MSNBC Anchor Who Smeared 'KKK' Romney Wonders If Obama Will Win in a

MSNBC's Thomas Roberts, who on Wednesday linked Mitt Romney to the Ku Klux Klan, on Thursday wondered if Barack Obama is headed for a "landslide" reelection. Teasing an interview, Roberts hyped, "I'm going to talk with a columnist who says the President could be headed for a landslide." A MSNBC graphic hoped, "Heading for a Landslide?" Of course, this is the same anchor who smeared, "Plus,…
Scott Whitlock
December 15th, 2011 4:21 PM

Former Seminarian, Leftist Talker Bill Press to Tim Tebow: 'STFU

You'd think a former Catholic seminarian would be happy about Christian athletes who are unashamed to publicly praise Jesus Christ. But then again, this is Bill Press we're talking about. Our friend Brian Maloney at Radio Equalizer notes how the left-wing talker and CNN Crossfire alumnus declared on his December 15 radio program that the Denver Broncos quarterback should shut the [expletive]…
Ken Shepherd
December 15th, 2011 4:02 PM

George Soros: Godfather of the Left Gives $550 Million to Liberal Caus

Billionaire's brave new world part of every major left-wing initiative from abortion to drug legalization.
Dan Gainor
December 15th, 2011 3:25 PM

Obama's Counting On Americans' Amnesia About His Record of Failure

President Obama doesn't suffer from amnesia, but apparently he hopes the public does. In his latest in a series of interviews on "60 Minutes" last Sunday night, the president took positions that are the polar opposite of what he was saying as recently as last spring.
Cal Thomas
December 15th, 2011 3:02 PM

Galloping Away from Gallup Polls That Show GOP on the Upswing

The cover story of Tuesday's USA Today blared "Resurgent Republicans close gap in key states." Susan Page reported a new USA Today/Gallup poll of 12 battleground states found "the number of voters who identify themselves as Democratic or Democratic-leaning in these key states has eroded, down 4 percentage points, while the ranks of Republicans have climbed by five points." GOP voters were also…
Tim Graham
December 15th, 2011 2:43 PM

Gingrich's 'Apocalyptic...Fierceness' Over the Iran Threat Seen as 'Si

After trashing his warnings of a potential nuclear-based EMP (electromagnetic pulse) attack, Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich’s policy prescriptions are once again in the sights of the New York Times. Campaign reporter Trip Gabriel suggested Gingrich had a simplistic vision of the Iran threat in Thursday’s “Gingrich’s Foreign Policy Words Summon the Cold War, but Enemy Is Iran.”
Clay Waters
December 15th, 2011 2:23 PM

Jon Stewart Wades into BMI Muppet Controversy

When MRC’s Business & Media Institute pointed out that the latest Muppet Movie featured the tired Hollywood cliché of a rich oil man as the villain, left-wing bloggers and comedians ran to the Muppets’ defense. Now Jon Stewart has picked up the mantle. On the Dec. 14 episode of “The Daily Show,” Stewart railed against the Muppet critics, “There are so many controversies this holiday season…
Iris Somberg
December 15th, 2011 1:32 PM

24 Hours Later, Thomas Roberts Apologizes for His 'Appalling' KKK Smea

Twenty four hours after linking Mitt Romney to the Ku Klux Klan, MSNBC's Thomas Roberts apologized for his "appalling" smear. The News Live host on Thursday waited until the show was 50 minutes over and then conceded, "During yesterday's 11am, we reported on a blog item that compared a phrase used by the Romney campaign to one used by the KKK in the 1920s." [Video of the original comments and…
Scott Whitlock
December 15th, 2011 12:55 PM

NBC's Brian Williams Labels Iraq War a 'Tragic and Prolonged Slog

Opening NBC's Nightly News on Wednesday, anchor Brian Williams touted the U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq as an Obama administration accomplishment while slamming the war effort itself: "The President promised they'd be out by New Year's Eve and here they come....The war started with the event somebody called 'shock and awe' and it became a tragic and prolonged slog." In the report that…
Kyle Drennen
December 15th, 2011 12:53 PM

AP Buries Lede In Reporting on Latest Poll: Voters Favor Budget Cuts O

A new Associated Press poll finds movement by crucial swing voters towards Republican-friendly economic priorities: budget cuts over Democrat-preferred tax hikes. But in reporting on the news wire's poll, the AP's Laurie Kellman opened her story with a focus on numbers that show the  popularity of extending the Social Security payroll tax holiday, a priority of the Obama administration and…
Ken Shepherd
December 15th, 2011 12:21 PM

CNN Money Reporter Hits Keystone Pipeline from Far Left

When President Obama put off giving the go-ahead to build the Keystone Pipeline until after the 2012 election, it put the liberal media in a difficult position. Just about everyone from Big Labor to congressional Republicans to the states through which the Keystone would run agrees it would create thousands of jobs, strengthen ties with Canada and reduce dependency on oil from unstable and…
Paul Wilson
December 15th, 2011 11:55 AM

Rudy Really Doesn't Like Mitt Much

Philosophically, you'd think Rudy Giuliani might align more closely with Mitt Romney than with Newt Gingrich.  So what's behind Rudy's recent statement that Gingrich could be the stronger candidate?  And why did Giuliani go on Morning Joe today to trash Romney as "elitist" and "a man without a core, a man without a substance"? Well, Rudy also reminded viewers that "I ran against him in '07…
Mark Finkelstein
December 15th, 2011 10:18 AM

Rush Limbaugh: 'Anybody Other Than Ron Paul Could Beat Obama' - 'Easil

The Paul-bots aren't going to be happy about this. On Fox's On the Record Wednesday, conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh said, "I think right now anybody other than Ron Paul could beat Obama if the election were tomorrow – easily" (video follows with transcript):
Noel Sheppard
December 15th, 2011 9:09 AM

NYT's Friedman: Netanyahu's Standing Ovation in Congress 'Bought and P

New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, who poses as a tough friend of Israel, offensively referred to the “Israel lobby” in his Wednesday column “Newt, Mitt, Bibi and Vladimir." After bashing Newt Gingrich for suggesting the Palestinians are an “invented” people, Friedman reiterated the usual talking points in support of a Palestinian state, but with a hostile and paranoid twist.
Clay Waters
December 15th, 2011 9:03 AM