R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr. Column: In Politics, It Is the Economy, Stupid

I wonder, as we begin 2013 and look forward to four more years of this insufferable poseur in the White House, where Sandra Fluke might be. Miss Fluke is the lady who made birth control a matter of national security, in particular her own personal supply of pills and God knows what else. Prior to her appearance on the national scene I always thought it was a male?s responsibility to supply…
R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr.
January 4th, 2013 5:17 PM

Rasmussen Column: Avoiding Fiscal Cliff May Be a Bad Deal for Official

In Washington, many are celebrating the deal to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. Some, like The Washington Post, are hailing the "strong bipartisan votes (on) a big, contentious issue." Outside of Washington, however, the reviews aren't nearly as strong.
Scott Rasmussen
January 4th, 2013 4:46 PM

Timothy Egan, Former NYT Reporter, Takes on 'Wacko' GOP Congress, 'Tea

Timothy Egan, former liberally biased New York Times reporter who now pens left-wing column rants for the Times in print and online, posted his "wish list of better tomorrows" for 2013 on Thursday. They sounded a lot like the same old left-wing ranting Egan has been doing since he stopped reporting for the paper around 2006. The view from one Washington, with its self-inflicted and phony…
Clay Waters
January 4th, 2013 4:43 PM

According to NBC, Awkward Biden Photo-Ops = 'Charm Being Poured On

At the top of Friday's NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer gushed over Vice President Biden doing a series of photo-ops while swearing in newly elected senators on Thursday: "Joe Biden welcomes lawmakers and their families to Washington like only he can." In a later report, correspondent Kelly O'Donnell glossed over several awkward moments caused by Biden: "There was certainly a lot of charm being…
Kyle Drennen
January 4th, 2013 4:25 PM

WashPost Insists Boehner 'Narrowly Wins' Term as Speaker; Closest Comp

Needing 214 votes (of the 427 lawmakers who voted)  to win reelection to the speakership on January 3, Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) handily beat his closest opponent, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) for the office, 220-192. Boehner did see a smattering of dissenting votes in his conference, but no serious challenger within his conference came close to depriving the Speaker of a majority on the first…
Ken Shepherd
January 4th, 2013 4:10 PM

Is This a Joke? CNN Lets Oliver Stone Defend 'Magnanimous, Warm' Hugo

Out of all the guests to talk Hugo Chavez's illness, CNN brought on Chavez-fan Oliver Stone on Friday. Stone lauded him as "magnanimous, warm, warm man, big man." Anchor Suzanne Malveaux actually played clips of Stone's documentary involving Chavez, which Time magazine called a "love story" for the dictator. Yes, this is the same network whose founder said he trusted the North Koreans and…
Matt Hadro
January 4th, 2013 3:55 PM

Jim Lehrer Knocks Candy Crowley for Her Hectoring, False Defense of Ob

 PBS journalist Jim Lehrer chastised CNN's Candy Crowley for the assistance she provided Barack Obama during his presidential debate with Mitt Romney. Lehrer appeared at the Clinton School of Public Service on November 13 and critiqued, "As a general premise, I believe debate moderators are not there as fact-checkers...They are there to facilitate the exchange between the candidates."…
Scott Whitlock
January 4th, 2013 3:50 PM

NYT: 12 Dissents to Boehner's Reelection as Speaker Signal 'Turmoil an

95% of the House Republican caucus reelected John Boehner as Speaker of the House on Thursday, but the 12 dissenting Republicans attracted intense coverage in the New York Times, including a front-page story saying the vote foretold "turmoil and division" in the new Congress. By contrast, there was only scattered coverage when 19 members of the Democratic caucus refused to support Nancy…
Clay Waters
January 4th, 2013 3:35 PM

Conn. Lawmaker Wants State's Handgun Permit Records Made Public; Coura

Currently in Connecticut, unlike New York, handgun permit records can't be made public. Nutmeg State legislator Stephen D. Dargan, a Democrat from West Haven and co-chairman of the legislature's public safety committee, wants to change that. Borrowing from some of the specious reasoning used by Gannett's White Plains, New York-based Journal News to justify publishing an interactive map of two…
Tom Blumer
January 4th, 2013 2:11 PM

'Bad' News From Politico: 'Gun Control (as a Media Meme) Doesn't Survi

I'm almost surprised that the Politico's web site background isn't all black because of news delivered by its "On Media" reporter Dylan Byers on Tuesday. The "bad" news is that "gun control" as a media obsession appears to have largely disappeared, especially when you consider that some of the primary remaining stories on the topic are about David Gregory's illegal but unprosecuted (as of yet…
Tom Blumer
January 4th, 2013 1:14 PM

On Kudlow, Bozell Calls Gore’s Sale of Current to Al-Jazeera ‘Incr

Media Research Center President Brent Bozell appeared on CNBC’s “The Kudlow Report” on January 3, to discuss Al Gore’s sale of his Current TV network to Al-Jazeera. “He’d be uncomfortable giving Glenn Beck the network,” Bozell said of Gore’s rebuff to Beck’s purchase inquiries. “He was not uncomfortable giving a pro-terrorist news operation a network. I can’t get around that one.”
Mike Ciandella
January 4th, 2013 1:03 PM

NBC: 'Rebellious Conservatives' Turned Against Boehner in 'Rocky' Reel

Despite John Boehner receiving overwhelming support from the Republican caucus to be reelected as Speaker of the House, NBC Capitol Hill correspondent Kelly O'Donnell hyped dissension in the ranks on Friday's NBC Today: "After a turbulent few weeks of setbacks that had cast doubt on his power and influence, a dozen rebellious conservatives turned against him, but Boehner had enough votes."…
Kyle Drennen
January 4th, 2013 12:44 PM

Diane Sawyer Touts Female, Liberal Senators, Highlights Nasty Men Oppo

World News anchor Diane Sawyer on Thursday highlighted the 20 newly sworn-in women in the U.S. Senate as a way to push a liberal, pro-abortion agenda. Mostly ignoring conservative females, Sawyer stuck to Democratic talking points, lamenting, "So, they say they're ready to tackle big issues like jobs, transportation, immigration, but it's their male counterparts who keep reopening Roe vs. Wade…
Scott Whitlock
January 4th, 2013 11:57 AM

Media Mash: Bozell, Hannity Note How Media Loved Left-wing 111th Congr

The way the news media fawned over the Democratic 111th Congress -- which passed the wildly unpopular ObamaCare -- while smearing the Republican House in the 112th is like a bad Saturday Night Live skit, NewsBusters publisher Brent Bozell told Sean Hannity on the January 3 edition of his eponymous Fox News Channel program. "Look, what they're saying is, when the Democrats were in charge with…
NB Staff
January 4th, 2013 11:25 AM