Former Bush Labor Secretary Blasts Obama For Blaming Economy On Republ

Last week, President Obama blamed Republicans for the poor state of the economy. On CNN's State of the Union Sunday, former Bush Labor Secretary Elaine Chao scoffed at this saying, "I don't know how he can say that when he had control of both the houses in the legislative branch. He had control over the White House."
Noel Sheppard
February 3rd, 2013 10:15 AM

Top Income Tax Rate 465% Higher 100 Years after Tax Introduced

16th Amendment the gift that keeps on taking.
Liz Thatcher
February 3rd, 2013 10:14 AM

Psst! Harbaugh Brothers and Family (and Ravens' Owner) Are Devoted Cat

A Google News search ths morning on "Harbaugh brothers Catholic" (not in quotes, sorted by date, with duplicates and originally omitted items), returned 24 items. A broader search at the Associated Press's national site on "Harbaugh Catholic" (not in quotes) came up empty. This is disappointing, given that both brothers are by all accounts very active in and devoted to the Catholic Church.…
Tom Blumer
February 3rd, 2013 10:12 AM

Hayes Guest On Hagel Hearing: 'A Republican Purge, A Maoist Public Sh

Surprised they didn't opt for the auto da fe analogy . . . On Chris Hayes's MSNBC show this morning, Ali Gharib, editor of the "Open Zion" blog at the Daily Beast, described the questioning of Chuck Hagel at his Senate confirmation hearing as "a Republican purge" and a "Maoist public shaming."  Michael Hastings of the Rolling Stone begged to differ, finding it more reminiscent of "Stalin." …
Mark Finkelstein
February 3rd, 2013 9:40 AM

The South Will Secede Over Guns! Randi Rhodes is Sure Of It

Wow, talk about being stuck in the '60s -- the 1860s. With all the certitude of an arrested adolescent, left-wing radio host Randi Rhodes is convinced the South will secede once again, this time over the Second Amendment. (audio clip after page break)
Jack Coleman
February 2nd, 2013 10:40 PM

HBO Serves Up Another Anti-Catholic Screed

Tossing aside honesty, fairness, and perspective in its desire to browbeat the Catholic Church, HBO serves up healthy doses of factual distortion, misleading claims, and bigoted sources in a new documentary scheduled to begin airing on the network on Monday. Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God is the latest project from filmmaker Alex Gibney, who has received accolades in the past…
Dave Pierre
February 2nd, 2013 8:30 PM

'We Are Undocumented And Unafraid, Because This Is What We Learned In

The most disturbing thing is that she's probably right . . . On Melissa Harris-Perry's MSNBC show this morning, Cristina Jiménez, leader of United We Dream, an organization that advocates on behalf of illegal immigrant youth, declared "we are undocumented and unafraid, because this is what we learned in school."  In American schools of today, dominated by government employee unions, she's…
Mark Finkelstein
February 2nd, 2013 6:51 PM

Economy Lost 2.84 Million Jobs in Jan., Yet Press Pretends Seasonally

Following the governmemt's Employment Situation Summary yesterday, two words were noticeably absent at the Associated Press (here, here, and here), Bloomberg, Reuters, CNBC, and the New York Times: "seasonally adjusted." While they told their readers of the number of jobs supposedly added in total (157,000) and in other sectors, the fact remains that in the real world, before seasonal…
Tom Blumer
February 2nd, 2013 6:38 PM

Anderson Cooper Reports Larry King 'Trying To Get Katie Couric in the

The folks at CNN sure have gotten smutty this year. In the wake of Kathy Griffin kissing Anderson Cooper's crotch on New Year's Eve, and Piers Morgan having a truly raunchy discussion with Chelsea Handler earlier this week, Cooper on Friday reported a 1980s date as Larry King "trying to get Katie Couric in the sack" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
February 2nd, 2013 5:06 PM

Pelosi Briefs Barbra Streisand and Hollywood Elites at Norman Lear's M

Just how much more in bed can Democrats get with Hollywood elites? That question seems germane given an event held at Norman Lear's Hollywood mansion Thursday where House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) briefed attendees that included Barbra Streisand and James Brolin.
Noel Sheppard
February 2nd, 2013 3:58 PM

Pelosi Called 'Jackass' Before Cameo Appearance on '30 Rock' Finale

Liberals were all atwitter a few months ago over the news that House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was going to be doing a cameo role on the series finale of 30 Rock. I wonder how they felt when she was called a "jackass” right before her appearance (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
February 2nd, 2013 2:58 PM

Nina Totenberg: 'Conservatives Want To Take a Knife To Hillary Clinton

Remember all that talk about civility in political discourse after the shooting of Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords? NPR's Nina Totenberg apparently doesn't, for on PBS's Inside Washington Friday, she said of Hillary Clinton, "Any time conservatives can they want to take a knife to her throat" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
February 2nd, 2013 12:51 PM

Kevin Spacey: 'I Wouldn't Mind Piers Morgan Being Deported

UPDATE AT END OF POST: Morgan tweets this to his followers. Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey took a humorous swipe at CNN’s Piers Morgan on CBS’s Late Show Friday. While impersonating the late Johnny Carson at the request of host David Letterman, Spacey said of Morgan, “I wouldn't mind him being deported” (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
February 2nd, 2013 11:41 AM

Despite Unemployment Rate Increase, AP's Rugaber Describes Friday's Jo

Yesterday at the Associated Press, aka the Administration's Press, Christopher Rugaber really wrote that the government's Employment Situation Summary released Friday was "mostly encouraging." The Friday morning dispatch, still present at Yahoo News but which has understandably disappeared from the wire service's national site, stuck with his smiley-faced description even as he noted, "one…
Tom Blumer
February 2nd, 2013 11:27 AM