Defying MSNBC Spin, Dana Milbank Vents at 'Mean,' 'Ornery' 'S.O.B' Bar

Liberal Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank defied the conventional wisdom of MSNBC, a network he contributes to, and angrily vented in a column that Barney Frank is a "mean," "ornery" "S.O.B." In his November 30 column, Milbank derided the Congressman as "one of the most notorious bullies, known for berating staff, alienating allies and causing aides to cower in fear of his gratuitous…
Scott Whitlock
December 1st, 2011 3:50 PM

Daily Kos Channels Old Europe: GOP 'Ignoramuses' Ruining U.S. Image

You can count on the Daily Kos to be embarrassed by how America's Republican presidential contenders have ruined the country's image in the eyes of socialist Europeans -- to be specific, the hard-left German magazine Der Spiegel and its latest diatribe against Republicans, tenderly headlined "A Club of Liars, Demagogues and Ignoramuses." The blogger "Downeastdem" cannot believe these GOP…
Tim Graham
December 1st, 2011 3:16 PM

Media Have Made Traditional Values the Counterculture

Heroism, decency and faith have given way to hedonism thanks to movies, TV.
Dan Gainor
December 1st, 2011 1:20 PM

Media Have Made Traditional Values the Counterculture

Heroism, decency and faith have given way to hedonism thanks to movies, TV.
Dan Gainor
December 1st, 2011 1:17 PM

ABC Forecasts Doom for GOP Candidates: Can Cain 'Survive?' Is Romney

Good Morning America's reporters and hosts on Thursday continued to hype their own impact in the Herman Cain scandal. Co-anchor Robin Roberts gloated that Cain is "under a lot of pressure right now, facing so many questions after George [Stephanopoulos'] interview, Wednesday, with a woman who says she was his mistress for more than a decade." On Wednesday, co-host Stephanopoulos touted his…
Scott Whitlock
December 1st, 2011 12:20 PM

Liberal Journalists, Lefty Economists Created Occupy Wall Street Mantr

While protesters only began shouting "We are the 99 Percent," a few months ago, the class warfare sentiment that the top 1 percent and the 99 percent are at odds is not a recent phenomenon. It was a claim made in media appearances before the first protests began in Zuccotti Park. In a Democracy Now! video of Occupy protests in October 2011, a doctor, nurse and others complained about income…
Julia A. Seymour
December 1st, 2011 11:30 AM

Once You Go Conservative Black, You Better Watch Your Back

With the mainstream media giddily reporting on an alleged affair involving Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain, how long can it be before they break the news that their 2004 vice presidential candidate conceived a "love child" with his mistress, Rielle Hunter? The left is trying to destroy Cain with a miasma of hazy accusations leveled by three troubled women. Considered…
Ann Coulter
December 1st, 2011 10:40 AM

NBC's Matt Lauer Praises Richard Branson's 'Different Kind of Capitali

Updated : More analysis and full transcript added. Introducing an interview with CEO Richard Branson about his new book, "Screw Business As Usual," on Thursday's NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer proclaimed: "...Sir Richard Branson argues the driving force behind capitalism should not be about making a profit, it's about caring for people, communities, and the planet." [Audio available here]…
Kyle Drennen
December 1st, 2011 10:39 AM

Open Thread: Three Inconvenient Truths for Occupy Wall Street

While the Occupy Wall Street protesters may not have accomplished much in the way political change, they are taking credit for bringing the topic of income inequality to the national stage. They are not completely wrong about incomes, either. American incomes have grown more unequal, but as AEI's Nick Schulz explained at the Los Angeles Times, there are also three inconvenient truths about…
NB Staff
December 1st, 2011 10:09 AM

More NY Times Hypocrisy, Attacking Lauder for Using Tax Loopholes It E

Ira Stoll dissected the New York Times’ s latest outburst of “sheer hypocrisy masquerading as journalism,” a Sunday front-page attack on the tax-shelter practices of Ronald Lauder, in a Monday post at the New York Sun website -- “Owners of New York Times Used Tax Loopholes the Paper Scored Ambassador Lauder for Using.”   A decade ago Stoll established Smarter Times, an influential blog of…
Clay Waters
December 1st, 2011 9:38 AM

Gingrich Compares Obama to Carter: 'Can't Get Reelected in a Clean Dir

In an interview with Fox News's Sean Hannity Wednesday, Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich made a powerful criticism of the current White House resident. "Obama can't get reelected in a clean direct honest campaign" (video follows with transcript):
Noel Sheppard
December 1st, 2011 9:26 AM

Scarborough: Newt 'Not Fit To Be President Of The United States

UPDATE: Scarborough Responds--Don't Twist My Criticism of Newt Into Support For Obama In response to an inquiry from this NewsBuster, Joe Scarborough has made clear that he strongly opposes President Obama's "disastrous" record, urging people not to twist his criticism of Gingrich into support for Obama.  Full Scarborough statement after the jump…
Mark Finkelstein
December 1st, 2011 8:26 AM

Behar Panel Trashes GOP Field, Press: Cain Should Have Had Affair Whil

On Wednesday's Joy Behar Show, HLN host Behar was joined by liberal guests Bill Press and Hilary Rosen to trash the GOP presidential field as the group discussed the latest sexual accusations against Herman Cain, and Newt Gingrich's rise in the polls. Press took a shot at Gingrich early on as he cracked that Cain would be the frontrunner now if he had had an affair while his wife was "dying of…
Brad Wilmouth
December 1st, 2011 8:11 AM

CNN's Carol Costello Mocks 'Holiday Tree' Hubbub: 'Fox News...Went Cra

CNN anchor Carol Costello mocked the annual "War on Christmas" theme on Wednesday morning's Newsroom. Liberal Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee (I) said he would light the state's "holiday tree" and "Fox News, as it does every year, went crazy." Apparently, the calmer CNN mocks this at the same time it lines it up to be its "Talk Back" feature for audience reaction. Costello underlined the…
Tim Graham
December 1st, 2011 7:50 AM