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Cynthia McFadden Cajoles Secretary of Defense: Hillary Could Do Your J
Well known Hillary Clinton fan Cynthia McFadden on Tuesday pushed Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to agree that the former First Lady could do his job.
Talking to both Clinton and Gates for Good Morning America, McFadden noted that the Defense Secretary has pledged to leave within a year. Motioning her head to Clinton, sitting to the left of Gates, the ABC News anchor prompted, "Any…
November 9th, 2010 11:28 AM
MSNBC Host Dylan Ratigan Hints at Violent Revolution
UPDATE (1:52 PM) - Check below the fold if you're convinced this is hyperbole.
Dylan Ratigan seemed to tacitly endorse violent revolution on his show Monday. He hosted far-left radical Ted Rall who, when he's not comparing "idiot" American soldiers to suicide bombers, is lauding the necessity of political violence. Ratigan opened the segment by claiming the nation may need "more drastic…
November 9th, 2010 10:55 AM
NY Times Reporter Michael Cooper Deflates Pro-Republican 'Myths of the
Michael Cooper’s lead story in the National section of the New York Times on Saturday, "Debunking the Myths of the Midterm," offered up four alleged myths downplaying the import of the Republican takeover of the House and big gains in the Senate. The first four of Cooper's five "myths" centered around the idea that the Republican victory and Democratic defeat of 2010 had been overstated (the…
November 9th, 2010 10:16 AM
Media Promote Pro-Abortion View Covering Popular Twitter Topic
In the wake of a huge GOP midterm victory, pro-abortion women actively took to the social website Twitter to reject the incoming wave of pro-life candidates. Those who have had abortions spoke out on Twitter, proudly tweeting “#ihadanabortion.” From the Chicago Sun-Times, to The Washington Post, the media obliged these women and their left-wing social agenda by complaining conservatives wish to…
November 9th, 2010 9:45 AM
Ron and Rand Paul Question the Fed: NPR Finds It 'Shrill' and 'Ugly
On NPR's Morning Edition on Monday, anchor Steve Inskeep welcomed a regular guest, Wall Street Journal economics editor David Wessel (from the liberal news side, not the conservative opinion-page side). The new Congress is already too "shrill" and "ugly" with libertarian argument against Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's printing money to buy government bonds:
INSKEEP: Rand Paul is a…
November 9th, 2010 8:21 AM
Journos' Biggest ClimateGate Regret: Getting Scooped, Not Getting it W
Nearly a year after leaked emails from the University of East Anglia revealed scientists manipulating data to embellish the case for anthropogenic global warming, journalists are finally starting to learn a few lessons. Unfortunately, few, if any, of those journalists are Americans.
Margot O'Neill of the Australian Broadcasting Company reported last week:
[A] key BBC news manager has…
November 9th, 2010 6:10 AM
Media, Left Smear Michele Bachmann: Perfect End to Year of GOP Woman
Strong, conservative Minn. congresswoman draws ire of same liberal media that knock Republicans for lack of women.
November 9th, 2010 12:00 AM
Mort Kondracke Strikes Again: Michele Bachmann 'A Loud Mouth
Roll Call editor attacks Minnesota congresswoman days after attacking former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.
November 9th, 2010 12:00 AM
Arianna Huffington Proudly Introduces New Section: 'HuffPost Divorce
This is surely going to make some mouths drop wide open.
Liberal internet publisher Arianna Huffington on Monday proudly introduced a new section to her website called "HuffPost Divorce":
November 8th, 2010 10:55 PM
Keith Olbermann Issues Egotistic Statement To His Viewers
Keith Olbermann on Monday issued a brief written statement to his viewers concerning his recent two-day suspension for violating NBC's policy regarding political contributions.
As NewsBusters readers likely suspect, the man with the largest ego on television is playing this episode for all it's worth (h/t Hot Air):
November 8th, 2010 9:34 PM
Former Bush Aide Smacks Down Joan Walsh For Questioning W's 'Psycholog
A former advisor to George W. Bush smacked down Salon's Joan Walsh Monday for questioning the 43rd President's psychological compass.
Appearing on MSNBC's "Hardball," GOP strategist Ron Christie also gave Chris Matthews a much-needed education on why going into Iraq was a successful part of Bush's strategy to prevent America from a follow-up attack after 9/11 (video follows with transcript…
November 8th, 2010 8:51 PM
Ron Paul Rips Paul Krugman: I Pray Every Night his Views -- Just Disap
Outspoken libertarian Texas congressman argues Feds quantitative easing isnt working and that discredits liberal New York Times columnists view.
November 8th, 2010 7:45 PM
Matthews Confuses Cummings With Clyburn
What is it with MSNBC hosts and their inability to keep prominent African-Americans straight? As NewsBuster Kyle Drennen noted, last year Contessa Brewer confused Jesse Jackson with Al Sharpton.
Tonight it was Chris Matthews' turn. Introducing Dem congressman Elijah Cummings of Maryland, the Hardball host called him "Congressman Clyburn," a reference to James Clyburn of South Carolina,…
November 8th, 2010 6:10 PM
CBS's Dickerson: Obama Will Make GOP 'Own' Spending Cuts to 'Pay For
On Monday's CBS Early Show, political analyst John Dickerson discussed President Obama's strategy against Republicans in Congress, particularly on tax cuts: "[He] said there's got to be a way to pay for it, again trying to put pressure on Republicans to say if you want to spend $700 billion, you've got to find the cuts, make them own those cuts, which are painful and might be quite unpopular…
November 8th, 2010 5:57 PM