Wacky Thom Hartmann: Networks Were Forbidden Since Reagan to Talk of P

Listening to liberal talk radio is sometimes like just listening to the world being turned upside down. Liberal hosts make claims that are demonstrably ridiculous, and expect listeners to lap it up. Case in point: Thom Hartmann praised the Occupy Wall Street protesters for changing the media conversation. He claimed that ever since Reagan was elected, the media has forbidden any discussion of…
Tim Graham
November 11th, 2011 10:55 PM

Sharpton On Penn State: 'Muckary' We Much

The Penn State scandal couldn't be more serious.  Can't MSNBC find someone more serious than Al Sharpton to comment on it? On his show this evening, Sharpton had another language run-in reminiscent of his "resist we much" moment.  This time, Sharpton mangled the name of Mike McQueary, the suspended Penn State assistant coach.   Sharpton rumbled, bumbled and stumbled before eventually…
Mark Finkelstein
November 11th, 2011 10:02 PM

MSNBC's Tamron Hall, Andrea Mitchell Omit Potential Jobs Lost Thanks t

MSNBC daytime host Tamron Hall failed to use the J-word -- jobs -- in alerting MSNBC viewers today of President Obama's decision to delay his decision on authorizing the proposed Keystone oil pipeline. Noting the story on the 2 p.m. Eastern NewsNation program, Hall described the "massive oil pipeline" project as "controversial" because it would run through "an environmentally-sensitive area…
Ken Shepherd
November 11th, 2011 6:10 PM

Ad Age Writer Blames 'Grinch' Drudge for Demise/Delay of 'Christmas Tr

Kerem Ozkan at Advertising Age is not happy with Matt Drudge for having the nerve to call a USDA-administered fee imposed on growers of Christmas trees a "Christmas Tree Tax" (link is Drudge Archive item containing the referenced headline). Actually (Ozkan recognizes this), Drudge didn't start it. David Addington at Heritage did. Here are excerpts from Ozkan's not-so-fine whine, during which…
Tom Blumer
November 11th, 2011 5:14 PM

William F. Buckley, Still at Yale

Last weekend I was given a hint as to how an erroneous idea is born, and how it takes on a life of its own. I was at Yale University as a guest of the William F. Buckley Jr. Program at Yale. It's run by a group of extremely winning young Yale students who are all admirably conservative. Bill would approve. They all carried themselves like young ladies and young gentlemen. They were confident…
R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr.
November 11th, 2011 5:08 PM

Ed Schultz Claims He Suspended Himself From MSNBC After Maligning Laur

Whatever delusions it takes to get you through your day, Ed. Nearly six months after he smeared Laura Ingraham as a "talk slut" and "right-wing slut," liberal loose-cannon Ed Schultz still harbors a grudge about it. (audio clips after page break)
Jack Coleman
November 11th, 2011 5:06 PM

Corrupt K Street's Super Committee Splurge

The bipartisan debt panel to nowhere is exactly where K Street lobbyists want it to be: hopelessly deadlocked. A November 23 deadline for agreement on $1.2 trillion in budget savings is looming, but no real reductions in the size, scope or spending of government are on the table. Instead, we are witnessing another obscene special-interest splurge to preserve the status quo. All in the name of "…
Michelle Malkin
November 11th, 2011 4:53 PM

NBC, ABC Skip Obama Administration's Delay of Pipeline That Could Crea

ABC and NBC completely ignored a decision by the Obama administration that could kill up to 20,000 jobs. Only CBS's Evening News reported that a proposed oil pipeline from Canada to Texas has been delayed until after the presidential election due to environmental concerns. Evening News reporter Mark Strassmann explained, "Supporters said the pipeline from Canada's tar sand fields would create…
Scott Whitlock
November 11th, 2011 4:29 PM

The Left's Many Double Standards

Today's liberals would have you believe they occupy the moral high ground on every political and cultural issue. But have you ever taken inventory of their double standards? The left's inconsistency in applying their principles based on the party affiliation of those they're judging, gives fuller meaning to the concept of moral relativism. The only thing that's consistent is their reliable…
David Limbaugh
November 11th, 2011 3:59 PM

On Leno, Chris Matthews Tears Down GOP 2012 Candidates as Incompetent

Appearing on Thursday's Tonight Show, MSNBC's Chris Matthews went after the Republican presidential candidates one by one, asserting Herman Cain's "bad, bad behavior" with women, Rick Perry being "not even competent to be in this – on that stage," and a "hypnotized" Michele Bachmann being a "strange person." Even host Jay Leno got in on the GOP bashing, claiming the Republican Party had…
Kyle Drennen
November 11th, 2011 3:53 PM

Occupy Wall Street Crowd Blind to Benefits of Capitalism

Like in 'Life of Brian,' protesters assume medicine, material goods will exist without the economic system that makes them possible.
Gary Wolfram, Ph.D.
November 11th, 2011 3:45 PM

Time's Top Editor Stengel Asks Bill Clinton Why He Isn't Tea Party 'He

In a recent interview, Time magazine's Richard Stengel asked former President Bill Clinton why he was not a Tea Party "hero." Stengel's "criteria" were that Clinton oversaw a balanced budget and cuts to the rate of growth of the federal government. However, as CNN's Wolf Blitzer pointed out to Stengel on Thursday, Clinton did so at the behest of a Republican Congress. [Video below the break…
Matt Hadro
November 11th, 2011 3:42 PM

Media Promote Myth of Clinton Golden Years, Hype His New Economic Book

Former President Bill Clinton is making headlines again, this time touting his liberal prescriptions to fix the economy. Those remedies are laid out his new book Back to Work: Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy. The news media is doing their part to promote Clinton's work and his economic legacy, portraying him as the economic savior of America. This should come as no surprise…
Paul Wilson
November 11th, 2011 2:25 PM

Expect More Cain Scrutiny After Allegations, Hints NYTimes Reporter Su

Will the media take advantage of sexual harassment allegations to perform even more stringent levels of Cain scrutiny of every word and action from his campaign? New York Times reporter Susan Saulny hinted so in Friday’s “Even Cain’s Old Jokes Face Extra Scrutiny Now.” Previously, Saulny had quoted leftist Cain-haters Cornel West and Harry Belafonte in an October 19 story fretting over Cain’…
Clay Waters
November 11th, 2011 2:17 PM