ABC's George Stephanopoulos on Sunday proved once and for all what a joke he is. Not only did the This Week host give twice the airtime to faux political candidate Stephen Colbert as Texas governor Rick Perry, he did so after the Comedy Central star called him "a political operative" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
January 15th, 2012 3:32 PM

Sean Hannity, Gingrich Remember the 'Magnetic,' 'Remarkable' Tony Bla

In Friday's Washington Times, media and political heavyweights such as Sean Hannity, Newt Gingrich, James Carville and others remembered the "magnetic personality" of Tony Blankley. The Times devoted four pages to honor its late editorial page editor (who passed away last weekend). Hannity enthused, "It is sad to lose him at such an integral time in our nation’s history, of which he was highly…
Scott Whitlock
January 15th, 2012 2:53 PM

Daily Kos Week in Review: Punching Privatizer Ryan

Political rhetoric has grown harsher over the past few decades, but it almost always stops short of advocating violence or even fantasizing about doing physical harm. This past week, however, one Kossack declared that a certain Wisconsin GOP congressman deserves a few fists to the face because he backs Medicare reform.  As usual, each headline is preceded by the blogger's name or pseudonym.
Tom Johnson
January 15th, 2012 2:36 PM

Glenn Beck TV's Amy Holmes Schools Current's David Shuster on Bain Cap

CNN must have known that when it pitted Glenn Beck TV's Amy Holmes against the perilously liberal David Shuster of Al Gore's Current TV, sparks were going to fly. On Sunday's Reliable Sources, when the media's coverage of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and Bain Capital surfaced, the pair did end up facing off with Holmes not surprisingly looking like the only adult in the room…
Noel Sheppard
January 15th, 2012 2:14 PM

Ayad Allawi: Obama Was Wrong - Iraq Is 'Neither Stable Nor Democratic

Iraq’s former interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi said Sunday that President Obama was wrong when he claimed the United States left Iraq as a stable and democratic country. Appearing on CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPS, Allawi said, "It’s neither stable nor democratic, frankly speaking. The terrorists are hitting again very severely. Al Qaeda is fully operational now in Iraq" (video follows with…
Noel Sheppard
January 15th, 2012 11:39 AM

Barely News: North Korea's 'Criticism Sessions' and Reported Punishmen

Yet another episode being reported from the totalitarian nightmare that is North Korea is getting short shrift in most of the world's press, namely "criticism sessions" (i.e., rat out your neighbor, coworker, etc.) identifying North Koreans who allegedly weren't sufficiently grief-stricken over the December death of Kim Jong Il (pictured at right), weren't sufficiently demonstrative about it,…
Tom Blumer
January 15th, 2012 9:52 AM

SNL Rips Romney, Depicts Him Firing Everything - Even Food - in South

It wasn't only the press that completely misunderstood and therefore misrepresented Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's claim this week that he likes being able to fire people. NBC's Saturday Night Live actually began Saturday's show with a sketch depicting the former Massachusetts governor trying to fire everything - including the food! - at a South Carolina diner (video follows…
Noel Sheppard
January 15th, 2012 9:14 AM