Maher: Catholic Priests Would Use Birth Control If Altar Boys Could Ge

There clearly is no limit to Bill Maher’s depravity. On TBS’s Conan Tuesday, the comedian beloved by the liberal media said that Catholic priests would use birth control if altar boys could get pregnant (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
February 13th, 2013 10:04 AM

Scarborough: 'Rubio Not Ready; Republicans Pushing Him Out There Makin

"I'm going to get in trouble for saying this," said a prescient Joe Scarborough. Less than an hour after delivering a devastating take-down of the Obama economic record that surely pleased many conservatives,  Scarborough made remarks about Marco Rubio that are bound to outrage many of the same folks. Commenting on Marco Rubio's response to the State of the Union, Scarborough declared that…
Mark Finkelstein
February 13th, 2013 9:45 AM

Politico's Thrush Cites Obama's SOTU 'Spending Proposals,' Omits His C

Last night in his State of the Union speech, President Barack Obama claimed: "Nothing I'm proposing tonight should increase our deficit by a single dime." Even considering the inclusion of "should" as a wiggle word, that's a laughable claim. Politico's Glenn Thrush is one among what will surely turn out to be a legion of pundits and reporters who will ignore Obama's deficit promise while…
Tom Blumer
February 13th, 2013 8:55 AM

Scarborough SOTU Response Rips Obama's Failed Economic Record

In just 58 seconds, Joe Scarborough has managed to render an imagined response to last night's SOTU that demolishes President Obama's failed economic record. Delivered on today's Morning Joe, Scarborough scalded PBO's pitiful performance on the economy.  Highlights from the Hall of Shame: four million more Americans out of work today than when Barack Obama became President; average income…
Mark Finkelstein
February 13th, 2013 8:04 AM

NB Chat: State of the Union

Now that the State of the Union speech is over, the chat has ended. Please use this to discuss it or anything else in the news.
NB Staff
February 12th, 2013 11:20 PM

Rubio to Obama: 'I Don’t Oppose Your Plans Because I Want to Protect

Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fl.) gave the Republican response to the President's State of the Union address Tuesday, and not surprisingly, he came out swinging. Maybe his best comment was, "Mr. President, I don’t oppose your plans because I want to protect the rich. I oppose your plans because I want to protect my neighbors."
Noel Sheppard
February 12th, 2013 11:20 PM

Bozell Column: Conservatism, Killing the GOP

As President Obama enters his second term, what “mandate” does he enjoy? His liberal media enablers are boldly declaring that somehow his four-point victory was a “shellacking,” and the Republican Party is in danger of “ceasing to be a national party.” They’re very blunt about what’s killing the GOP: conservatism. It’s not helping the GOP that some of its conservative leaders are acting…
Brent Bozell
February 12th, 2013 10:47 PM

Krauthammer on State of the Union: 'This Speech Is About Spending Your

Charles Krauthammer had some harsh words for President Obama's message during Tuesday's State of the Union address. Moments after its completion, Krauthammer said on Fox News, "He says you can’t cut your way to prosperity. This speech is about spending your way to prosperity" (photo courtesy AP).
Noel Sheppard
February 12th, 2013 10:43 PM

Former Obama Adviser/Press Secretary Robert Gibbs Named MSNBC Contribu

Moments before Tuesday's State of the Union address, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow made a huge announcement. As she introduced former Barack Obama senior campaign adviser/press secretary Robert Gibbs, she said, "I am for the first time tonight able to introduce you as an MSNBC contributor. Congratulations on that" (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
February 12th, 2013 9:14 PM

CBS’s Pelley Scolds Boehner as Impediment to Compromise with Obama

Previewing the State of the Union address, CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley repeatedly scolded Republican House Speaker John Boehner for daring to criticize President Barack Obama’s commitment to reducing the deficit. “There will be a great deal said about compromise and bi-partisanship, but in reality there seems to be very little mood for it,” Pelley despaired, before citing the Speaker…
Brent Baker
February 12th, 2013 8:23 PM

SOTU Flashback and Fast-Forward: Fort Hood Heroine Now Feels 'Betrayed

Former Fort Hood police sergeant Kimberly Munley, one of two officers who helped stop Major Nidal Hasan's deadly shooting spree at Fort Hood, Texas in November 2009, and who was a guest at President Obama's 2010 State of the Union address (something the Politico chose to remind everyone of just yesterday), now says, according to ABC News, that "Obama broke the promise he made to her that the…
Tom Blumer
February 12th, 2013 8:19 PM

Bozell, Varney Discuss Media Ignoring Pro-Free Market Speech by Dr. Ca

Dr. Ben Carson has received little coverage in traditional media outlets for a speech he gave last Thursday at a prayer breakfast in which he advocated a flat tax and health savings accounts to improve the American economy and the health care system, respectively. The little attention he has gotten has been negative, with the media indignant that the world renowned neurosurgeon dared to "…
Ken Shepherd
February 12th, 2013 6:54 PM

Insanity: Chris Matthews Wonders If Journalists Should Seriously Consi

Liberal host Chris Matthews on Tuesday anchored live coverage of a cop killer on the run, making bizarre and offensive comments about the situation. Talking to Los Angeles Times journalist Andrew Blankstein, Matthews agonized about being fair to Chris Dorner, the man who has allegedly murdered three people and wounded several others: "How do you write a story like this that's objective for the…
Scott Whitlock
February 12th, 2013 6:26 PM

Chicago Sun-Times Charges Joe Walsh With Evading Child Support, Doesn

One of the things that self-described “mainstream” reporters like to tout about themselves is that they do not publish stories without trying to talk to the people discussed in them. Apparently those rules do not apply at the Chicago Sun-Times when the subject of a hit piece is former Republican congressman Joe Walsh. The paper on Monday posted a story attacking him but did not give him a…
Matthew Sheffield
February 12th, 2013 6:19 PM