Bob Costas Doubles Down on Gun Comments on MSNBC

Two days following his controversial comments on the “gun culture” in America, Bob Costas appeared on MSNBC’s Last Word w/ Lawrence O’Donnell to not only defend himself but to double-down on his statement during Sunday night's halftime coverage of Sunday Night Football. O’Donnell, who announced that he loved the Costas tirade and the Jason Whitlock column which prompted it, provided Costas…
Jeffrey Meyer
December 5th, 2012 11:59 AM

NBC: To Get Fiscal Cliff Deal That Hikes Taxes, Boehner Must 'Sell It

On Wednesday's NBC Today, political director Chuck Todd proclaimed that despite fiscal cliff negotiations being "in such a bad state," one bit of "good news" was that House Republicans "realize they don't have much leverage right now" and predicted they would eventually sign on to tax hikes proposed by President Obama. [Listen to the audio or watch the video after the jump] Moments later, co…
Kyle Drennen
December 5th, 2012 11:52 AM

NYT Sports Columnist William Rhoden Wishes NFL Would Ban Gun Ownership

On MSNBC's The Ed Show Monday night, New York Times sports columnist William Rhoden defended NBC sportscaster Bob Costas's controversial comments, made during halftime of an NFL game Sunday night, on the murder-suicide committed by Kansas City Chief player Jovan Belcher, even agreeing to the idea that the NFL commissioner try to ban players from owning guns. Costas had quoted an anti-gun…
Clay Waters
December 5th, 2012 11:10 AM

Zbigniew Brzezinski: US, Israel Should Have Voted For Palestinian Stat

It's hardly a surprise, coming from the man who counseled the United States to shoot down Israeli planes should they seek to attack Iran's nuclear facilities.  But just for the record, Zbigniew Brzezinski has opined that the US and, yes, Israel itself, should have voted in favor of last week's UN resolution granting “non-member observer statehood” to Palestinians living in the West Bank of…
Mark Finkelstein
December 5th, 2012 11:08 AM

Leno: Rick Perry Meeting With Potential Donors for 2016 Run - 'Better

Jay Leno took a cheap shot at Texas governor Rick Perry Tuesday. During his opening monologue on NBC's Tonight Show, the host said Perry is "taking steps to run for president in 2016. Yeah, in fact, this week he's meeting with donors. You better hope they're brain donors" (video follows with commentary):
Noel Sheppard
December 5th, 2012 10:18 AM

Media Follow Lead of Left-Wing Groups in Grover Norquist Attack

Liberals can’t stand Grover Norquist. For years, they have lambasted and name-called Norquist, the president of American’s for Tax Reform: a staunch anti-tax hike group. But now the liberal media is also focused on him, in some cases rejoicing that he might lose his “stranglehold” over Republicans on the issue of taxes. Left-wing websites like Daily Kos, Salon and The Huffington Post all…
Julia A. Seymour
December 5th, 2012 9:59 AM

Ed Asner Narrates ‘Tax the Rich: An Animated Fairy Tale

Actor and activist Ed Asner is the narrator of a new video called “Tax the Rich: An Animated Fairy Tale.” It was produced by the California Federation of Teachers (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
December 5th, 2012 9:29 AM

Fox's Gutfeld Scores Direct Hits on Costas Hypocrisy, Whitlock's Bigot

In a video posted at the Daily Caller by Jeff Poor (HT Hot Air), Fox News's Greg Gutfeld went after Bob Costas's opportunism and hypocrisy on gun rights in the wake of the Jovan Belcher tragedy. He also took on Jason Whitlock's inexcusable characterization of those who believe that the Constitution's Second Amendment means what it says and insist that our government continue to act as if it does…
Tom Blumer
December 5th, 2012 8:44 AM

Meteorologist Joe Bastardi Blasts Bill Nye and Piers Morgan for Their

As NewsBusters reported, global warming skeptic Marc Morano had a debate about climate change with Bill Nye the Science Guy on CNN's Piers Morgan Tonight Tuesday. After it concluded, WeatherBell meteorologist Joe Bastardi took to Twitter to lambaste Morgan and Nye for their views on this subject:
Noel Sheppard
December 4th, 2012 11:40 PM

Bozell Column: The Costas Anti-Gun Lecture Series

We know the news flash: On Saturday morning, Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher shot and killed his girlfriend, then drove to Arrowhead Stadium and shot himself in the head in the parking lot in front of his coaches. To liberals like NBC sportscaster Bob Costas, this was not just a crisis. It was also an opportunity. During the halftime of the December 2 Sunday-night game between…
Brent Bozell
December 4th, 2012 10:14 PM

Global Warming Skeptic Marc Morano Debates Bill Nye the Science Guy on

UPDATE: Links added to transcript to give readers background regarding scientific points made by Morano. Global warming skeptic and founder of the website Climate Depot Marc Morano debated climate change with Bill Nye the Science Guy on CNN's Piers Morgan Tonight Tuesday. Video of the entire spirited discussion follows with full CNN transcript:
Noel Sheppard
December 4th, 2012 10:03 PM

Politico's Sycophants Call Dems' 2012 Guv Race Efforts (Net One Slot L

Entering the 2012 election cycle, Republican governors were in charge of 29 of the nation's 50 states. After the election, their number rose to 30. Though there were disappointments, my trusty spin-free calculator tells me that's a net pickup of one. The sycophantic leftists at the Politico apparently see things differently, judging by the following email I received about Gov. Peter Shumlin…
Tom Blumer
December 4th, 2012 7:47 PM

Prayer Haters: Only Fox Covers Humanists Urging Pols Not to Join Congr

If you have a “nose for news,” wouldn’t you like the story of atheists and secular humanists trying to keep people from joining the Congressional Prayer Caucus? Susan Jones at CNSNews.com reported that Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va) complained on Tuesday’s Fox & Friends that in an “unprecedented” move, “extremist groups” were trying to “shut down anything related to faith” in government. The…
Tim Graham
December 4th, 2012 6:27 PM

NFL Wouldn't Let Players Own Guns if Ed Schultz Ran the League

You could see this one coming and hardly a surprise that it came from Ed Schultz. On his radio show yesterday, Schultz was talking with a caller about Kansas City Chiefs' linebacker Jovan Belcher killing his girlfriend and committing suicide over the weekend when Schultz made a predictable suggestion (audio) --
Jack Coleman
December 4th, 2012 6:20 PM