Salon Celebrates Gay-friendly Miley Cyrus's Intolerance of 'Intolerant

There's nothing more intolerable to the Left than "intolerance" (read traditional religious conviction on sex and marriage). In a June 1 post at Salon.com's War Room blog, Williams cheered  Miley Cyrus's rude response via Twitter last Thursday to a fan who was chagrined at the pop star's glee at folks "hating on Urban Outfitters" for a donation a company executive had made years ago to social…
Ken Shepherd
June 1st, 2011 4:00 PM

Luke Russert Impales Weiner With His Own Words

MSNBC's Luke Russert on Wednesday pressed Congressman Anthony Weiner with a very simple question: Is the picture of man in underwear that was sent out on the Representative's Twitter account his? Weiner responded, "You know, I can't say with certitude." Russert began by wondering, "That's not a picture of you?" After a lengthy non-answer, he reasonably pointed out, "But, Congressman, you…
Scott Whitlock
June 1st, 2011 3:48 PM

New York Times Pushes Tornadoes As Economic Stimulus

Are deadly tornadoes really the best "stimulus" to be hoped for from the Obama White House, or is the New York Times just desperately looking for economics green shoots as the 2012 presidential elections approach? In any case, just 10 days after the deadly tornado hit Joplin, Missouri, Wednesday’s off-lead by Michael Cooper, "Reconstruction  Lifts Economy After Disasters – New Jobs Are…
Clay Waters
June 1st, 2011 3:37 PM

Weiner Twitter Scandal: Daily Kos Says Blame.... Clarence and Ginni Th

As athletically as Rep. Anthony Weiner is bumbling on his Twitter scandal, so the leftists at the Daily Kos are pushing the unsubstantiated spin that Weiner is being smeared by...Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his Tea Party activist wife. (Or their backers.) Weiner’s insisted Thomas disclose his wife’s financials in an attempt to insist he should recuse himself on the…
Tim Graham
June 1st, 2011 3:16 PM

NBC's Curry Whines About Palin's 'Bad Relationship' With Media, 'Not P

Updated with video On Wednesday's NBC Today, fill-in co-host Ann Curry fretted over Sarah Palin not sucking up to the press, complaining "[she] seems to delight in having a bad relationship with what she calls the 'lamestream media.'" Curry added that Palin was "angering some Republicans as well, about this tour, by not notifying them ahead of time." [Audio available here] Curry discussed…
Kyle Drennen
June 1st, 2011 3:08 PM

Loathing U.S. Wars Is So 2003: Libyans Love America, Gushes New York

The New York Times has evidently gotten over its Bush-era loathing of U.S. invasions. No more fears of a "rush to war" these days. Instead, the Times uncovered precious "free Libya moments" among the America-loving citizenry of that country, where Americans and Westerners in general are greeted as liberators and people are even "reportedly" naming their daughters after Obama's U.N. ambassador…
Clay Waters
June 1st, 2011 2:42 PM

Rep. Hoyer Fatuously Claims Bush Inherited $5.6 Trillion Surplus, Chuc

Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) made a blatantly inaccurate statement on the "Daily Rundown" this morning that MSNBC anchor Chuck Todd should have, but failed to, call the House minority whip out on. "We went from a $5.6 trillion surplus that George Bush inherited to over a $11-plus trillion debt when George Bush left office," asserted Hoyer.
Alex Fitzsimmons
June 1st, 2011 1:11 PM

NPR Host Decries 'Fairness Bias' – When Media Overcompensate to Cons

NPR host Brooke Gladstone admits that journalists are generally more liberal than regular Americans, but she thinks they overcompensate for their bias by giving too much of a voice to conservatives. For instance, Gladstone believes conservatives do not deserve an equal voice with liberals in the global warming debate. Gladstone, whose interview appeared on the blog of CNN's In the Arena, has…
Matt Hadro
June 1st, 2011 12:29 PM

Yes, It Still Exists: House Members Call on FCC to Formally End 'Fairn

Many believe that the Fairness Doctrine was repealed in the 1980s. In fact, it remains on the books, as Federal Communications Commissioner Robert McDowell recently noted. President Ronald Reagan's FCC - and each one since - opted to not enforce the law for constitutional reasons, but the law itself still exists. Two House Republicans have sent a letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski…
Lachlan Markay
June 1st, 2011 11:55 AM

Rahm Emanuel for President in 2016? ABC's Stephanopoulos Boosts Clinto

Continuing his cozy relationship with powerful Democrats, George Stephanopoulos on Wednesday interviewed his good friend, and newly elected mayor of Chicago, Rahm Emanuel. The Good Morning America host hyped Emanuel, going so far as to seriously tout him as a successor to President Obama. [See video below. MP 3 audio here.]
Scott Whitlock
June 1st, 2011 11:21 AM

To Protect Hollywood, MSM Focuses On .0027% of My Book

So, the cat’s out of the bag: “Primetime Propaganda” has hit the market, accompanied by exclusive tape of Hollywood insiders admitting to anti-conservative bias in the industry, openly talking about using their shows to propagandize for political purposes, and bashing right-leaning Americans.  The media has jumped all over the story.  Or rather, they’ve jumped all over the wrong story.  When…
Ben Shapiro
June 1st, 2011 11:01 AM

Republicans Question Federal Rules on Healthier Eating

House Republicans are pushing back against Obama administration efforts to promote healthier lunches, saying the Agriculture Department should rewrite rules it issued in January meant to make school meals healthier. They say the new rules are too costly. The bill, approved by the House Appropriations Committee late Tuesday, also questions a government proposal to curb marketing of unhealthy…
Mary Clare Jalonick
June 1st, 2011 10:52 AM

NY Times Praises New Dem from 'Devout' Catholic Family, Skips Her Abor

On Monday, New York Times reporter Raymond Hernandez profiled Democrat Kathy Hochul, the winner of the recent special congressional election to fill a seat from a Republican district in New York state, in "Her Inheritance: An Eagerness to Serve." Praising the Democrat in personal terms the Times rarely if ever uses when discussing a local Republican like New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie,…
Clay Waters
June 1st, 2011 9:59 AM

Open Thread: DNC Chair Lies About Ryan Medicare Plan, Fact-checkers Cl

Debbie Wasserman Schultz, new chairwoman of the DNC, falsely claimed Sunday that the Ryan Medicare plan would deny care to seniors with preexisting medical conditions and that all future beneficiaries of Medicare would be abandoned by the Ryan plan and have to buy their own insurance from a private company. As reported by both FactCheck.org and Washington Post, both of her Democratic talking…
NB Staff
June 1st, 2011 9:55 AM