George Will: 'Romney Campaign Slogan Should Be Title of Krugman’s Bo
"The Romney campaign slogan should be the title of Paul Krugman’s book which is 'End This Depression Now' because these are depression level [employment] numbers. And, if the Republican Party cannot win in this environment, it has to get out of politics and find another business."
So said George Will on ABC's This Week Sunday (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Newt Gingrich: 'Bounce Obama’s Getting Coming Out of the Convention
"The bounce Obama’s getting coming out of the convention is 80 percent Bill Clinton."
So said former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrch on CNN's State of the Union Sunday.
Did the AP's Ben Feller Let His Bias Slip in Early Version of Story Fo
A NewsBusters tipster found a perfect example of why those who monitor journalists' original news coverage should look at all iterations of stories they file. Doing so reveals whether coverage of a story improves or degrades over time. It also occasionally exposes biases reporters otherwise try to cover up.
The Associated Press's Ben Feller, tasked with writing a story immediately following…
David Gregory Asks Mitt Romney 'Do You Think Bill Clinton Could Get El
The media's gushing and fawning over Bill Clinton knows no bounds.
In an interview to be aired on NBC's Meet the Press Sunday, David Gregory asked Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney if he thought Clinton could get elected president today (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Bill Maher Calls Mitt Romney 'F--king Loser
Bill Maher hit a new low on Thursday.
Before President Obama took the stage to address the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, Maher tweeted, "#MittRomney u f--king loser, pack it in."
Charles Krauthammer Mocks WaPo's Colby King: 'Kool-Aid, Isn’t That Y
Syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer gave some well-deserved ribbing to the Washington Post's Colby King on PBS's Inside Washington Friday.
"You do live in a completely different world," Krauthammer told King when he disagreed with his views about the just-ended Democratic National Convention. "And you drink, what is it, the Kool-Aid? Isn’t that your favorite drink?" (video follows with…
Jimmy Fallon Endorses Obama During James Taylor Impersonation on NBC
NBC late-night host Jimmy Fallon somehow doesn't think it's enough to "slow jam the news" with President Obama, or exercise with the First Lady in the East Room of the White House. As the Democratic convention closed, he performed a James Taylor impression, singing the hit "Fire and Rain" with the joke title "Romney and Bain." The Huffington Post boasted "It's also a pretty explicit endorsement…
Lindsay Lohan Tells Obama To Cut Taxes On Millionaires
Actress Lindsay Lohan on Thursday advised Barack Obama to cut taxes "for those that are listed on Forbes as 'millionaires.'"
This happened on Twitter after the President tweeted, “I’ve cut taxes for those who need it: middle-class families, small businesses.”
CBS Brings on New Yorker Editor to Defend Obama, Attack GOP As 'Radica
For Obama speech analysis, CBS This Morning on Friday brought on New Yorker editor David Remnick (who also worked for ten years as an "objective" reporter at The Washington Post). Remnick said the speech was not "number one in his hit parade," he disdained the idea of expecting it to be like the NBA slam-dunk contest.
Remnick insisted on trashing the Republicans, and said that overall, the…
GAO Says Obama Admin Evaded Law on Welfare Waivers; CNN, CBS, ABC All
Earlier this week, the GAO said the Obama administration evaded the law by waiving welfare requirements, but CNN failed to mention the report. Neither CBS nor ABC reported it as well.
According to the GAO, the administration's directive issued in July “is subject to the requirement that it be submitted to both Houses of Congress and the Comptroller General before it can take effect.” Thus,…
Liberal Networks Struggle to Spin Obama's 'Different,' 'Small' Speech
Even the journalists on the liberal NBC, CBS and ABC morning shows had a hard time spinning Barack Obama's acceptance speech to the Democratic National Convention. On Friday's Today show, Chuck Todd glumly conceded, "Look, aides acknowledge this wasn't his most poetic speech, not on par with his previous convention speeches and maybe not even the best convention speech of the week." [MP3 audio…
Michael Moore: No Obama Didn't Save Detroit
For several years the left and their media minions have claimed that by bailing out Chrysler and General Motors, President Obama saved Detroit.
On Friday, the perilously liberal schlockumentarian Michael Moore debunked this in an article at the Huffington Post astonishingly saying, "No, he didn't."
Matthews on Obama: 'The Fact That He's Black' Is Why 'They're Asking f
During the midnight hour of MSNBC's Thursday night Democratic National Convention coverage, host Chris Matthews managed to squeeze in another charge of racism against a black President by "right wingers" as he brought up the birther movement and asserted:
Daily Caller: Axelrod 'Attempting to Subtly Intimidate' Gallup
The Daily Caller published two troubling stories by Matthew Boyle yesterday. The first, referring to email evidence, contends that senior Obama reelection campaign adviser David Axelrod has attempted "to subtly intimidate the respected polling firm when its numbers were unfavorable to the president," and that in August, "After Gallup declined to change its polling methodology, Obama’s…
