NYTimes Contrasts 'Relaxed and Loose' Obama With Unsubtle Romney Ralli

When the New York Times sends reporters to compare and contrast the Romney and Obama campaign styles, little surprise who comes off looking best. The banner headline on the front of Monday's special Campaign 2012 section set the scene: "Two Campaigns With Styles as Similar as Red and Blue." Ashley Parker and Michael Barbaro trailed the Republica candidate in Iowa and found that while "Earnest…
Clay Waters
August 28th, 2012 2:34 PM

Daily Beast's Tomasky Calls 2012 RNC Convention Racist

Liberal Daily Beast writer Michael Tomaksy has already labeled this year's Republican National Convention as "reprehensible."  In his insufferable knowingness, Tomasky claimed that the next few days will be a "toxic waste dump of hate and lies and race-baiting."  In other words, it will be the most racist gathering of party delegates in the history of the republic.  Why? Because The New York…
Matt Vespa
August 28th, 2012 1:14 PM

The Atlantic Slanders House Speaker Boehner Saying He 'Hopes Blacks an

Update 22:47 Eastern: Reeve doubles down on his assertion in a piece entitled "Why We Think John Boehner Is Hoping for Low Minority Voter Turnout" | A comment by House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) that many blacks and Hispanic voters that are traditionally in the Democratic column will not show up to vote for President Obama's reelection because of his poor handling of the economy is being…
Ken Shepherd
August 28th, 2012 12:03 PM

MSNBC’S Mika Brzezinski Trashes Intelligence of Republicans in Tampa

On the occasions where MSNBC's Morning Joe actually starts to have an intelligent political debate, you can count on liberal co-host Mika Brzezinski to toss in a crude partisan comment. The discussion this morning centered on Mitt Romney’s recent Medicare ads and whether or not they would be effective in the crucial battleground state of Florida. While the discussion offered a good punch…
Jeffrey Meyer
August 28th, 2012 11:54 AM

Top Ten Things Reince Priebus Should Have Said to Chris Matthews

Conservative blog readers are aware of the Chris Matthews/Reince Priebus contretemps on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, where Matthews shouted down Priebus with accusations of GOPers playing the “race card” (among other things). An abbreviated video clip is below (the full segment was so awful that you could sense the other guests cringing). Someone has to do it, so I’ll start:
Libby Sternberg
August 28th, 2012 11:27 AM

NBC's Lauer: Romney Questioned 'The Very Legitimacy of the President o

In an interview with New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Tuesday's NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer was aghast at an off-the-cuff joke by Mitt Romney on Friday: "...he said, 'No one's ever asked to see my birth certificate,' an obvious reference to the birther debate. Is it – he says it was a joke. Is it funny to kind of pay attention to a fringe group and question the very legitimacy of the…
Kyle Drennen
August 28th, 2012 11:09 AM

Video: Reince Priebus Responds to Chris Matthews, 'Biggest Jerk in the

As NewsBusters reported Monday, an unhinged Chris Matthews went after Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus on MSNBC's Morning Joe accusing Mitt Romney of using the race card. Priebus fired back during a press conference at the Republican National Convention hours later calling the Hardball host "the biggest jerk in the room."
Noel Sheppard
August 28th, 2012 11:09 AM

Chris Christie Explains Basic Economics to CBS's Norah O'Donnell

New Jersey Governor and Republican keynote speaker Chris Christie had to combat and correct several of his hosts’ liberal assumptions on CBS This Morning on Tuesday. CBS’s Norah O’Donnell had trouble grasping that Mitt Romney’s plan for tax simplification included lower overall tax rates, but not necessarily a lower tax burden on wealthy individuals. Three times, O’Donnell claimed to…
Rich Noyes
August 28th, 2012 10:31 AM

Chris Christie Schools George Stephanopoulos and His Democratic Talkin

Former Democratic operative George Stephanopoulos on Tuesday hit Chris Christie, the Republican National Convention's keynote speaker, with liberal talking points about his state. Reading off a sheet of paper, the Good Morning America host recited, "You know, the Democrats are already ready for you to talk about the New Jersey experience. They're pointing out, ahead of your speech, that New…
Scott Whitlock
August 28th, 2012 10:14 AM

Politico Posts Two Stories Touting 'Ghost of Hurricane Katrina' Hangin

On Monday night, Politico posted two stories with the same theme: Tropical Storm Isaac seriously threatens to ruin the Republican convention and remind voters of Republican incompetence during hurricanes. Does anyone think this outfit is fair and balanced? In the story “GOP fears ghost of Hurricane Katrina at RNC 2012,” Politico's Alexander Burns and Maggie Haberman just keep skipping over…
Tim Graham
August 28th, 2012 8:51 AM

Joe Klein Finds 'Republican Base is the Problem' for Romney, Paul Ryan

On Monday's Charlie Rose show on PBS, during a discussion of Mitt Romney's selection of Paul Ryan having the positive effect of "energizing" the GOP base, Time magazine's Joe Klein faulted Romney for not taking a "moderate stance" for the general election, asserting that the "Republican base is the problem, not the solution." He began:
Brad Wilmouth
August 28th, 2012 8:06 AM

NBC's Mitchell Evokes 'Iconic Picture' of Bush 'Looking Down at New Or

For the second straight night, NBC Nightly News on Monday played the Hurricane Katrina card against Republicans, as Tropical Storm Isaac veered away from Tampa and took aim at New Orleans. Andrea Mitchell hyped that "both Republicans and Democrats...have a challenge - a political challenge here with this approaching storm, especially for the Republicans. No one here can easily forget the iconic…
Matthew Balan
August 28th, 2012 6:02 AM

Leno Hails Obama’s ‘Compassion for Regular People,’ Insists Repu

Defending President Obama to guest Dennis Miller, Jay Leno admired Obama for how “he has compassion for regular people” that’s “missing” from the Republican Party which is carrying out “this sort of war on women.” When, on Monday’s Tonight Show, Miller mocked the idea of such a Republican “war on women,” Leno insisted: “I think it is.” Revealing his true political views usually obscured by…
Brent Baker
August 28th, 2012 2:44 AM

Ron Paul Fans Refuse to Vote Romney

Of all the Monday newspaper reports on the Ron Paul rally in Tampa Sunday, Peter Nicholas of The Wall Street Journal best captured the fanatic nature of Paul's followers. Many said they would not vote for Romney this fall. Take "Eric Hogan, 28, of Pennsylvania, who wore a T-shirt that read 'My President Is Paul,'  said he wouldn't vote for Romney or Obama because "the will of the people is…
Tim Graham
August 27th, 2012 10:57 PM