Liberals Outraged by Labeling Bias, But Only If It Involves Fox

The latest meme among the legions of lefty Fox-haters is that FNC "distorted" or "skewed" the ObamaCare debate by instructing employees to call the "public option" the "government option" or some variation of that. The horror! Of course none of the Fox-haters uttered a word of criticism when National Public Radio officially instructed employees to drop the "pro-life" and "pro-choice" labels…
Lachlan Markay
December 9th, 2010 3:41 PM

Blogged Too Soon? Time Writer: Dems 'Will Probably Swallow the Tax Cut

Shortly after 5 p.m. yesterday, Time's Michael Scherer laid out his reasons why he believed Democrats would eventually come around to President Obama's compromise with congressional Republicans on tax policy. In "Why Democrats Will Probably Swallow The Tax Cut Compromise," Scherer noted that, according to one economic analysis, the Obama-GOP compromise would result in both stronger economic…
Ken Shepherd
December 9th, 2010 3:27 PM

'Nightly News' Correspondent Laments Tough Fight Over DREAM Act

Previewing yesterday's vote on the DREAM Act, which passed the House 216 to 198, NBC News correspondent George Lewis empathized with supporters of the measure on the December 8 "Nightly News." Lewis acknowledged the bill's dim prospects for passing the Senate, but stood in awe at the apparent surge in support for the bill: "By the thousands, young people, who as children were brought here…
Alex Fitzsimmons
December 9th, 2010 3:06 PM

Chris Matthews Insists 'Hardball Is Absolutely Nonpartisan

Patrick Gavin at Politico captured revelations from a Thursday interview Chris Matthews granted at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in DC. On his show: "Obviously, I think I'm the best. But each one of the other people think they're the best, too....I think I'm the best, generally....There's no doubt about it, in fact, but other people have different views....'Hardball' is absolutely nonpartisan." How…
Tim Graham
December 9th, 2010 2:43 PM

The Top 10 Economic Myths of

Journalists' tall tales included praising GM for 'keeping faith' with taxpayers, comparing soda to cocaine, and attacking the Chamber of Commerce over baseless 'foreign money' claims.
Julia A. Seymour
December 9th, 2010 2:28 PM

Name That Party, Confuse-the-Reader Division: AP Refers to 'Also a Dem

In a 12:35 p.m. story at the Associated Press's main site (pictured here, here, and here for future reference, fair use, and discussion purposes), reporter Jim Fitzgerald covers the conviction of White Plains Mayor Adam Bradley ("Suburban NY mayor convicted of attempted assault"). At Paragraph 12, Fitzgerald writes: Westchester District Attorney Janet DiFiore, also a Democrat, praised…
Tom Blumer
December 9th, 2010 1:59 PM

Ted Turner's Craziest Scheme Yet: Cap and Trade...With Children

Media mogul Ted Turner, who founded cable networks CNN and TBS, wants a global child-bearing "cap and trade" system to combat climate change. He has thought up a bizarre take on China's one-child policy: set a strict one-child limit, and let poor people sell credits for children they don't have! At the ongoing climate change summit in Cancun, Mexico, Turner told attendees: ...environmental…
Lachlan Markay
December 9th, 2010 12:38 PM

Fox News Popular in Saudi Arabia, Liberal Journalists Baffled

A diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks has revealed that American television programming is making strides in the war of ideas against Islamic radicalism that far outpace any American government-backed programming in the Arab world. A favorite among Saudis, according to the UK Guardian, is a TV channel called Rotana, which is partially owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. And yes,…
Lachlan Markay
December 9th, 2010 11:38 AM

Barbara Walters Slams 'Uninformed' Sarah Palin: Many Find the Idea of

Barbara Walters dismissed Sarah Palin as "uninformed" on Thursday, telling the former Republican governor, "...Many people find the thought of you as president a little scary." The View co-host appeared on Good Morning America to promote her upcoming 10 Most Fascinating People special. She derided Palin, "You hear, 'Oh, she's very charming, but she's uninformed.'" [MP3 audio here.] Video…
Scott Whitlock
December 9th, 2010 11:02 AM

What's Next for Liberals? Friendly Fascism

The Great Denial continues. The liberals continue to labor under the assumption that nothing very bad happened in early November. They are still supreme. The columnists go on as though nothing is amiss. This week, E.J. Dionne consulted with three defeated members of Congress and passed on to President Barack Obama their advice on how to succeed during the next two years. House Speaker Nancy…
R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr.
December 9th, 2010 10:21 AM

The NY Times Finally Slips in Some Unflattering Facts About 'Dream Act

New York Times reporter Julia Preston provided her predictably pro-amnesty slant in Wednesday story on the apparently deathless Dream Act, a bill up in the lame-duck session of Congress (it passed the House Wednesday night) that would provide amnesty for illegal immigrant students: “Illegal Immigrant Students Await Votes on Legal Status.” With both houses of Congress set to vote this week on…
Clay Waters
December 9th, 2010 9:49 AM

Open Thread: 'Hacktivists' Target Palin for WikiLeaks Criticism

The former Alaska governor's website was the subject of a distrubuted denial of service attack yesterday. Palin also claims that her credit card information was revealed. ABC's Jake Tapper reported: Hackers in London that the Palin team believe to be affiliated with “Operation Payback” – a group of supporters of Julian Assange and Wikileaks – have tried to shut down SarahPac and have…
NB Staff
December 9th, 2010 9:39 AM

Ferguson Calls Out Liberal Bias of MSNBC’s Wolffe: ‘Journalist

 As MSNBC’s Richard Wolffe - formerly of  Newsweek - appeared as a guest on Wednesday’s Late Late Show on CBS, after Wolffe conveyed his left-leaning take on the deal to extend the Bush tax cuts, host Craig Ferguson asked, "You’re a Democrat, aren’t you?" as he stared at the MSNBC contributor for comedic effect, inspiring audience laughter. After Wolffe responded, "I am a journalist,"…
Brad Wilmouth
December 9th, 2010 6:29 AM

Lawrence O'Donnell and Other Liberals Make a Fool of Rep. Alan Grayson

For the second night in a row, MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell exposed a prominent liberal for being totally ignorant about the tax code. His victim on Wednesday's "The Last Word" was liberal media darling Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.), and this time O'Donnell had some assistance from two very unlikely participants (video follows with partial transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
December 9th, 2010 1:57 AM