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NBC's Williams: 'Astounding' Food Stamp 'Numbers Would Come As a Huge
On Wednesday's NBC Nightly News, anchor Brian Williams reported on another development in the Great Obama Recovery:
"We saw some astounding new numbers that came out today. They showed the number of Americans relying on food stamps has hit another all-time record. These numbers would come as a huge disappointment to President Lyndon Johnson, who launched his War on Poverty back in 1964.…
August 4th, 2011 2:57 PM

Echoing Democrats and MSNBC, NY Times Editorial Slams GOP for Taking F
Although it’s Senate Democrats who are refusing to debate and vote on a House plan to fund the Federal Aviation Administration through September 16, the New York Times editorial board today followed the lead of Democrats and MSNBC in slamming Republicans as “hostage” takers.
“Republicans, who are experts at such maneuvers, have been holding the reauthorization of the F.A.A. hostage for months…
August 4th, 2011 2:52 PM

Happy Birthday: Obama Gives Himself 3,200 Reasons to Celebrate
President talks 39 times more about himself than he does the debt.
August 4th, 2011 2:00 PM

ABC's Jon Karl Blames House GOP for FAA Shutdown, Skips Democratic Obs
Good Morning America's Jon Karl on Thursday placed the blame for a partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration on House Republicans, ignoring the role Senate Democrats have played.
4000 thousand FAA workers have been furloughed, construction projects have been stopped, but Karl complained, "What's the hold up? Republicans are insisting on cuts to a program that subsidizes flights…
August 4th, 2011 11:57 AM

Gay Bean-Counters Give Networks Cookies for Airtime
Note to TV networks: Don't even think about downsizing the disproportionate airtime you give gay characters and issues. The bean-counters at GLAAD are watching.
The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), in its fifth annual "Network Responsibility Index," recently ranked 15 networks based on their inclusion of LGBT characters on original primetime shows that aired…
August 4th, 2011 11:35 AM

Open Thread: The Liberal-Conservative Double Standard
There is a notable double standard that exists between what Republicans and Democrats are allowed to say. The same words can be construed as racist or sexist when coming from a Republican, but entirely admissible when coming from a Democrat.
Rep. Allen West recently wrote a strongly-worded letter targeting Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz for berating him behind his back on the House floor. He…
August 4th, 2011 11:03 AM

Why Are the Media Anti-Hero
In October 25, 2007, a U.S. Army specialist in Afghanistan braved enemy fire in an attempt to save a fellow soldier who had been wounded in an ambush. An insurgent bullet struck his armored chest plate, knocking him down. He got up and rushed back into enemy fire to retrieve his fallen comrade. He threw several hand grenades toward the enemy, and was able to grab his colleague and immediately…
August 4th, 2011 10:41 AM

Mark Halperin Returns to MSNBC After One Month D-Word Suspension
If you noticed something different on Wednesday's "Morning Joe," it was shamed MSNBC contributor Mark Halperin back from roughly a one month suspension after he called the President a D-word back on June 30.
Not everyone was happy about this judging from Alex Pareene's piece at the Obama-loving Salon:
August 4th, 2011 9:52 AM
Pro-Israel Video Inspires Profane Reaction & Twitter Debate from the A
Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Alayon recently released a video in which he defends Israel’s presence in the West Bank, and argues not only that Israeli settlements within the territory are legal, but that the West Bank technically should not be labeled as "occupied’, but rather, "disputed," because the West Bank was not recognized previously as being legally part of a sovereign state…
August 4th, 2011 2:22 AM

Bill Maher: 'Mormonism Is Closer To Islam' Than It Is Christianity
The more I watch Bill Maher, the more I think he's either a complete idiot or just says moronic, inflammatory things to get attention.
His most recent absurdity, said on MSNBC's "The Ed Show" Wednesday, was that Mormonism is closer to Islam than it is to Christianity (video follows with transcript and commentary):
August 4th, 2011 12:23 AM

Arianna Huffington: Nobody Believes Obama's Top Priority Is Jobs - It
In the wake of liberal disappointment over December's budget agreement and this week's debt ceiling deal - both not including tax hikes - there's been a lot of squabbling from far-left media members about Barack Obama betraying them.
On Wednesday, AOL Huffington Post editor-in-chief Arianna Huffington told MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell that nobody believes the President's top priority is jobs -…
August 3rd, 2011 11:08 PM

AP Econ Writers Fret Over No 'Stimulus,' Govt. 'Cutting at All Levels
If we're to believe Paul Wiseman and David K. Randall at the Associated Press in their Wednesday afternoon report on the economy, all of the alleged solutions which might shake the U.S. economy out of its weakness either aren't available or no one has the will to try them: stimulus, infrastructure projects, jobs programs, or another round of quantitative easing. Oh, and governments are damaging…
August 3rd, 2011 9:33 PM

Bashir Brings on Addiction Expert to Analyze Tea Party: 'Delusion and
The media attacks on the Tea Party are becoming truly deplorable.
On Wednesday, MSNBC's Martin Bashir actually brought on an addiction specialist to analyze the nation's most powerful conservative movement, and his opinions were nothing less than vile (video follows with transcript and commentary):
August 3rd, 2011 8:59 PM

'60s Generation' Liberal Howard Fineman Compares Tea Party ... to '60s
Huffington Post's Howard Fineman veered into left-wing heresy on the Rachel Maddow show the other night. Fortunately, another leftist was on hand to point out Fineman's apostasy, which he duly renounced.
You see, over in MSNBC land, nothing is worse than the tea party -- or "teabaggers" as more unhinged guests such as ambulance chaser Mike Papantonio still like calling them. To MSNBCers, the…
August 3rd, 2011 7:19 PM