Archie Comic Book Celebrates Interracial Wedding of Gay Character

The cultural left is thrilled that in the comic book Life with Archie (issue #16), which came out Wednesday, that Riverdale's first gay character, Kevin Keller, a military veteran, marries the domestic partner of his dreams, African-American physical therapist Clay Walker. NPR's talk show The Takeaway described it as a "progressive grand slam."  Angela Gay of the ACLU blogged that Archie's…
Tim Graham
January 5th, 2012 4:05 PM

Michael Steele Scolds MSNBC Host Over Her Suggestion Conservatives Nee

With Mitt Romney winning the Iowa caucus and on track to do well in New Hampshire, conservatives should just give up and rally behind the former Massachusetts governor, MSNBC host Alex Wagner suggested at the open of today's Now with Alex Wagner. Former Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele was having none of that:
Ken Shepherd
January 5th, 2012 3:41 PM

NYT Goes Label-Crazy on 'Conservatives' in 2012, But in 2008 Dems Were

Thursday’s lead story on the aftermath of the Iowa caucuses, “Romney Showing Financial Muscle For Next Round,” found New York Times reporters Jim Rutenberg (pictured) and Jeff Zeleny a little label-happy in Manchester, New Hampshire, using twelve variations on the “conservative” label in a 1,236-word story. By contrast, back in 2008, the Times’s Michael Powell actually called the liberal Gov…
Clay Waters
January 5th, 2012 2:56 PM

America 'Less Equal...Less Mobile,' Says Reform-Hostile NYT Welfare Re

New York Times poverty beat-writer Jason Deparle, who once described Clinton’s welfare reform proposal as “a bill that begrudges poor infants their Pampers” and predicted it might cause women to “camp out on the streets and beg,” made Thursday’s front page with the claim that America is becoming “less equal...less mobile” with the poor stuck in place, in “Harder for Americans to Rise From…
Clay Waters
January 5th, 2012 1:29 PM

ABC Hails Obama's Dubious Recess Appointment: A 'Consumer Champion

World News anchor Diane Sawyer on Wednesday hailed a questionably legal recess appointment by Barack Obama, praising the incoming arrival of a "consumer champion" who will "help" Americans with their financial problems. The program offered no skepticism as to whether a new, unrestrained bureau could harm businesses in America. Sawyer teased the program, "Consumer champion. Can this brand new…
Scott Whitlock
January 5th, 2012 1:05 PM

MSNBC Adds Leftist Writer Melissa Harris-Perry As Weekend Program Host

Doubling down on its commitment to left-wing programming, MSNBC announced today that Nation magazine columnist and Tulane professor Melissa Harris-Perry will anchor a new weekend program starting on February 4. Harris-Perry has been a frequent contributor on MSNBC's dayside programming, where she's been a reliable liberal pundit, offering up such gems as arguing that it's immoral for…
Ken Shepherd
January 5th, 2012 12:32 PM

NBC's Curry: Santorum About to Go Through 'Meat Grinder;' Does He Have

On Thursday's NBC Today, co-host Ann Curry predicted that following his strong finish in Iowa, Rick Santorum was "about to face the meat grinder of tough scrutiny for the first time." Turning to Meet the Press host David Gregory, she wondered: "So is he going to have to change his conservative message as he's looking...into New Hampshire, which is a much less conservative state, David?"…
Kyle Drennen
January 5th, 2012 12:04 PM

Open Thread: Chevrolet Volts to Receive Battery Fix

Besides abysmal sales, the Obama Administration's favorite car, the Chevrolet Volt, is now facing some seriously bad news: GM announced today that it is recalling 8,000 of the vehicles sold in the past two years (though it's refusing to call it a recall) due to safety concerns about the Volt's battery casing:
NB Staff
January 5th, 2012 12:00 PM

HuffPo: Monogamy is Killing Marriage

"Monogamy is failing men." At least, that's the judgment of the Huffington Post's Vicki Larson, who opened her January 4 piece "Why Men Need to Cheat" with that exact phrase. Larson's article attacks "monogamy's stranglehold over our beliefs" and declares that "cheating, however, serves men well." Her jump-off point is a book of sociology by Eric Anderson, whom she introduces as an "American…
Paul Wilson
January 5th, 2012 10:58 AM

WashPost Hails Obama's 'Bold Act' in Making Recess Appointment While S

Washington Post scribes David Nakamura and Felicia Sonmez dutifully set out today to paint President Obama as the hero of the masses for his "bold act of political defiance" in naming "Richard Cordray as head a new consumer watchdog agency Wednesday, bypassing Republican opposition in the Senate that derailed his nomination last month." Nakamura and Sonmez waited until the 10th paragraph in…
Ken Shepherd
January 5th, 2012 10:52 AM

Iowa Shows Republicans Are Determined to Beat Obama

It's been a mixed week for Mitt Romney's campaign. On one hand, Romney won Iowa, but on the other, he was endorsed by John McCain. Until the first actual votes were cast Tuesday night, it appeared as if some elements of the Republican Party were becoming the mirror image of a liberal mob.
Ann Coulter
January 5th, 2012 9:51 AM

The New York Times Celebrates Explicit Sex Ed for Teenagers

New York Times reporter Jan Hoffman celebrated explicit online sex education programs, including one run by abortion provider Planned Parenthood, in Saturday’s edition: “Sex Education Gets Directly to Youths, Via Text.” Hoffman found a video made by teens showing a girl being pelted with condoms to be "funny and blunt," and profiled a "vital" Chicago school program called Sex-Ed Loop that…
Clay Waters
January 5th, 2012 9:44 AM

Matt Lauer: 15 Years of Giving Today Show Viewers a Jolt of Liberalism

Matt Lauer became a regular co-host of NBC’s Today show on January 6, 1997 and while his partners have changed over the years from Katie Couric, to Meredith Vieira and most recently Ann Curry, he’s joined them in regularly serving viewers a hearty portion of liberal spin to go along with their morning cup of coffee. Over the years Lauer has treated his Democratic guests with light and frothy…
Geoffrey Dickens
January 5th, 2012 9:36 AM

New York Mag's John Heilemann Makes Three-Way Gay Joke About Santorum

Appearing as a guest on Wednesday's The Colbert Report on Comedy Central, New York magazine's John Heilemann - also an MSNBC analyst and formerly of The New Yorker - made a gay joke about GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum as he described the competitive election in Iowa. (Video below) After host Stephen Colbert, playing the part of committed conservative wanting to pump up Santorum,…
Brad Wilmouth
January 5th, 2012 8:28 AM