Open Thread: Internal Government Report of Benghazi Ignored Obama, Cli

Today's starter topic: The internal report created by the State Department to figure out what happened during the attacks at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya is said to have utterly ignored the president and then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. 
NB Staff
May 10th, 2013 9:37 AM

'Heritage' Flap: Did Al Hunt Just Question IQ Of Non-Asian Immigrants

Al Hunt prefaced his remark by describing the issue of ethnicity and IQ as a "swamp".  But did he then proceed to wade right into it? Morning Joe today took up the topic of the flap over a report on immigration produced by the Heritage Foundation. The panel's particular focus was a statement by report co-author Jason Richwine contained in his Harvard dissertation that "the average IQ of…
Mark Finkelstein
May 10th, 2013 8:24 AM

Embarrassing: Lawrence O'Donnell Asks Elizabeth Warren for Her Autogra

Wrapping up a fawning interview with Massachusetts Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren on MSNBC's The Last Word Wednesday night, left-wing host Lawrence O'Donnell couldn't hold back his glee at Warren proposing her first piece of legislation. Like an adoring fan, he gushed: "Congratulations on your first bill. If I could just get your autograph here on my copy of the first Warren bill, this is…
Kyle Drennen
May 9th, 2013 7:43 PM

FNC's Powers Slams Dem Behavior in Benghazi Hearings

Appearing on Wednesday's The O'Reilly Factor, left-leaning FNC political analyst Kirsten Powers criticized the behavior of Democrats in the wake of the Benghazi hearings in Congress, as she cited the testimony of official Gregory Hicks as compelling. After complaining about Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummings's reaction to the testimony, she continued:
Brad Wilmouth
May 9th, 2013 6:47 PM

MSNBC: No Live Coverage for Benghazi Hearings; Gave Hillary 5 1/2 Hou

As NewsBusters previously reported, MSNBC gave no live coverage to yesterday’s congressional hearings on the September 11, 2012 terrorist attacks in Benghazi. Instead, the network aired a mere six minutes and 20 seconds of a highlight from the hearings. Those snippets were spread across four hours, and some of them were redundant. Contrast that with the way MSNBC treated Hillary Clinton’s…
Paul Bremmer
May 9th, 2013 6:20 PM

NPR Promotes Liberals' Push to Turn Texas Purple in Future Elections

NPR's Scott Horsley filed an unashamedly slanted report on Thursday's Morning Edition about the former national field director for Obama's reelection campaign trying to boost voter turnout among Hispanics in Texas as a means of helping Democratic candidates. The only talking heads that Horsley featured during the segment were the former Obama campaign official, Jeremy Bird, and a fellow of the…
Matthew Balan
May 9th, 2013 5:58 PM

Michelle Malkin Column: Operation Smear Benghazi Whistleblowers

Editor's Note: This was intended for publication on Wednesday. We apologize for the delay. It's on. As the White House grapples with a growing backlash over its Libya lies and lapses, President Obama's apologists are gearing up for battle. Put on your hip-waders. Grab those tar buckets. Get ready for Operation Smear Benghazi Whistleblowers. Capitol Hill hearings this Wednesday on the deadly…
Michelle Malkin
May 9th, 2013 5:54 PM

Jonathan Alter: Sequestration Could Kill People

The media hyperventilation over minor budget cuts as a result of sequestration knows no bounds. On the Martin Bashir show Thursday, MSNBC political strategist Jonathan Alter actually said that people might die as a result (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
May 9th, 2013 5:22 PM

30 Times More Coverage! CNN Trumps Up Tabloid Stories But Buries Bengh

On Wednesday evening, CNN barely covered the congressional hearing on the Benghazi attack from earlier that afternoon. Instead, the network provided wall-to-wall coverage of the Jodi Arias trial verdict and the Cleveland kidnappings. From the hours of 5 p.m. until 11 p.m. ET, CNN gave a whopping 4 hours, 9 minutes of coverage to the two crime stories, but a measly eight minutes to Benghazi…
Matt Hadro
May 9th, 2013 5:11 PM

Stephen Colbert Whines About Sister's Loss to Sanford: ‘This Scares

Ever since liberal comedian Stephen Colbert’s sister, Elizabeth Colbert Busch announced her candidacy for to fill the vacant First Congressional District in South Carolina, the media has been on overdrive pushing her candidacy against former Governor Mark Sanford (R-S.C.). On Tuesday May 7, Sanford recaptured his old House seat, defeating Colbert Busch by a comfortable nine percentage points…
Jeffrey Meyer
May 9th, 2013 5:01 PM

Forget Gun Control, Ed Schultz Declares, Democrats Should Focus on Job

Never let it be said that Ed Schultz isn't bravely willing to thrust his finger high in the air to see which way the wind is blowing. Schultz did this on his radio show yesterday, citing a new Gallup poll as justification for Democrats to end their obsession for more gun laws in the six months since the Sandy Hook massacre and focus instead on the economy. (Audio clip after page break)
Jack Coleman
May 9th, 2013 4:38 PM

MSNBC Invites Gay Illegal Immigrant Activist to Push for Leahy Amendme

Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) recently proposed an amendment to the so-called Gang of Eight’s immigration bill that would allow homosexuals in the U.S. to sponsor their foreign-born partners for green cards. Naturally, MSNBC was elated at this potential fusion of gay rights and immigration reform, so to celebrate, Sunday's Weekends with Alex Witt brought on Jose Antonio Vargas, a former Washington…
Paul Bremmer
May 9th, 2013 4:23 PM

Benghazi Hearing Only Gets Second Place Billing on Network Evening New

The evening news broadcasts on NBC, ABC, and CBS on Wednesday all offered full reports on the compelling congressional testimony regarding the Benghazi terrorist attack, but only after all three programs led with coverage of the Cleveland abduction case. NBC Nightly News and CBS Evening News both at least informed viewers of the hearing during top-of-the-show teases, but ABC World News…
Kyle Drennen
May 9th, 2013 4:11 PM

Cal Thomas Column: Politicians Taxing Internet Sales Are E-Picking Our

In 1998 when President Clinton signed the bipartisan Internet Tax Freedom Act, which prohibited state and local taxation of Internet access and Internet-only services, the purpose was to promote the commercial potential of the Internet, especially for start-ups and small businesses. Congress extended the bill three times, the latest until 2014. Now there's the Marketplace Fairness Act, which…
Cal Thomas
May 9th, 2013 3:54 PM