Liberal Radio Shows Trash Stupid 'Little Regent University Girls' and
Religion has been a mysteriously hot topic with several liberal radio hosts this week.On Tuesday's Stephanie Miller show, she talked to liberal Rev. Jim Wallis of Sojourners magazine, and Miller said Wallis was doing something important “about reclaiming God from people who are just filled with hate! How do we do that?” Wallis replied: “We have to replace the gospel of Glenn, Rush, Sean, and Bill…
To Media and Left, Wartime Service Unimportant for Supreme Court
The United States is fighting two wars - in Iraq and Afghanistan - so it's natural that the nation's leaders have a solid understanding of what war is about. But President Obama's nominee for the Supreme Court has no wartime experience and if she is confirmed, that would mean no member of the highest court would have served in the military in or near combat. This is a major shift for a…
Media Tout CBO Stimulus Numbers, Ignore Their Disconnect From Reality
Update - 5/27, 3:08 PM | Lachlan Markay: A new Harvard study finds that increased government spending actually reduces economic activity, contradicting the basic premise behind CBO's assumptions. Details below. Good economic news is so rare for the current administration, that when some does emerge, many in the media parrot it as fact without really examining the claims that undergird it. New CBO…
Washington Post's 'Conservative' Blogger Attacks Palin
Sarah Palin won’t be singing that familiar Mister Rogers Neighborhood tune to author Joe McGinniss anytime soon. Palin’s reaction to her newest neighbor has provided the latest fodder for Washington Post “Right Now” blogger David Weigel, adding to his collection of blog posts and tweets against prominent conservatives. Weigel’s May 26 post, “Sarah Palin’s strange, unprofessional and paranoid…
George Stephanopoulos Spins Supreme Court Collegiality as Another Reas
Good Morning America's George Stephanopoulos on Thursday touted Supreme Court collegiality from Justice Antonin Scalia as a real victory in the battle over Elena Kagan's nomination. Stephanopoulos enthused, "Justice Scalia, who is likely to be a conservative adversary if Kagan gets confirmed, pointed out that everybody on the bench now is a judge." (Kagan is likely to be a conservative adversary…
NewsBusters Live Chat: May 27 Obama Press Conference Edition (Live at
President Obama is scheduled to have his first press conference in more than 300 days at 12:45 p.m. EDT today.So we've decided to open up a chat room for our readers to comment as they watch along. You can go to that chat room by clicking here. NewsBusters managing editor Ken Shepherd will be joining the room at 12:40 p.m.
Time's Grunwald on Sestak Job Offer: 'Criminally Stupid, Not Criminal
Imagine if, in 2004, Karl Rove had offered then-Rep. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) a cushy administration post if only he dropped his primary challenge of then-Republican Sen. Arlen Specter, whom the Bush White House was backing for reelection. Surely the media would merely smell "stupid politics" rather then the stench of corruption and complain that Democrats making hay of the matter were cynically making…
Is Michelle Obama Really Endorsing the Radical Bill Ayers-Hosting Rest
Michelle Obama drew the usual adoring-fan coverage in the May issue of Conde Nast Traveler magazine. In a side feature called Places and Prices, the magazine reported "With cues from the first lady, Sarah Kerr details the best of what to see and do in this showcase of power, history, government, and now so much more." Included on this list: "Big, mural-bedecked Eatonville is named for a town in…
Time's Stengel: Sestak? Who He
There was a classic moment on Morning Joe today when Mika Brzezinski asked Time editor Rick Stengel whether the magazine's current issue contains anything about the allegations that the Obama admin offered Joe Sestak a top federal job in return for getting out of the Senate primary against Arlen Specter. Hat tip NB reader sarainitaly.A flat-footed Stengel seemed totally stumped. He stammered…
Media Defend Islam from 'Sex and the City' Jibes
There are some review snippets that likely won’t end up as movie poster taglines: “an affront to Muslims” – USA Today “breathtaking cultural insensitivity” – Washington Post “cinematic Viagra for Western cultural imperialists”- Salon.com Of all the criticisms that could likely be launched against Warner Bros.’ new “Sex and the City 2” movie, the media have latched onto the film’s reported…
FNC’s Peters Slams NYT for Endangering American Military Efforts
On Tuesday’s The O’Reilly Factor, host Bill O’Reilly held a discussion with FNC Strategic Analyst and retired Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Peters about the New York Times leaking information on U.S. military activity, as Peters charged that the Times was endangering covert agents: "They tipped our secret operations, our black operations approach to the Iranians, to the Syrians, to the terrorists. It…
