‘Twisted’ is, well, Twisted

Ashley Ciandella
July 31st, 2013 11:08 AM

NBC Touts Hillary Keeping 'Safe Distance' From Weiner at Obama Lunch

On Monday's NBC Nightly News, anchor Brian Williams declared that Hillary Clinton's lunch with President Obama put the possible 2016 Democratic contender "a safe distance from the scandal in New York that now includes a longtime aide." Introducing a report on the meeting, Williams noted how "Bill and Hillary Clinton are trying to keep their distance from any associations with Anthony Weiner,…
Kyle Drennen
July 31st, 2013 10:29 AM

Rush Limbaugh: 'Media Get As Big a Thrill Defeating Conservatives As T

"I think they get as big a thrill, just as all Democrats do, of defeating conservatives as they do helping Obama...The media has aligned with Obama to defeat Republicans, to defeat conservatives." So said conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh on Fox News's On the Record Wednesday (video follows with transcript and absolutely no need for additional commentary):
Noel Sheppard
July 31st, 2013 10:05 AM

MSNBC's Reid, Bashir Compare Republicans to Drunks, Chain Smokers

MSNBC contributor Joy Reid continued her daily assault on Republicans Tuesday on Martin Bashir, comparing Republicans to chain smokers and blasting the GOP for its resistance to President Obama’s economic agenda. Reid argued that offering Republicans tax cuts is “like offering a chain smoker a cigarette,” pushing the same anti-GOP rhetoric she’s known for on the Lean Forward network. [Video…
Andrew Lautz
July 31st, 2013 9:34 AM

Open Thread Wednesday

For general discussion and comment...
NB Staff
July 31st, 2013 9:33 AM

‘Mistresses’: Surprising Food for Thought

Evan Mantel
July 31st, 2013 9:01 AM

Daily Kos Whacks CNN's Don Lemon for Joining Bill O'Reilly In 'Urkel

Several Daily Kosmonauts were furious with CNN anchor Don Lemon for joining Bill O’Reilly in suggesting black kids could straighten up and hike up their saggy pants. “Vyan” even suggested that Don and Bill want all black kids to be “Steve Urkel” from the Nineties sitcom “Family Matters.” He hit Lemon because “He jumped right in the middle of cage match between O'Reilly and anyone serious…
Tim Graham
July 31st, 2013 8:37 AM

Scarborough: Rand Paul A 'Daddy's Boy', Shouldn't Fight With 'Pig' Chr

Commenting on the current clash between Rand Paul and Chris Christie over pork-barrel spending, Joe Scarborough has managed to insult both combatants. On today's Morning Joe, Scarborough called Rand Paul a "daddy's boy."  And in warning Paul not to pick a fight with Christie, Scarborough cited a saying to the effect that you should never fight with a "pig," because "you both get dirty and…
Mark Finkelstein
July 31st, 2013 7:38 AM

As Poor GDP Report Awaits, AP's Rugaber Starts Early With 'Prosperity

During the Obama administration's 4-1/2 year track record of economic underachievement, establishment press business reporters have usually waited until the bad news actually comes out before working on convincing readers that future news will be better. Not this time, at least at the Associated Press, aka the Administration's Press. Christopher "Gone are the fears that the economy could fall…
Tom Blumer
July 31st, 2013 12:42 AM

New Haven Register: Fox, Coulter, the GOP, Nugent, Some of Its Readers

Those who falsely smear the other side in an attempt to make an argument tend to do so because they have run out of real ones. It would appear that the New Haven Register's argument cupboard is completely barren of everything but poisonous rhetoric. In an opinion piece which I can hardly believe is a house editorial, the Register characterizes Ann Coulter, Fox News, the Republican Party,…
Tom Blumer
July 30th, 2013 11:57 PM

Bozell Column: Neglect At The New York Times

After a long three-year gap since their last exclusive sit-down interview with President Obama, you might think The New York Times would be ready to ask tough questions on the most contentious issues of the day, beginning with the deepening Obama scandals. Wrong. Instead, the Times defined the “news” in this interview to be Obama’s counter-attacks. Their stories focused on Obama’s accusations…
Brent Bozell
July 30th, 2013 11:21 PM

MSNBC Analysts Cite Shoddy Tampa Bay Times Racism Statistics to Dump o

On Thursday morning, MSNBC guest host Mara Schiavocampo devoted a segment of the show to discussing the story of Marissa Alexander, a Florida woman who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for firing a warning shot into a wall at the home of her ex-husband. She brought on Joy-Ann Reid, TheGrio.com editor and blogger, to discuss the comparability of this case to the Trayvon Martin case as well as…
Nathan Roush
July 30th, 2013 11:00 PM

Russell Simmons: Don Lemon's a 'Slave,' 'Dangerous Talking Head,' 'Dis

Famous black liberals continued their attacks on CNN's Don Lemon Tuesday. Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons weighed in on Twitter a few hours ago calling Lemon a "slave," "dangerous talking head," and a "disservice to the black community":
Noel Sheppard
July 30th, 2013 7:36 PM

MSNBC's Hayes Retracts Claim Whites More Likely to Commit Interracial

On the Monday, July 29, All In show, MSNBC host Chris Hayes had to make a retraction for incorrectly citing statistics on Friday suggesting that a higher percentage of black murder victims are murdered by whites than the percentage of white murder victims killed by blacks. Hayes had used the incorrect numbers as he mocked FNC's Bill O'Reilly for his recent commentary which dealt in part with…
Brad Wilmouth
July 30th, 2013 6:50 PM