Lesley Stahl Mocks 'Out of Mainstream' GOP; Joe Klein Smears Tea Parti

60 Minutes journalist Lesley Stahl is apparently concerned about how such "out of the mainstream" Republicans ran in the 2012 presidential primaries, given what a "centrist" country America is. Stahl moderated a New York Historical Society discussion on the state of the race. Time journalist Joe Klein appeared at the May 3 event to smear conservative groups as racist. After noting that he…
Scott Whitlock
May 16th, 2012 12:39 PM

Obama Spokeswoman Complains To Chuck Todd: CBS-NY Times Poll Was 'Bias

The CBS News-New York Times poll is often one of the most favorable surveys for Democrats, so it was amusing to see Obama spokeswoman Stephanie Cutter complaining to Chuck Todd on MSNBC’s Daily Rundown on Tuesday. Todd wasn’t focusing on the vanishing gender gap or Romney’s lead, but on the vast majority that agreed that the president’s proclamation in favor of gay “marriage” was made for…
Tim Graham
May 16th, 2012 12:18 PM

Fmr. White House Science Analyst: FNC ‘Racism Cloaked in Thinly Veil

Jeff Schweitzer wants to help us “rediscover our inherent good, and act accordingly, individually and collectively,” according to a summary of his book, “A New Moral Code.” Unfortunately, that’s going to be difficult in this “new age of McCarthyism” in which the “Fox hydra” is “tearing apart the fabric of our society with vitriol and venom, lies and half-truths.” Yes, a news network that…
Scott Robbins
May 16th, 2012 11:49 AM

Big Journalism's John Nolte: Shameless Hack at Politico Digging Up Dir

Our friend John Nolte at Big Journalism points out that Politico is back to its old tricks, defending Barack Obama from criticism by digging up dirt on a private citizen who supports his Republican opponent. In 2008, it was Joe the Plumber who was vetted by the Politico. This time around, it's an Iowa man who appears in a Romney Web ad. "Right now Politico is doing oppo-research on private…
Ken Shepherd
May 16th, 2012 11:42 AM

Letterman: Bush-Cheney Didn’t Want to Get bin Laden Because They Did

In a particularly sleazy allegation, David Letterman on Tuesday night alleged former President George W. Bush and former Vice President Dick Cheney “went soft” on finding Osama bin Laden “because they were worried about upsetting their Saudi Arabian royalty buddies.” Talk about a lack of civility and respect for elected officials. Letterman’s impugning of the former administration came…
Brent Baker
May 16th, 2012 11:12 AM

Multiple Mistakes About Obama and the Born Alive Act Plague New Book

Edward Klein’s unauthorized biography of Barack Obama, "The Amateur," was released yesterday. While I appreciate that Klein devoted a chapter of his book, albeit only three pages, to Obama’s opposition as state senator to the Illinois Born Alive Infant Protection Act, he got it pretty much all wrong. You can read the chapter at the link above, but here is the relevant section:
Jill Stanek
May 16th, 2012 10:37 AM

Open Thread: Obama Inserts Himself Into History

It probably wasn't his decision (one hopes not) but the latest update to the White House website is really quite embarrassing: It appears that people have gone into the site's biographies of the past 9 presidents and inserted electioneering material touting President Obama into them. As chronicled by IBD's Andrew Malcom:
Matthew Sheffield
May 16th, 2012 10:18 AM

Fmr. White House Science Analyst: FNC ‘Racism Cloaked in Thinly Vei

Fox News also ‘tearing apart the fabric of our society with vitriol and venom.’
Matt Philbin
May 16th, 2012 9:52 AM

Wanda Sykes: Pandering Romney Would Tell NOW 'My Wife Has a Vagina - I

Is absolutely nothing sacred to liberal media members anymore? On NBC's Tonight Show Tuesday, comedienne Wanda Sykes said Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is such a pandering politician that if he were speaking to the National Organization for Women, he would say, "I like women. You know, my wife has a vagina. I like that" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
May 16th, 2012 9:24 AM

NYT Columnist Frank Bruni Picks on 21-Year-Old Bristol Palin: Hypocrit

New York Times columnist (and former White House correspondent for the paper) Frank Bruni gets nasty and personal again in his Tuesday column "The Right's Righteous Fraud," picking on 21-year-old Bristol Palin, daughter of Sarah, for blogging about gay marriage, even throwing out a date rape reference. Judging by the time stamps at Bristol's blog, Bruni has stirred up another round of hateful…
Clay Waters
May 16th, 2012 9:09 AM

Jonah Goldberg: Romney Needs to Get 'Very Angry' with Media

In his latest column, Jonah Goldberg argues that the Cranbrook-bullying “scoop” at The Washington Post may not have been the right occasion, but that Mitt Romney needs to get “very angry” soon with the pro-Obama news media. After all, “the mainstream media are so deep in the bunker for Obama, they could ride out a nuclear war without having their Jenga tower fall over.” "The Post's decision…
Tim Graham
May 16th, 2012 7:48 AM

Taiwanese Animators Analyze Dueling Controversial Magazine Covers

The hard copy periodical industry is dying and about the only way they can boost sales is with incredibly controversial magazine covers. We saw a good example of this during the past week with Time featuring a mother breast feeding her son on the cover versus Newsweek declaring Obama, wearing a rainbow halo, as "The First Gay President." Have these magazines gone too far in their desperation…
P.J. Gladnick
May 16th, 2012 7:17 AM

Maher Claims Romney 'Bullying' Worse Than Michael Jackson Molestation

Appearing as a guest on Tuesday's Conan show on TBS, HBO comedian Bill Maher absurdly suggested that recent allegations that Mitt Romney engaged in "bullying" in high school are worse than being molested by Michael Jackson, and asserted that he would be willing to trade being beat up in grade school for being "gently masturbated by a pop star." Maher also again attacked Mormonism and…
Brad Wilmouth
May 16th, 2012 5:33 AM

Glenn Beck Hammers Chris Matthews for Mocking Palin Before Losing on

As NewsBusters reported, MSNBC's Chris Matthews totally struck out on Jeopardy! Monday night after repeatedly mocking former Alaska governor Sarah Palin for how she would do if she ever went on the show. For your entertainment pleasure, the following is a video of conservative talk radio host Glenn Beck and his sidekicks excoriating the Hardball host for his delicious bout with instant karma:
Noel Sheppard
May 16th, 2012 12:46 AM