NBC's Gregory: Paul Ryan is 'Hurting the Republican Party' With Medica

Appearing on Friday's NBC Today, Meet the Press host David Gregory largely dismissed the possibility of Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan entering the 2012 presidential race: "He's got some of his own problems in terms of being the intellectual force behind Medicare reform that is actually hurting the Republican Party." While Gregory noted that Ryan "didn't close the door" to a potential run,…
Kyle Drennen
May 27th, 2011 12:23 PM

New York Times Ignores Sen. Reid's Patriot Act Hypocrisy, Embraces the

New York Times legal reporter Charlie Savage’s two stories on libertarian Sen. Rand Paul holding up extending sections of the Patriot Act ignored the huge hypocrisy of the act’s newest vocal defender, Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. The paper also demonstrated a new-found comfort on the part of the Times for the act, which it excoriated during the Bush years. Reid attacked…
Clay Waters
May 27th, 2011 11:51 AM

Scarborough Dings Dem's Medicare Demagoguery

Steve Israel had his talking points, and he was sticking to them. Republicans want to "end Medicare" in order to give tax cuts to the big oil companies. On Morning, Joe Scarborough repeatedly called out Israel, head of the Dem congressional campaign committee, on his demagoguery. Not that it stopped the Dem congressman from New York from repeating his rap. For good measure, Obama adviser…
Mark Finkelstein
May 27th, 2011 11:11 AM

Media Mash: Ed Schultz 'Slut' Comment Edition

Liberal radio host Ed Schultz's May 23rd attack on conservative talker Laura Ingraham as a "slut" was "reprehensible" and "could not have been more vile," NewsBusters publisher Brent Bozell told viewers of the May 26 "Hannity." That said, Bozell added, he should be commended for owning up to his transgression and offering a "man's apology" Wednesday night on his MSNBC "Ed Show" program.
NB Staff
May 27th, 2011 10:39 AM

Krugman Calls Congressman Ryan a Liar and a Sore Loser

The demagoguery of Paul Ryan by the media continues. On Friday, the New York Times' resident Nobel laureate Paul Krugman called the Wisconsin Congressman a liar and a sore loser:
Noel Sheppard
May 27th, 2011 10:01 AM

Nets Douse a Potential Palin Presidential Bid: Too ‘Divisive’ and

The evening newscasts on Thursday night eagerly devoted time to fresh speculation, prompted by Sarah Palin’s upcoming bus trip from Washington, DC to New Hampshire, that she may jump into the presidential race, but they all made sure to point out her high negatives amongst non-Republicans, characterizing her as “divisive” and “polarizing” while raising concern she couldn’t beat President Obama…
Brent Baker
May 27th, 2011 10:00 AM

Lawrence O'Donnell Claims He's Just Acting on MSNBC: 'I Hate the Yelli

Washington Post media reporter Paul Farhi profiled MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell on the front of Friday’s Style section. The headlines were vaguely promotional. Above a large picture it reads "Lawrence O’Donnell is hitting his marks at the center of MSNBC’s prime time lineup." The actual headline below is "A starring role as the cable guy." But read deeply into Farhi’s portrait, and it…
Tim Graham
May 27th, 2011 9:27 AM

Univision Chief Appointed to White House Post; Will Network's News Cha

President Obama is revving up his reelection campaign with a push to secure the American Hispanic vote ahead of 2012. Part of that effort, it seems, is the creation of an "Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics." While the commission is certainly noble in purpose and its members are undoubtedly qualified, the appointment of Cesar Conde, president of Univision Networks,…
Lachlan Markay
May 27th, 2011 9:21 AM

Louis Zamperini and Memorial Day

Perhaps you've heard of him, perhaps not. Louis Zamperini has had fame, lost it and seen it restored more than once. That happens when you are 94 years old and must be re-introduced to succeeding generations. Zamperini was a juvenile delinquent, then an Olympic distance runner who competed in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany (he met Adolf Hitler and his chief propagandist, Joseph Goebbels…
Cal Thomas
May 27th, 2011 9:00 AM

Open Thread: Will Republicans Do Battle Over Medicare

In his latest column for National Review, Jonah Goldberg wonders whether Republicans are ready for the fight that, he argues, has already arrived at their doorstep. Democrats, Goldberg claims, have already decided on a strategy: engage in all out, fact-free rhetorical war against Paul Ryan's Medicare reform plan. Offering a Classical Roman analogy, Goldberg argues that the GOP now has a simple…
NB Staff
May 27th, 2011 8:39 AM

CNN’s Zakaria Trashes Netanyahu as ‘Mr. Nyet’ and ‘Ward Boss

 In the opinion article, "Where Netanyahu Fails Himself and Israel," in the May 25 Washington Post, CNN anchor Fareed Zakaria blasted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for rejecting President Obama’s peace proposal invoking Israel’s pre-1967 lines. Zakaria compared the Israeli prime minister to former Soviet Union Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko, known as "Mr. Nyet" for his stubbornness…
Brad Wilmouth
May 27th, 2011 8:09 AM

NewsBusted: Why Did Police Shut Down Dem GOTV Efforts

Time for Friday's all-new episode of NewsBusted, and this one is a great one, if we may say so. Check below the break to find out why early Democratic get-out-the-vote efforts ran into legal trouble, and why scientists wasted millions researching the cause of obesity. And don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel!
NB Staff
May 27th, 2011 8:08 AM

Gainor Column: Soros-Funded Lefty Media Reach More Than 300 Million Ev

Third of Four Parts Books, newspapers, radio stations, TV stations, websites and cutting edge videos. The pieces of the George Soros media empire are as diverse as the nations of the world and just as widespread. From nakedly partisan left-wing media like Think Progress, the blog for the Center for American Progress, and a TV show on MSNBC, to the supposedly impartial National Public Radio,…
Dan Gainor
May 27th, 2011 5:33 AM

PBS Host Smiley Invites His Radio Co-Host Cornel West to Further Expla

After radical Princeton professor Cornel West savagely attacked President Obama as a Wall Street mascot and puppet, it would hardly be surprising that PBS talk-show host Tavis Smiley would provide him a forum on Wednesday night to repeat his analysis – after all, Smiley and West host a public-radio show together. But it’s still amazing that he doesn’t see his insults as very insulting: SMILEY…
Tim Graham
May 26th, 2011 11:38 PM