Even New York Times Notes History of Harry Reid Viciousness

Although Democrat Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has been described as "soft-spoken" in the Huffington Post and "honorable" by CNN's Candy Crowley, even many liberals such as Jon Stewart have registered disgust over the wild charges that Reid has been hurling about an "unnamed" source telling him that presidential candidate Mitt Romney hasn't paid his income taxes for  ten years. And now…
P.J. Gladnick
August 4th, 2012 1:10 PM

MoveOn.org Casts Public Service Ad With Non-Union Actors

In today's "You Really Can't Make This Stuff Up" segment, the far-left propaganda machine MoveOn.org is making a new "Oath" public service announcement. The casting call published by NYCastings.com specifies that only non-union actors need apply (emphasis added):
Noel Sheppard
August 4th, 2012 12:42 PM

Ramesh Ponnuru Tells CNN's Roland Martin Don't 'Just Be a Political Ha

Roland Martin and National Review's Ramesh Ponnuru had a heated debate Friday about Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's (D-Nev.) unsubstantiated claims regarding Mitt Romney's taxes. Toward the end of the battle on CNN's OutFront, Ponnuru marvelously told his opponent, "You've got to call these things as you see them, not just be a political hack for your team" (video follows with transcript…
Noel Sheppard
August 4th, 2012 12:02 PM

All Purpose Weekend Open Thread

Been such a boring week. I can't imagine there's much to talk about.
NB Staff
August 4th, 2012 11:42 AM

ABC's Golodryga Gushes: 'Harry Reid, Always One to Speak His Mind

On Saturday's Good Morning America on ABC, co-host Bianna Golodryga seemed to admire Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid for making an unsubstantiated charge that Mitt Romney had not paid taxes in 10 years, as she ended a short discussion of the smear by gushing: "Harry Reid, always one to speak his mind," inspiring a chuckle from correspondent David Kerley.
Brad Wilmouth
August 4th, 2012 9:38 AM

Bozell Column: The Palins vs. The Critics

From our seats in front of the television, it certainly feels like the TV network programmers have all the power to entertain us. But the press gatherings of the Television Critics Association in Tinseltown suggest that others audaciously think they should be in the driver’s seat, and they’re not shy about saying so. The latest TCA press tour showed off the intimidating power of the…
Brent Bozell
August 4th, 2012 8:22 AM

Daily Kos Week in Review: Hyenas of the Right

This past week, one Kossack contended that the Republican party is dead, and that conservatives -- specifically, a Sarah Palin-led mob -- killed it. Of course, killing's to be expected from right-wingers, who according to another Kossack are characterized by "nihilism, hatred, and murder-suicidal compulsiveness."    As usual, each headline is preceded by the blogger's name or pseudonym.
Tom Johnson
August 4th, 2012 8:15 AM

In Appreciation of Gore Vidal, NPR Broadcasts Historic Lie About Willi

NPR is the network that sought out Christopher Hitchens to trash Mother Teresa upon her death as a horrible fraud, and then when Hitchens died, they warmly remembered how he hated God and Mother Teresa. So it's not surprising that radical leftist and gay activist Gore Vidal was going to be honored without a second of dissent or disapproval of critics. None of the glowing obituaries and…
Tim Graham
August 4th, 2012 7:31 AM

Politico's Evan Thomas: Media Imagining Supposed Romney Gaffes

On Friday's Inside Washington on PBS, regular panel member Evan Thomas dismissed media claims that Mitt Romney's recent trip abroad suffered from gaffes as the Politico correspondent asserted that the GOP presidential candidate spoke the truth about the Olympics in London and the social problems of the Palestinians.
Brad Wilmouth
August 3rd, 2012 11:34 PM

Salon Writer Frets That Teen Gold Medalist Gabby Douglas 'So, So, So I

Why does Salon.com hate the Olympics so? After Wednesday’s David Sirota piece decrying (a la Chris Hayes) how “infantile displays of hyper-patriotism” like chanting “USA” for the home team give him jingoistic hives about aiding the military-industrial complex, a Friday article asked “Did God help Gabrielle Douglas win? The gold medalist is a teenager of deep faith and gratitude -- and that can…
Tim Graham
August 3rd, 2012 11:34 PM

On FNC, Steve Hayes Chides CNN’s Candy Crowley for Considering Harry

“Harry Reid is disgrace. But you expect this from Harry Reid,” The Weekly Standard’s Stephen Hayes zinged on FNC’s Special Report Friday night before turning his ire on a certain Washington, DC-based anchor for CNN for advancing Reid’s baseless allegation that Mitt Romney didn’t pay any income tax for ten years. “The disappointing cohort in this, to me, is journalists,” Hayes contended as he…
Brent Baker
August 3rd, 2012 9:52 PM

Former Limbaugh Advertiser Carbonite Admits Ditching Host Harmed Profi

Just as the campaign to ostracize Chick-fil-A seems to have blown up in leftists' faces, so too has the earlier left-wing censorship campaign to pressure advertisers of conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh. Limbaugh's ratings are higher than before the recent brouhaha over Sandra Fluke and the effort to remove him from the air is collapsing on itself. Now more bad news has come out for…
Matthew Sheffield
August 3rd, 2012 8:46 PM

ESPN Host Oozes Over Obama's 'Smart,' 'Insightful' 'Regular Guy' Sport

President Obama set up a sports-radio interview in Columbus, Ohio...and then talked about the New York Jets. The New York media ate up Obama's comments dismissing the Jets trade for Tim Tebow. On ESPN, commentator Stephen A. Smith insisted Obama should have been talking about the NBA finals instead of Jets football. With plenty of ooze, ESPN's Skip Bayless wondered if Smith was going to be a…
Tim Graham
August 3rd, 2012 5:05 PM

Testy Soledad O’Brien Attacks Coal CEO for Stating Obama Targeted Hi

Robert E. Murray, the founder and CEO of Murray Energy Corporation, told CNN's Soledad O'Brien Friday that the closure and subsequent layoffs at his company's mine near Brilliant, Ohio, were "entirely" due to the anti-coal policies of Barack Obama. Not surprisingly, the Starting Point host spent much of the eleven-minute segment defending the president she adores from this accusation (video…
Noel Sheppard
August 3rd, 2012 5:02 PM