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CBS: GOP Faces 'Demographic Death Spiral' If They Oppose Immigration R
	Norah O'Donnell and Anthony Mason badgered National Review editor Rich Lowry on Wednesday's CBS This Morning over his opposition to the Senate's immigration reform bill. O'Donnell, who has a history of hardball interviews of conservative guests, wondered if there is a "civil war in the Republican Party" over the immigration issue, and hyped that "the Republican Party is in demographic death…
July 10th, 2013 4:22 PM
  CNN's Cuomo Calls Out House GOP, Tries to Shame Congress Into Lowering
	CNN's New Day continued its advocacy for Congress to "fix" student loan rates, on Tuesday and Wednesday, instead of asking why the House and Senate differ on the solutions and addressing the larger debate about rising tuition costs.
	
	Co-host Chris Cuomo lectured House Republicans in particular. "The Republicans say education matters also," he called out the GOP on Tuesday's New Day. When co-…
July 10th, 2013 4:07 PM
  
 
Another Stumble for ObamaCare Implementation, Media Ignore
	On Tuesday, the Associated Press (AP) reported that smokers may not be subject to new tobacco-use penalties built into the Affordable Care Act, due to a “computer system glitch” that could take more than a year to repair. The AP claimed that some see the stumble as part of “an emerging pattern of last-minute switches and delays” for President Obama’s signature health care law, citing the…
July 10th, 2013 4:02 PM
  
 
PolitiFact Nails Maddow for Blatant Lie About Ohio Abortion Law
	The bad blood between Rachel Maddow and PolitiFact goes back more than two years, ever since they slammed her for resorting to fiction while describing the Wisconsin state budget.
	This time the fact-finding outfit gives Maddow a "pants on fire" drubbing, the worst on its so-called "Truth-O-Meter," for a deceitful claim about new abortion restrictions in Ohio. (Video after the jump)
July 10th, 2013 3:40 PM
  N.Y. Times Columnist Hopes for More Rejoicing When 'Parasitic' Babies
	In Texas, it’s only a matter of hours until abortions are banned at 20 weeks.  It’s a popular bill amongst those residing in The Lone Star State – with 62 percent supporting the law.  Nationally, 50 percent of women and 52 percent of Millennials also want abortions to be banned at 20 weeks.  Overall, only 14 percent of Americans support late-term abortions.  The public is not with them, so pro-…
July 10th, 2013 3:37 PM
  
 
Andrea Mitchell Tosses Softballs to Wendy Davis, Presses Her About Run
	MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell has been leading the charge in support of Texas state senator Wendy Davis’ efforts to block a popular abortion regulation bill in the Texas legislature. Despite the fact that the legislation will soon be signed into law by Texas Governor Rick Perry, MSNBC has been championing her as the new face of the Democratic Party, with Andrea Mitchell being one of her main…
July 10th, 2013 3:21 PM
  
 
AP Starts the 2016 Character Assassination of Rick Perry, Part 1: 'Fiv
A series of reports at the Associated Press following Texas Gov. Rick Perry's announcement that he would not seek another term can only be explained if their purpose is to poison his possible 2016 presidential aspirations. In doing so, the AP is from all appearances firing the opening shots in a campaign to duplicate the establishment press's tragically successful efforts to marginalize Perry and…
July 10th, 2013 3:11 PM
  
 
Actor Jeff Daniels: Second Amendment Was From 'A Different Time,' Want
	On Tuesday's Piers Morgan Live, actor Jeff Daniels pushed for universal background checks because the Second Amendment was written during a "different time."
	
	"I'm one of the guys that goes back to the Second Amendment and just goes, 'you know what, it was a different time and now we're into the Sandy Hooks and the – you know, all of that and whatever happened between George Zimmerman and…
July 10th, 2013 2:52 PM
  
 
Bozell Column: Reagan's Lieutenant Devine
	The re-election of President Obama has left most conservatives in a very pessimistic frame of mind. How could the majority of voters not see Obama had failed to prevent ongoing economic stagnation and the threat of bankruptcy? How could they endorse additional layer upon additional layer of bureaucratic intervention when the economic results were so awful?
	Donald J. Devine was Ronald Reagan's…
July 10th, 2013 2:25 PM
  Michelle Malkin Column: Let Them Starve: Gitmo Swindlers Strike Again
	World Crisis Alert: Guantanamo Bay detainees don't want to eat. Muslim rapper Yasiin "Mos Def" Bey is so worked up about their appetite plight that he videotaped himself being force-fed to build support for closing Gitmo. Cry me a river.
	This latest round of hunger strikes isn't an international human rights tragedy. It's another manipulative act of Jihad Theater.
July 10th, 2013 11:55 AM
  
 
NBC Mentions 'Demonstrators on Both Sides' of Texas Abortion Debate, O
	During a news brief on Wednesday's NBC Today, anchor Natalie Morales noted that following "tough new abortion laws" being approved by the Texas house of delegates, "Demonstrators on both sides of the issue descended on the state capitol building and erupted in screams and cheers immediately following last night's vote." [Listen to the audio or watch the video after the jump]
	
	However, the…
July 10th, 2013 11:35 AM
  Open Thread Wednesday
	For general purpose discussion and comment on the news of the day and anything else.
July 10th, 2013 10:57 AM
  Brent Bozell on 'Hannity': Slams Liberal Media's 'Nonstop' 'Character
	Appearing on the July 9 Hannity, NewsBusters publisher Brent Bozell slammed the "character assassination" perpetrated by the liberal media in the 2012 presidential election. Talking with host Sean Hannity about his new book with Tim Graham, Bozell described the previous election cycle as "character assassination against anybody who would challenge Barack Obama." (Collusion is available online…
July 10th, 2013 10:38 AM
  
 
NBC's Mitchell Denounces Pro-Life Legislation, Hopes for 'Blow-Back' A
	Leading a panel discussion on her Tuesday 1 p.m. ET hour show on MSNBC, host Andrea Mitchell ranted against Republican efforts to enact pro-life legislation at the state level: "Texas isn't the only state where Roe v. Wade is being challenged....We've seen in Ohio, John Kasich and company sneaked it in to a budget bill....Wisconsin, there's an injunction against enforcement of what the…
July 10th, 2013 9:43 AM