CBS's Rodriguez to Steele: What if People 'Like' ObamaCare? Is RNC Too

In an interview with Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele on Tuesday's CBS Early Show, co-host Maggie Rodriguez touted the signing of ObamaCare into law: "the Senate bill...becomes law today. You're going to be stuck with a bill you don't like." She then wondered: "What if the catastrophic scenario that you've been warning about doesn't play out?"Rodriguez referred to an…
Kyle Drennen

ABC's Robin Roberts Disappointed in 'Tone' of GOP Response to Health C

Good Morning America co-host Robin Roberts on Tuesday pressed Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty to account for the "tone" of conservatives and Republicans following the passage of health care legislation. Speaking of protests in Washington over the weekend, she complained, "And some things that didn't help, and I don't know if you agree or not, the tone, the tone that it took." Guest co-host Bill…
Scott Whitlock

Rep. Maxine Waters Calls Protesters 'Teabaggers

California congresswoman claims their side overcame tea party movement efforts to derail health care reform legislation.
Jeff Poor

ObamaCare: New Republic Editor Attacks Humble NewsBusters Corresponden

It seems that, in the wake of the liberal celebrations over the passage of the Senate ObamaCare bill, their former vociferous, opposition to it has been tossed down the memory hole. And woe betide anyone who points out how much they used to hate it. Such was the case of The New Republic senior editor Jonathan Chait who castigates your humble correspondent in this article for pointing out this…
P.J. Gladnick

The Economist Ditches Reality, Advocates Climate Change -- No Matter W

Blame it on ClimateGate. Ever since those controversial e-mails and documents exposed manipulated climate change numbers, liberals have been scrambling to regain their footing and their followers. The Economist's cover article of their March 18th edition, "Spin, Science and Climate Change," shows just how desperate their situation is.The subhead of the article reads, "Action on climate is…
Carolyn Plocher

Washington Post Hires Washington Independent's Weigel to Cover Conserv

With the midterm election season heating up, particularly in the wake of the passage of ObamaCare, the Washington Post is expanding its blogging outfit. Less than a year after I wrote about the Post hiring flaming liberal Ezra "not everything the Nazis touched was bad" Klein, the paper has hired another blogger who has been critical of the Right, and his beat will be, you guessed it, covering…
Stephen Gutowski

The Economist Ditches Reality and Advocates Climate Change -- No Matte

Magazine tosses aside facts and calls for action against global warming.
Carolyn Plocher

NBC's Holt to Steele: 'Do You Want To Be In a Position of Taking Somet

NBC's Lester Holt, substitute hosting for Matt Lauer on Tuesday's Today show, questioned Michael Steele about the GOP taking a risk in its opposition to Obamacare as he explained a lot Americans have looked at the bill and found things they liked and pressed the RNC chairman: "Do you want to be in a position of taking something away?" For his part Steele fired back: "I disagree with your premise…
Geoffrey Dickens

Sanchez to Grayson: Did You Call Sarah Palin An Alaskan Dingbat

On the day after the historic healthcare reform vote in the House of Representatives, CNN's Rick Sanchez decided to use his interview with Congressman Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) to bash former Alaska governor Sarah Palin.After spending a few minutes getting the outspoken Floridian's views of what happened in the House Sunday, Sanchez moved on to what he and his producers must have felt was a more…
Noel Sheppard

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NB Staff

Olbermann Links GOP & Tea Party to Racism and ‘Incitement to Violenc

On Monday’s Countdown show, MSNBC host Keith Olbermann reaffirmed his accusations of racism against both the Republican party and Tea Party activists, and even tied in the recent racist statements made over the intercom at a Wal-Mart by a disgruntled employee as he tried to link isolated incidents of racism to these mainstream organizations. After recounting reports that someone shouted the "N"…
Brad Wilmouth

Krauthammer Predicts European-Style VAT Tax

Remember when it was the liberals that considered the potential of a value added tax or VAT in the United States? More and more, conservatives are starting to express their concerns about it becoming a reality.  The VAT is a consumption tax that is placed on a product whenever value is added at a stage of production and at final sale. For example, as Investopedia.com explains, "When a television…
Jeff Poor

Nation's Hayes: Pelosi 'Completely Disingenuous' In Claiming ObamaCare

Nancy Pelosi: you lie! Chris Hayes didn't take to the floor of the House to call the Speaker out. But the Washington editor of The Nation did "totally agree" when Joe Scarborough described as "a lie" Pelosi's claims that insurance companies hate ObamaCare. Added Hayes: "I think that's a completely disingenuous statement by Nancy Pelosi."The pair were reacting to a clip of Pelosi's interview…
Mark Finkelstein

Former WaPo Staffer Cooks Up Molly Ivins Tribute Show for Kathleen Tur

Kathleen Turner is starring on stage in Philadelphia as the leftist writer Molly Ivins, and The Washington Post promoted the show on Sunday -- and noted that one of the Ivins-adoring playwrights was a former Post staffer: "Red-Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins" is a 75-minute foray into the psyche of a sassy commentator perhaps most celebrated for a single word: "Shrub," the…
Tim Graham