Robin Roberts Grills Carly Fiorina on 'Too Extreme' Sarah Palin

Apparently one of the most pressing issues in the California senatorial race is whether or not Sarah Palin is "too extreme." Good Morning America's Robin Roberts on Friday pressed Carly Fiorina twice on that issue, insisting on knowing why the former Alaska governor hasn't been campaigning for the Republican. She demanded, "We know that Sarah Palin has visited California recently, but she was…
Scott Whitlock

Ed Schultz Thanks Audience for 'Record' Ratings -- If You Ignore Being

On his Wednesday radio show, Ed Schultz boasted to his listeners about his MSNBC ratings:  “We had a record number of people watching on Monday night – 872,000 people. I have to start the program by saying thank you.” “Record” by what measure? Certainly, not by comparison with Fox: TV By The Numbers has Special Report with Bret Baier drawing more than 2.1 million people (and Schultz with 858,…
Tim Graham

The Rise and Resilience of Conservative Women

My military friends have a favorite saying: "If you're not catching flak, you're not over the target." This campaign season, conservative women in politics have caught more flak than WWII Lancaster bombers over Berlin. Despite daily assaults from the Democratic machine, liberal media and Hollyweird — not to mention the stray fraggings from Beltway GOP elites — the ladies of the right have…
Michelle Malkin

Our Contemptible Congress

Most people whom we elect to Congress are either ignorant of, have contempt for or are just plain stupid about the United States Constitution. You say: "Whoa, Williams, you're really out of line! You'd better explain." Let's look at it. Rep. Phil Hare, D-Ill., responding to a question during a town hall meeting, said he's "not worried about the Constitution." That was in response to a…
Walter E. Williams

Christine O’Donnell Campaign Responds to Kiss-and-Tell Post About He

Sleazy gossip site Gawker got the traffic it wanted by publishing a tale from an anonymous man who detailed an alleged one-night encounter with Delaware Republican Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell but it’s come in for a lot of criticism as a result. First, the response from the O’Donnell campaign, posted to her Facebook profile by communications director Doug Sachtleben:
Matthew Sheffield

Brent Bozell Talks ‘Dizzying’ Unemployment Spin on ‘Fox & Friend

Media Research Center’s President Brent Bozell appeared on “Fox & Friends” Oct. 29, to discuss the broadcast networks’ spin on unemployment. “Well, it confirms what many conservatives have said for years. It absolutely confirms it, but when you look at the numbers it really does rattle you because it is so obvious when the same reporters are taking two completely different positions…
Julia A. Seymour

Chuck Todd Too Timid To Grouse About Gibbs

Call it Chuck Todd's Profile In Pusillanimity . . . Given a chance to express his personal opinion of White House press secretary Robert Gibbs, Todd--NBC's chief WH correspondent--mumbled, stuttered, stumbled and ultimately punted, saying it was "an awkward thing." Chuck's duck-and-cover came during a Morning Joe segment today devoted to analyzing Gibbs in light of a GQ article about…
Mark Finkelstein

WaPo Loves Mother Jones, Transgender Candidate Puff Pieces

Is The Washington Post a Democratic rag? The Post's political blog "44" (named for Barack Obama, the 44th president) has a "Currently Reading" block of links -- which clearly suggest the Post's reading habits (or promoting habits) have a liberal and Democratic tilt on Friday morning. That list starts with the hard-left magazine Mother Jones pressing full steam ahead on "The Ken Buck rape case…
Tim Graham

DeMint: Ben Nelson, Joe Lieberman Caucusing with GOP for Control of Se

U.S. Senator tells CNBC's 'The Kudlow Report' viewers Nelson will have to switch parties to win re-election and Lieberman may be 'more comfortable' with Republicans.
Jeff Poor

Ladies of 'The Talk' Deem Sarah Palin 'Ignorant' but 'Hot

Co-hosts of the new CBS talk show can be added to the list of Palin persecutors.
Krista West

Feminists Slam Gawker For Publishing Anonymous O'Donnell Sex Story

NOW calls the sleazy article 'public sexual harassment.'
Alana Goodman

CMI Special Analysis: Media Help Flailing Liberals Spread Message on A

In run-up to midterms, desperate lib candidates focus on divisive social issues – and media lend a helping hand.
Erin Brown

147,000 Rail Riders in Entire Year in Ohio Seen as 'Demand for Transpo

Buckeye State residents are supposed to be impressed with media reports like this one from WXIX in Cincinnati telling us that passenger rail ridership increased 14% last year to almost 147,000. That's just over 400 people a day. In the whole state. Spread over seven station stops in multiple cities. You've got to be kidding me. Context, people.
Tom Blumer

Mitchell Tags Toomey as 'Conservative' Four Times in 50 Seconds, Leave

In the span of a mere 50 seconds on Thursday's NBC Nightly News, Andrea Mitchell managed to apply a conservative ideological tag four times to Pat Toomey, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, yet she failed to issue even a single label for liberal Democratic candidate Joe Sestak. Sitting at the anchor desk with Brian Williams, Mitchell made clear Toomey “is a Republican…
Brent Baker