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May 5th, 2012 10:29 AM

Bill Maher Pressures MSNBC's Ed Schultz to Donate to Obama
On Friday, Bill Maher, the largest donor to Barack Obama's Super PAC, pressured MSNBC's Ed Schultz to contribute to the President's campaign.
This happened on HBO's Real Time less than 30 minutes after Maher said, "For the sake of black America, [Obama] needs the second term" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
May 5th, 2012 10:01 AM

Bozell Column: Comcast Boasts 'Diversity,' On and Off Camera
The new frontier just keeps arriving. New York magazine reports NBC programming chief Robert Greenblatt has given the go-ahead for a new sitcom called “The New Normal.” NBC’s new normal is about two gay men who start a family using a surrogate. Greenblatt is apparently so enamored with the concept that he’s strongly considering having the 20th Century Fox TV–produced sitcom launch by August,…
May 5th, 2012 7:36 AM

Colleges Celebrate 'Lavender Graduations
Colleges are working hard to provide an “LGBT-friendly campus.” Penny Starr at CNSNews.com reports the University of Maryland and Virginia Commonwealth University are offering “lavender graduations” to affirm LGBT students -- complete with rainbow tassels.
In a video of the 2011 Lavender Graduation posted on YouTube, Luke Jensen, director of the Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual and Transgender Equity…
May 5th, 2012 6:53 AM

Daily Kos Week in Review: Romney Not Just Whistling 'Dixie
Mitt Romney has ties to quite a few states -- most notably Michigan, Massachusetts, and Utah -- none of which was on the Southern side in the Civil War. That didn't stop one Kossack from declaring that Romney's worldview is "a lie and an abomination" that would render him suitable for the presidency of the Confederate States of America.
As usual, each headline is preceded by the blogger…
May 5th, 2012 6:28 AM

Bill Maher: 'For the Sake of Black America Obama Needs the Second Term
The liberal media sure are playing the race card to get Barack Obama reelected.
On HBO's Real Time Friday, host Bill Maher said, "For the sake of black America, he needs the second term" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
May 4th, 2012 11:49 PM

Bill Maher Hits Marcus Bachmann With Another Gay Joke: 'He Would Also
What is it about liberals and gay jokes?
On HBO's Real Time Friday, the host once again took a homosexual jab at Marcus Bachmann saying, "He would also like to get behind Romney" (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary):
May 4th, 2012 10:42 PM

Mike Malloy: Sen. Inhofe Is a 'Pig' Who 'Wants to Die
Left-wing talk show host Mike Malloy was furious as usual Thursday about EPA administrator Al Armendariz resigning after a kerfuffle over his videotaped statement that he would "crucify" oil companies to set an example. Malloy attacked the Senator who highlighted that video.
"Senator James Inhofe, a pig from Oklahoma who refers to the EPA in a number of ways, but he hates the EPA," Malloy…
May 4th, 2012 10:31 PM

NY Times Op-Ed Deputy Editor Moonlights as Moderator for Gays-in-Milit
Apparently, when a New York Times reporter is promoted to the opinion pages, they’re free to speak on panel discussions at activist events? Philadelphia Magazine reports that on Saturday, Times deputy op-ed editor Sewell Chan will speak at the Equality Forum, billed as the largest global “LGBT summit.”
The “National Military Panel discusses the challenges LGBT military personnel face after…
May 4th, 2012 8:16 PM

Chris Matthews Falsely Claims Unemployment Rate Now 'Lowest' Since 'Ob
Is MSNBC's Chris Matthews stupid, dishonest, or both?
On Friday's Hardball, the host actually said of today's report from the Department of Labor, "The unemployment rate did drop to 8.1 percent, the lowest rate since President Obama took office" (video follows with transcribe highlights and commentary):
May 4th, 2012 6:11 PM

Exploitative NBC Makes Teen Girl Cry in Disgusting Fake News Ratings P
In a complete violation of journalistic ethics, Friday's NBC Today aired an invented hidden camera scenario in which two teen girls were portrayed as participating in racial discrimination as judges of a fake singing contest. Reporter Natalie Morales described the shameful stunt as "such a great education for parents" and "truly a lesson for all of us." [Listen to the audio or watch the video…
May 4th, 2012 5:31 PM

Liberal Fox Contributor to Tucker Carlson: 'Voters Like You - Bow-Tyin
If you hoped the race card wasn't going to be played by media members this election, think again.
On Fox News's America Live Friday, liberal commentator Jehmu Greene said to the Daily Caller's Tucker Carlson, "To question [Massachusetts Democratic senatorial candidate Elizabeth Warren] on her qualifications is going to be something that does appeal to folks like you, voters like you - bow-…
May 4th, 2012 5:27 PM

Ted Nugent Explodes at CBS After Suggestion That He Is Extreme
In an interview that aired on Friday's CBS This Morning, conservative rocker Ted Nugent let loose at CBS correspondent Jeff Glor when Glor suggested he was extreme. "I'm an extremely loving, passionate man, and people who investigate me honestly, without the baggage of political correctness, ascertain the conclusion that I'm a damn nice guy," he ranted before unleashing a torrent of profanity…
May 4th, 2012 5:00 PM
ESPN Columnist Reilly Condemns Nebraska Asst. Coach Brown as Un-Christ
Rick Reilly's wide world of sports, apparently, has little use for conservative evangelical Christians and their convictions. Last year he mocked a teenage Christian wrestler who defaulted rather than wrestle a girl. Now the ESPN columnist has set his sights on Nebraska assistant football coach Ron Brown, who has been politically active in local government debates about expanding anti-…
May 4th, 2012 4:25 PM