Piles of TV Newsers Wear Purple For Conservative-Censoring Gay Lobby

October 20 marked the second annual "Spirit Day" thrown by the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Debate (GLAAD). They say the D stands for Defamation, but they've been very aggressive in pressuring media outlets to refuse to grant time to any conservative guest that dares to question the gay agenda. To celebrate "Spirit Day," GLAAD encouraged the news and entertainment media to wear purple to…
Tim Graham
October 21st, 2011 3:29 PM

WaPo's 'On Faith': Jesus Would Bless 'Occupy Wall Street' Movement

On Washington Post's On Faith blog, Daily Beast contributor Lisa Miller teased a piece about Occupy Wall Street with a worthy question: "What would Jesus think about Occupy Wall Street?" Her answer was simple, and predictably liberal: "The Jesus of history would love them all." In a piece titled "Jesus at Occupy Wall Street: 'I feel like I've been here before,'" Miller portrayed the…
Paul Wilson
October 21st, 2011 3:07 PM

NBC Portrays Herman Cain's Presidential Run as Money-Making Scheme

On Friday's NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer noted Herman Cain leading the Republican presidential field but wondered: "is he really aiming for the Oval Office or something else?" In the report that followed, correspondent Michael Isikoff proclaimed: "Herman Cain is facing new questions about whether he is profiting from his own campaign." Isikoff reported: "Cain's campaign committee has used $…
Kyle Drennen
October 21st, 2011 3:05 PM

Anti-Bullying Bully Dan Savage Invites Herman Cain to Suck his D**k

The notorious gay activist and ruthless bully behind the infamous Santorum 'Google' incident has done it again - he has called out another conservative Republican candidate with a raunchy request. This time, Dan Savage has asked for Herman Cain to choose to be gay and in fact prove it by sucking his 'd**k' in front of a waiting camera crew. Savage's proposition came as a response to Herman…
Erin R. Brown
October 21st, 2011 2:48 PM

NYT's Paul Krugman's Big Wet Kiss to the Left: 'Thank You, OWS

New York Times columnist Paul Krugman may not be making a speech addressing the lefties at the anti-Wall Street camp-out in Zuccotti Park, but he visited on Thursday and blogged about it at nytimes.com Friday morning, “Trying to Unwarp the Debate,” concluding with a big wet kiss to the protesters: “Thank you, OWS." He also unleashed personal insults at the "clownish" and dishonest Rep. Paul…
Clay Waters
October 21st, 2011 1:55 PM

NYT's Gail Collins Still Haunted by Romney's Crate-Gate; Mentions Dog

Won't someone please make New York Times columnist Gail Collins happy, and bring up the tale of Mitt Romney’s dog Seamus? Collins is apparently frustrated that the image of Romney's habit of strapping the family dog to the roof of the car in a crate on family vacations to Canada has not become the iconic image of the Romney campaign (like the media tried to make Gingrich’s big bill at Tiffany's…
Clay Waters
October 21st, 2011 1:08 PM

WaPo Heralds How 'Democrats Aim to Reconnect with Religious Voters

A Baptist minister from Washington, D.C., who in a sermon once indirectly compared President Obama to Queen Esther -- the biblical figure whose intercession saved Jews from extermination -- has been tapped by the president to "bolster support for President Obama among black and religious voters." Washington Post religion reporter Michelle Boorstein gave readers of the October 21 Metro section…
Ken Shepherd
October 21st, 2011 12:24 PM

ABC Exposes Govt. Loan to Build Cars in Finland, Skips Company's Ties

ABC's Brian Ross on Friday investigated a $500 million government loan to a car company that is now operating in Finland. Ross highlighted how Vice President Joe Biden in 2009 claimed this would create jobs in America. Yet, the Good Morning America reporter left out a key component for the network version of the story: Fisker, the European car company involved, have ties to big Obama campaign…
Scott Whitlock
October 21st, 2011 11:50 AM

What Biden-Loving Media Miss: Violent Crime in America Down Four Years

While media outlets such as CBS News celebrate Vice President Joe Biden's claim that rape and murder will increase if the President's jobs bill isn't passed, they've all ignored a crucial point. According to a report released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation last month, despite the recession with its associated state and city budget cuts, violent crime in America has declined four years…
Noel Sheppard
October 21st, 2011 10:58 AM

NBC's Guthrie to McCain: Do You Retract Foreign Policy Criticism of Ob

Updated : More analysis and full transcript added. Guthrie takes swipe at GOP 2012 field.  On Friday's NBC Today, fill-in co-host Savannah Guthrie grilled Arizona Senator John McCain on his criticism of Barack Obama's foreign policy positions in the 2008 campaign and urged: "Bin Laden is gone. Anwar al Awlaki, who was the rising star in al Qaeda, is gone. Qadhafi is gone. Drone strikes have…
Kyle Drennen
October 21st, 2011 10:47 AM

Networks Ignore Occupy Demands for 'Socialist' Revolution

The Occupy Wall Street protests marked off a full month of occupation Oct. 17, and the network news media continue to gloss over protesters calls for "revolution" as well as the socialistic mentality espoused by many of the protesters. One protest speaker was videotaped saying, "Long live the revolution! Long live socialism!" Others in Chicago and Philadelphia marched with Communist flags.…
Julia A. Seymour
October 21st, 2011 10:29 AM

Oct. 20 'Media Mash': Media Pushing Obama to 'Embrace' 'Occupy Wall St

While the liberal media are increasingly counseling Obama to co-opt the class-warfare message of Occupy Wall Street (OWS), the fact of the matter is the president's policies are left-wing enough already. "Obama's administration has been pushing an agenda that has been constantly against corporations, constantly against capitalism, constantly supporting against the rich and supporting…
NB Staff
October 21st, 2011 10:25 AM

Open Thread: The Rising Cost of College

The rising cost of college has put a damper on many students' educational plans, but in an effort to continue attracting students, many schools have begun turning their campuses into miniature resorts. From upscale dining facilities to rock climbing walls, it turns out that some of the costs of college have nothing to do with learning, and much of the bill is still left for the taxpayers to…
NB Staff
October 21st, 2011 10:19 AM

Morning Joe's All-Liberal Lineup

Sometimes, a show's guest list is enough to illuminate its liberal bias. Take today's Morning Joe. Joe Scarborough has previously spoken of the show's prevailing 10:1 ratio of liberal to conservative guests.   But Morning Joe took matters that silly millimeter longer today, with a lineup utterly devoid of any Republican or conservative guests, to wit:
Mark Finkelstein
October 21st, 2011 9:40 AM