Congressman King: ‘Al Qaeda Is in Many Ways Stronger Than It Was Bef

Remember all that talk from President Obama during last year’s campaign about al Qaeda being decimated? Apparently not, for on ABC’s This Week Sunday, Congressman Peter King (R-N.Y.) said, “Al Qaeda is in many ways stronger than it was before 9/11 because it's mutated and it spread and it can come at us from different directions” (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
August 4th, 2013 11:37 AM

Libtalker Thom Hartmann: Conservative Economic Policies Driving People

Is there anything a liberal won't blame conservatives for? Take the case of liberal talk radio host Thom Hartmann who on Saturday actually wrote an article wherein he claimed that conservative economic policies are driving people to suicide:
Noel Sheppard
August 4th, 2013 11:02 AM

N.Y. Times Insists the WashPost Owners Are 'Royalty,' And Publisher Ka

New York Times reporter Sheryl Gay Stolberg took on a weird assignment: puffing up Katherine Weymouth, publisher of The Washington Post. A cynic might joke that Stolberg could apply for a job at the Post in a less obvious way. Or the Times is self-conciously trying to say “Newspapers are still glamorous properties!” and repeat it for emphasis. Stolberg wrote that 47-year-old Katherine…
Tim Graham
August 4th, 2013 7:33 AM

WashPost 'Work Advice' Columnist Lectures on How P.C. Stands for 'Pott

Sunday’s Washington Post Magazine has a regular column on “Work Advice,” and this week’s topic was “Potty clarity at the office.” A reader complained that “Bob” at the office had decided to become “Barbara,” and began using the women’s bathroom (after a year using a one-toilet unisex bathroom). Since “Barbara” can’t afford surgery, the reader wondered how much time before the federal agency…
Tim Graham
August 3rd, 2013 11:17 PM

AP Reluctantly 'Discovers' Trend Towards Part-Time and Lower-Paid Work

In this case, the old saying, "Better late than never" really shouldn't apply. In June, when the government's Household Survey used to determine the unemployment rate reported that there were 240,000 fewer full-time workers and 360,000 more part-time workers than there were in May, the establishment press, particularly the Associated Press, largely ignored or downplayed the result. The AP's…
Tom Blumer
August 3rd, 2013 9:41 PM

MSNBC's Toure Neblett Deceptively Edits Magic Johnson Comments About F

As NewsBusters has often reported, the folks at MSNBC have a disturbing habit of deceptively editing videos to radically change their meaning. Maybe that's where MSNBC's Toure Neblett learned this, for on Friday, he dramatically edited a Magic Johnson tweet about Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Riley Cooper:
Noel Sheppard
August 3rd, 2013 4:25 PM

Leno on Congress's ObamaCare Exemption: Should Be the 'Do As We Say, N

Jay Leno took a comedic swipe at ObamaCare Friday. After informing a somewhat stunned crowd about the exemption members of Congress were given from the Affordable Care Act, the NBC Tonight Show host said, "Why don't they call it what it really is - the 'Do As We Say, Not As We Do Act?'" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
August 3rd, 2013 2:53 PM

Meredith Vieira: ‘If My Husband Was Sexting I’d Cut It Off

Former NBC Today show host Meredith Vieira channeled her inner Lorena Bobbitt Friday night. Appearing on NBC’s Tonight Show, in a discussion about embattled New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner, Vieira said, “If my husband was sexting, I’d cut it off” (video follows with commentary):
Noel Sheppard
August 3rd, 2013 2:22 PM

Bill Maher Asks 'Rich Liberals' Jay Z, Oprah and Spielberg to 'Buy a S

Bill Maher is very unhappy that rich conservatives are having an impact on politics. With this in mind, HBO’s Real Time host on Friday encouraged "rich liberals" such as guest Jay Z, Oprah Winfrey, and Steven Spielberg to "get in the game," “pony up” and “buy a state” (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
August 3rd, 2013 1:03 PM

Barney Frank on Chris Christie: ‘I Have an Interest in Rude Fat Guys

Former Congressman Barney Frank (D-Ma.) took a shot at Governor Chris Christie (R-N.J.) Friday. Appearing on HBO’s Real Time, Frank said, “I have a little bit of a soft spot for Christie because I have an interest in rude fat guys doing well in politics.”
Noel Sheppard
August 3rd, 2013 12:00 PM

Boston Globe Sold by New York Times at Massive Loss

The Boston Globe newspaper has been sold by its owner, the New York Times Company, for $70 million in cash to investor John W. Henry. Included in the deal were the Times’s stakes in two other smaller papers, the Worcester Telegram & Gazette and Metro Boston, a free tabloid. The Times had purchased the Globe company in 1993 for $1.1 billion. Adjusted for inflation, the New England Media…
Matthew Sheffield
August 3rd, 2013 11:35 AM

Obama's Picture Used as Target in Dart Game at County Fair in Upstate

President Obama's picture is being used as a target in a dart game at a county fair in upstate New York. Fairgoer Abigail Czapsky provided the following pictures to the Huffington Post:
Noel Sheppard
August 3rd, 2013 10:58 AM

AP Promotes 'Devout Gay Jew' Drag Queen

One of the most inaccurate things that secular reporters do in reporting on homosexuality and religion is in putting the words “devout” and “gay” right next to each other – even when it’s clear that the sympathetic gay characters in their stories are shedding their religious traditions in favor of their gay identity. The New York Daily News carried a story with the headline “Shahar Hadar, 34…
Tim Graham
August 3rd, 2013 9:57 AM

Story on Rappers of 'Chiraq' Leaves Out Chicago's Rahm and Barack

Washington Post music writer Chris Richards has a political edge. Who can forget his gooey tribute to Obama press secretary Jay Carney’s musical taste for the band Guided By Voices? He can also leave out Obama when it’s convenient. On Thursday, Richards wrote a story dominating the front of the Style section on “The Firing Lines of Chiraq,” as Chicago's rappers respond to the “epidemic of gun…
Tim Graham
August 3rd, 2013 8:20 AM