Time's Mark Halperin Urges Newt to Trash Romney's Treatment of Pets

It might seem a little odd for Time magazine to promote Newt Gingrich in any way. But that's what they did on The Page blog on Sunday as they tried to make trouble for Mitt Romney on the 1983 dog-in-a-car-carrier scandal. "In [a] Georgetown, SC colloquy with Mark Halperin, Gingrich says Romney's dog-on-a-car-roof incident would be an electability issue versus President Obama." They added a link…
Tim Graham
January 17th, 2012 6:18 AM

Gingrich to Juan Williams: 'I Know Among the Politically Correct You A

Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich had a rather testy exchange with Fox News's Juan Williams during Monday's debate in South Carolina. After Williams accused the former Speaker of the House of being racially insensitive when referring to Barack Obama as "The Food Stamp President," Gingrich said, "The fact is that more people have been put on food stamps by Barack Obama than any…
Noel Sheppard
January 17th, 2012 12:34 AM

NPR Posts Bogus Headline to Attack Catholic Church

Check out the following alarming headline for a story from National Public Radio (NPR): “Catholic Church Still Hiding Sexual Predators?” Wow. That is a provocative and disturbing headline, indeed. The thought that the Catholic Church is “still hiding sexual predators” in 2012 is very troubling. It surely seems to be an article worth investigating.
Dave Pierre
January 17th, 2012 12:32 AM

NYT Downplays, AP Ignores Fri. Solyndra Doc Dump Showing WH Pre-Electi

On Friday, the White House engaged in its customary document dump, mostly secure in the knowledge that a lazy establishment press would, as usual, pay it little heed and then declare it to be old news by Monday morning. Ed Morrissey at Hot Air identified the significance of documents relating to now-bankupt Solyndra, the California-based solar panel manufacturer which borrowed $535 million…
Tom Blumer
January 16th, 2012 11:23 PM

Gingrich: Romney's Inability to Control Super PAC 'Makes You Wonder Ho

Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich said at Monday's debate in South Carolina that Mitt Romney's inability to control what a Super PAC supporting him says "makes you wonder how much influence he’d have if he were President” (video follows with transcribed highlights):
Noel Sheppard
January 16th, 2012 11:06 PM

Rick Perry: 'Even Timothy Geithner Could Get His Taxes In On Time' Und

Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry took a shot at President Obama's Treasury Secretary during Monday's debate in South Carolina. Discussing his income tax plan, the Texas governor said, "Even Timothy Geithner could get his taxes in on time with that type of a system” (video follows with transcript):
Noel Sheppard
January 16th, 2012 10:36 PM

Newt Gingrich: 'Efforts By the Best Food Stamp President to Maximize D

Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich said at Monday's debate in South Carolina, "Unconditional efforts by the best food stamp president in American history to maximize dependency is terrible for the future of this country” (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
January 16th, 2012 10:03 PM

Clyburn: Romney Reminiscent Of Racists Who Kept Rosa Parks In Back Of

How pathetic.  Jim Clyburn chose Martin Luther King Day to smear Mitt Romney with the shop-worn charge of racism. Straining absurdly to make his accusation, the South Carolina Dem, appearing on Al Sharpton's MSNBC show, somehow managed to equate Romney's criticism of the politics of envy with the people who sought to keep Rosa Parks in the back of the bus.  Video after the jump.
Mark Finkelstein
January 16th, 2012 8:58 PM

ABC’s Karl Despairs GOP Has ‘Lost Only Candidate... Concerned Abou

“With Huntsman gone,” ABC’s Jonathan Karl despaired Monday night, “the field of Republican candidates has lost the only candidate who favored civil unions for gay couples and said he was concerned about climate change.” In his World News report, Karl recalled how Hunstman once “tweeted: ‘To be clear, I believe in evolution and trust scientists on global warming. Call me crazy.’” Over on the…
Brent Baker
January 16th, 2012 8:12 PM

AP's Julie Carr Smyth Uses Tired Dem Talking Points in Josh Mandel Hit

Republican Ohio State Treasurer Josh Mandel is challenging incumbent Democrat U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown this November. Despite the false bravado emanating from the DNC and Ohio's Democratic Party and polls solely based on name recognition, Brown, as the Senate's most liberal member (2009 and 2010 Club for Growth ratings: 0%) in a swing state, is very vulnerable. Associated Press Ohio…
Tom Blumer
January 16th, 2012 8:04 PM

This Obama Critic Thinks Newsweek and Andrew Sullivan Are Dumb

As NewsBusters reported Sunday, Newsweek's most recent cover astonishingly asked, "Why Are Obama's Critics So Dumb?" This critic of the President analyzed the contents of so-called conservative Andrew Sullivan's piece and has come to the conclusion that it is he and the unashamedly liberal magazine he writes for that are lacking in intellectual capacity and/or integrity. All one needs is…
Noel Sheppard
January 16th, 2012 7:47 PM

NB Chat: GOP Debate in South Carolina

NB Staff
January 16th, 2012 7:10 PM

Networks Excoriate the 'Nasty,' 'Dirty,' 'Notorious' Politics of South

In the days leading up to the GOP primary in South Carolina, all three networks have aggressively attacked the state and its supposedly "dirty," "nasty," "notorious" politics. Echoing many other journalists, CBS's Jan Crawford warned on January 12: "Down here in South Carolina, the weather is warm, that tea is cold, and the politics can get down right dirty." On January 15, Chris Matthews…
Scott Whitlock
January 16th, 2012 5:17 PM

Obama's 'Razist' Lobbyist Moves Up

With public attention focused on the GOP primaries, the White House quietly promoted another self-dealing lobbyist to serve as President Obama's top domestic policy adviser. Promises? What broken promises? Cecilia Munoz, the current director of intergovernmental affairs at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., will now serve as head of the Domestic Policy Council. She'll wield heightened influence at Obama…
Michelle Malkin
January 16th, 2012 4:12 PM