TV Anchors Make Millions, But Still Attack the Rich

Let them eat cake – because we are too.Our TV network media personalities really want you to believe they can relate to the average American. After all, when you’re a high-minded soldier fighting on the side of the proletariat, it’s important to be a victim of the economic injustices you bring to light, right?Not so fast. It turns out some of the most prominent journalists are doing quite well,…
Julia A. Seymour

Network Morning Shows Ignore Obama's No Nukes Comment

On Friday, the network morning shows downplayed or ignored 2008 Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s muddled comment that nuclear weapons shouldn’t be used in "any circumstances" in Afghanistan or Pakistan. On CBS, the "Early Show" didn’t cover the story at all. During the three hour broadcast of the "Today" show, NBC found time for only one brief anchor read. ABC’s "Good Morning…
Scott Whitlock

Heck With Ethics: Murtha Nabs $150 Million in Earmarks

Less than 24 hours after the Senate passed a supposedly sweeping ethics bill designed to end corruption in Washington, some astounding earmark and pork totals for leading Congressmen were reported by The Hill (emphasis added throughout): Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.), chairman of the House Appropriations defense panel, has secured the most earmarked dollars in the 2008 military spending bill,…
Noel Sheppard

Randi Rhodes: 'Your Tax Cuts At Work' Should Adorn TV Shots of Collaps

Tim Graham

Serial Dem-dating Newscaster Suspended; Covered LA Mayor During Affair

The Los Angeles Times reports in the August 3 paper that "Los Angeles television newscaster Mirthala Salinas was suspended without pay for two months — but not dismissed — Thursday from KVEA-TV Channel 52 for covering Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa while they were romantically involved, a relationship that journalism experts said damaged the station's credibility."But wait, there's more. The…
Ken Shepherd

A Few Questions For Liberals

Edward L. Daley

Open Thread

Thank God it's Friday...
NB Staff

Wisc. Paper: Neocons Want Petraeus for President? Huh

It's no wonder that sensible people just shake their heads and wonder what's wrong with the extremists of the far left when they come up with such off the wall nonsense and then try to pass it off as real political analysis. It just makes people who have even the slightest clue about what is really going on in the world double over with laughter. Such is the case with today's comedic attempt at…
Warner Todd Huston

Alec Baldwin Still Can't Figure Out Who Leaked Valerie Plame's Name

Apparently one of the movie roles that Alec Baldwin won't be playing in the future is that of Sherlock Holmes. Baldwin writes an entire Huffington Post blog, Prosecuting Those Responsible For Outing Valerie Plame, without once mentioning the name of the leaker---Richard Armitage. Baldwin starts out with a fantasy about the things he would do if he were play-acting as president:The fifth thing…
P.J. Gladnick

John Edwards Says Don't Take Murdoch Money -- But He Took 800 Grand

Tim Graham

Scarborough: Edwards 'in Hannity's Lap' Till Deciding Slamming Fox Sel

Here's a bold prediction: Joe Scarborough won't be switching registration to vote for John Edwards in the Florida primary. The Pensacola-area Republican congressman-turned-MSNBC-host unloaded on the Dem contender on today's "Morning Joe," accusing Edwards of opportunistic flip-flopping when it comes to dealing with Fox News. "MORNING JOE" HOST JOE SCARBOROUGH: John Edwards, demanding that…
Mark Finkelstein

The Hero on the Bus

Jeremy Hernandez models courage and responsibility for the inner city kids he works with.
Kristen Fyfe

USA Today Weighs In Against Doctors' Freedom of Conscience

Religious convictions are trumped by patients' lifestyle preferences.
Colleen Raezler

Vigilant Parents Required

Never underestimate a federal bureaucracy. The FCC has struck again.
L. Brent Bozell III