Air Force 'Notice to Airmen' Warns Them Not to Read NSA Data-Mining an

June 10th, 2013 11:46 PM
In a story which I can attest is accurate, Gina Loudon at WND.com, formerly WorldNetDaily, reports that the Air Force's 624th Operations Center is warning airmen not to look at the news. That's not exactly what they're saying, but they might as well be. What the "Notice to Airmen" says is that "Users are not to use AF NIPRNET systems to access the Verizon phone records collection and other…

Ron Paul: Obama Should Send Snowden a Thank You Note - We're Getting T

June 10th, 2013 10:12 PM
Ron Paul on Monday weighed in on the Edward Snowden/National Security Agency leak scandal in a way that only he could. Appearing on CNN's Piers Morgan Live, Paul said of Snowden, "I think the president ought to send him a thank you letter, because the president ran on transparency, and we're getting a lot of transparency now. So, finally we're getting the president to fulfill his promise…

AP's Liz Sidoti, Despite Angst Over Obama's 'Credibility,' Still Has B

June 10th, 2013 9:06 PM
When last seen at NewsBusters in February, the Associated Press's Liz Sidoti was talking down to the public about its "collective obsession with the trivial" less than a week after AP reporter Ken Thomas wasted 500 words of print and bandwidth on how Florida Sen. Marco Rubio took a sip of water during a speech. Now Sidoti, who is the AP's National Political Editor, is quite worried --…

Video You Won’t See in Media: Senator Obama Debates President Obama

June 10th, 2013 8:48 PM
Sometimes, video can really clarify things like nothing else. You'll likely agree after watching the video below featuring presidential candidate and inexperienced Illiniois Senator Barack Obama discuss the issue of surveillance as practiced by the George W. Bush Administration compared to what now-president Obama has to say about the same subject matter. Beyond the legality of the spying…

Chris Matthews: IRS Scandal Could Be ‘A Big Nothing Burger

June 10th, 2013 7:19 PM
As was expected, the liberal media is moving into a new mode concerning the scandal at the Internal Revenue Service: Move along. Nothing to see here. MSNBC’s Chris Matthews did his part Monday in a lengthy segment teased by the Hardball host saying, “It could be this whole thing was a big nothing burger” (video follows with transcript and commentary):

MSNBC's Richard Wolffe Warns Republicans Against Pursuing Obama Scanda

June 10th, 2013 6:30 PM
Appearing on Thursday's PoliticsNation, MSNBC political analyst Richard Wolffe -- formerly of Newsweek -- harkened back to President Bill Clinton's impeachment and the Reagan-era Iran-Contra scandal to warn Republicans against pursuing Obama administration corruption. When host Al Sharpton wondered how Democrats can get Republicans in Congress to support their economic agenda, Wolffe started off…

ABC, NBC Morning Shows Ignore Obama in Spying Story; CBS Finds a 'Poli

June 10th, 2013 5:15 PM
The ABC and NBC morning shows on Monday ignored or downplayed the role the President of the United States played in the unfolding spying scandal that broke last week. The journalists at Good Morning America never once uttered the name Barack Obama. The hosts of NBC's Today left it to their guest to question the implications for the President. It was CBS This Morning that saw possible damage…

Jonathan Alter: If Romney Had Won, 'Things Would Be So Much Worse

June 10th, 2013 3:49 PM
Appearing as a guest on Friday's PoliticsNation show, MSNBC political analyst Jonathan Alter -- formerly of Newsweek -- asserted that, if Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan had won the 2012 presidential election, "things would be so much worse," as he took relief in President Obama's ability to veto Republican-supported legislation. He also echoed the liberal rhetoric of labeling Republican efforts to…

WashPost Still Upset on Page One That Newtown Wasn't 'Transformative M

June 10th, 2013 8:26 AM
Sunday's Washington Post seemed to arrive about two months late with a dominating front-page story on mourning Newtown parents Mark and Jackie Barden. Much of the Eli Saslow story was a heart-breaking account about the aftermath of their son Daniel's death in the grade-school rampage. But the Post also wanted to drive home the anger that Newtown did not create a gun-control victory for Obama…

NYT Defends Partial Walkback of Editorial's Original Blanket Condemnat

June 10th, 2013 12:42 AM
Sometime late Thursday afternoon, an editorial at the New York Times bitterly criticizing President Obama for the expansion of surveillance efforts during his administration contained this sentence: "The administration has lost all credibility." Within a few hours, as seen here, that sentence was changed to "The administration has lost all credibility on this issue," and set off in a separate…

Comedian Steve Martin: 'Wearing My NSA Spy-Phone Helmet as I Bike By t

June 9th, 2013 7:20 PM
Comedian Steve Martin stepped into the political ring this weekend tweeting numerous comments about the newest scandal facing the White House. His most recent one reads, "Wearing my NSA spy-phone helmet as I bike by the UN is the definition of cacophony":

George Will: ‘Willingness to Trust the Executive Branch is Today Min

June 9th, 2013 6:18 PM
George Will had some harsh words for the Obama administration Sunday. Appearing on ABC’s This Week, Will said that the recent revelation concerning National Security Agency information gathering is going to metastasize the IRS controversy into a national security scandal, and concluded that as a result, “the willingness to trust the executive branch is today minimal and should be.”

Krugman: ‘We Are Kind of’ an ‘Authoritarian Surveillance State

June 9th, 2013 12:49 PM
Since last week’s revelations concerning the National Security Agency looking at American phone records, it’s been fascinating to watch Obama-loving media members take issue with what the White House is doing. Include New York Times columnist Paul Krugman who on ABC’s This Week Sunday said that America is now “kind of” an “authoritarian surveillance state” (video follows with transcript and…

Congressman Rogers on NSA Phone Surveillance: ‘Greenwald Doesn’t H

June 9th, 2013 12:05 PM
Mike Rogers (R-Mich.), the Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, on Sunday had harsh words for the Guardian’s Glenn Greenwald revealing last week that the National Security Agency is looking at phone records of virtually all Americans. Appearing on ABC’s This Week, Rogers said, “I know your reporter that you interviewed, Greenwald, says that he’s got it all and now is an expert on the…