Sundance Channel Plans Drama Series on Fictional NRA Leader Called 'Co

Robert Redford's Sundance Channel is developing a new scripted series built around a fictional leader of the National Rifle Association called "Cold Dead Hands." The lead character is Early "Trip" Thibodeaux, described as "the nation’s most powerful gun-rights advocate and the de facto CEO of the gun industry." The creator is Scott Gold, who's spent the last 15 years as a staff writer for the…
Tim Graham
December 19th, 2013 7:53 AM

Fox News Ends Year With Higher Ratings Than MSNBC, CNN and HLN Combine

As 2013 draws to a close, Fox News Channel continues to dominate cable television news programming, according to Nielsen data through Dec. 8. In an article for Variety, Rick Kissell stated that Fox has averaged 1.774 million viewers in prime time -- down 13 percent from last year's presidential election-driven numbers -- while the Cable News Channel fell 15 percent, and MSNBC lost 29 percent.
Randy Hall
December 19th, 2013 5:30 AM

Open Thread Thursday

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NB Staff
December 19th, 2013 5:10 AM

Phil Robertson of ‘Duck Dynasty’ Suspended Almost Instantly After

It took less than a day for A&E to indefinitely suspend Phil Robertson, star of its reality television show “Duck Dynasty,” for making anti-gay remarks in an interview with the men’s magazine GQ. The suspension appears to be the culmination of long-running tensions between Robertson and A&E over his self-described “Bible-thumper” religious views.
Matthew Sheffield
December 19th, 2013 1:21 AM

USA Today Tops Front Page With Commentary Lauding Obama's Sochi Winter

Liberal journalists never mounted Olympics protests about free speech in the U.S.S.R., but they’re very excited about President Obama opposing the Russian law against “gay propaganda.” Obama is skipping the ceremonies and sending a lesbian tennis legend in his place. Under the headline “Obama jabs at Putin’s anti-gay stance,” USA Today topped its front page Wednesday with a blatant Obama-…
Tim Graham
December 18th, 2013 11:19 PM

CNN's Lemon and Toobin Prefer Bullying Klayman Over Discussing Judge's

Earlier today, Matt Hadro at NewsBusters refuted a ridiculous assertion Tuesday evening by CNN's Don Lemon who, in reaction to guest Larry Klayman's criticism, insisted that he is not "a big supporter of Obama" or an "ultra leftist." Horse manure, Don. Lemon and CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin also acted like immature children in Klayman's presence. They were clearly mortified that — ugh —…
Tom Blumer
December 18th, 2013 10:04 PM

In Comparing Conservatives to Jonestown, Podesta Sounds a Lot Like Lib

John Podesta is well-known for wanting President Obama to go around Congress with his executive powers. He told Glenn Thrush at Politico the president should “focus on executive action, given that they are facing a second term against a cult worthy of Jonestown in charge of one of the houses of Congress.” The House Republicans are somehow comparable to a suicidal-slash-murderous cult that…
Tim Graham
December 18th, 2013 9:50 PM

Media Report Podesta’s Apology for Jonestown Quote, Ignore Jim Jones

Obama adviser John Podesta today apologized for comparing House Republicans to the Jonestown cult led by Jim Jones.  The Washington Post’s Web site reports: Podesta made the remark in an article in Politico Magazine , saying that the Obama administration should focus on using executive action because it is “facing a second term against a cult worthy of Jonestown in charge of one of the houses…
Mike Bates
December 18th, 2013 7:47 PM

Mental Health Laws Are Trouble for Democrats

Instead of always taking incoming fire, how about Republicans start sending some back? It's great that they stopped HillaryCare, but if they had actually fixed health care by forcing health insurance plans to be sold in a competitive free market, there would have been no opportunity for shyster Democrats to foist Obamacare on us. It's fantastic that we caught the Boston Marathon bombers, but…
Ann Coulter
December 18th, 2013 7:28 PM

MSNBC's Toure: Lying to a 'Corporation' Like Amazon Is 'Not Really' Ly

During a panel discussion on Amazon.com offering discounts to consumers who are parents -- a discount mechanism completely on the honor system since the company cannot verify claims of parenthood -- MSNBC The Cycle co-host Toure Neblett justified lying to take advantage of the discount, saying "nobody was getting hurt here." "If a lie is being told to a corporation, it's not really a lie,"…
Ken Shepherd
December 18th, 2013 6:48 PM

Cynical Schultz: Budget Deal's Dodging of Shutdown 'Bad News' For Dems

All those sanctimonious tears shed by Democrats over how the government shutdown hurt Americans? Turns out they were of the crocodile variety. Ed Schultz gave away the game in opening his MSNBC show tonight. Avoiding another shutdown is "bad news" for Democrats, said Schultz.  View the video after the jump.
Mark Finkelstein
December 18th, 2013 6:30 PM

Louis Farrakhan Defends Kanye West’s Anti-Jewish Conspiracy Talk

Infamous racist Louis Farrakhan has come to the defense of Kanye West after the dim-witted rapper made a remark that was widely construed as embracing anti-Semitic conspiracy theories. West should feel no need to apologize Farrakhan said in a video statement. “Kanye West, don’t bow to the pressure to bow to apologize to anybody. You said nothing wrong.”
Matthew Sheffield
December 18th, 2013 6:18 PM

Ed Schultz Touts His Made-Up Statistic: 'Most' Doctors Don't Like Gove

  According to Ed Schultz on Wednesday, "most" doctors hate government and vote Republican. What source did he cite for these claims? Well, none. The MSNBC anchor happily admitted he was just saying what came into his head. Railing against the compromise budget plan that passed the Senate, Schultz mentioned the "doc fix," an effort to correct a problem in how doctors are paid by Medicare.…
Scott Whitlock
December 18th, 2013 5:57 PM

Krauthammer: It Took Barbara Walters 5 Years to Realize Obama’s Not

Barbara Walter’s admission Tuesday evening that she used to believe President Obama was the next messiah is predictably the target of derision and satire in conservative circles. Making a guest appearance on Fox News’s The Five Wednesday, syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer said, “Five years to realize the man isn't a messiah? I think it took some of us…an hour and a half” (video follows…
Noel Sheppard
December 18th, 2013 5:41 PM