Gallup: Fox Is America's Main Source For News

This will REALLY make liberal heads explode! A Gallup poll released moments ago found more Americans consider Fox News their main source for news than any other news outlet in the nation:
Noel Sheppard
July 8th, 2013 10:41 AM

Former MSNBC Producer: MSNBC Is 'Official Network of the Obama White H

A former senior producer for MSNBC came out with harsh words for his former network Sunday. Writing at the far-left AlterNet, Jeff Cohen - the former senior producer of MSNBC's Donahue show - said, "When it comes to issues of U.S. militarism and spying, the allegedly 'progressive' MSNBC often seems closer to the 'official network of the Obama White House' than anything resembling an…
Noel Sheppard
July 8th, 2013 10:02 AM

WashPost Book Reviewer Writes of Murdered Hookers, Pleads for Legalize

In Monday’s Washington Post, book reviewer Patrick Anderson offered a positive review of New York magazine writer Robert Kolker’s true-crime story “Lost Girls” about prostitutes that ended up dead and buried in burlap bags along the highway on Long Island. Anderson, a speechwriter for Jimmy Carter’s 1976 presidential campaign, detailed the dangerous, addictive life the white “sex workers”…
Tim Graham
July 8th, 2013 8:02 AM

How Palestinian 'Art' Ruined an Italian Back Yard

While my wife and I were on vacation rather non-politically exploring Venice, our tour guide walked us through a rather rare space of grass and trees, the back yard of a residence. But the space was dominated by a motley collection of cardboard boxes with tiny square holes cut in them. This was an “art exhibit” for the Venice Bienniale. The guide didn't know what the exhibit meant, but there…
Tim Graham
July 8th, 2013 6:22 AM

Joan Walsh Attacks Palin Friday, Whines Sunday About People Picking Tw

The hypocrisy of Salon's Joan Walsh knows no bounds. On Friday she sent a hateful tweet to former Alaska governor Palin. After she took some heat for doing so, Walsh had the gall to tweet Sunday evening, "Hm, the people who like to pick fights on Twitter picked a lot of fights on Twitter this holiday weekend. Sad":
Noel Sheppard
July 8th, 2013 12:04 AM

'CNN Shame On You' Signs Appear in Cairo

It appears some Egyptians are not pleased with CNN's coverage of last week's coup. According to numerous sources including CNN senior international correspondent Ben Wedeman, the following sign is appearing in the crowds in Tahrir square:
Noel Sheppard
July 7th, 2013 11:31 PM

“Amos ‘n’ Andy” Makes an Off-Color Comeback at Jesse Jackson

“Amos ‘n’ Andy” was so controversial that in 1951 the NAACP demanded it be taken off the air for its derogatory portrayal of blacks.  By 1966, the NAACP won a victory by stopping the show’s reruns from airing. But at Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow PUSH Saturday morning forum this week, “Amos ‘n’ Andy” was back in fashion.  Chicago talk show personality Cliff Kelley emceed a panel discussion. …
Mike Bates
July 7th, 2013 11:09 PM

For the 'Where Have You Been?' File: AP's Rugaber Discovers Temporary

In a Sunday morning story which will likely have limited reach, and will then probably be considered old news by the time the business week resumes tomorrow, the Associated Press, aka the Administration's Press, finally got around to recognizing a trend on which yours truly and others have been commenting for at least 2-1/2 years: the surge in employment at temporary help services. That the…
Tom Blumer
July 7th, 2013 10:37 PM

Congressman Raul Labrador Slaps Down David Brooks Twice on Meet The Pr

Have you ever wished that errant journalists could get their noses rubbed in their own absurdities and outright falsehoods like puppy dogs who make a mess? Well, if you had been watching Meet The Press today then you would have seen Congressman Raul Labrador of Idaho do just that to the New York Times house "conservative" David Brooks who was slapped down not once but twice.  As you can see…
P.J. Gladnick
July 7th, 2013 7:00 PM

Clarence Page on America's Political Polarization: 'I Blame the Media

The Chicago Tribune's Clarence Page made a comment about the country's political polarization this weekend that might raise eyebrows on both sides of the aisle. Appearing on the syndicated Chris Matthews Show, Page said, "I blame the media" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
July 7th, 2013 5:23 PM

Jim Carrey to 'Assault Rifle Fans': 'I Love You and I'm Sorry I Called

As NewsBusters previously reported, actor Jim Carrey back in March called gun owners "heartless motherf--kers." On Sunday, Carrey tried taking it back writing on Twitter, "Asslt rifle fans,I do not agree wth u,nor do I fear u but I do love u and I'm sorry tht in my outrage I called you names":
Noel Sheppard
July 7th, 2013 3:45 PM

George Will: 'What ObamaCare Requires For it to Work - Mass Irrational

George Will made a marvelous observation Sunday about the so-called Affordable Care Act. Appearing on ABC's This Week, Will said, "What Obamacare requires for it to work - mass irrationality, both on the part of employers to ignore that incentive and on the part of young people who are supposed to pay 3, 4, 5 times more for health insurance than it would cost them to just pay the fine and…
Noel Sheppard
July 7th, 2013 1:50 PM

Bush on What He and Obama Discussed in Africa: 'What a Big Pain the Pr

Former President George W. Bush had a marvelous line during his interview aired on ABC's This Week Sunday. Asked by Jonathan Karl what he and President Obama discussed in Africa last week when the cameras weren't rolling, Bush replied, "What a big pain the press is" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
July 7th, 2013 12:54 PM

Bloomberg/BizWeek Acknowledges 'Obama Call for Muslim Brotherhood Role

Nicole Gaouette and John Walcott at Bloomberg BusinessWeek have revealed that the Obama administration has specifically stated that it wants the Muslim Brotherhood to have a role in any new Egyptian government. Meanwhile, other news outlets, particularly the Associated Press, have avoided disclosing that specific detail. There are two "little" problems with the administration's disclosed…
Tom Blumer
July 7th, 2013 1:04 AM