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Alec Baldwin Goes Nuts on Twitter After Davis Execution: Attacks Chene
Like many Americans, actor Alec Baldwin took to his Twitter account Wednesday evening to express his feelings about the execution of Georgia cop killer Troy Davis.
Rather strangely, the objects of his derision included former Vice President Dick Cheney, former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, and conservative author Michelle Malkin:
September 22nd, 2011 1:19 AM
As Its Execs Say They'll Take the Fifth, AP Calls Solyndra an 'Embarra
Let's note the likely reason why what Julia Seymour observed earlier today is the case -- namely, that network news reports have taken to calling the Solyndra situation an "embarrassment."
The use of that term probably dates back to September 16, which is as far as I can tell the first time the Associated Press filed a beyond-perfunctory report about now-bankrupt Solyndra, the beneficiary of…
September 22nd, 2011 1:09 AM
FNC’s Baier Airs Video of Obama’s UN ‘Photo Fail
The picture of President Barack Obama putting his hand in front of the head of state next to him during a UN photo shoot Tuesday night has circulated on the Internet, and FNC’s Bret Baier on Wednesday evening ran video, of what he described as Obama’s “photo fail,” taking place.
Baier explained how “Obama’s hand completely obscured the man standing next to him who happened to be the…
September 22nd, 2011 12:21 AM
AP National Story Criticizes Walker's Jobs Website For Out-of-State Jo
UPDATE: BizzyBlog commenter "Rich in Iowa" notes that what the AP is criticizing is "a clearinghouse for employers and job seekers hosted by the State of Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development and this site pre-dates Walker’s Governorship by, oh, maybe a decade."
Boy, Scott Bauer and the Associated Press have really, really nailed Scott Walker this time -- not.
Bauer found that some…
September 21st, 2011 11:03 PM
Liberal Think Tank Inadvertently Undermines Media Spin: Almost All Mil
While most of the media continue to obsess about millionaires supposedly not paying their "fair share" of taxes, the liberal Brookings Institution has let the cat out of the bag concerning just how absurd this whole thing is.
According to the Washington Post's Dana Milbank, he discussed this issue with Brookings' William Gale, and disclosed his findings to Chris Matthews on MSNBC's "Hardball…
September 21st, 2011 8:05 PM
NPR Slams Perry on Abortion with Objections of 'Family Planning Advoca
On Tuesday's Morning Edition, NPR's Wade Goodwyn carried water for pro-abortion activists who are targeting Governor Rick Perry and the Texas legislature for cutting the state funding of "women's health clinics." Goodwyn didn't give an ideological label for the activists, referring to them merely as "family planning advocates," and highlighted their objection that some of the cut funds were now…
September 21st, 2011 7:41 PM
Gov. Perry's Right About Social Security
During the recent GOP presidential debate, Texas Gov. Rick Perry said that Social Security is a "monstrous lie" and a "Ponzi scheme." More and more people are coming to see that Social Security is a Ponzi scheme, but is it a lie, as well? Let's look at it.
Here's what the 1936 government pamphlet on Social Security said: "After the first 3 years — that is to say, beginning in 1940 — you will…
September 21st, 2011 6:22 PM
Lightsquared: Obama's Dangerous Broadband Boondoggle
If you thought the half-billion-dollar, stimulus-funded Solyndra solar company bust was a taxpayer nightmare, just wait. If you thought the botched Fast and Furious border gun-smuggling surveillance operation was a national security nightmare, hold on. Right on the heels of those two blood-boilers comes yet another alleged pay-for-play racket from the most ethical administration ever.
Welcome…
September 21st, 2011 6:17 PM
Lecturer-in-Chief Obama Has Forfeited His Moral Authority
As predictable and repetitive as Obama's economic speeches are, his capacity for audacity shows ever increasing signs of creativity. Do you suppose he has any ability to feel shame for what he's doing to this country and embarrassment for blaming everyone but himself?
His latest deficit plan involves further punishing millionaires and billionaires (which means all those making $200,000 or…
September 21st, 2011 6:10 PM
How Stimulus Monies Are Radiating You
Smart meters are being installed stealthily by water, gas and electric utility companies on houses and buildings across the country. Despite that, the majority of the public still doesn't know about their potential health risks.
From the moment smart meters began to be installed, a rash of serious health complaints in each community has followed — to date, largely going unheeded by officials…
September 21st, 2011 6:08 PM
Chris Matthews Trashes Perry, Says TX Governor Is Accusing Obama of Be
On Wednesday's Hardball, MSNBC host Chris Matthews trashed Rick Perry, accusing him of calling Barack Obama "pro-Nazi." Matthews attacked the Republican presidential candidate for claiming that the President's policy towards Israel is "appeasement." The anchor shrieked that Perry had pulled "the rug out from under [Obama] and accuse[d] him of, basically, pro-Nazi behavior."
Matthews added, "…
September 21st, 2011 5:56 PM
MSNBC Tees Up Ron Howard, Jane Lynch to Lend Support to Obama Tax Hike
MSNBC daytime anchor Craig Melvin took minor detours in interviews this afternoon with director Ron Howard and actress Jane Lynch to ask both celebrities to weigh in on President Obama's push for higher taxes on upper income earners.
Both of them are liberals who support Obama and have given to Democrats in the past, so their answers were hardly surprising.
[Video courtesy of MRCTV editor…
September 21st, 2011 5:27 PM
Denver Paper Looking For Pot News Intern
In a sign of where liberal journalism and drug culture are going, the Denver paper Westword is seeking an intern to help the "medical" marijuana dispensary critic. A man with the byline "William Breathes" of the blog "Mile Highs and Lows" is seeking a college student to potentially earn college credit on the Mary Jane beat:
September 21st, 2011 4:53 PM
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September 21st, 2011 3:09 PM