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Rep. Charles Rangel Dismisses Laura Ingraham as 'Just A Pretty Girl' o
Appearing on Thursday's O'Reilly Factor on Fox News, Democratic Congressman Charles Rangel slammed fill-in host Laura Ingraham: "Let me say this. That Bill O'Reilly told me he had a secret weapon, I didn't know it was just a pretty girl that he would bring in." Ingraham responded: "That's very condescending, sir. A pretty girl. These are serious questions." [Audio available here]
Ingraham…
August 20th, 2011 12:00 PM

PETA To Launch Porn Site
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has always known how to use sexual imagery to advance its political agenda.
According to Reuters, the animal rights group is planning on taking this further by actually launching a pornographic website:
August 20th, 2011 11:01 AM

AP's Rugaber Discloses Specifics in States' Largest July Job Gains/Los
Establishment press reporters will insist from now until the cows come home that they play it straight. Their actions all too often belie their claims.
One such face-hitting example came yesterday in Associated Press reporter Chris Rugaber's coverage of the government's Regional and State Employment and Unemployment report. If it weren't already given away in this post's title, veteran media…
August 20th, 2011 10:52 AM

Nina Totenberg: Obama Can Save Economy With 'A Lot of Very Populist Rh
Stock markets around the world are once again imploding in fear of a global double-dip recession.
Appearing on PBS's "Inside Washington" Friday, NPR's Nina Totenberg said Barack Obama can cure what ails us with "a lot of very populist rhetoric" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
August 20th, 2011 10:26 AM

NYT's Shear Laments Jon Huntsman's 'Missed Opportunity' To Call for In
A brief item by Michael Shear in Friday’s New York Times, “Huntsman Makes Bid To Step Out From Crowd,” faulted moderate Republican candidate Jon Huntsman for not sufficiently “standing apart from the pack” of conservative presidential candidates by calling for higher taxes – or in Shear’s words, “revenue increases.”
Shear called it a “missed opportunity,” as if Huntsman should have argued the…
August 20th, 2011 9:57 AM

'Fox & Friends' Highlights MRC Labeling Study
On the August 19 "Fox & Friends" panel segment, co-host Gretchen Carlson highlighted the Media Research Center's (MRC) "revealing" labeling study comparing broadcast network coverage of the 2007 Democratic primary to the 2011 Republican primary.
Published by MRC Research Director Rich Noyes on Tuesday, the study reviewed the ABC, CBS, and NBC morning and evening news programs from January…
August 20th, 2011 9:42 AM

NPR Gets Complaint Letters for Mocking Rick Perry's Christian Swagger
On Thursday night's All Things Considered on National Public Radio, the anchors read complaint letters from listeners about a segment on Wednesday mocking Rick Perry with a George W. Bush impersonator.
NPR's website described their mentality in doing this story: "A Texas governor with a little bit of swagger and a heavy emphasis on his Christian faith, is running for president. It all feels a…
August 20th, 2011 9:18 AM
Bozell Column: Sinking Into 'Adult Swim
A man sits on a roof, wearing a Santa hat. He’s talking to his ex-girlfriend on a cell phone, trying with fake cheer to wish her a Merry Christmas. He asks if she’s with her new boyfriend. Yes, she replies, and she’s with her whole family, opening presents. He says "That’s great, because I have a present for you" – and saws off his own head so it falls down the chimney into the fireplace.…
August 20th, 2011 8:25 AM

Muslim Jihadists Make Online Threats Against 'Zionist' Letterman
Bill Gertz of The Washington Times reports that "al-Qaeda obviously can't take a joke, since an Islamic online forum contained assassination talk about that "Zionist" David Letterman, the CBS late-night host, for making "on-air jokes about the killing of Osama bin Laden." (He was denounced as a "sick Jew," but Letterman is not Jewish.) They wanted his tongue cut out.
While the threat may not…
August 20th, 2011 7:11 AM
Daily Kos: Only We Liberals Are Sane, and Believe in Freedom, Justice
If you ever wonder why liberal journalists would concoct their "news" stories without a whisper from conservative sources, perhaps Ray Pensador at Daily Kos can serve as an example of the liberal mind at its most arrogant.
Pensador insisted on Friday morning that liberals should only care about other liberals have to say, since they are the ones who believe in freedom, quality, science,…
August 19th, 2011 10:52 PM

Bozell: Christine O'Donnell's Reaction to Piers Morgan Was 'Downright
Editor's Note: The following commentary by NewsBusters publisher Brent Bozell was posted late this afternoon on CNN.com.
It's time to weigh in on the Christine O'Donnell v. Piers Morgan dust-up Wednesday.
In short, O'Donnell's behavior was beyond indefensible. It was downright bizarre.
August 19th, 2011 7:48 PM

Matthews: Wouldn't it Be Scary to Have President That Doesn't Believe
Unemployment is at 9.1 percent, housing and stock prices are plummeting, national debt is exploding, and Medicare is going bankrupt.
Yet MSNBC anchor Chris Matthews' greatest fear is a president that doesn't believe in evolution or climate change (video follows with transcript and commentary):
August 19th, 2011 7:24 PM

NPR Lets Obama, Former Administration Official Promote Stimulus-Lite
NPR's Scott Horsley apparently couldn't find any conservatives for his report on Thursday's All Things Considered, as he played nothing but sound bites from President Obama and former economic advisor Jared Bernstein. The two boosted a possible mini-stimulus, including "help for public works projects." Horsley played four clips from the President and two from Bernstein during the segment.
August 19th, 2011 5:45 PM