Jon Stewart Desecrates Nativity Scene to Make a Jab at Fox News

In a snarky segment aimed at mocking Fox News for dismissing the Democratic/MSNBC "war on women" meme, Jon Stewart placed a depiction of Jesus Christ's Nativity over a women’s vagina, gratuitously offending millions of Christians, not to mention non-religious folks with any shred of common decency. [Audio here. Video and image after the jump. Viewer discretion is advised]
Josh St. Louis
April 17th, 2012 4:07 PM

HBO’s 'Girls': A Voice for the Worst Generation

Lena Dunham’s new show, “Girls” debuted April 15 on HBO, and predictably it’s the new media darling for its awkward “honesty” and incredibly feminist plot. “Girls” is all about the woes and misery of idle youth and post-collegiate despair, and if Dunham really is “the voice of a generation,” as she claimed in the pilot (while high on drugs) then our future looks bleak. In 30 minutes “…
Lauren Thompson
April 17th, 2012 3:45 PM

CNN's Fareed Zakaria Being Considered for Diplomatic Post in Obama Sec

It appears all those private meetings Fareed Zakaria has with President Obama discussing foreign policy might just pay off for the CNN host. According to the Washington Free Beacon, Zakaria is being considered for a diplomatic post - even Secretary of State - if the current White House resident gets reelected in November:
Noel Sheppard
April 17th, 2012 3:21 PM

GE Microwave Design Takes Currying Favor With Obama to New Level

While former GE CEO Jack Welch is making news with a new op-ed slamming President Barack Obama for his burgeoning enemies list and his lack of leadership skills, Jeffrey Immelt, the current CEO of GE, continues to be completely "in the tank" for Obama - even allowing the Obama nanny state agenda to alter its design for microwave ovens. And this is NOT a safety-related design alteration. …
Matthew Sheffield
April 17th, 2012 3:21 PM

GOP Congressman Schools Liberal Comedian on Taxes

CNN may claim to be the serious, centrist news network but it says something about its broadcast when a liberal comedian is a regular panel member and is allowed to toss slanted, obnoxious questions at a Republican guest. Such was the case on Tuesday's Starting Point when comedian John Fugelsang tried to stick it to Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Tex.) Discussing the Buffett Rule, Fugelsang framed…
Matt Hadro
April 17th, 2012 3:10 PM

NYT's Stelter Says Ann Romney Insult Will Fade Like Limbaugh 'Overreac

New York Times media reporter Brian Stelter was the latest to downplay Obama-supporter Hilary Rosen's insult of Ann Romney of having "never worked a day in her life," in his Sunday Review "news analysis," "From Flash to Fizzle." Stelter argued that Hilary Rosen's insult would be the latest controversy to burn hot and then be totally forgotten:
Clay Waters
April 17th, 2012 2:17 PM

Mike Papantonio Talks Down His Unhinged Claim That Fracking 'Killed Th

There might be hope for libtalker and attorney Mike Papantonio after all. Papantonio, who co-hosts the weekend "Ring of Fire" radio program with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Sam Seder, was guest hosting on Ed Schultz's radio show on April 12 when he backpedaled on a claim he made about fracking earlier in the month. (audio clips after page break)
Jack Coleman
April 17th, 2012 1:58 PM

John Cusack Rips Obama From Left: 'Continued Imperial Presidency' of B

Tuesday's CBS This Morning rolled over and gave movie star John Cusack a platform to spout his leftist political views. Cusack slammed the Obama administration: "The excesses of the Bush administration...[Obama] had a constitutional obligation to correct that, and I don't think they have, and I think that's deeply troubling....They've...continued that imperial presidency of the Bush…
Matthew Balan
April 17th, 2012 1:46 PM

Fortune's Allan Sloan: Obama's Tax Return Is a Masterful 'Political Do

"Forgive my skepticism -- all right, I guess you can call it cynicism -- but the more I look at Obama's return, the more it strikes me as being a much more a political document than a financial document," Fortune magazine senior editor Allan Sloan noted in a column in today's Washington Post. "Despite Obama having significant net worth, his return shows not a penny of tax-advantaged capital…
Ken Shepherd
April 17th, 2012 1:20 PM

Fantasy Meets Reality: On Sunday AP Boosted 'Housing Recovery;' Turns

Derek Kravitz and Alex Veiga at the Associated Press, aka the Administration's Press, must have doubled down on the energy drinks over the weekend. A Sunday morning report (HT to a NewsBusters tipster) telling readers that signs are "pointing to a long-awaited recovery" in the housing market went on, and on, and on, and on for over 1,350 words. The factors the AP pair cited were primarily…
Tom Blumer
April 17th, 2012 1:15 PM

Diane Sawyer, Who Gushed Over Football and Singing With Obama, Grills

ABC, the same network that provided softball interviews with Barack Obama on such subjects as singing and Abraham Lincoln, featured an aggressive, hard-hitting segment with Mitt and Ann Romney, recycling the President's talking points. On Monday's World News, Diane Sawyer parroted, "President Obama threw down a kind of gauntlet to you over the weekend. And he said, release 12 years of your tax…
Scott Whitlock
April 17th, 2012 1:04 PM

Small Businesses Worried about Debt, Obamacare, Says Chamber Study

Policies promoted by news media are major cause for concern among small business owners.
Julia A. Seymour
April 17th, 2012 11:46 AM

Media Misinformation Campaign Succeeds: 'Most Americans Say Tax System

For months, President Obama and his faithful media minions have been engaging in a shameless class warfare campaign to convince the American people that regardless of the facts, rich people pay less in taxes than average citizens. On Tuesday, CNN.com reported the news that this misinformation campaign has succeeded, and almost 70 percent of the nation now believes the tax system favors the…
Noel Sheppard
April 17th, 2012 10:17 AM

NYT's Keller Hints Arguments Against Gay Marriage Are Just Arguments A

Former New York Times executive editor Bill Keller wrote on how four Republican state senators put gay marriage over the top in New York State for the Times Sunday Magazine, "When Is a Flip Not a Flop? -- The Fate of the Republicans Who Supported Gay Marriage." Keller stated righteously that "It is difficult to construct an argument against marriage rights for gay people that doesn’t sound like…
Clay Waters
April 17th, 2012 9:50 AM