'Million Muppet March' Is 'Now Million Puppet March'; I Wonder Why? (A

In my Monday post (at NewsBusters; at BizzyBlog) about the "Million Muppet March," the astroturfing Obama-supportive operation being managed by Michael Bellavia -- a gentleman whose animation firm "just so happens" to have Sesame Workshop as a major client -- I questioned how he and the rest of the group can be so sure that they "can just use the Muppet characters ... at a brazenly political…
Tom Blumer
October 17th, 2012 11:48 AM

Fact-check Fail: Politico's Dovere Claims Mostly-Accurate Romney Claim

Updated at bottom of post | Politico's Edward-Isaac Dovere might want to brush up on federal firearms law before he holds forth on "fact-checking" statements about the issue. During a "Truth Squad" segment reacting to Tuesday night's debate on the October 17 Jansing & Co., the Politico deputy White House editor told MSNBC anchor Chris Jansing that Romney "is not correct as the [federal] law…
Ken Shepherd
October 17th, 2012 11:35 AM

Congressman Scolds Crowley: 'It Wasn't Necessarily Your Place To Try T

Candy Crowley is rightfully coming under fire for acting like a biased referee in Tuesday night's presidential debate. On CNN's Starting Point Wednesday, Congressman Jason Chaffetz (R-Ut.) scolded Crowley saying, "It wasn't necessarily your place to try to be fact-checker" (video follows with transcript and absolutely no need for additional commentary):
Noel Sheppard
October 17th, 2012 10:52 AM

David Limbaugh Column: More Aggressive Obama Still Won't Make the Grad

Editor's Note: This was intended for publication pre-debate on October 16. We apologize for the delay. As he prepares for the second debate, Obama faces a major dilemma: how to be more aggressive without jeopardizing his alleged likability, the main thing he supposedly has going for him with voters. The Barack Obama the public usually sees is not the real Barack Obama. The former is a…
David Limbaugh
October 17th, 2012 10:17 AM

Chuck Norris Column: Voter Fraud Is the Way to America's Destruction

Does voter fraud actually exist? If you ask members of the Obama administration, Democratic lawmakers or the left-leaning media, they often argue it's a myth concocted by Republicans to suppress Democratic turnout.
Chuck Norris
October 17th, 2012 10:12 AM

Reporters Applaud Obama's Debate Line About Romney's Wealth

If you needed any more evidence of just how corrupt America's media are, consider the following. According to the Washington Times, during Tuesday's presidential debate, reporters actually applauded when President Obama made a snarky comment about Mitt Romney's wealth.
Noel Sheppard
October 17th, 2012 9:24 AM

MSNBC Post-Debate Focus Group Leans Towards Romney

At the end of Tuesday's presidential debate, a plethora of MSNBC commentators enthusiastically called Barack Obama the winner. Quite deliciously, MSNBC later aired a post-debate focus group in which participants were more impressed with Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's performance (video follows with commentary):
Noel Sheppard
October 17th, 2012 8:43 AM

Sununu Tells CNN's O'Brien 'It's Always Good to Come on the Groupie Ch

Mitt Romney senior adviser John Sununu had another contentious encounter with CNN's Soledad O'Brien Wednesday. At the conclusion of their lengthy Starting Point segment about Tuesday's presidential debate, O'Brien thanked her guest for coming with Sununu responding, "It's always good to come on the groupie channel" (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
October 17th, 2012 8:31 AM

CNN's King Blames Romney for Crowley Deflecting His Attack on Obama

During Tuesday's post-debate coverage on CNN, as the panel discussed moderator Candy Crowley giving cover to President Obama's attempt to defend his initial flawed response to the Benghazi terrorist attack, CNN correspondent John King blamed former Governor Mitt Romney for giving Crowley the opening to undermine the GOP candidate's criticism of Obama for taking so long to recognize that the…
Brad Wilmouth
October 17th, 2012 8:03 AM

Bozell Column: Reporters Say 'Libya, Schmibya

Hillary Clinton declared while traveling in Peru – weeks after the 9/11 attacks on our consulate in Benghazi – that she was taking responsibility for the dreadful lack of security that cost the lives of our Ambassador to Libya and three others. But when a CBS reporter asked who’d given false information to U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice to broadcast nationally via five different Sunday TV…
Brent Bozell
October 17th, 2012 5:33 AM

Matthews Likens Paul Ryan's Pro-Life Views to Sharia Law

A little over a half-hour before the debate, Matthews went on a tirade against the pro-life movement. His fury mostly centered on Rep. Paul Ryan, whose pro-life views, according to Matthews are akin to Sharia law that is practiced and advocated by radical Islamists.  He also sounded the alarms that the Republican ticket may want to “operate [the United States] under a religious theory.”  After…
Matt Vespa
October 17th, 2012 2:42 AM

Video: Candy Crowley Backtracks on Romney's Assertion on Libya After I

Debate moderator Candy Crowley admitted on CNN's Debate Night in America that Governor Romney was “right in the main” but “picked the wrong word” on the Obama administration’s immediate response to the terrorist attack in Benghazi that left four Americans dead. Immediately following the second presidential debate, Crowley was repeatedly asked for her thoughts on what she had just witnessed…
Ryan Robertson
October 17th, 2012 2:31 AM

NBC's Gregory Reassures Obama Supporters: Liberals Can 'Breathe a Sigh

Moments after the second presidential debate ended David Gregory rushed to offer assurance to Barack Obama supporters as he declared: "I think liberals can breathe a sigh of relief. It's not curtains for the President. He showed up and showed up big tonight." While Mitt Romney's performance was called "strong" by Gregory and his colleague Chuck Todd, the both of them agreed, during NBC's…
Geoffrey Dickens
October 17th, 2012 2:12 AM

Chris Matthews: Obama 'Punched Romney Hard

At the conclusion of the second presidential debate on October 16, Chris Matthews could hardly control himself when he confidently declared that President Obama "clearly" won the debate.  In fact, he proclaimed that President Obama had "punched Romney hard"during their ninety-minutes showdown.  It sure sounds like the rhetoric of a man who stated that "all that came before" in American history…
Matt Vespa
October 17th, 2012 1:52 AM