New York Times Reporting Dotted With Warnings of 'Far-Right,' 'Hard-Ri

February 24th, 2011 4:07 PM
A couple of loaded ideological labels made it into Wednesday’s New York Times. On the first page of the National section, Sabrina Tavernise and A.G. Sulzberger (son of Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr.) collaborated on the latest news from Wisconsin: “Thousands March on Capitols as Union Turmoil Spreads.” But Republicans could also gain, said Gene Beaupre, a political science professor at…

In the NY Times, 'Immigration Hardliners' in Arizona Draw 'Scorn' From

February 24th, 2011 1:22 PM
The National section of Thursday's New York Times led with “Arizona Lawmakers Push New Round of Immigration Restrictions.” Phoenix Bureau Chief Marc Lacey did not sound pleased with the prospect, pitting unidentified opponents of the proposals against "immigration hardliners." Never mind that the proposals would target illegal immigration, not legal. Illegal immigrants would be barred from…

NYT: 'Pugnacious and Boastful' Gov. Christie Left NJ Education System

February 23rd, 2011 5:39 PM
New York Times reporter David Halbfinger filed from Trenton, N.J., Wednesday on Gov. Chris Christie’s recently unveiled budget proposal (“Christie Declares ‘New Normal’ in Proposing Tight Budget”) and again displayed a pro-Democrat double standard. Only last week Halbfinger penned a favorable profile of Connecticut’s Democrat Gov. Dannel Malloy, who devoted half the interview to running down…

New York Times Columnist Tom Friedman's (Gas) Taxing Obsession

February 23rd, 2011 1:15 PM
When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. Over the last decade, New York Times columnist Tom Friedman has written on the costs of the Iraq war, the federal deficit, the threat of global warming, and the uprisings in the Arab world. In Friedman’s view, all these problems have one simple solution: A $1-a-gallon hike in the gas tax.   In his Wednesday column, “If Not Now…

Media Quiet to Case of Non-Citizen Convicted Child Molester Who Was Hi

February 22nd, 2011 6:49 PM
On Saturday (2/19/11), the Los Angeles Times published an article, "Ex-high school principal gets 8 years for molesting four girls." The case involved Jonas Vital Silverio, who had pleaded no contest to 10 counts of lewd acts on a child 14 or 15 years old. At first blush, the story seems to be just another stomach-turning account of child abuse in our nation's public schools. But buried in…

David Brooks: Gov. Walker Excluded Wisconsin Cops and Firefighters for

February 22nd, 2011 10:34 AM
New York Times columnist David Brooks published a truly must-read piece Tuesday about what's going on in Wisconsin. Unfortunately, out of some odd desire to appear balanced, Brooks advanced the totally erroneous liberal meme that Governor Walker's budget repair plan exempted cops and firefighters because they typically support Republicans:

NYT's Adam Nagourney Recycles Favorite Theme: Republicans Overreach, F

February 22nd, 2011 8:55 AM
Adam Nagourney, now Los Angeles bureau chief for the New York Times, returned to his old political beat for Monday’s off-lead story co-written with David Herszenhorn. The theme is one of Nagourney’s favorites; Republicans overplaying their hand and risking citizen backlash: “As Republicans See A Mandate, Others See Risk – Echo Of ‘08 Democrats – Backlash Could Loom on Cuts to Budget and Union…

Krugman: 'Gov. Walker Trying to Make Wisconsin and America a Third-Wor

February 21st, 2011 1:19 AM
The unhinged paranoia on the left knows no bounds. Take for example New York Times columnist Paul Krugman who believes that Governor Scott Walker's grand plan is to lessen democracy in Wisconsin and America eventually replacing government with a third-world-style oligarchy:

Krauthammer Rips Krugman's Claim Republicans Are Stealing Food From Ba

February 19th, 2011 2:41 PM
New York Times columnist Paul Krugman on Friday made the idiotic claim that House Republicans are stealing food from babies and pregnant women. Later that evening, appearing on PBS's "Inside Washington," syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer demonstrated just how foolish Krugman's assertion was (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Newsweek's Evan Thomas: Obama's Budget a 'Profile in Cowardice

February 19th, 2011 1:51 PM
Newsweek's Evan Thomas on Friday said President Obama's just-released 2012 budget is a profile in cowardice. Such occurred on PBS's "Inside Washington" (video follows with transcript and absolutely no need for additional commentary):

New York Times: Justice Thomas Must Talk More to Show He's Not Corrupt

February 18th, 2011 4:08 PM
A Friday New York Times editorial, “The Thomas Issue,” furthered the paper’s fevered crusade against Justice Clarence Thomas, piggybacking on Adam Liptak’s front-page Sunday story on the vital matter of Thomas’s failure to ask questions during Supreme Court oral argument.   The Times actually argued that Thomas should speak up more to ensure the public that he is open-minded, while claiming…

Paul Krugman: 'Obama Has Done More to Rein in Deficits Than Any Previo

February 18th, 2011 11:40 AM
On Monday, New York Times columnist and Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman ironically asked his readers, "How can voters be so ill informed [sic]?" Either dishonestly or ignorantly adding to the problem he's supposedly concerned with, the so-called "economist" Friday said President Obama "has done more to rein in long-run deficits than any previous president":

In Wake of Abortion Clinic Arrests, Pa. Governor Fires State Workers

February 17th, 2011 11:29 AM
Earlier this week Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett  fired state workers whom he believes should have taken decisive action to shutter abortionist Kermit Gosnell's Philadelphia abortion clinic. You may recall that Gosnell was arrested in mid-January for murdering newborn babies. Authorities in Philadelphia also detailed for reporters instances of malpractice as well as the unsanitary working…

WaPo's Eugene Robinson and 'Morning Joe' Hosts: Conservative Leaders

February 15th, 2011 5:33 PM
Liberal Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson trashes conservative leaders in his latest column – for not taking a clear stand on the Egyptian crisis and for not supporting the populist protests. "Why don't conservatives love freedom?" he provocatively asked, concluding that if conservatives think 1.2 billion Muslims cannot be trusted to rule themselves, "that's not what I call loving…