WashPost Cartoonist to Opponents of Same-sex Marriage: 'Hurry Up' and
May 10th, 2012 11:56 AM
Yesterday morning, the Washington Post published a drawing by Tom Toles in which the liberal cartoonist depicts a minister marrying two men, with the speech bubble reading, "If anyone here objects to the marriage of these two men, speak up now because opponents are aging and dying off and soon won't matter anymore..."
In his trademark depiction of himself in the corner reacting to the graphic…
NPR Interviews Only Andrew Sullivan: Obama's 'Marriage' Move Is 'Conse
May 10th, 2012 8:31 AM
National Public Radio did a classic pirouette of one-sidedness on All Things Considered Wednesday night. For comment on Obama' s "evolution" on gay marriage, NPR invited only a "leading advocate of same-sex marriage," gay activist-pundit Andrew Sullivan, now writing for Newsweek/The Daily Beast. There is no time for the social conservatives, just the gays.
Sullivan oozed about Obama: "I think…
Let's See How Long Obama's 'Soldiers ... Fighting On My Behalf' Commen
May 9th, 2012 11:11 PM
The print and online guardians in the establishment press may have to open a new case of ellipses and order extra pairs of paraphrases to deal with this one. Video and audio editing will be easier, if not ethical (NBC has taught us that during the past several weeks).
Declaring what everyone with a functioning brain has known all along -- namely that President Barack Obama supports same-sex…
CNN's 'Balanced' Coverage of Obama's Support for Gay Marriage: 5 Guest
May 9th, 2012 7:56 PM
It didn't take long after President Obama voiced his support for same-sex marriage for CNN to gauge the enthusiasm of those in favor of the move. After the news broke at 3 p.m Wednesday, the first three guests CNN interviewed were all openly-gay and supported Obama's decision. It took well over two hours for a guest to appear who opposed the decision.
And in the three hours of coverage…
Chris Matthews: Gay GOP Staffers Should Ask Bosses to Join Obama on Sa
May 9th, 2012 7:10 PM
President Obama once again flipflopped on his position regarding same-sex marriage Wednesday, and his adoring media couldn't be more pleased.
On MSNBC, Hardball's Chris Matthews actually called for "gay men and women who now work for the election of Republican members of Congress, Senators, and [Mitt] Romney himself...to stand up, walk in the direction of their bosses and candidates, and ask…
CNN's John King on Latinos: 'Their Priest Tells Them Every Sunday Hom
May 9th, 2012 6:03 PM
President Barack Obama has apparently completed his evolution on gay marriage. On CNN Newsroom's 3:00 pm segment today, anchor Brooke Baldwin spoke with chief national correspondent John King on the subject and he began by noting "we should say up front it's a bold, personal choice for the president to decide to do this publicly." His analysis included what he perceives as possible risks:…
'The Daily Show': 'TV Has Never Been Gayer
May 9th, 2012 1:31 AM
As NewsBusters reported, Vice President Joe Biden made a stupendously stupid comment on Sunday's Meet the Press about the NBC sitcom Will and Grace doing "more to educate the American public [about homosexuality] than almost anything anybody’s ever done."
The Daily Show marvelously lampooned this issue as well as the President's "evolving" position on same-sex marriage Tuesday with John…
Ron Reagan: Obama 'Taking More Time Evolving' on Same-Sex Marriage 'Th
May 8th, 2012 5:47 PM
Ron Reagan, the son of late President Ronald Reagan, came down strongly on Tuesday against Barack Obama's unwillingness to definitively support same-sex marriage.
Appearing on Hardball, the MSNBC political analyst said, "He’s taking more time evolving on this issue than humans took evolving from apes" (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary):
NBC's Curry Channels Biden: 'Will & Grace' and 'Glee' Provide 'Gay Rol
May 8th, 2012 2:00 PM
Following Vice President Biden praising the NBC sitcom Will & Grace for changing attitudes toward homosexuality on Sunday's Meet the Press, on Monday's Today, co-host Ann Curry made a similar declaration: "...there weren't a lot of gay role models on television....Now, there – this is, we're in the wake of Will and Grace, you know, we've seen Glee on television..." [Listen to the audio or…
CBS Boosts Obama White House's Same-Sex 'Marriage' Talking Points
May 8th, 2012 1:33 PM
Bill Plante forwarded the Obama administration's spin on Tuesday's CBS This Morning concerning Vice President Joe Biden's support for same-sex "marriage." Plante omitted any clips for conservatives or even moderate Democrats during his report, and mentioned social conservatives' opposition only in passing. While Obama officials expressed support for same-sex "marriage" in the piece, no leftist…
CNN Lauds 'Brave Catholic' Joe Biden for Supporting Same-Sex Marriage
May 8th, 2012 12:42 PM
After Vice President Joe Biden voiced his support of same-sex marriage over the weekend, CNN jumped all over the news on Monday and expectantly wondered if President Obama would follow suit. In fact, prime-time host Piers Morgan went so far as to admire the "brave Catholic" Biden for dissenting from Church teaching on the issue.
During every hour save one from 5 a.m. all the way through 10 p…
Jake Tapper Grills White House on 'Cynical' Gay Marriage Dodge, ABC Ig
May 8th, 2012 12:36 PM
ABC News correspondent Jake Tapper on Monday grilled the White House press secretary over Barack Obama's position on gay marriage and whether he will change his stance after the 2012 election. Tapper dismissed the President's 17 month "evolution" on the topic as "cynical." Yet, the ABC network skipped any coverage of his questions.
After suggesting that Obama's "likely future" would be…
Biden: 'Will and Grace' Increased Acceptance of Homosexuality
May 7th, 2012 4:45 PM
During an interview on yesterday's edition of 'Meet the Press,' Vice President Joe Biden stated that he is “absolutely comfortable” with same-sex marriage and praised a long-running situation comedy for “educating” the American public on homosexuality.
However, Biden first had to defend his record of “evolving” views regarding homosexual issues, just as President Barack Obama, who says he…
MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell Attacks RNC Chief's Conservatism Over Issue of
May 7th, 2012 4:23 PM
Perhaps inspired by comments made by Vice President Joe Biden on Meet the Press a day earlier, Andrea Mitchell continued MSNBC's drumbeat of activism on gay marriage on her May 7 program. Mitchell seized on Biden's categorical support for same-sex marriage as an opportunity to litigate the issue with Republican National Committee (RNC) chairman Reince Priebus.
During her interview with the…