Krugman Makes a Fool of Himself: 'The Press Just Doesn't Know How to H
New York Times columnist Paul Krugman made a fool of himself on ABC's This Week Sunday.
Seconds after claiming "The press just doesn't know how to handle flat out untruths," Krugman called factual misstatements by President Obama during Wednesday's debate "minor fudges" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Maureen Dowd Fantasy: 'President' Jed Bartlet Advises Obama to Call Ro
One of the reasons why liberals were so shocked by President Obama's disastrous performance in last Wednesday's presidential debate is that it ran completely counter to what they expected based on one of their most important fictional experiences. And that fictional experience was when "President" Jed Bartlet wiped the floor of his Republican challenger Ritchie ("richie" get it?) during a "West…
OH SNAP: Mary Matalin Tells Krugman 'You're Hardly Credible on Calling
There were serious fireworks on the set of ABC's This Week Sunday.
Mostly at odds were George W. Bush aide Mary Matalin and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman with the former eventually telling the latter, "You're hardly credible on calling somebody else a liar" (video follow with transcript and commentary):
Quiz: Which Liberal Ex-Reporter Is Acting Like a Bigger Jerk
Steven Pearlstein at The Washington Post and Timothy Egan at The New York Times both served as reporters before unleashing their opinions as columnists. Both are passionate liberals. Recently both men wrote arrogant jeremiads. So which article made its author look more like a jerk?
It might depend on which group you sympathize with -- Pearlstein went after Mitt Romney types in finance, while…
Obama's Chummy Press Corps Offers David 'Axe' Axelrod Their Advice for
Neil Munro of the Daily Caller was attacked by journalists for asking President Obama a question out of turn -- because Obama wasn't offering a turn. He expects to speak without taking questions. On Thursday, Munro once again found himself surrounded by amateur Obama advisers thinly disguised as objective journalists after Obama lost the debate in Denver.
Munro noted several reporters on the…
Billy Crystal Ridicules Romney Wearing His Picture With Mouth Cut Out
The dissing of Mitt Romney by America's Obama-loving media knows no bounds.
On CBS's Late Show Friday, Billy Crystal showed up with a picture of Romney with the mouth cut out and proceeded to ridicule the Republican presidential nominee with the assistance of host David Letterman (video follows with transcript and commentary):
David Letterman Calls Mitt Romney 'A Felon
CBS Late Show host David Letterman on Friday accused Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney of being "a felon."
"The man has not paid a nickel in United States federal income tax" (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary):
Snoop Dogg: Romney 'A White N---a
Rapper Snoop Dogg on Friday posted on Instagram ten reasons why he's not voting for Mitt Romney, and ten reasons why he is voting for Barack Obama.
His opposition to the Republican presidential nominee was filled with vulgarities and racial epithets (serious vulgarity warning):
Rapper Ice T Tells Obama 'No Weed Before the Next Debate, Homie
Actor and musician Ice T was apparently also displeased with Barack Obama's debate performance Wednesday.
Commenting on Twitter Friday, Ice T wrote, "Message to the President: 'No weed before the next debate homie.'"
Maher on Debate: 'It Looks Like Obama Took My Million and Spent it All
Just how awful was President Obama during Wednesday's debate with Mitt Romney?
One of his financial supporters, HBO's Bill Maher, said Friday, "It looks like he took my million and spent it all on weed" (video follows with transcript and commentary, vulgarity warning):
DOL's Solis Misleads CNBC Viewers on Job Revisions, Admin's Willingnes
In a Friday interview where the primary purpose was to give her an opportunity to defend her Bureau of Labor Statistics, Obama administration Department of Labor head Hilda Solis gave CNBC viewers the false impression that prior-month upward revisions to reported job additions were in the private sector (they were all government jobs), and falsely claimed, despite her boss's refusal to do…
Bozell Column: Oscars Splash In The Sewer
Anyone in Hollywood who’s dreamed of hosting the Oscars telecast never imagined that the qualifications would eventually include creating cartoon dogs that love "pukesicles" and cartoon babies that eat horse sperm for breakfast.
That crashing sound you heard was the collapse of the final vestiges of taste, civility, respect, decency – whatever you want to call it – as the allegedly classy…
Daily Kos Week in Review: Boxing Day
This past week's presidential debate put at least two Kossacks in mind of throwing punches and caused another to reflect upon which group Republicans hate more: women or those who pay no income taxes.
And why do leftists hate all the liberal debate moderators, like first-timer Candy Crowley of CNN? As usual, each headline is preceded by the blogger's name or pseudonym.
Lies, Damned Lies and Jonathan Alter on Romney Tax Plan
Isn't it amusing when liberals allege deceit by Republicans while engaging in it themselves?
Yet another example of this shabby dynamic was on display during last night's Rachel Maddow show on MSNBC when its host and one of her guests, Bloomberg gnome Jonathan Alter, tried their best to buff a gloss on President Obama's mail-it-in debate performance. (video after page break)