McClatchy Headline: 'Those Crazy Palins

**Update: McClatchy Changes Headline** OK, before we even get into the latest banal attack on Governor Palin's extended family perpetrated by the McClatchy newspaper chain, I would like to ask a few questions about "Those crazy Palins: Todd's half sister indicted in break-ins." Has McClatchy ever had any headlines like this: "Those Crazy Kennedys"? After all, there is a wealth of craziness with…
Warner Todd Huston

Governments and Journalist Waste Time and Resources on Mythical Sea Le

To keep up with what has happened in the aftermath of the odious Kelo v. New London Supreme Court eminent domain ruling nearly four years ago (quick answer: nothing that has to do with actually building anything), your truly gets alerts relating what is going happening in that Connecticut town. As a result, I occasionally get alerts concerning things about the affected Fort Trumbull area that…
Tom Blumer

Only 'Dwindling Number' of the 'Very Hard Line' Oppose Changing Cuba P

It may well be that a growing share of the American public favor expanding interaction with Cuba, but in reporting President Barack Obama's decision to allow Cuban-Americans unlimited travel and money transfers to the island, ABC's Jeffrey Kofman and NBC's Andrea Mitchell characterized opponents in a belittling manner -- while Mitchell also advanced complaints Obama did no go far enough. “With…
Brent Baker

Stephen Moore Challenges Matthews to Attend Tea Party, Chris Retorts

On Monday night's "Hardball," the Wall Street Journal's Stephen Moore challenged Chris Matthews to come out to one of the many tea parties protesting taxes and the government bailouts, as the former Club For Growth President egged on the "Hardball," host to prove he is "a man of the people," but Matthews ducked the invitation and yelled back: "Steve stay in your box!" As Matthews was wrapping up…
Geoffrey Dickens

Matthews Laughs at 'SNL' Biden Clip but Ignores Obama 'Daydreams' Joke

Chris Matthews, on Monday's "Hardball," showcased "Saturday Night Live" skewering Joe Biden but he conspicuously ignored the "Weekend Update" clip, from the same show, making fun of his fondness for Obama in which he was depicted as daydreaming about Obama in a "loin cloth." The MRC's Brent Baker caught the clip from this past Saturday's show making fun of Matthews. However Matthews -- who in the…
Geoffrey Dickens

Obama Sets Aside Easter Egg Roll Tix for Gay Activists, MSM Ignores St

For the first year ever, the annual White House Easter Egg Roll tickets were dispersed via the Internet, as opposed to an in-person, first-come, first-served basis that the White House has used for years for the general public. This year the Obama White House tried out another first: setting aside a few tickets for same-sex marriage activists. Washington Times correspondent Christina Bellantoni…
Ken Shepherd

MSNBC's Brzezinski Sympathizes With Somali Pirates

Well, Bubbles has blown it again.Joe Scarborough noted near the beginning of this morning’s “Morning Joe” that Mika Brzezinski had, on the “Joe Scarborough” radio program, expressed sympathy for the now gloriously deceased Somali pirates. The in-office NewsBusters reaction was not much different than that of Willie Geist:JOE SCARBOROUGH: I want to ask a question. Mika, on our radio show on Friday…
Mike Sargent

House Bill Would Allow 'Victims' to Sue Private Companies, Government

FNC's 'Fox & Friends' warns of the chilling effect from vague language that could allow anti-pollution litigation for headaches to cancer.
Jeff Poor

MSNBC's Brewer Still Agitated Over ASU Decision Not to Award Obama Hon

Last Friday, MSNBC's Contessa Brewer expressed her shock and disbelief that Arizona State University would not award President Barack Obama an honorary degree since he was their commencement speaker. However, over the weekend, the University announced it would instead name "their most important scholarship" after Obama - instead of awarding the president an honorary degree. "Here's the…
Jeff Poor

SPJ Magazine Finds Media Favored Obama In '08, But It Was 'Distinctly

Tim Graham

Rush Limbaugh Will 'Lead the Way' Out of Highest Tax State

Spurred by new 'millionaire tax' Limbaugh tells FOX there will be an exodus from New York.
Lauren O'Reilly

Katie Couric's Freudian Slip About Obama's 'Learner's Permit

Sticking up against those ol' playground bullies on the Right, CBS's Katie Couric tells conservatives in a recent blog post to " give the new kids on the block" in the Obama administration "a chance to get their learner's permits first." Not exactly the wisest choice of words from an Obama-friendly journalist, particularly when a heavy drumbeat of criticism against him in the presidential…
Ken Shepherd

ABC Ignores Evidence Guns Useful in Confronting Criminals

On Friday’s World News with Charles Gibson on ABC, substitute anchor Diane Sawyer previewed the same night’s special on guns in America, "If I Only Had a Gun," and, on World News, ran a report focusing on how challenging it is to react to a gunman when taken by surprise, even if one is armed. ABC News enlisted the services of police officers to train college students in firearm use and then had…
Brad Wilmouth

Ed Schultz Confuses Wishful Thinking About Obama on Gitmo With Indispu

After the premiere of his MSNBC cable show on April 6, liberal radio host Ed Schultz spent considerable time telling his listeners about the television show.Here's Schultz on Thursday, boasting of alleged high journalism standards at MSNBC while speaking with a caller (click here for audio) --Where I work, they don't put stuff on the air unless it's correct and they differentiate between opinion…
Jack Coleman