SEC Claims Information Opacity, But Media No Longer So Concerned With

August 3rd, 2010 6:30 PM
It seems that not even the truth can possibly overturn the narrative that President Obama and the Democrats in Congress have brought transparency to Washington.Last Wednesday I wrote about how the Dodd-Frank financial regulatory bill Obama signed into law last month contains a provision exempting the Securities and Exchange Commission from Freedom of Information Act requests. Such an exemption…

'Overheated Hysteria': New York Times Editorial Goes All-Out to Attack

July 8th, 2010 4:49 PM
per·ni·cious \pər-'ni-shəs\ adj.: highly injurious or destructive : deadly Sounds like a pretty harsh word to describe something, right? So whatever the word pernicious is describing must be pretty bad. But leave it to The New York Times editorial board to throw this lingo around like it's no big deal. In a July 8 over-the-top editorial, the Times ripped the Arizona anti-illegal immigration law…

MRC-TV: Bozell on Fox Biz Discussing NYT Columnists Attacking Obama Fr

June 30th, 2010 11:11 AM
"Has the mainstream media -- which turns left -- have they abandoned the president on his economic policies?" Stuart Varney asked NewsBusters Publisher Brent Bozell in a brief interview held shortly after 10 a.m. today. The Media Research Center founder answered in the affirmative, noting that staunch liberals in the mainstream media think Obama is too conservative on his spending plans:BRENT…

Analyst: BP Oil Spill Clean-Up Will Have $60-Billion Price Tag; Divide

June 10th, 2010 5:21 PM
We all know the BP oil spill is a huge mess. It's going to be costly to clean up - but just how much? And while some outspoken critics are calling for BP to eliminate its dividend, they probably aren't realizing the residual effects. On the June 10 broadcast of Fox Business Network's "Bulls & Bears," Fadel Gheit, a senior analyst at Oppenheimer & Co., offered a huge estimate. But, he…

Jillette Mocks BP Boycott Try: 'Oh No, Now They're Boycotting us on Fa

June 8th, 2010 6:13 PM
There are a lot of people angry at BP for causing huge damage to the Gulf of Mexico. As a way to vent some of this emotion, some are volunteering their help to clean up where the oil has washed ashore. Others are petitioning lawmakers to clamp down on oil companies to ensure this doesn't happen again. However, there's one option that has proved to be pointless according to Penn Jillette, half…

Helen Thomas: Obama's Not A Liberal, I Am - As Far Left As You Can Go

April 28th, 2010 2:32 AM
Helen Thomas on Tuesday not only admitted that she was a liberal, but also claimed she's as far left as you can go.Chatting with some of the folks from the Fox Business Channel, the long-time member of the Washington Press Corps also said Barack Obama ISN'T a liberal: "Not in my book." Thomas also felt the President isn't beating up enough on corporate America: "Poor American business, what the…

Shocker: Obama Budget Proposal Likely to Decrease Charitable Contribut

April 16th, 2010 5:26 PM
Watch the latest business video at <a href="http://video.foxbusiness.com/">video.foxbusiness.com</a>Another devastating intended/unintended consequence of the Obama administration's major government expansion: charity organizations (already in deep struggle to weather current economic conditions) will likely experience…

Stuart Varney Asks: Has Europe's 'Paganism' and Secular Culture Led Di

April 16th, 2010 4:17 PM
Watch the latest business video at <a href="http://video.foxbusiness.com/">video.foxbusiness.com</a>It is virtually impossible to separate economics from politics, and politics from a society's culture - but…

Juan Williams Agrees with AFL-CIO President’s Class Warfare – More

April 12th, 2010 2:01 PM
Watch the latest business video at <a href="http://video.foxbusiness.com/">video.foxbusiness.com</a>NPR and Fox News contributor Juan Williams does not see vitriolic blanket-statements condemning conservatives…

Lefty Commentator: ‘I Finally Found a Tax I Don’t Like – and it

April 8th, 2010 10:44 AM
Liberal commentator Nancy Skinner conceded there is one issue the right is right on - the value-added tax (VAT) is an absurd idea. Skinner who is a regular guest on the Fox Business Network, stated April 7 that the VAT will do absolutely nothing to help the ailing economy, concurring with the "Bulls and Bears" panel.     "Everybody, you're going to be surprised: I finally found a tax I don't…

Coulter Defends Steele, DNC ‘In No Position’ to Complain...With De

April 5th, 2010 8:17 PM
Ann Coulter for one has refused to pour gasoline on the Voyeur fire - pledging her full support and offering praise for RNC Chairman Michael Steele. As Good Morning America's George Stephanopoulos so touchingly pointed out to Steele, a few Republican leaders have been publicly highly critical of Steele and according to a "poll of insiders" only 20 percent consider him an asset to the party. "…

Mattera: Media Treat Dems as 'Though They are at a Jonas Brothers Conc

April 3rd, 2010 3:22 PM
Jason Mattera, author of "Obama Zombies" and newly appointed editor of Human Events, said "members in the media treat leftist politicians as though they are at a Jonas Brothers concert." He also had rather choice words for young Obama supporters stuck in a "brainless slumber" on Fox Business Channel's April 2 broadcast of "Imus in the Morning." "Somebody about your age - mouthpiece of Franken -…

Curt Schilling Talks about Starting a Small Business in MA, 'Disappoin

March 29th, 2010 5:41 PM
Watch the latest business video at <a href="http://video.foxbusiness.com/">video.foxbusiness.com</a>Curt Schilling is finding out that starting a small business in the state of Massachusetts is more taxing than 50,000 heckling Yankee fans could ever be. Schilling and wife Shonda were interviewed on…

Gasparino: Media 'Cheerleaders' Mean 'Ideologue' Obama and Dems Won't

March 25th, 2010 12:28 PM
Conventional wisdom on the right and left has been that President Obama and the Democrats will pay a heavy price in the November mid-term elections for passing the deeply unpopular health care reform bill. But Fox Business Network's Charlie Gasparino isn't so sure.    Gasparino appeared on  the network's "Imus in the Morning" on March 25. "They can all get even in November then," Imus said of…