Unemployment

NPR Lets Obama, Former Administration Official Promote Stimulus-Lite
August 19th, 2011 5:45 PM
NPR's Scott Horsley apparently couldn't find any conservatives for his report on Thursday's All Things Considered, as he played nothing but sound bites from President Obama and former economic advisor Jared Bernstein. The two boosted a possible mini-stimulus, including "help for public works projects." Horsley played four clips from the President and two from Bernstein during the segment.

RNC Chairman Priebus Turns Tables on CNN Anchor Dismissing His 'Talkin
August 19th, 2011 4:41 PM
RNC Chairman Reince Priebus got into a somewhat testy exchange over the President's lack of a jobs plan with CNN's Christine Romans on today's American Morning. "Sounds like you're the one with the talking points," Priebus replied to Romans's assertion that he was just repeating GOP talking points.
Priebus also noted that only congressional Republicans had offered any solutions to the nation'…

Coulter: Upside of Media Vetting GOP Candidates - We Don't End Up With
August 19th, 2011 10:57 AM
As NewsBusters has been reporting, the Obama-loving media are working overtime examining the records of every GOP candidate for president.
"The bright side though is," conservative author Ann Coulter told Fox News's Sean Hannity Wednesday, "we don't end up with a Republican president who is suddenly having an affair with an intern, or a Republican president who votes present for his entire…

Rev. Al Rips Paul Ryan $15 Fundraiser, Forgets Obama Raking In
August 18th, 2011 8:23 PM
Yo, Rev Al: thanks to Al Gore, we've got the internets. We can look things up. So when, on your MSNBC show this evening, you ripped Republican Paul Ryan for holding a $15-a-head fundraiser, of course we're going to check out how much President Obama pulled in per head at a recent do. Turns out it was . . . $38,500! So what's your point?
View video after the jump.

NBC's Lauer Blames Continuing High Unemployment on Employer 'Discrimin
August 18th, 2011 3:37 PM
On Wednesday's NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer teased an upcoming segment on unemployment by fretting: "And just ahead, help not wanted. If you're one of the 14 million Americans looking for work, you may have noticed a growing trend. Employers are posting job ads that say they're seeking only people who are currently employed or just recently laid off. Is that discrimination…
Will the MSM Make Note of Seattle's 'Green Jobs' Bust
August 16th, 2011 5:26 PM
While the media are sharpening the knives against Republican presidential aspirant Gov. Rick Perry on the nature of jobs created under his watch in Texas, fairness would dictate a look at the Obama administration's jobs record, particularly on his pet project of ushering in the age of renewable energy and with them "green jobs."
As Vanessa Ho of the SeattlePI.com website reported yesterday,…

NBC's 'Today' Asks: How Can Obama 'Regain the Magic of
August 16th, 2011 12:26 PM
During an interview with former Obama Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on Tuesday's NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer wondered: "How does the President get this excitement going again surrounding his re-election bid so that he can keep this office?" Throughout the segment, the headline on screen read: "Beyond Hope and Change; How Can President Regain Magic of 2008?"
In response to Lauer, Gibbs…

Fareed Zakaria: 'Liberals Need to Grow Up' and Stop Criticizing Obama
August 14th, 2011 11:53 PM
Liberals need to grow up and stop criticizing President Obama.
So said Fareed Zakaria Sunday on the CNN program bearing his name (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Gregory Scolds Bachmann for Listening to Public Opinion on Debt Ceilin
August 14th, 2011 9:32 PM
It appears David Gregory is a bit confused about how our system of government works.
During intense questioning of Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) on Sunday's "Meet the Press," the host scolded his guest for having the nerve to actually care what the American people thought about raising the debt ceiling (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Paul Krugman Calls for Space Aliens to Attack Earth Requiring Massive
August 14th, 2011 10:29 AM
Oh those whacky liberals.
On Sunday's "Fareed Zakaria GPS," New York Times columnist - and, ahem, Nobel laureate - Paul Krugman actually advocated space aliens attack earth thereby requiring a massive defense buildup by the United States that would stimulate the economy (video follows with transcript and commentary):

NYT's Blow: Every Time Bachmann Said 'As President of the United State
August 13th, 2011 11:42 AM
"I must confess that every time Representative Michele Bachmann uttered the phrase 'as president of the United States' during Thursday's Republican presidential debate I blacked out a little bit, so I'm sure that I missed some things."
So actually began a piece by New York Times columnist Charles Blow Saturday:

NYT Editorial: GOP Caused Downgrade and 'Invited a Double-Dip Recessio
August 13th, 2011 10:42 AM
In the view of the New York Times, everything that ails our nation is caused by Republicans.
Consider Saturday's editorial disgracefully titled "Magical Unrealism: In the Iowa Debate, Republicans Fled From the Truth About the Damage Caused by Their Party":
AP: Unemployment Claims Dip to Pre-Revised 395K Is 'Good News,' Alone
August 11th, 2011 9:32 PM
If we're to believe Associated Press reporter Daniel Wagner, this morning's report from the Department of Labor on unemployment claims revealing that initial claims during the week ended August 6 fell to 395,000, was "good news." Why, according to Wagner, that drop, all by itself, it was "enough to catapult stocks," pushing the Dow up by 423 points in Thursday's trading.
Uh, not exactly,…

Rush Limbaugh: 'The Chris Matthewses and the Media Are Very Close to t
August 11th, 2011 8:31 PM
As NewsBusters reported, MSNBC's Chris Matthews on Wednesday took some poorly-researched cheap shots at conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh.
Limbaugh responded Thursday explaining that this is borne of frustration over the failure of Barack Obama noting, "The Chris Matthewses and the media are very close to the rioters in London in terms of anger, disappointment" (video follows with…