
Ed Koch Spoke Out Forcefully Against Federal Mandates He Passed As Con
Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch, who has been given and deserves a great deal of credit for bringing the city back to stability and prominence after 12 awful and nearly bankrupt years under John Lindsay and Abe Beame, passed away on Friday at age 88.
Koch was not a party-line Democrat in several obvious ways. He supported George W. Bush's reelection in 2004. He first made a name for…
February 4th, 2013 1:14 PM

NBC Bids Hillary Fawning Farewell: Secretary of State's Departure Had
Marking Hillary Clinton's final day as Secretary of State on Friday's NBC Nightly News, chief foreign affairs correspondent Andrea Mitchell gushed: "Clinton's State Department farewell was bittersweet. She took time to tour the building, saying goodbye to cafeteria workers....[her] departure had the energy of a campaign rally. As she left, some women were shouting, '2016.'" [Listen to the audio…
February 4th, 2013 12:58 PM
Why Is Sandy Hook Father Bill Stevens Not a Household Name? Perhaps Be
Last week while MSNBC was busy deceptively editing a video of Neil Heslin, the father of a child murdered in the Newtown, Connecticut mass shooting, the "Lean Forward" network and the rest of the liberal media failed to notice the pro-gun rights testimony of another Newtown father, Bill Stevens. While he was fortunate enough to not have lost a child that day, Mr. Stevens has a daughter in 5th…
February 4th, 2013 12:54 PM

As Andrew Cuomo's Poll Numbers 'Crumble,' Chris Matthews Frets: 'Is An
An exasperated Chris Matthews on Sunday highlighted Governor Andrew Cuomo's plummeting poll numbers in the wake of New York's new gun control legislation. Singling out the National Rifle Association as the villain, he fretted "...Is anybody safe from the NRA?"
The host of the Chris Matthews Show lamented the inability of many states to pass gun control laws. Matthews told his guests that,…
February 4th, 2013 12:36 PM

Howard Kurtz Hits Media 'Romance' With Clinton
NewsBusters reported on the media's early valentine for outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and CNN's media critic Howard Kurtz focused on their "romance" on Sunday's Reliable Sources.
"[T]hings were so lovey-dovey, it almost sounded like a therapy session," Kurtz described Clinton's 60 Minutes interview. He added the media "are almost portraying her [Clinton's] exit as walking on…
February 4th, 2013 11:36 AM
Donald Trump Sues Bill Maher for $5 Million
As NewsBusters reported in early January, HBO's Bill Maher offered Donald Trump $5 million if he could prove he wasn't spawned by a father that was an orangutan.
On Fox & Friends Monday, Trump announced that he was suing Maher for $5 million for not following through on his offer (video follows with transcript and commentary):
February 4th, 2013 10:12 AM

Robert Redford: 'Keystone Pipeline Would Carry the Dirtiest Oil on the
There's a domestic energy boom happening in America producing thousands of jobs with the likelihood of creating thousands more if Washington doesn't get in the way.
Not according to Robert Redford who published a scathing attack on such efforts at the Huffington Post Sunday evening calling on President Obama to "say no" to the Keystone pipeline.
February 4th, 2013 9:05 AM
Slamming 'Certifiable' Cucinelli, Scarborough Contradicts Himself On E
The regularity with which Joe Scarborough refers to having won his congressional races has become a matter of mirth on Morning Joe. When Joe did so yet again this morning, he wound up contradicting himself on the issue of the electability of conservative candidates.
Scarborough was criticizing candidates who are supposedly too conservative to win, citing Republican gubernatorial candidate…
February 4th, 2013 8:13 AM

Mika: Wayne LaPierre's 'Stupid' Arguments 'Something Sarah Palin Would
Sarah Palin's profile might not be as high as it was a few years ago, but she apparently still serves as a convenient punching bag for the left.
On today's Morning Joe, as Joe Scarborough railed against the allegedly "stupid" arguments NRA leader Wayne LaPierre made on Fox News Sunday yesterday, Mika Brzezinski muttered "something Sarah Palin would say." Consider that Palin had been in no…
February 4th, 2013 7:08 AM

Piers Morgan Scoffs at 'Ravens Being Declared World Champions of Compe
CNN's Piers Morgan is apparently trying to get another petition started to have him deported.
Shortly after the conclusion of Sunday's Super Bowl, he tweeted, "Got to laugh at Ravens being declared 'World Champions' of a competition only American teams enter":
February 3rd, 2013 11:58 PM
Pelley Prompts Obama to Explain Need for Higher Taxes, Warns Budget Cu
It wasn’t the embarrassing kiss-up debacle CBS’s Steve Kroft delivered a week ago from the White House, but CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley, in his late afternoon pre-Super Bowl sit down with Barack Obama, hardly tackled the President.
He cued him up to elaborate on allowing women in combat and gays to take part in the Boy Scouts, in between prompting Obama to explain why tax revenue…
February 3rd, 2013 6:41 PM
Jim Nantz: College Women's Soccer Player 2 1/2 Times More Likely to Ge
While liberal media members such as NBC's Bob Costas call for radical changes to the NFL as a result of all the injuries, few seem willing to look at the issue from a broader perspective.
CBS's Jim Nantz added such perspective on Face the Nation Sunday saying, "Research shows that at the college level, a women's soccer player is two and a half times more likely to suffer a concussion than a…
February 3rd, 2013 4:54 PM

Bob Costas: 'The Way Football Is Currently Played in the NFL Is Fundam
"For all the drama, the excitement, the strategy, all the appealing things about football, the way football is currently played in the NFL is fundamentally unsustainable."
So said NBC's Bob Costas on Meet the Press this Super Bowl Sunday (video follows with transcript and commentary):
February 3rd, 2013 4:01 PM