CBS's O’Donnell To GOP Rep: Does The GOP 'Have An Image Problem?'
On Tuesday, the newly elected members of the 114th Congress were officially sworn in and CBS This Morning co-host Norah O'Donnell sat down with Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) the youngest woman ever elected to Congress at age 30. While the interview was mostly friendly, co-host Norah O’Donnell found time to push her guest on the GOP’s standing with minority voters and asked Stefanik “does…
January 6th, 2015 11:32 AM
Media Bored by Violent Child Porn Sentencing of Former HHS Official
One would think tabloidish news shows like Good Morning America would be interested in the hot story of a former acting director of cybersecurity for the Department of Health and Human Services being sentenced to 25 years in jail for child pornography – the kind of vile stuff that includes the rape and murder of children.
But you would be wrong. Timothy deFoggi, 56, formerly of Germantown,…
January 6th, 2015 9:51 AM
Daily Kos: Cops Need to Put On ‘Big-Boy Uniforms’ and Stop ‘Pouting’
“Americans are still free,” wrote blogger Hunter, “to criticize overaggressive police actions which repeatedly and systemically end up killing black men and boys for no discernible reason…so put on your goddamn big-boy uniforms and deal with it.”
January 6th, 2015 12:31 AM
Chris Hayes: NYC Mayor Subject to ‘Brutal Attacks’ by NY Police Union
During his MSNBC show All In on Monday, Chris Hayes put up his best defense of far-left New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio against criticism from NYPD officers and their union, lamenting that de Blasio has been subject to “brutal attacks” over the past few weeks while praising him for a drop in crime during 2014.
At the start of a segment about the drop in crime and a changing of tactics, Hayes…
January 6th, 2015 12:00 AM
NY Times Tries to Sink GOP In Front-Pagers on Hypocrisy, Image Problem
As Republicans take control of both the House and Senate, the New York Times is preparing the political ground for GOP failure. Exhibit A: Monday's front-page story by Times congressional reporter Carl Hulse, who quickly got to the "sour note" of John Boehner's struggle for re-election as House Speaker. Exhibit B: Michael Shear's front-page story Sunday on the GOP turning to the courts for what…
January 5th, 2015 10:28 PM
Matthews: Hillary Would Have 'Cakewalk' Against Huckabee
Hillary Clinton must be giddy at the thought of facing off against former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee (R), a social conservative and former Baptist preacher, MSNBC host Chris Matthews argued on the January 5 edition of his Hardball program.
January 5th, 2015 9:14 PM
NBC Fawns Over Liberal CA Gov. Brown Being Sworn In For Fourth Term
While there were six governors sworn into office on Monday, it was liberal Democrat Jerry Brown taking the oath of office for a record fourth term in California that caught the fawning eye of NBC Nightly News and anchor Brian Williams who, in turn, spent a news brief gushing over how his first stint in office was during the Ford administration and that he had improved the state’s finances.…
January 5th, 2015 8:55 PM
Sharyl Attkisson Sues Federal Government For Violating Her Rights
Fox News's Howard Kurtz reported on Monday that former CBS correspondent Sharyl Attkisson filed a lawsuit against the Justice Department and the U.S. Postal Service over the hacking of her computers. Kurtz noted that Attkisson "alleges that three separate computer forensic exams showed that hackers used sophisticated methods to surreptitiously monitor her work between 2011 and 2013." The…
January 5th, 2015 6:04 PM
WSJ Columnist: No Evidence Cuba Honoring Its End of Deal with Obama
The Castro regime is NOT living up to its end of the bargain it cut in mid-December with the Obama administration to release more than 50 political prisoners, Wall Street Journal op-ed columnist Mary Anastasia O'Grady noted in her January 5 column, "Where Are Cuba's Political Prisoners?"
January 5th, 2015 5:59 PM
Dan Savage: Charge Parents For Murder After Teen’s Suicide
Classic example of the left using tragedy to make political and social revolution
January 5th, 2015 5:27 PM
Fox News Slams Empty-Headed ABC: 'Like the Worst Local News'
Good Morning America's keys to success: Replace hard news with tabloid news and viral videos, that according to Baltimore Sun critic David Zurawik. The columnist appeared on Fox News, Sunday, and derided an obsession with superficial topics.
January 5th, 2015 4:23 PM
La Raza Head Stands By 2008 Attack on Lou Dobbs's 'Hate Speech'
Janet Murguia, president of the liberal National Council for La Raza, took credit for Lou Dobbs's departure from CNN during a Monday interview on C-SPAN's Q&A program, and repeated a six-year-old charge that the host directed "hate speech" against Hispanics and immigrants. Murguia claimed that Dobbs forwarded a "negative mindset – but more than anything else, a pejorative mindset" about…
January 5th, 2015 3:45 PM
Gun-Control Leader Whines Media Elite Gives In to Powerful Gun Lobby
It’s always mind-boggling when left-wingers complain the media isn’t liberal enough, but it’s just happened at the hard-left site Salon.com. Under a headline insisting “The NRA is losing” – right after the Left took it on the chin in the midterms – Elias Isquith shared spin with Moms Demand Action leader Shannon Watts. In this case, they’re whining that the media’s walked away from covering “…
January 5th, 2015 2:26 PM
CNN Scammed by North Korean Parody Twitter Account
CNN got hilariously scammed into citing the tweet of a parody North Korean Twitter account. It was taken down but fortunately a screen shot of their gullibility has been preserved for all eternity.
January 5th, 2015 2:26 PM