
Scarborough Hits Palin Over the Head With Bachmann's Success
It seems no matter what Sarah Palin does or doesn't do, she's going to be lambasted by America's press - even the supposedly "conservative" ones.
On Tuesday's "Morning Joe," co-host Joe Scarborough used Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann's successful campaign launch as a means of bashing the former Alaska governor (video follows with transcript and commentary):
June 28th, 2011 10:44 AM

Open Thread: Does New Obama Campaign Video Violate FEC Laws
As pointed out by National Review's Jim Geraghty, a new campaign video for President Barack Obama's $5 raffle dinner was filmed in the White House, which could violate FEC campaign finance laws.
Check out the video after the break, and let us know what you think in the comments.
June 28th, 2011 10:25 AM

VP Joe Biden: Gaffe-Free, Trusted By the White House, Says New York Ti
New York Times’s White House reporter Mark Landler provided puffball coverage of Vice President Joe Biden, who has evidently “overcome his reputation for gaffes” (says who?), in “Obama’s Growing Trust in Biden Is Reflected in His Call on Troops” Saturday. Landler emphasized the increasing confidence Biden is inspiring at the White House.
June 28th, 2011 10:24 AM

With Chris Wallace’s Help, ABC and NBC Paint Bachmann as Fact-Challe
All three broadcast network evening newscasts awarded full stories Monday night to Michele Bachmann’s presidential campaign announcement, with ABC and NBC unable to resist pouncing on Chris Wallace’s “are you a flake?” question to frame their stories. ABC’s Jonathan Karl highlighted how she’s “been accused of being loose with the facts, saying, for example, that the President's last trip to…
June 28th, 2011 9:29 AM

NPR's Totenberg: Kagan, Sotomayor 'Not Nearly as Liberal' as Predecess
NPR's Nina Totenberg strangely cast doubt on the liberal credentials of Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor on Saturday's Early Show on CBS, claiming that "they're not nearly as liberal as justices were...thirty years ago." Totenberg also hinted that the other members of the Court were right-wing radicals: "Compared to the much more conservative members of the Court, they are…
June 28th, 2011 9:28 AM

Lefty Talker Randi Rhodes Honored by Union for 'Responsible Journalism
Labor unions might not be the best judges of "responsible journalism." Brian Maloney at the Radio Equalizer blog is horrified that harsh left-wing talk radio host Randi Rhodes was honored for "responsible journalism" from a probation officers union in Los Angeles County.
If in need of further evidence that our Californian "progressive" friends have indeed lost their marbles, we direct you to…
June 28th, 2011 7:45 AM
Our Founders vs. NBC and New York Atheists (Part 1 of
In a few days, on July 4, we once again will commemorate the work and courage of America's 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence.
Few words are as inspiring as those that rallied patriots in 1776:
June 28th, 2011 6:00 AM

Jon Stewart Responds to Chris Wallace By Calling Fox News Crybabies
In the past nine days, the comedian most revered by liberals as the nation's top political satirist has devolved into a gross, unintelligible caricature of himself.
So hell-bent on attacking Fox News has the "Daily Show" host become that on Monday he continued to put words in Chris Wallace's mouth while appearing completely oblivious to serious investigations going on in Congress (video…
June 28th, 2011 2:30 AM

Church Postpones Gay-Friendly Mass, Boston Globe Flips Out
Earlier this month, the Archdiocese of Boston felt that a special mass at St. Cecilia's Church in Boston to "commemorate Boston Pride 2011" would give parishioners and the public the false impression that the Church was endorsing the city's annual Gay Pride festivities and its accompanying messages (e.g., acceptance of gay 'marriage'). It therefore asked the parish to postpone the liturgy to a…
June 28th, 2011 1:16 AM

Name That Party: Blago's Dem Affiliation Left Out of Seven AP Stories
Earlier today, a grand jury convicted former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, a Democrat, on 17 of 20 counts of corruption. 11 of of the guilty verdicts related to attempts to profit from the "sale" of the U.S. Senate seat Barack Obama vacated when he became president.
At USA Today's On Deadline blog (as of its 5:33 p.m. update), Michael Winter failed to identify Blagojevich or any other…
June 27th, 2011 10:52 PM

NBC Nightly News Reports Bachmann's John Wayne Gaffe, Ignores Obama's
Like dutiful White House shills, the "NBC Nightly News" Monday reported Republican presidential candidate Michelle Bachmann mistaking the Iowa town where actor John Wayne was born.
Hypocritically, NBC News has still not informed viewers of President Obama's horrible error last Thursday when he said he had awarded a Medal of Honor in person to a living soldier who actually had been killed in…
June 27th, 2011 10:42 PM

Longtime DC Bureau Chief Donates, Advocates for Liberal Gay Democrat i
Cragg Hines, a longtime Washington bureau chief and columnist for the Houston Chronicle (who retired in 2007), announced his very strong backing of a liberal gay Democrat for the Virginia State Senate. In the gay magazine Metro Weekly, Hines wrote "it would be worth electing him just to see the look on the faces of right-wing Republican legislators and their sometimes vicious, off-the-wall…
June 27th, 2011 10:12 PM

Chris Matthews Shocked Michele Bachmann Said 'Iowa' 14 Times During Sp
For months, NewsBusters has been alerting readers that the media scrutiny on every word uttered by Republican presidential candidates this election cycle will be like nothing we've ever experienced.
MSNBC's Chris Matthews perfectly demonstrated this on Monday's "Hardball" when he not only took Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) to task for mistaking the name of the town John Wayne was…
June 27th, 2011 9:28 PM

CNN's Question of the Hour: 'Is It Time for Marriage Equality In Ameri
It didn't take long for CNN to buy into the hype of New York's legalization of same-sex marriage and pose this question: Is it time for marriage equality in America? CNN asked the question on both the 11 a.m. 12 p.m. EDT hours of Newsroom.
The network referred to the words of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who stated that he believes "it is time for marriage equality all across the country."…
June 27th, 2011 7:30 PM