MSNBC's Robert Gibbs: ‘I Hope They Fire Some People’ in Charge of

You know things are going badly when you’re a Democratic President whose former press secretary turned MSNBC contributor is on national television bashing the rollout of your signature piece of legislation. On Monday, Robert Gibbs, appearing on MSNBC’s Now, said of the ObamaCare website, “I hope they fire some people that were in charge of making sure that this thing was supposed to work” (…
Noel Sheppard
October 14th, 2013 1:41 PM

Walking Dead: It’s Raining Zombies, Hallelujah

Cody B. Holt
October 14th, 2013 1:25 PM

CNN Anchor Shouts Down Conservative Guest, Asks Him If He's 'Embarrass

CNN anchor Don Lemon shouted down a conservative guest after pushing him to admit he should be "embarrassed" over certain protesters at Sunday's Million Vet March. CNN played a video of controversial protesters at Sunday's Million Vet March telling President Obama to "leave town" and "put the Koran down." Lemon tried to link this to the GOP as a whole. [Video below the break.]
Matt Hadro
October 14th, 2013 12:36 PM

After Dems Blow Up Budget Deal, NBC's Guthrie Insists GOP Get Blame fo

In an interview with Republican Senator Bob Corker on Monday's NBC Today – after Democrats sabotaged a bipartisan Senate deal to raise the nation's debt limit over the weekend – co-host Savannah Guthrie was still determined to place all blame for the budget impasse on the GOP: "As you well know, the polls have been absolutely devastating to Republicans. Do you think that Republican Party…
Kyle Drennen
October 14th, 2013 12:10 PM

USAT's Davidson and Hansen Treat Growing Hospital Staff Cuts As 'Surpr

The healthcare sector, particular hospitals, is hitting a wall. In a Sunday morning writeup, USA Today reporters Paul Davidson and Barbara Hansen considered this news "surprising," because Obamacare is supposedly going to bring hospitals so much new business. Well, guys, that new business needs to be profitable. Odds are it won't be. The staff cuts also appear to foreshadow the rationing so…
Tom Blumer
October 14th, 2013 11:51 AM

Bill Press: Million Vet Marchers Are 'Idiots,' 'Should Have Been Hangi

Isn't it funny how liberal media members LOVE protests EXCEPT when conservatives are involved? Take liberal radio host Bill Press who on Monday actually called participants in the previous day's Million Vet March "idiots" and scolded them for not burning Senator Ted Cruz (R-Tx.) in effigy at the World War II Memorial (transcript and commentary follow with video courtesy Mediaite):
Noel Sheppard
October 14th, 2013 11:22 AM

After Two Weeks CNN Reporter Still Hasn't Been Able To Sign Up For Oba

CNN senior medical correspondent Elizabeth Cohen has been trying for two weeks to sign up for ObamaCare. Unfortunately as she reported on Monday's New Day, despite trying for fourteen days including at hours that were claimed to be "off peak," she still hasn't been able to establish an account (video follows with transcript and absolutely no need for additional commentary):
Noel Sheppard
October 14th, 2013 10:29 AM

Open Thread Monday

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NB Staff
October 14th, 2013 9:15 AM

Scarborough: 'Very Real Chance' Cruz Will Run For President As Indepen

Did you really have to be a pluperfect political prognosticator to have foreseen that none of Herman Cain, Michelle Bachmann or Donald Trump was going to be the 2012 Republican presidential nominee? Yet on today's Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough—by way of establishing his fortune-telling street cred—boasted of having made those predictions, before proceeding to claim that: 1. Ted Cruz will not…
Mark Finkelstein
October 14th, 2013 9:14 AM

Happy Columbus Day: Libs Celebrate By Calling Explorer Rapist, Slaver

In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue … and committed the Original Sin of the liberal imagination. Peruse leftwing sites for observances of Columbus Day and you learn that the intrepid explorer brought only pillage, rape, murder, and enslavement to Eden of the Americas. On Oct. 10, Yahoo promoted the latest attack on Columbus in Jay Bushbee’s “Slavery, disease, death: the dark side of the…
Katie Yoder
October 14th, 2013 9:01 AM

Confessions of a Revenge-aholic

A confession about this week's episode of Revenge
Evan Mantel
October 14th, 2013 1:50 AM

Ann Coulter Discusses New Book With NewsBusters: Evidence Suggests Lib

On Friday, NewsBusters had the privilege of being the first organization to interview New York Times bestselling author Ann Coulter about her new book, “Never Trust a Liberal Over Three - Especially a Republican.” What follows is the first part of the discussion (video follows with transcript):
Noel Sheppard
October 14th, 2013 12:24 AM

NYT Coverage of Obamacare System Fiasco Blames Republicans, Cites Key

Three New York Times reporters' coverage of HealthCare.gov's systemic failures is inadvertently funny. Its opening paragraph quotes Henry Chao, described as "the chief digital architect for the Obama administration’s new online insurance marketplace," as "deeply worried about the web site's debut" way back in March, and hoping that "it’s not a third-world experience." The Third World, many of…
Tom Blumer
October 13th, 2013 11:54 PM

Bob Costas Huffs at Halftime on NBC: 'Redskins Can’t Possibly Honor

After last December’s brouhaha over Bob Costas exploiting his NBC halftime commentary slot to roll out a controversial rant about how “Handguns do not enhance our safety” shortly after the death of Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher, one might think the Lecture Series would be on hold. But on Sunday night, Costas offered another liberal rant with no rebuttal – against the term “…

Tim Graham
October 13th, 2013 11:13 PM