Books for the Winter Cold

The other day, I received a call from a very agreeable lady at C-SPAN, asking me to do a show with them called "In Depth." It will take a lot of time, as they want to interview me on all the books I have written. Also, it will last three hours! That is a marathon. I can hardly listen for three hours, much less talk. Yet I have been a fan of C-SPAN for years, so I could hardly say no. Also, I am…
R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr.
January 20th, 2011 12:01 AM

Pathetic December New Building Permits Result Described as 'Surge' in

The folks in the establishment press are looking for any sign of upward movement in the housing market, especially in new home construction, that they can portray positively as the beginning of a general recovery. That desperate search explains the content of the following e-mail alert from CNN which arrived in my inbox this morning:
Tom Blumer
January 19th, 2011 11:56 PM

Olbermann: ‘Good Riddance’ to ‘Delusional Liar’ Lieberman Who

 On Wednesday’s Countdown show, as he plugged a segment on former Democratic-turned independent Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman’s retirement, MSNBC host Keith Olbermann referred to Lieberman as a "delusional liar," and suggested that he had experienced a "departure from reality" for describing himself as a "moderate Democrat" after endorsing John McCain over Barack Obama for President. At the…
Brad Wilmouth
January 19th, 2011 11:27 PM

Palm Beach Post Columnist Slams Parents of Rep. Giffords Doctor for Su

Michael Lemole is a neurosurgeon who has been treating Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. However, that noble work wasn't enough to keep Palm Beach Post Page 2 Live columnist Jose Lambiet (photo) from dragging his parents through the mud for the "high crime" of supporting Tea Party candidates. Somehow Lambiet thinks it ironic that while the son has worked to save the life of Giffords, his parents are…
P.J. Gladnick
January 19th, 2011 10:16 PM

Skins: A New Low, Even for MTV

The new scripted reality type show is an orgy of disturbing teenage behavior.
Erin Brown
January 19th, 2011 7:48 PM

Race Card: Schultz Claims Republicans Have 'Pre-Civil Rights Attitude

If Barack Obama is going to win re-election, he's going to have to count on massive, overwhelming, support from his base.  And what better way to gin up that base than by accusing Republicans of Jim Crow racism? Rush Limbaugh played an amazing montage today of a series of Dems using the "discrimination" talking point in describing Republican opposition to ObamaCare.  Ed Schultz took the…
Mark Finkelstein
January 19th, 2011 7:29 PM

Sheriff Civility AKA Chris Matthews Calls Michele Bachmann a 'Nut Case

Ever since the Tucson shooting, MSNBC's Chris Matthews has been on a tirade accusing conservatives of creating a climate of hate that led to an attempt on Democratic Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords' life. Yet on Wednesday's Hardball, Matthews himself insulted GOP Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann, as he blared that she was: "a screamer, and in many cases pretty close to a nut case." What was…
Geoffrey Dickens
January 19th, 2011 6:38 PM

Avoid GOP Timidity in

What should the congressional GOP's policy objectives be for the next two years regarding federal deficits and prosperity? Two very different strategies are being considered by authentic conservatives: 1) attempt to govern from their majority in the House and actually try to start the process of reducing the costs of entitlements (most conspicuously Social Security and Medicare) as a path…
Tony Blankley
January 19th, 2011 6:26 PM

The Hate Speech Inquisition

There isn't a shred of evidence that deranged Tucson massacre suspect Jared Loughner ever listened to talk radio or cared about illegal immigration. Indeed, after 300 exhaustive interviews, the feds "remain stumped" about his motives, according to Tuesday's Washington Post. But that hasn't stopped a coalition of power-grabbing politicians, progressive activists and open-borders lobbyists from…
Michelle Malkin
January 19th, 2011 6:20 PM

NBC Unquestioningly Parrots Former Gitmo Inmate's Specious Charges Aga

How much does NBC hate Guantanamo Bay? On Tuesday, the network brought a former inmate on air, let him rail against U.S. foreign policy, insist he was tortured, and proclaim his innocence, all without a single dissenting voice, and without even mentioning the massive amounts of evidence against him. It's not that the evidence isn't available. Indeed, you can get enough information online to…
Lachlan Markay
January 19th, 2011 6:14 PM

CBS 'Early Show': GOP Plans to 'Dismantle Health Care Reform,' Which T

Wednesday's CBS Early Show adopted a hostile tone in its coverage of the upcoming vote by House Republicans to repeal ObamaCare, with co-host Chris Wragge proclaiming: "The battle over health care heats up again today. The House plans a vote on repealing the legislation. It fulfills a campaign promise for Republicans and begins a two-year effort to try to dismantle the law." In the report…
Kyle Drennen
January 19th, 2011 6:08 PM

Newsweek's Ben Adler Gripes That 'Conservatives Make Inaccurate Argume

"[W]hether you think a ban on police-style assault weapons such as the one Jared Lee Loughner used in Tuscon is good policy or not, it is curious to see that Republicans are not even bothering to make legitimate arguments against such proposals," Newsweek's Ben Adler scoffed in a January 18 The Gaggle blog post: There is simply no precedent to support the claim that laws preventing…
Ken Shepherd
January 19th, 2011 6:07 PM

MSNBC's Tamron Hall: Part of Business Community Has 'In Some Ways Demo

Tamron Hall was joined by her MSNBC colleague Dylan Ratigan on Wednesday's edition of "News Nation" in condemning some members of corporate America for the way they have "demonized" the Obama administration. That slight of American businesses came during a dicussion of President Hu Jintao's U.S visit, in which Ratigan remarked that President Obama's greatest challenge will not be dealing with…
Matt Hadro
January 19th, 2011 5:02 PM

Today Show Brings Back Glenn Beck to Bash Him Some More

Say what you will about NBC's Today show but they recognize a ratings winner when they see one and they demonstrated that, when they invited Fox News host Glenn Beck back for a second appearance on Wednesday's show. However with that second guest spot came another opportunity to accuse him of fomenting hate. In the 7am half hour Today co-anchor Meredith Vieira accused Beck of contributing to…
Geoffrey Dickens
January 19th, 2011 4:28 PM