Global Warming Skeptics Rebut Face the Nation Segment on Climate Chang

CBS's Face the Nation Sunday spent fifteen minutes discussing climate change and amongst other things its impact on tornadoes - in particular the EF-5 that hit Moore, Oklahoma, last week. As not one global warming skeptic was invited to participate in the panel, I've taken the liberty of getting opinions from some of the leaders on the realist side of the debate (video follows with commentary…
Noel Sheppard
May 27th, 2013 10:23 AM

Happy Memorial Day from NewsBusters

Happy Memorial Day to all NB readers. We are glad to honor the sacrifice of those who gave the last measure of devotion protecting this country. Please share your Memorial Day tributes on this post. For the general weekend open thread, click here.
NB Staff
May 27th, 2013 6:11 AM

Sorry, Tom Raum: The Economy Is Not 'Clearly' Recovering

In "Go Ahead, Invade Their Phone Records: AP Reports Obama Has 'Alleged Scandals' and 'Alleged Misbehavior,'" Tim Graham at NewsBusters noted how Tom Raum at the Associated Press, aka the Administration's Press, claimed that "Alleged misbehavior by the Internal Revenue Service and other federal agencies gives the GOP something else to talk about and investigate as the economy clearly, if slowly…
Tom Blumer
May 27th, 2013 12:14 AM

Scarlett Johansson and Reese Witherspoon Considered to Play Hillary Cl

When you see Hillary Clinton, do you think of Scarlett Johansson? Or Reese Witherspoon? According to Britain's Independent, the director of the upcoming 2016 biopic "Rodham" does:
Noel Sheppard
May 26th, 2013 10:59 PM

Grammy Award-Winner Michael Bolton: 'I'd Walk Across the Country to Ge

"If she decides to run, I would walk across the country to get her into office." So said Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Michael Bolton about Hillary Clinton during an interview with HuffPost Live Friday.
Noel Sheppard
May 26th, 2013 10:13 PM

Gosnell Attorney to Fox's Megyn Kelly: 'Things Went a Bit Awry,' Blame

Imagine if Newtown, Connecticut massacre perpetrator Adam Lanza had lived and gone on to get convicted of the 26 murders he committed. Further, imagine, post-conviction, that his attorney claimed that "things went a little awry" that day. There would be no containing the outrage, or the establishment press coverage. Kermit Gosnell attorney Jack McMahon was interviewed on Wednesday by Fox News…
Tom Blumer
May 26th, 2013 6:23 PM

Bob Dole: Obama’s a ‘Great Golfer,’ ‘Lacks Communication Skill

Former United States Senator and Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole had some harsh words for the current White House resident Sunday. During an interview on Fox News Sunday, when host Chris Wallace asked him what he thought of Barack Obama, Dole replied, “Great golfer.”
Noel Sheppard
May 26th, 2013 4:38 PM

Maryland's Gosnells? WashPost Put Woman's Death, 'Life-Threatening Def

On the top of The Washington Post’s front page Saturday was a story by Lena Sun on Maryland “seeks to expand [ahem, price] control of hospitals.” At the bottom of the front page of Metro Saturday was another Lena Sun story: “Md. abortion clinic lapses unrelated to patient death.” Sun omitted the name of the 29-year-old dead woman (Jennifer Morbelli), but politely allowed the state of…
Tim Graham
May 26th, 2013 2:51 PM

Disgusting MTV: Pop Star Drinks Her Own Urine

MTV is always crossing the boundaries of taste to build a “buzz” around their youth-oriented shows. On Tuesday night's episode of their “reality” show "Ke$ha: My Crazy Beautiful Life," the sleazy pop singer decided to urinate into a plastic bottle in front of her friends on a car trip and take a sip. "It was really gross," this genius concluded. This could just a faked-for-ratings stunt. But…
Tim Graham
May 26th, 2013 2:02 PM

CBS's Bob Schieffer: 'How About Someone Other Than Holder' Investigate

As NewsBusters has been reporting, CBS's Bob Schieffer has been coming down hard on the Obama administration in recent weeks. That continued Sunday when the Face the Nation host delivered a special commentary wherein he said that Attorney General Eric Holder heading the review of his department "so deeply involved" in the leaks investigation scandal "makes no sense to me" (video follows with…
Noel Sheppard
May 26th, 2013 1:15 PM

AP: 'Obama Refocuses Terror Threat to Pre-9/11 Level' -- But 'Pre

In case you didn't get the gist of President Obama's Thursday speech at National Defense University, the AP's Robert Burns boiled it down on Saturday, perhaps supportively: "OBAMA REFOCUSES TERROR THREAT TO PRE-9/11 LEVEL." That leaves one annoying detail Burns and Obama ignore: The "pre-9/11 threat level" wasn't that much different from the threat level during the first few years after 9/11…
Tom Blumer
May 26th, 2013 12:16 PM

MSNBC's Michael Eric Dyson: Virginia GOP Lieutenant Governor Nominee's

MSNBC political analyst Michael Eric Dyson on Saturday called Virginia Republican lieutenant governor nominee E.W. Jackson a "black puppet...His mouth is moving but white supremacist ideology is floating through it." Such occurred on the Ed Show (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
May 26th, 2013 9:53 AM

NPR Promotes Atheist's Horror Movie, Where the 'Horror Is Religion Its

NPR could stand for Not Pro-Religion. It’s the taxpayer-subsidized network with the Wiccan-priestess reporter. On Friday’s All Things Considered, NPR promoted a new horror movie in which “it’s not the Devil that’s scary.” Instead, “the religious horror is religion itself.” NPR is pushing an “atheist’s take on Catholic horror.” Those teachings can be “terrifying.” (Disclaimer: NPR reserves…
Tim Graham
May 26th, 2013 8:39 AM

NYT Feminists Still Giddy About Hillary's Chances In 2016: Any Gender

Politico’s Katie Glueck reported two feminists who’ve written opinion columns for The New York Times are still giddy about Hillary Clinton’s chances in 2016. Benghazi, schmengazi. Appearing Thursday at the liberal Center for American Progress, former Times columnist Anna Quindlen asserted any gender-related problems Hillary encountered in previous races have been “wiped out,” and her gender…
Tim Graham
May 26th, 2013 7:52 AM