Fox's Roger Ailes: 'Obama's Too Busy Getting Middle Class To Hate Rich

Fox News CEO Roger Ailes had some harsh words about Barack Obama recently. In an interview published by the New Republic Monday, Ailes said, "The president likes to divide people into groups."
Noel Sheppard
February 11th, 2013 11:10 AM

Media Whistle Past Menendez Prostitution Scandal

Allegations of shady campaign contributors and procurement of prostitutes are usually the ingredients of a political scandal that send the media into a feeding frenzy – unless, of course, the figure involved is a Democrat. When news broke that the FBI opened an inquiry into New Jersey Democratic Senator Bob Menendez’s jaunts (that may have included solicitation of prostitutes) to the…
Geoffrey Dickens
February 11th, 2013 10:33 AM

Cal Thomas: A Double Standard on Drones

An unsigned and undated Justice Department white paper, obtained by NBC News, reports The New York Times, "...is the most detailed analysis yet to come into public view regarding the Obama legal team's views about the lawfulness of killing, without a trial, an American citizen who executive branch officials decide is an operational leader of Al Qaeda or one of its allies." The proviso is they…
Cal Thomas
February 11th, 2013 10:32 AM

Washington Post's Cillizza Confesses: 'I Can't Get Enough of Hillary C

Filling in for host Chuck Todd on Friday's MSNBC Daily Rundown, The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza gushed over the popularity of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: "Hillary Clinton is just day's removed from public office, but a new poll finds her public image soaring. Time to put another log on the 2016 speculation fire....Look, I can't get enough of Hillary Clinton, I'll just admit…
Kyle Drennen
February 11th, 2013 10:21 AM

Schieffer Says Obama’s Reelection Was About Economy, Not Social Issu

CBS’s Bob Schieffer has come to the president’s defense again. Conveniently forgetting about the media's obsession with the “war on women,” and how the media tag-teamed with the president's reelection campaign on social issues, Schieffer insisted that Barack Obama based his successful reelection campaign on the economy. Schieffer, who moderated the final presidential debate in 2012, appeared…
Paul Bremmer
February 11th, 2013 9:37 AM

Open Thread: Pope Benedict to Resign

NB Staff
February 11th, 2013 6:48 AM

Justin Bieber on SNL Emails Picture of His Penis to Hillary Clinton

The media’s love affair with Hillary Clinton has gotten completely unhinged. During a pre-taped Valentine’s Day sketch aired on NBC’s Saturday Night Live this weekend, popstar Justin Bieber took a picture of his penis and emailed it to the former Secretary of State (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
February 10th, 2013 6:58 PM

Graham to Block Brennan and Hagel Confirmations Without Full White Hou

Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) vowed Sunday to block the cabinet confirmations of John Brennan and Chuck Hagel if he doesn't get full disclosure from the White House concerning the attack on our consulate in Benghazi, Libya, last year. Appearing on CBS's Face the Nation, Graham said, "No confirmation without information."
Noel Sheppard
February 10th, 2013 4:33 PM

Richest Man in India Predicts U.S. Will Be Energy Independent in 5 to

Mukesh Ambani, the richest man in India and the second-richest in Asia, predicted this week that the United States will be independent of foreign imports of energy in five to seven years. Such was said during an interview broadcast Sunday on CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPS.
Noel Sheppard
February 10th, 2013 2:34 PM

WaPo's David Ignatius Implores Obama To Do Immigration Reform Without

As NewsBusters reported, CBS News political director John Dickerson a few days before Barack Obama's second inaugural advised the President to destroy the Republican Party. On the syndicated Chris Matthews Show Sunday, Washington Post columnist David Ignatius went in a completely different direction imploring Obama to "get out of the zero sum game Washington where to do something good on…
Noel Sheppard
February 10th, 2013 12:45 PM

Joe Klein: Obama Thinks State of the Union Is Stronger Because 'He's B

In today's "Gag Me With A Spoon" segment, Time's Joe Klein on Sunday uttered some sychophantic words about the current White House resident that will send many Americans to their medicine chests for relief. Appearing on the syndicated Chris Matthews Show, Klein said with a huge smile on his face, "I think that the President really feels that the state of the union is stronger for several…
Noel Sheppard
February 10th, 2013 12:00 PM

Candy Crowley Asks Panel If They Were Offended By Conservative Doctor

A conservative doctor named Ben Carson made quite a splash this week when he appeared to lecture President Obama at the national prayer breakfast. On CNN's State of the Union Sunday, host Candy Crowley asked her guests, "Do you find anything offensive with" what the doctor said or did (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
February 10th, 2013 11:18 AM

Former Defense Secretary Gates Recommends 'Some Check' on President La

Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday that there should be "some check on the ability of a president" to launch a drone strike on Americans. Speaking on CNN's State of the Union, Gates recommended "a panel of three judges or one judge or something that would give the American people confidence that there was, in fact, a compelling case to launch an attack against an American…
Noel Sheppard
February 10th, 2013 10:08 AM

Hopelessly Naive Hayes: End War On Terror, Declare Ourselves 'At Peace

Suppose our enemies declared war on us—and we didn't show up? In a variation on the pacifist line from the 60s, that's essentially what Chris Hayes has proposed as American policy. On his MSNBC show this morning, the hopelessly naive Hayes suggested that rather than debating "big war"—boots on ground—versus "small war"—targeted strikes—we go for a third option "no war."  In Hayes's fantasy-…
Mark Finkelstein
February 10th, 2013 9:58 AM