Ed Schultz's Advice on Dealing with North Korea: What Would Reagan Do

That month-long hiatus enjoyed by Ed Schultz since MSNBC put "The Ed Show" on hold has made him unusually perceptive, if only momentarily. On his radio show Friday, Schultz made a suggestion about handling the crisis on the Korean peninsula that will have many liberals spitting up their decaffeinated double lattes. (Audio clip after page break)
Jack Coleman
April 16th, 2013 7:20 PM

Congressman on Gosnell Media Blackout: 'We Can’t Discuss the Murder

Pennsylvania Congressman Scott Perry (R) had some harsh words for the media blackout of the Kermit Gosnell murder trial in his state. Appearing on NewsMaxTV's Steve Malzberg Show Tuesday, Perry said, "This is what we’ve come to. We can’t discuss the murder of grown women and babies in our country" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
April 16th, 2013 6:32 PM

Democrat Is Dodging Questions About Her Possible Ties To Gosnell, Will

As we've noted, the liberal media generally and the Big Three broadcast networks in particular have studiously avoided paying attention to the Kermit Gosnell murder trial. The Philadelphia abortionist is charged with murdering newborns who survived abortion attempts and were born alive. But aside from the criminal aspect of the case, there's other angle in the Gosnell matter that is of…
Matt Vespa
April 16th, 2013 5:52 PM

NYT Hypes 'Nonpartisan' Report on Torture Under Bush -- From 'Ardent D

On the day after terrorism struck the Boston Marathon, the New York Times chose a different kind of terror-related story to join it on the front page, from intelligence reporter Scott Shane: "U.S. Practiced Torture After 9/11, Nonpartisan Review Concludes." Shane and his headline writer harped on the "nonpartisan" nature of the Constitution Project, despite the fact that it clearly leans left…
Clay Waters
April 16th, 2013 5:42 PM

NBC's Brokaw Cautions Media to 'Take A Deep Breath' and 'Report What W

Appearing on Tuesday's NBC Today, special correspondent Tom Brokaw warned his media colleagues about premature speculation regarding the motivation of the Boston bombing: "I think everybody has to take a deep breath...report what we know, and do the best we can with the information that we're able to get reliably." [Listen to the audio or watch the video after the jump] That statement was…
Kyle Drennen
April 16th, 2013 5:08 PM

MSNBC Brings on Guest To Wonder About Bomber's Message: 'Abortion?' 'T

MSNBC featured author Adam Lankford on Tuesday to wonder about the "message" of the Boston bomber. Was it to "complain about abortion, about taxes?" The guest, labeled a "MSNBC analyst," guessed, "This did happen on tax day in Boston, the place of the Tea Party." [See video below. MP3 audio here.] He continued the reckless speculation: "Or are they trying to protest, you know, foreign wars or…
Scott Whitlock
April 16th, 2013 5:02 PM

In Wake of Boston Terror Attacks The Nation’s Vanden Heuvel Hopes Am

It seems as though The Nation’s Katrina vanden Heuvel should take her own advice in saying that tragic events like the terrorist attack in Boston on April 15 should not be politicized.  Appearing on MSNBC’s Now w/ Alex Wagner on April 16, Ms. vanden Heuvel managed to contradict herself within mere seconds. Speaking with liberal host Alex Wagner and TheGrio.com’s Joy-Ann Reid, the left-wing…
Jeffrey Meyer
April 16th, 2013 3:11 PM

MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts Calls Out Barney Frank for Politicizing Bosto

Former congressman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) went on MSNBC this morning to react to yesterday’s bombing at the Boston Marathon. In a shameless moment of advocacy, Frank used the tragedy to make a political statement about revenue and the size of government. Considering that this happened on MSNBC, you might expect the host to condone the congressman’s liberal activism, but anchor Thomas Roberts…
Paul Bremmer
April 16th, 2013 2:26 PM

NY Times Finally Sends Reporter to Gosnell Infanticide Trial, Cites 'E

A mere month after the trial began, the New York Times has, under pressure, sent a reporter to Philadelphia to cover the trial of abortionist Kermit Gosnell on charges of mass infanticide. Trip Gabriel did indeed file from Philadelphia on Tuesday, "Online Furor Draws Press to Abortion Doctor's Trial." But his location was mostly irrelevant, as he only pinned two and a half paragraphs from…
Clay Waters
April 16th, 2013 2:02 PM

In Story About Recent Rape, WashPost Buries Fact That Alleged Perpetra

In her 19-paragraph Metro section front-pager, "D.C. cab ride ends in rape of woman, police say," Washington Post reporter Suzy Khimm waited until the very last paragraph to mention that suspect Mohammed Suleiman Roble is in the United States illegally. "Roble is a Somali immigrant who came to the U.S. illegally, according to a 2012 arrest warrant. His lawyer, Lavonda Graham-Williams,…
Ken Shepherd
April 16th, 2013 1:01 PM

CNN Won't Call Out Barney Frank for Politicizing Boston Bombing, But M

Former Democratic congressman Barney Frank shamelessly used the Boston Marathon atrocity to promote his liberal political agenda on CNN and MSNBC on Tuesday morning, yet only MSNBC called him out for "making political hay" of the bombing. "I would say this is a terrible day for our society, but a day when I hope people understand the centrality of having a government in place with the…
Matt Hadro
April 16th, 2013 12:59 PM

Ex-House Member Cynthia McKinney Eyes Boston Cops as Suspects in Marat

Ever play the game "telephone" in school or with friends when you were a kid? One person would whisper into the ear of another person, followed by her whispering what was supposed to be the same message to the next person, followed by him doing likewise and so on, until the last person in the sequence, several people later, would say what he or she had been told. Invariably it bore little…
Jack Coleman
April 16th, 2013 12:30 PM

Conservative Columnist Bret Stephens Wins Pulitzer

In a comparatively rare feat, a conservative writer has won a Pulitzer Prize, the most prestigious award in journalism. Bret Stephens, who writes a column for the Wall Street Journal primarily about world affairs is the first conservative to win the award in more than a decade. Congratulations are certainly in order to Stephens for pulling off the win, especially since the very liberal…
Matthew Sheffield
April 16th, 2013 12:25 PM

Um, Fort Hood? WashPost Headline Cites Boston as First Terror 'Success

One of the Washington Post's front-page stories on the Boston bombing had this headline when the story turned to page A7: "After a decade of plots foiled or botched, one success." That's a strange headline that seems to forget the "successful" terror attack at Fort Hood. Six paragraphs below that headline, reporters Scott Wilson and Peter Finn recall 13 dead and 30 wounded by Major Nidal Hasan…
Tim Graham
April 16th, 2013 12:20 PM