CNN's Cooper, Borger Rhapsodize On 'Adult' Obama Who 'Did Not Raise Ta

CNN's Anderson Cooper and Gloria Borger took turns casting President Barack Obama as the centrist 'adult' in a room teeming with unruly Republican children who would rather invite economic calamity than compromise on a debt-reduction plan. Discussing a topic that would have made a perfect "Keeping Them Honest" segment, Cooper insisted, incorrectly, on Monday's "AC 360" that the Democratic…
Alex Fitzsimmons
July 12th, 2011 12:05 PM

Open Thread: Is Libya Intervention Undermining War Powers Flouting the

During former President George W. Bush's time in office, he was regularly described as fascist, murderous, and a war criminal for his wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Even if people didn't support the wars, though, Bush obeyed the law and received congressional approval to be in the countries. President Barack Obama is the one acting above the law, having yet to seek approval for being at war with…
NB Staff
July 12th, 2011 11:52 AM

What Calvin Coolidge Could Teach President Obama

"Nothing succeeds like success" -- Alexandre Dumas, 1802-1870 If new millionaires or billionaires were created every time President Obama and his fellow liberals disparage "millionaires and billionaires," there would be far more of them than there are today. And that would be a good thing because it would mean more people are succeeding.
Cal Thomas
July 12th, 2011 11:07 AM

Michelle Obama First Public Figure on 'Better Homes and Gardens' Cover

"Better Homes and Gardens" hasn't had a public figure on its cover in 48 years. With President Obama's approval rating plummeting along with the nation's employment picture, they must have figured now was the time to break with tradition and do an ultimate exposure puff piece on his wife:
Noel Sheppard
July 12th, 2011 10:29 AM

Saving the Economy Through More Jobless Benefits, Food Stamps, at the

Monday’s New York Times front-page story by Motoko Rich, “Economy Faces a Jolt as Benefit Checks Run Out,” portrayed massive government spending on unemployment benefits and food stamps as an economic plus, not a potential drain, warning that cutting that funding would be a drag on the fragile recovery. An extraordinary amount of personal income is coming directly from the government.
Clay Waters
July 12th, 2011 10:06 AM

Gore Announces New Campaign and Worldwide Event to Re-energize Global

Nobel laureate Al Gore must be noticing the public's continued lack of concern for his money making myth about carbon dioxide destroying the planet. On Tuesday, he announced a new campaign and worldwide event to re-energize global warming hysteria:
Noel Sheppard
July 12th, 2011 9:52 AM

New Time Editor's Reading Regimen Tilts to the Left

Time magazine has named a new Executive Editor. Her name is Radhika Jones. The titles get a bit confusing, since her boss will be "Managing Editor" Rick Stengel, who sounds like he should be supervised by her instead of the other way around. For her old haunt, the Paris Review, last September, Jones described a week of her reading and TV watching (here and here). Other than starting with the…
Tim Graham
July 12th, 2011 8:25 AM

ABC’s Karl Admits Dems Oppose Medicare Reform So They Can Run Agains

  On Sunday’s World News on ABC, correspondent Jonathan Karl suggested that Democrats in the House, rather than take a political position based on principle, refuse to vote for a budget plan that would reform Medicare because they wish to use Medicare to run against Republicans and take back the House. As Karl recounted that he had recently spoken with House Democratic leaders, it is unclear…
Brad Wilmouth
July 12th, 2011 7:14 AM

Conservative GOP House Leaders Forever Tagged as 'Scorched Earth' Lead

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor is being volunteered by several reporters as a frightening Leader of the Fringe who are just trying to wreck the country. Rich Noyes reminded me yesterday that this is what they did when Newt Gingrich walked out of the 1990 budget talks that were George H.W. Bush's political undoing. Check out our golden oldies from Notable Quotables. Replace "Gingrich" with "…
Tim Graham
July 12th, 2011 7:11 AM

Bill Maher Calls Palin and Bachmann MILFs on CNN

Bill Maher can't go an hour without saying something disgusting about Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann. On CNN's "Piers Morgan Tonight" Monday, the misogynistic comedian said that he hopes the former Alaska governor gets into the presidential race "so that they split the MILF vote" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
July 12th, 2011 12:40 AM

ABC World News Investigates Bachmann Clinic: 'Where You Can Pray Away

NewsBusters has been reporting for weeks that the Obama-loving media are going to do anything possible to smear all Republican contenders for the White House in the coming months. On Monday, ABC's "World News" actually began with a segment that included undercover videos of Congresswoman Michele Bachmann's husband's clinic where homosexual patients are allegedly counseled to pray to become…
Noel Sheppard
July 11th, 2011 11:36 PM

CBS Hypes Medicaid, Medicare Sob Stories; Omits Group's Liberal Agenda

On Monday's Early Show, CBS's Susan Koeppen profiled a doctor who hyped that "people are dying because they don't have simple access" to health care and spotlighted two of his patients who chronicled their difficulties with the Medicaid and Medicare programs. Koeppen also failed to mention the liberal leanings of an organization she labeled as merely "an advocacy group for health care consumers…
Matthew Balan
July 11th, 2011 10:43 PM

Major Garrett Tells Chris Matthews Why GOP Can't Vote For Tax Hikes

As much as liberal media members pushing for tax hikes don't understand the fiscal and economic reasons for not doing so, they've been deceitfully ignoring the political ramifications for Republicans caving on this issue. On Monday's "Hardball," National Journal's Major Garrett explained to Chris Matthews that if the President didn't raise taxes high enough for his liking when the Democrats…
Noel Sheppard
July 11th, 2011 9:05 PM

House Majority Whip Schools CNN's Candy Crowley on Why No Debt Deal

"Why can you not get this deal?" That was the attitude of CNN's Candy Crowley on yesterday's State of the Union. She acted like if only the Republicans were "reasonable" and accepted some "revenue" enhancements, then a deficit deal could be cut. House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy set her straight on why the deal as presented was unacceptable. Oh, Candy tried and tried to make a deficit deal…
P.J. Gladnick
July 11th, 2011 8:07 PM