CBS Early Show: Michelle Obama ‘Stealth Weapon’ In Health Care Deb

On Friday’s CBS Early Show, White House correspondent Bill Plante highlighted President Obama’s latest media blitz on health care reform and touted a new piece of the PR arsenal: "The President does have a new partner in his nonstop effort to sell health care, it’s the First Lady....Michelle Obama will be more like a stealth weapon in the battle for health care, giving it a softer touch." Plante…
Kyle Drennen

ABC’s Jonathan Karl Hits Stimulus Waste; Derides Murtha Airport as a

ABC’s Jonathan Karl on Friday attacked wasteful government spending of stimulus money, even going to the John Murtha Airport in Western Pennsylvania, which he derided as a "ghost town." Providing some refreshing journalistic skepticism about the Obama legislation, Karl described the airport as a "monument to powerful Democratic Congressman John Murtha." The House member’s portrait could be seen…
Scott Whitlock

Actor Alan Autry Slams Obama for Choosing Fish Over Farmers, Says Drou

On Thursday's Hannity show, Sean Hannity hosted a special edition of his program -- titled "The Valley That Hope Forgot" -- in Huron, California, where drought-stricken farmers are suffering because the federal government continues to withhold water to save endangered fish, leaving tens of thousands of farm workers standing in line for hours at food banks. As the show aired amidst a rally of…
Brad Wilmouth

NewsBusted

NB Staff

Will Media Notice Pelosi's Hypocrisy Concerning Angry Rhetoric

On Thursday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Cal) expressed concern about today's caustic political tone telling reporters, "I think we all have to take responsibility for our actions and our words."Yet, when George W. Bush was in the White House, Pelosi was one of his most outspoken critics actually calling him a "total failure."  Pelosi also was a staunch supporter of protesters and "disruptors"…
Noel Sheppard

Lawyer Promotes Muslim Prayer Rooms, Opposes Display of the Ten Comman

An article in the Albany Times Union promotes a controversy brewing in local schools in upstate New York.  A controversy in that schools are willing to close their doors during Christian and Jewish religious holidays - but not Muslim holidays.Tucked away within the article is a supporting statement from Jay Worona, counsel for the New York State School Board Association (NYSSBA), in which he…
Rusty Weiss

CNBC's Terranova: Missile Defense Decision Will Send Oil Higher

Back during 2008, Congressional leaders were eager to call oil executives to testify before them because of the high price of gasoline, which was tied to the higher prices of oil. On Sept. 17, President Barack Obama surprised a lot of people and announced he was pulling the mat out from under two Eastern European allies - Poland and the Czech Republic - when he decided not to go forward with a…
Jeff Poor

CBS Disguises Single-Payer Group's 45,000 Deaths Claim as a 'Harvard

Trying to boost the rationale for ObamaCare, Thursday's CBS Evening News ran two stories from far-left sources, but the network disguised the agenda behind both. Katie Couric announced that “while the debate goes on over the cost of insuring everyone, a new study reveals the cost of not doing it. The Harvard study says nearly 45,000 American deaths every year are linked to a lack of insurance.”…
Brent Baker

Candidate Obama Pushed for Higher Taxes to Reform Healthcare

During President Obama's healthcare address to the nation last week, he said, "I will not sign a plan that adds one dime to our deficits either now or in the future," and that most of his plan "can be paid for by finding savings within in the existing healthcare system."Yet, presidential candidate Obama, speaking at a town hall meeting in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on April 3, 2007, said, "…
Noel Sheppard

Open Thread

NB Staff

NPR's Schorr: ObamaCare Would 'Save Many Lives,' So Why Fuss Over Ille

NPR "senior news analyst" Daniel Schorr recited the socialist sermon on Wednesday night’s All Things Considered: nationalized health care "would save many lives," and all that bother about providing taxpayer-subsidized abortions and health care for illegal aliens are tiresome "distractions" from the urgent need for more government. Schorr lamented: Barring illegal from insurance benefits doesn't…
Tim Graham

The View Sticks Up For ACORN: Republicans Aren't Going to Take Care of

The ladies of ABC's "The View" on Thursday spoke out against Republicans who "have always felt that there was something a little off about ACORN," and said the embattled community organization needs to be given a second chance because "the Republicans aren't going to take care of [the poor]."Sure...who cares that they're advising people how to set up child prostitution rings, cheat banks, and…
Noel Sheppard

Outbursts and Punishment

It's time networks were held responsible for the outrages for their stars.
L. Brent Bozell III

Andrew Sullivan, Domestic Foreigner

Amy Ridenour