Several AP Reports Bury Obama's Demand for Twice as Much in Tax Hikes

When it comes to reporting on the what the White House wants to achieve in talks with Congress about averting the "fiscal cliff," one apparent theme at the Associated Press, aka the Administration's Press, has been "Bury the lede about the size of Obama's tax increases." I'll cover another theme ("Let them get away with misstating the 'balanced approach'") in a later post. President Obama now…
Tom Blumer
November 15th, 2012 11:33 AM

In Post-election 'Obama Conquest' Edition, Newsweek Exults 'The War on

Rolling with the martial theme of the current edition of Newsweek -- "The Obama Conquest Lucky General or Master of the Game" -- writer Michelle Goldberg exulted in the GOP's defeat with her story, "The War on Women Backfires." "Republicans thought they could get away with the endless attacks on the fairer sex. They couldn't have been more wrong," thundered the subheadline (emphasis Newsweek's…
Ken Shepherd
November 15th, 2012 11:15 AM

MSNBC's The Cycle Filler Segment: 'You Vote What You Eat

Following a lengthy discussion of relevant topics like the president's first real press conference in almost eight months on Wednesday afternoon, MSNBC's The Cycle still found extra time on their hands for fluff. And so they brought on David Wasserman from the non-partisan Cook Political Report to present his statistical findings on, I kid you not, how handily Obama did in "Whole Foods"…
Ryan Robertson
November 15th, 2012 10:32 AM

Alec Baldwin: Secessionists Should Call New Country ‘United States o

White jokes continue to be all the rage with the liberal media. On CBS’s Late Show Wednesday, Alec Baldwin mocked Americans wanting to secede from the nation due to the results of last week’s election by saying they might name their new country “the United States of Caucasia” (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
November 15th, 2012 9:21 AM

'Couldn't Be More Wrong, Absurd!': Deutsch And Cupp Clash Over Republi

For adman Donny Deutsch, there's really no difference between pushing a political party or a bag of potato chips: it's all about the branding.  S.E. Cupp, in contrast, is a conservative with bedrock principles. Seated next to each other on today's Morning Joe set during a discussion on GOP strategy going forward, a blow-up was clearly in the cards.  And clash they did, with Cupp arguing that…
Mark Finkelstein
November 15th, 2012 9:11 AM

Restaurant Chain CEO to Impose Obamacare Surcharge on Customers

It seems with each passing day since the President was re-elected another business owner is coming out to address how he or she is going to make up for the additional costs that will occur once health care reform is fully implemented. On Wednesday, John Metz, the CEO of Hurricane Grill & Wings restaurants said that he's going to impose an Obamacare surcharge on customers.
Noel Sheppard
November 15th, 2012 8:26 AM

CBS Highlights Claims Linking Climate Change to Hurricane Sandy Intens

On Wednesday's CBS Evening News, anchor Scott Pelley read a brief item highlighting the view by "weather forcasters from the U.S. government" that climate change "may have intensified" Hurricane Sandy. He did not mention the views of climate change skeptics who doubt the role of global warming. Pelley noted "rising sea levels," "melting Arctic ice," and "record-high temperatures" as he…
Brad Wilmouth
November 15th, 2012 7:45 AM

Martin Short Cracks That the Palins Are Like the Honey Boo Boo Family

Appearing as a guest on Wednesday's Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC, comedian Martin Short took a shot at Sarah Palin as he compared her family to the family of the Here Comes Honey Boo Boo show on TLC. After making fun of host Jimmy Kimmel for supposedly not doing preparation for his show, Short jabbed Kimmel as the "Honey Boo Boo of late night." He soon brought up the Palin family and made a…
Brad Wilmouth
November 15th, 2012 4:51 AM

Dennis Miller: Justin Bieber Fans 'Less Fawning' Than Reporters at Oba

Dennis Miller said Wednesday that he didn't watch the President's press conference because he "wanted to see a crowd that was less fawning." "So I watched the Justin Bieber concert over on Nick Tunes," he told Fox News's Bill O'Reilly (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
November 15th, 2012 12:36 AM

Krauthammer: 'Why the Hell' Would Obama Have Rice Address Benghazi If

President Obama at Wednesday's press conference defended United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice from criticism concerning the four Americans killed in Libya in September by claiming she "had nothing to do with Benghazi." This led syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer to ask on Fox News's Special Report hours later, "Then why the hell are you sending her out" to inform the public about what…
Noel Sheppard
November 14th, 2012 7:43 PM

World Health Agency Evicts Press, Public From Talks on Global Tobacco

If you smoke cigarettes or use other tobacco products anywhere in the world, you may soon have to pay an extra international tax of up to 70 percent in a plan intended to force smokers to give up the habit. At least, that was the proposal the World Health Organization -- the medical policy arm of the United Nations -- was slated to discuss during a hearing in Seoul, South Korea, before the…
Randy Hall
November 14th, 2012 7:33 PM

Now Chris Matthews Thinks The Word 'Urban' Is Racist

The list of words MSNBC's Chris Matthews believes are racist if uttered by a conservative got longer on Wednesday. You can now add "urban" which offended Matthews when Congressman Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) said it during an interview Monday, but didn't bother the Hardball host in the slightest when Salon's Joan Walsh said it on his own program two days later (video follows with transcribed…
Noel Sheppard
November 14th, 2012 6:57 PM

Did We Forget About Sen. Bob Menendez's (Alleged) Solicitation of Pro

As the discussions about sex and sex scandals dominate the media due to the Petraeus affair, one affair the media are strangely silent about is that of New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez, who was handily reelected last week despite shocking allegations that his idea of an Easter vacation was flying to the Dominican Republican to soliciting sex from prostitutes. Oh, and, like Secret Service agents…
Matt Vespa
November 14th, 2012 5:52 PM

NBC: Obama Defending Susan Rice's Phony Benghazi Story Like A 'Dramati

Following President Obama's Wednesday afternoon press conference, NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams continued his longtime obsession with the liberal fantasy film The American President and his eagerness to compare Obama to Michael Douglas's fictional presidential character: "...the President today almost conjuring the wording of Aaron Sorkin from the movie American President, as will be…
Kyle Drennen
November 14th, 2012 5:32 PM