Howard Kurtz Hypocritically Supports Huffington Post Canning Breitbart

Howard Kurtz on Sunday hypocritically supported the Huffington Post's decision to can Andrew Breitbart as one of its front page contributors. The "Reliable Sources" host took issue with comments Breitbart made about former Obama green czar Van Jones, but ignored the immutable fact that numerous HuffPo bloggers have regularly made ad hominem attacks on prominent conservatives without being…
Noel Sheppard
March 27th, 2011 3:22 PM

Monica Crowley Laughs at Eleanor Clift's Foolish Comment About Obama

Eleanor Clift on this weekend's "McLaughlin Group" made a truly absurd comment about the disparate ways Barack Obama and Ronald Reagan handled Libya during their respective presidencies that left Monica Crowley in stitches. After Clift mocked Reagan by saying, "You don’t need leadership that goes into a Muslim country all alone," Monica laughed loudly before replying, "American presidential…
Noel Sheppard
March 27th, 2011 2:28 PM

Meet The Press: Hillary Big-Foots Bob Gates

Was Hillary Clinton defending the Secretary of Defense . . . or jerking him back into line? It was a stunning power play.  On Meet The Press this morning, after Defense Secretary Bob Gates conceded that Libya is not a "vital interest" of the United States--but before he could complete his comments--Hillary cut him off.  She launched into a minute-and-forty-second monologue seeking to justify…
Mark Finkelstein
March 27th, 2011 10:58 AM

AP Tilts 'Anti-Abortion Onslaught' Story Strongly to the Left

A conservative wave election can lead to a wave of conservative legislation, like limitations on abortion. But for the Associated Press (the Abortion Press?), the wave of opinion remains firmly on the left. A David Crary story on Wednesday slanted its quotes 7 to 2 against the conservative position and the "threat" it represents. The Washington Post Express tabloid perfectly expressed the…
Tim Graham
March 27th, 2011 9:33 AM

NPR: Schumer Ties Scott Walker to Deadly 1911 Fire

Liberals have a bad habit of mixing funerals (or death anniversaries) with political rallies. On Friday night's All Things Considered, NPR's Robert Smith offered a story that was 100 percent about union activists and liberal politicians, with no rebuttals. NPR anchor Melissa Block began: "New York City today marked the 100th anniversary of one of its worst disasters: a fire at the Triangle…
Tim Graham
March 27th, 2011 7:42 AM

NPR Brings Along Dirty-Joking 'Token Mormon' to Offer Approval of Sout

Just like ABC making Jake Tapper drama critic for a day, NPR sent reporter Robert Smith to view and honor the new musical The Book of Mormon for All Things Considered. Anchor Robert Siegel began: "The show was not written or endorsed by the church. It is a searing comedy from the team behind South Park. NPR's Robert Smith reports that the production is probably the most offensive, yet sweetest…
Tim Graham
March 27th, 2011 7:33 AM

Ed Schultz Reveals Inner Warmonger, Trumpets Obama's Decision to 'Inva

To tweak the punchline of an old joke -- what's this talk of invading, paleface? Unleashing the bellicosity that's been kept corked since MSNBC put the kibosh on his "Psycho Talk" segments, Ed Schultz has weighed in at The Huffington Post in an op-ed titled "Why I Support President Obama's Decision to Invade Libya." Psst, Ed -- we haven't invaded Libya, at least not yet. And I'd venture…
Jack Coleman
March 26th, 2011 10:05 PM

Drudge: Reporter 'Confined in a Closet' at Biden-Nelson Event

Question: What happens when you put Joe Biden, Florida Senator Bill Nelson, and Orlando Sentinel Reporter Scott Powers together in the house of a rich Democratic donor? Answer: They don't stay together for long, as reported in a Drudge flash late this afternoon (also carried at the PJ Tatler, whose time stamp is about 45 minutes later after adjusting for its West Coast location):…
Tom Blumer
March 26th, 2011 8:35 PM

After NOW's Weak Response to 'Dumb [Vagina]' Maher Calls Palin and Bac

As NewsBusters reported Wednesday, the National Organization for Women's weak response to Bill Maher referring to Sarah Palin as a highly derogatory term for a woman's vagina in no way discouraged the "Real Time" host or the television network he represents from making these sexist attacks. Proving this point, Maher called Palin and Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) bimbos on Friday's…
Noel Sheppard
March 26th, 2011 4:20 PM

Maher: 'Boehner Feels Like a Female to Me - Maybe Liberals Should Dema

Bill Maher once again spent a great deal of his HBO program Friday mocking Republicans. In an opening monologue spoof of a new poll finding 51 percent of the GOP don't believe Barack Obama was born in America, the "Real Time" host said, "John Boehner wears bronzer and goes on crying jags. He just feels like a female to me. Maybe liberals should demand to see his penis" (video follows with…
Noel Sheppard
March 26th, 2011 3:37 PM

Breitbart Tells NewsBusters HuffPo Axing Part of Scheme to Make Tea Pa

Conservative publisher Andrew Breitbart told NewsBusters Friday his less than two week stint as a Huffington Post front page contributor was abruptly terminated as part of an ongoing scheme by liberal media members to depict the Tea Party as racist. After caving to pressure from the far-left to have Breitbart dumped, HuffPo spokesman Mario Ruiz issued the following statement Thursday:

Noel Sheppard
March 26th, 2011 3:11 PM

David Brooks Zings Maher: 'It's Not a Sign of High Self-Esteem to Want

Bill Maher on Friday night got nicely zinged by New York Times columnist David Brooks. After the host bragged about all the over-confident kids that have told him they're going to one day be on HBO's "Real Time," Brooks marvelously said, "That's not necessarily a sign of high self-esteem though to want to be on this show" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
March 26th, 2011 1:29 PM

Weekend Open Thread

For general discussion and debate about politics, the economy, sports, or whatever else tickles your fancy.
NB Staff
March 26th, 2011 11:27 AM

Krauthammer Battles NPR's Totenberg Over Whether or Not People Want Ob

For over two years, liberals and conservatives have been at odds over whether the public actually wants ObamaCare. On Friday's "Inside Washington," NPR's Nina Totenberg took the predictable liberal position that polls show folks want all the "goodies" in the bill, but Charles Krauthammer made it clear that these survey results change drastically when people are told the cost (video follows…
Noel Sheppard
March 26th, 2011 11:24 AM