Saturday Sports Open Thread

Some great college football games so far this holiday weekend -- Texas-Texas A&M, Alabama-Auburn and WVU-Pitt certainly didn't disappoint.Anything exciting today?
NB Staff

Open Thread

For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: ClimateGate.Yeah, I know we've been discussing this for a week, but I wonder what the staying power of this scandal is.Is it the game-changer many think, or will it be gone in time for Obama to make something positive happen in Copenhagen?
NB Staff

Time's Joe Klein Blames Obama's Drop in the Polls On...The Media

Noel Sheppard

Couric Tweets on State Dinner: 'Mrs. O Looked Amazing! Prez Looked Tir

Katie Couric bubbled over with delight in her 14 Twitter tweets on the state dinner (half of them pictures, like this one with White House spokesman Robert Gibbs). None of them addressed whether accepting an invitation to a state dinner might hurt your appearance of independence (or whether she has one of those when it comes to the Obamas):My recap of state dinner: Lots of saris, beautiful…
Tim Graham

At NYT's Dot Earth: Young Scientist 'Disheartened' by Climategate; Cor

New York Times environment reporter Andrew C. Revkin had a post yesterday that was primarily about an open letter from Judith Curry. Revkin describes her as "a seasoned climate scientist at Georgia Tech .... (who) has no skepticism about a growing human influence on climate." Revkin writes that "Dr. Curry has written a fresh essay that’s essentially a message to young scientists potentially…
Tom Blumer

Mad Magazine Attacks Palin as a ‘Delusional’ ‘Blunder Woman

It doesn't matter whether it's Spider-Man giving the fist bump to President Obama or New Jersey kids singing Dear Leader's praises, the left likes to indoctrinate the young. The latest example is Mad Magazine trying to make former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin look foolish and "dangerously delusional." Mad magazine, which no doubt you are surprised even exists anymore, decided the…
Dan Gainor

Feminist Newsweek Editor Bashes Palin, Makes Excuses for Running-Short

Tim Graham

WhiteHouse.gov Plays Media Critic: Calls Krauthammer’s Washington Po

Well, it's not quite as bad as Paul Krugman critiquing the Fox Business Network, but a little troubling because tax dollars are being spent to undertake such an effort. A Nov. 27 post by incoming White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer on the The White House Blog attempted to fact check a Nov. 27 column by Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer, proving the left-wing noise…
Jeff Poor

Rom Houben: Culture of Death Is Not Impressed

It's nice that the story of Rom Houben has recently made the news. I carried it as one of my own "Positivity" posts earlier this week. A Google News Search on "Rom Houben Laureys" (not typed in quotes; Laureys is the last name of Houben's principal doctor) at about 11:30 p.m. ET came back with 1,528 results relating to the word of his amazing recovery and ability to communicate after 23 years of…
Tom Blumer

Bozell Column: Ridiculous Idol Excuses

Brent Bozell

Joy Behar’s Moral Quandary: 'Isn't it a Little Racist to Call it Bla

There's nothing like tuning into an episode of "The View" for a little exploration of social sensitivities in the modern American culture. In keeping with that tradition, on Black Friday, a term used to describe the Friday following Thanksgiving, which is the beginning of the traditional Christmas shopping season, the use of the word "black" to mark this occasion was a topic of discussion on "…
Jeff Poor

ClimateGate Scientists Cited in Report to White House and Congress

Scientists involved in the growing ClimateGate scandal were cited in an October climate change report prepared for the White House and Congress.Titled "Our Changing Planet," the 172-page document was created by The U.S. Global Change Research Program along with the Subcommittee on Global Change Research, and was submitted as a supplement to President Obama's fiscal 2010 budget.As such, its…
Noel Sheppard

Salon Bashes Google for Allowing Racist Monkey Image of Mrs. Obama; Bu

Tim Graham

CNBC’s Harwood: Chance of Dems Pushing Another Stimulus to Save Face

Here we go again. We've already seen how ineffective the previous $787-billion stimulus Congress and the President forced through earlier this year has been with curbing unemployment, as it has raced into double-digits over the previous months. But will there be an effort to force through another one? Earlier this week, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi made overtures of another stimulus in a…
Jeff Poor