Politico Changes Headline About Poor Attendance at ObamaCare Event

Politico on Sunday published a highly embarrassing piece to the administration titled "Poor Attendance at Obamacare Event in Virginia." Someone at Politico must have thought that was too embarrassing for at some point the title was changed to "Obamacare Message War Goes Local":
Noel Sheppard
August 5th, 2013 10:52 AM

Hollywood's Top Political Donor in 2013 Gave to...Republicans

NewsBusters frequently reports Hollywood's finest supporting liberal politicians and causes. Yet a new study by the Center for Responsive Politics published by The Wrap Sunday found that the top political donors in showbiz so far this year are Florida music producer Bill Edwards and his wife Joanne who gave $164,800 to - hold on to your seats - Republicans.
Noel Sheppard
August 5th, 2013 10:23 AM

Scarborough Brags of 95% Conservative Rating: But What Would He Get To

Bashing Ted Cruz on Morning Joe today, Joe Scarborough pre-emptively defended himself against charges that he is an "MSNBC liberal" by claming for himself a "95% ACU [American Conservative Union] rating."   That might have been true 18 years ago when Scarborough was representing the conservative panhandle of Florida in Congress.  But what would Scarborough's conservative rating be today,…
Mark Finkelstein
August 5th, 2013 9:07 AM

NPR Posts House Chart Laying Out IRS Harassment of Tea Party

At The Corner at National Review Online, David French (a lawyer probing the IRS scandal) reports that NPR has posted a chart summarizing the House Oversight Committee’s findings on the IRS targeting of “progressive” groups versus conservative, Tea Party and “patriot or 9/12" organizations. The numbers are not close. There were only seven “progressive” groups targeted and all seven were…
Tim Graham
August 5th, 2013 6:55 AM

CNN Pundit Says GOP Is Spoiled by 'Carrying Limbaugh's Bags

In one his weekly columns for CNN.com, ESPN journalist L.Z. Granderson blamed Rush Limbaugh for everything wrong with our “polarized” politics. The headline is, “At 25, Limbaugh show still rules GOP.” Granderson recalled “In 1992, President Bush invited Limbaugh for a sleepover and personally brought his guest's bags into the Lincoln bedroom for him...The party has been carrying Limbaugh's…
Tim Graham
August 4th, 2013 7:14 PM

Politico Howler: 'Glenn Beck’s Empire, Not Influence, Grows

If ever a story had the earmarks of being agenda-driven from the get-go, Mackenzie Weinger's writeup at the Politico on Glenn Beck published Saturday morning fits the bill. Weinger's premise is that Beck will never be as influential as he once was as long as he doesn't have a cable news program and continues to branch into entertainment-related ventures consistent with his beliefs. Excerpts,…
Tom Blumer
August 4th, 2013 6:50 PM

Peggy Noonan: U.S. Government 'Feeling Resentful' and 'Dissed' By Puti

"I think those in the American government, looking at Vladimir Putin and what he's done, are feeling resentful and they're feeling dissed. They're wondering why he's treating America so roughly." So said Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan on CBS's Face the Nation Sunday.
Noel Sheppard
August 4th, 2013 5:25 PM

Shameless: People Mag Takes Another Turn As Huma Abedin's Journalistic

One might think People magazine would be embarrassed at how it was used as an early campaign brochure for Anthony Weiner in 2012, as his wife Huma Abedin tragi-comically proclaimed, "It took a lot of work to get to where are are today, but I want people to know we're a normal family." Yeah, right. But here is People again, shamelessly selling Huma and her “very strong moral character” in an…
Tim Graham
August 4th, 2013 2:59 PM

Bob Schieffer to Paul Ryan: Can GOP Survive Without Immigration Reform

As NewsBusters has been reporting, the liberal media have been for months making the case that the Republican Party is doomed if an immigration reform bill isn't enacted. A fine example is CBS Face the Nation host Bob Schieffer who on Sunday actually asked Congressman Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) - with a little bit of a chuckle no less! - "Can your party survive as a major political party if you don'…
Noel Sheppard
August 4th, 2013 2:35 PM

Unhinged Movie-Disrupting Dem Strategist to Judge Jeanine: Weekend Emb

Saturday evening, a friend suggested that I watch the midnight rerun of Judge Jeanine Pirro's Fox News program for her interview segment with a Democrat and a Republican about this weekend's closing of 22 embassies overseas in response to terrorist threats. Ryan Clayton was the Democrat whose arguments blaming George W. Bush's administration for the current level of threats in the Middle East…
Tom Blumer
August 4th, 2013 12:56 PM

George Will: If Christie Thinks Libertarianism Is Dangerous, Some Will

George Will had some harsh words on Sunday for Governor Chris Christie’s (R –N.J.) condemnation of Libertarianism this week. Appearing on ABC’s This Week, Will said, “If Mr. Christie thinks that's a dangerous thought, a number of people are going to say Mr. Christie himself may be dangerous” (video follows with transcript and absolutely no need for additional commentary):
Noel Sheppard
August 4th, 2013 12:34 PM

Congressman King: ‘Al Qaeda Is in Many Ways Stronger Than It Was Bef

Remember all that talk from President Obama during last year’s campaign about al Qaeda being decimated? Apparently not, for on ABC’s This Week Sunday, Congressman Peter King (R-N.Y.) said, “Al Qaeda is in many ways stronger than it was before 9/11 because it's mutated and it spread and it can come at us from different directions” (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
August 4th, 2013 11:37 AM

Libtalker Thom Hartmann: Conservative Economic Policies Driving People

Is there anything a liberal won't blame conservatives for? Take the case of liberal talk radio host Thom Hartmann who on Saturday actually wrote an article wherein he claimed that conservative economic policies are driving people to suicide:
Noel Sheppard
August 4th, 2013 11:02 AM

N.Y. Times Insists the WashPost Owners Are 'Royalty,' And Publisher Ka

New York Times reporter Sheryl Gay Stolberg took on a weird assignment: puffing up Katherine Weymouth, publisher of The Washington Post. A cynic might joke that Stolberg could apply for a job at the Post in a less obvious way. Or the Times is self-conciously trying to say “Newspapers are still glamorous properties!” and repeat it for emphasis. Stolberg wrote that 47-year-old Katherine…
Tim Graham
August 4th, 2013 7:33 AM