ABC Disguises Democratic Activist as Victim of Mean-Spirited GOP

Good Morning America's Claire Shipman on Thursday tried to disguise a Democratic activist as just a jobless American who would be hurt by Republican failure to extend unemployment benefits. Shipman sympathetically recounted that Edrie Irvine, who she didn't explain spoke at a Nancy Pelosi press conference on Wednesday, "never thought her very livelihood would depend on a political debate in…
Scott Whitlock
 

Chris Matthews Calls Republican Global Warming Skeptics Luddites

Chris Matthews on Wednesday called Republicans that are skeptical of man's role in global warming Luddites, referring to the 19th century movement in Great Britain that was opposed to changes associated with the Industrial Revolution. Clearly missing the absurdity in his analogy, the "Hardball" host arrogantly stated (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
 

Gasp! Maddow Guest Howard Dean Describes Tea Party Respectfully

My what a difference a midterm can make. In my vast, lamentable experience cringing through MSNBC broadcasts, I can't recall a single instance of a left-wing anchor, host or guest talking about tea partiers without denigrating them as racist rubes acting unwittingly on behalf of their corporate masters. All that changed this past Monday when former DNC chair Howard Dean appeared on "The…
Jack Coleman
 

MRC's Bozell Debates Offensive Smithsonian Art Exhibit on CNN's 'John

"Look, if you like depictions of sadomasochism... if you like homoerotic art.... if you're into religious bigotry... if you like that, fine," but don't expect taxpayers to subsidize such an exhibit at a Smithsonian museum, NewsBusters publisher Brent Bozell argued in a debate segment on last night's edition of "John King USA" on CNN. The Media Research Center (MRC) founder and president…
NB Staff
 

New York Times Already Pushing 'Entrapment' Defense in Case of Islamic

That didn’t take long. The New York Times is already forwarding left-wing and Muslim arguments alleging “entrapment” in the terror-plot case in Portland against Mohamed Osman Mohamud, caught in a sting operation planning to kill people at a Christmas tree-lighting ceremony. On Tuesday, Eric Schmitt and Charlie Savage reported “In U.S. Sting Operation, Questions of Entrapment.” The arrest…
Clay Waters
 

Open Thread: Judge Napolitano and Amb. Bolton Debate WikiLeaks

The libertarian truther vs. the hawkish former Bush official. Who gets the best of this debate? Also, where do you stand on the central disagreement of this exchange? Does the physical defense of the nation take primacy over strict adherence to its laws given the chaotic nature of the international community?
NB Staff
 

Depressed Daily Kos: Obama's a 'Reaganite

Our media tells us the Internet is an unreliable source of myths because people call Barack Obama a "socialist." But a quick read of the lefties at the Daily Kos shows a more ridiculous claim: Obama is a Reagan man. The blogger "il128" is clearly distraught: We all now know that electing Obama in 2008 was a big mistake.  It sure as Hell isn't because he's too liberal now is it?  No, the…
Tim Graham
 

NBC’s Williams Hits Bowles and Simpson from the Left, Deficit Cuttin

NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams on Wednesday evening hit presidential deficit commission co-chairs Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles from the left, the New York Times left. Without ever raising conservative criticism of proposals to raise taxes, Williams charged: It seems to me there's two arguments. There's what you're trying to accomplish and then there's how you're trying to…
Brent Baker
 

Cure or Care

Which do you think is less expensive, not to mention preferable: a cure for cancer, Alzheimer's disease and diabetes, or caring for people with these diseases? Wouldn't it be better medical and public policy to direct more resources toward finding a cure for diseases that cost a lot to treat than to rely on a government insurance program, such as Obamacare, which seeks mainly to help pay the…
Cal Thomas
 

Law Center Designates Conservative Pro-Family Organizations 'Hate Grou

Family Research Council listed alongside KKK, Nazi Party.
Alana Goodman
 

Cancun vs. Copenhagen: Have the Media Forgotten About Global Warming

A Year after broadcast network-hyped U.N. Climate Change Conference in Denmark, same networks don't even mention same event in Mexico.
Jeff Poor
 

Schultz: I'll Make Mike Pence 'Pray To The Porcelain God

Just when you thought Ed Schultz couldn't get any grosser . . . On his MSNBC show this evening, Schultz bragged that by the time he was done with Mike Pence, the GOP congressman from Indiana would be "praying to the porcelain god." Schultz made his vulgar boast in a tease for a subsequent "Psycho Talk" segment in which the MSNBC host took Pence to task for suggesting that Joe the…
Mark Finkelstein
 

MSNBC Host Scarborough 'Attacks Palin' in Civility War

Former GOP congressman bashes the right, but claims his show 'Switzerland' of politics.
Dan Gainor
 

Chris Matthews Says He Can't Tell Howard Fineman's Political Leaning

Chris Matthews said Wednesday that he can't tell what Howard Fineman's political leaning is. Such humorously occurred at the end of a "Hardball" segment shortly after the host had no problem identifying his other guest as "center-right" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard