Scarborough Taunts 'Right-Wing Bloggers': I'm Always Right, And It P

Joe Scarborough has escalated his running war with the conservative blogosphere.  Clearly stung by being branded a RINO—among other things—Scarborough lashed out at "conservative bloggers" this morning. Springboarding off his handicapping of the GOP presidential primary, in which he asserted that only Romney, Gingrich and Huntsman have a shot, Scarborough said: "I'm right all the time. And I…
Mark Finkelstein
November 10th, 2011 7:47 AM

Daily Kos on Mississippi: 'Suck It, Forced Birthers

You've heard of "birthers." But at the Daily Kos, anyone who opposes abortion is a "forced birther." Tub-thumping abortion advocate Kaili Joy Gray is not someone you would call gracious in victory when the Personhood Amendment was defeated in Mississippi. Her first reaction for all her Kosmonaut friends: "Suck it, forced birthers."
Tim Graham
November 10th, 2011 7:35 AM

NYTimes Twice Omits Obama from Headline to Embarrassing Insults of Net

On Wednesday, New York Times reporter Isabel Kershner covered an embarrassing gaffe involving President Obama – a private conversation between Obama and French President Nicholas Sarkozy, in which both men were overheard insulting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Yet somehow the paper managed to omit Obama from its headline: “In Overheard Comments, Sarkozy Calls Netanyahu a ‘Liar.’”
Clay Waters
November 10th, 2011 7:29 AM

Jack Abramoff Exposes Lawrence O'Donnell for Asking Questions About Bo

MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell hopefully learned a valuable lesson Wednesday: when you invite someone on your show to discuss his new book, you might want to read it first. As the Last Word host questioned convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff about his recently released memoir "Capitol Punishment," it quickly became obvious O'Donnell had no idea what was actually in the book he was holding up (video…
Noel Sheppard
November 10th, 2011 1:34 AM

CNN Spins Elections as Republican Setback

During Wednesday’s post-election coverage, CNN largely ignored conservative ballot victories in Mississippi and Ohio and Republican gains in Virginia, rather focusing on two conservative ballot measures which were defeated at the polls. They followed the three major networks in doing so. The network relentlessly touted the defeat of Mississippi’s “Personhood” initiative – which would define…
Matt Hadro
November 9th, 2011 11:59 PM

Bill Press: 'There's No Difference' Between Allegations Against Cain

In his salad days at CNN's Crossfire, liberal talker Bill Press might have seemed suave with a point. Lately, his ability to make fine distinctions seems entirely absent. Last October, he insisted “I call NPR National Pentagon Radio. They’re no more left wing than Fox News as far as I’m concerned." On Monday morning, poor Bill was even more embarrassing. He compared the unsubstantiated…
Tim Graham
November 9th, 2011 11:09 PM

Greta Schools Ted; Fox Host Calls out Former Ohio Gov's Contempt for V

Having followed Democratic former Ohio governor Ted "Holier Than Thou" Strickland lo these many painful years, including the memorable episode when as a Congressman he called out 355 of his colleagues as liars for unanimously supporting an anti-pedophilia resolution (seriously), it's remarkable (actually, it's clear evidence of Ohio media bias) that it's current Republican governor John Kasich…
Tom Blumer
November 9th, 2011 10:34 PM

Adopted Child of Rape Speaks Up for Right to Life

Ryan Scott Bomberger is not just passionate about the preciousness and potential of every human being from the moment of conception - he is alive today because of what his birth-mother decided after she was raped – gave birth to him and put him up for adoption. In a video detailing what he calls her “courageous decision,” Bomberger details his love-filled life with his adoptive mother and…
Penny Starr
November 9th, 2011 9:33 PM

ABC and CBS Spike Ohioans Rejection of ObamaCare Mandate, NBC Sees Vot

Conservatives had some significant victories in Tuesday’s scattered elections across the country, but the broadcast network evening newscasts on Wednesday night – with the exception of one topic on NBC – decided to only highlight, as did the morning shows earlier in the day, setbacks for conservatives. “Ohio voters rejected a Republican-backed measure that limited the collective bargaining…
Brent Baker
November 9th, 2011 8:58 PM

Violence? What Violence? CBS Plays Up Crosby, Nash Concert For 'Occupy

Elaine Quijano continued CBS's consistently glowing coverage of the Occupy Wall Street movement on Wednesday's Early Show by spotlighting how two-thirds of Crosby, Stills, and Nash gave a concert for the protesters in New York City. Quijano played 12 clips from the concert and from the demonstrators, without once mentioning the growing examples of violence involving the left-leaning movement […
Matthew Balan
November 9th, 2011 7:23 PM

Chris Matthews Ignores Reality, Spins: 'Most Voters' Went Dem on Tuesd

According to Chris Matthews, Tuesday's off-year elections were a big win for liberalism. The MSNBC host proclaimed, "From Ohio to Mississippi, from Arizona to New Jersey to Maine and beyond, most voters went the Democrats' way." In fact, Republicans and conservatism won big victories in several states, including Mississippi, Virginia and Ohio. Matthews could hardly contain himself, opening…
Scott Whitlock
November 9th, 2011 6:08 PM

Occupiers' Ignorance Exploited by the Left

Many Wall Street occupiers are echoing the Communist Party USA's call to "Save the nation! Tax corporations! Tax the rich!" There are other Americans, on both the left and the right — for example, President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner — who call for reductions in corporate taxes. But the University of California, Berkeley's pretend economist Robert Reich disagrees, saying, "The…
Walter E. Williams
November 9th, 2011 5:35 PM

ABC and NBC Spike Eric Holder’s 'Fast and Furious' Testimony

NBC and ABC in their evening and morning newscasts completely ignored the grilling Eric Holder received on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, over his role in the Fast and Furious scandal. Senate Republicans forced Holder to admit his initial statements to Congress about his department’s role in gunwalking were "inaccurate," and that he never apologized to the family of a Border Agent killed by a Mexican…
Geoffrey Dickens
November 9th, 2011 4:43 PM

Flashback: CNBC GOP Debate Moderator John Harwood Blamed 'Crazy' Repub

Before being tapped to be one of the moderators at CNBC's upcoming Republican presidential debate, John Harwood was ranting against the GOP for causing the summer debt crisis. Appearing on NBC's Today in July, Harwood warned: "...the House Republican caucus...would not accept what President Obama needed to make a deal...It's crazy politics, what they're doing..." When the U.S. later lost its…
Kyle Drennen
November 9th, 2011 4:23 PM