NBC's O'Donnell Casts GOP Primary Winner As a Sexist

Democratic Senator Michael Bennet got his own live spot on Wednesday's Today show to make his pitch to Colorado voters, but his Republican opponent only got a brief soundbite, that came after a clip of him that put him in a negative, even sexist light. While Today co-anchor Ann Curry chatted live with Bennet in the first half hour, NBC's Kelly O'Donnell only gave Republican candidate Ken Buck a…
Geoffrey Dickens
August 11th, 2010 1:31 PM

ABC's George Stephanopoulos Hits Michelle Malkin With White House Spin

Conservative pundit Michelle Malkin made a rare appearance on Wednesday's Good Morning America and highlighted the issue of Democratic corruption. Co-host George Stephanopoulos responded to criticisms of a Colorado Democrat by touting White House talking points. Malkin made the point, almost entirely ignored on GMA, that now-defeated candidate Andrew Romanoff was apparently offered administration…
Scott Whitlock
August 11th, 2010 12:28 PM

American Anger Hotter Than the Weather ... for Good Reason

Budget woes, ethical failures, enormous deficit, high unemployment and more all add to rising tide of resentment.
Dan Gainor
August 11th, 2010 11:51 AM

Obama Criticism: Race Versus Reality

The same people that elected the president haven't recently discovered he's black; they have discovered he's untrustworthy.
Dan Kennedy
August 11th, 2010 11:48 AM

NYT Worries Rich Win Even If Bush Tax Cuts Expire Just For Them

In today's "It Took You Long Enough To Figure It Out" segment, the New York Times is seriously worried that if the only Bush tax cuts that expire in January are those for the wealthiest Americans, the rich still win.Not surprisingly, Jackie Calmes' piece on Wednesday also referred to extending existing law as "tax cuts," a neat little trick the Left employ to give the appearance new cuts are…
Noel Sheppard
August 11th, 2010 11:44 AM

Charlie Gasparino: GE Execs Encouraged CNBC Staff to Go Easy on Obama

On last night's 'O'Reilly Factor,' Fox Business Network reporter Charlie Gasparino claimed that during his time at CNBC, General Electric Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt suggested to senior CNBC staff that they were being too hard on President Obama.Gasparino did not say that it became official CNBC policy to tone down criticism of the president. But he claimed that "the question of whether they…
Lachlan Markay
August 11th, 2010 9:58 AM

Open Thread: Harry Reid Thinks 'Hispanic Republican' Is an Oxymoron, o

Don't tell Marco Rubio. Or Quico Canseco. Or Susana Martinez. Or Brian Sandoval. Or these guys.Thoughts?
NB Staff
August 11th, 2010 9:43 AM

On CNN, Tavis Smiley Sees Racism in Rangel, Waters Probes; Actress Tra

PBS talk show host Tavis Smiley guest-hosted on CNN's Larry King Live on Tuesday night, and perhaps unsurprisingly, encouraged the view that there's racism in the congressional ethics investigations of Charlie Rangel and Maxine Waters. "Facts are facts. The names that keep coming out happen to be members of the Congressional Black Caucus." Smiley never seemed to consider whether the charges had…
Tim Graham
August 11th, 2010 8:43 AM

Al Gore Complains about Global Warming Media Coverage; Blasts The Wall

No matter what happens, even surrounding his personal life or his pet cause global warming, former Vice President Al Gore just isn't going away. During an Aug. 10 conference call, Gore launched into a critique of the media's recent coverage of ClimateGate, specifically blogs, talk radio and "biased right-wing media." "Well I believe Mark Twain often gets the credit for the saying ... that a…
Jeff Poor
August 11th, 2010 8:37 AM

Bad Apple Seed

Arizona, California, and now, New York City. What the people/voters/citizens want just doesn't matter any more.
Glenn Foden
August 11th, 2010 7:47 AM

Al Gore: 'The United States Government as a Whole Has Failed Us' on Gl

Former vice president, now climate alarmism activist, bemoans the inability of the Senate to pass cap-and-trade legislation.
Jeff Poor
August 11th, 2010 7:15 AM

Bozell Column: America on the Brink

Terence P. Jeffrey has written a new book. It is required reading for any conservative worried about, but perhaps not understanding, exactly what the Obama regime is trying to do to America. That demographic includes every conservative who hasn't yet read Jeffrey's new book.First, there are disclaimers. Jeffrey is a friend and a colleague, and editor-in-chief of CNSNews.com, a division of the…
Brent Bozell
August 11th, 2010 6:32 AM

Music Producer Slams 'Soft Pornography' of Pop

English music mogul echoes parents' concerns about exposing kids to sexualized entertainment.
Nathan Burchfiel
August 11th, 2010 12:00 AM

Embarrassed Obama White House Social Secretary Lands Position Running

A second Obama administration veteran has landed in a media firm’s executive suite. Two months after ObamaCare’s chief propagandist, ex-ABC and CBS correspondent Linda Douglass, became Vice President of the Atlantic Media Company, Michael Calderone reported Tuesday afternoon on “The Upshot” Yahoo News blog: Former White House social secretary Desirée Rogers has been named chief executive of…
Brent Baker
August 10th, 2010 11:53 PM