Broadcast Morning Shows Bury Obama Redistributionist Radio Rap

October 27th, 2008 8:33 AM
Imagine that a week before a presidential election, a radio interview surfaced in which the Republican candidate had called for, say, the abolition of Social Security. Now imagine the broadcast networks' reaction to that nugget: "We interrupt regularly-scheduled programming for this Breaking News," followed by 24/7 coverage with talking heads pondering the devastating impact on America's seniors…

Study: More Voters Know Joe the Plumber than Obama's ACORN Ties

October 23rd, 2008 10:39 AM
Want to talk media bias?A new survey found that more Americans know who Joe the Plumber is than about Barack Obama's ties to the radical group ACORN.The same study released Wednesday by the highly-respected Pew Resesearch Center found that voters, by a margin of almost eight to one, believe media want Barack Obama to win on Election Day instead of John McCain.Although it is typical the public…

Barney Frank: 'The Fundamentals Are Better Than the Psychology

October 20th, 2008 8:25 PM
Shades of McCain from an unlikely corner . . . When at the beginning of the current financial mess John McCain declared that "the fundamentals of the economy are strong," he was roundly lambasted by the MSM, while the Obama campaign called his statement "an enormous mistake."So, should we expect the liberal media and the Obama campaign to go after Barney Frank . . . now that he has said something…

Sam Donaldson: Socialism Has Washed Over Capitalism

October 19th, 2008 8:03 PM
ABC's Sam Donaldson has validated Joe the Plumber's worst fears: socialism has indeed washed over capitalism.Maybe worse, Donaldson is clearly less unhappy about this than our new campaign spokesman from Ohio. Such appeared to be the case when the former White House correspondent published a rather ominous commentary at ABCNews.com Tuesday both in written and video form (emphasis added, h/t…

MSM Investigates Joe the Plumber While Ignoring Bill the Bomber

October 18th, 2008 6:48 PM

Margaret Carlson Is Not Amused by Joe the Plumber

October 18th, 2008 9:08 AM

Don't Cross Obama: NYT's Larry Rohter Takes Wrench to 'Joe the Plumber

October 17th, 2008 5:01 PM
Embarrass Obama, and expect the liberal media to go after you, no matter who you are: That's what National Review journalist Byron York warned early Thursday afternoon. He was quickly proven right by a story from reporter Larry Rohter in Friday's New York Times, "Real Deal On Plumber Reveals New Slant," in which Rohter took a wrench to Joe Wurzelbacher (aka "Joe the Plumber"), the citizen who…

CBS: 4 Out of 5 ‘Average Joes’ Would Get More From Obama Tax Plan

October 17th, 2008 4:53 PM
After smearing Joe the Plumber on Friday’s CBS Early Show, co-host Harry Smith turned to a group of his own hand selected ‘average Joes’ to defend Barack Obama’s tax plan: "I'll tell you, we have assembled a panel of 'average Joes.' Joe the plumber, the most famous person in America now. Well, we have five Joes here this morning, from various walks of life, and we're going to put their incomes to…

'Nightline' Hypes Breaking News: Joe the Plumber Not Named Joe

October 17th, 2008 4:35 PM
Continuing the mainstream media's dogged pursuit of the truth, Thursday's "Nightline" breathlessly asserted that Joe "the plumber" Wurzelbacher isn't really named Joe. In a segment on the Ohio man who quizzed Senator Barack Obama about his tax plan, co-anchor Martin Bashir derided, "But his name's not Joe and he's not a registered plumber. And those are only half his problems." Of course, his…

CNN’s David Gergen Mocks Joe the Plumber, Asks Why McCain Didn’t V

October 17th, 2008 4:26 PM
On Thursday’s Anderson Cooper 360 program, CNN senior political analyst David Gergen followed the liberal talking points about how Joe the Plumber’s real first name is Samuel and how he doesn’t have a plumbing license. When host Anderson Cooper asked if John McCain benefitted from the attention on the Ohio laborer, Gergen replied, "Well, I think he was for a while. But I -- when we found out he…

Weekend Captionfest

October 17th, 2008 4:00 PM
Barack Obama speaks with Joe-the-Plumber Wurzelbacher on October 12, 2008 in Holland, Ohio. (AFP/Getty Images/Joe Raedle)  

On ABC, Newt Gingrich Slams Media's Lack of Fairness to McCain/Palin

October 17th, 2008 12:49 PM
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich on Friday strongly challenged "Good Morning America" host Diane Sawyer about the media's lack of fairness towards the McCain/Palin presidential ticket. The exchange came after the ABC journalist followed up on negative Gingrich remarks about the Obama tax plan by asserting, "for fairness," Obama talking points on middle class tax cuts.An irritated Gingrich…

Lib Talker Schultz Storms Out of Joe the Plumber Debate on 'Fox & Frie

October 17th, 2008 9:49 AM
Liberal talk radio host Ed Schultz stormed out of a "Fox & Friends" debate Friday morning with conservative talk radio host Steve Malzberg that involved Barack Obama's tax plan and the now famous Joe the Plumber.After discussing the state of the current presidential campaign, the issue of Joe Wurzelbacher -- the Ohio man who recently challenged Obama over how the candidate's tax plan would…

The Press, The Plumber And The Liberal Poster Boy

October 16th, 2008 8:29 PM
With 15 minutes of fame comes 15 hours of “gotcha” scrutiny -- especially if you’re a voter who has dared to criticize Barack Obama, the liberal media’s Chosen One for president.Ohio plumber Joe Wurzelbacher has had his 15 minutes of fame, capping it off with an unplanned appearance as the poster boy of populist tax policy in last night’s presidential debate. So now it’s time for the press to…