Newsweek's Jonathan Alter: Conservatives Need to Stop the 'BS' of Call

Left-wing talk show host Ed Schultz guest-hosted MSNBC’s 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue on Tuesday night (could it be a tryout for that fourth spot in the ultraliberal MSNBC evening batting order after Maddow?) In one interview, Newsweek’s Jonathan Alter reminded all conservatives of a certain age how eager he is for socialist health care, just as he was for Hillary’s plan the last time around. The…
Tim Graham

Record Shows Obama Was on Board With TARP in September, and Every Bit

Tom Blumer

LA Times Columnist Cheap Shots CNBC’s Larry Kudlow

Could this be a sign of things to come? Now that CNBC Chicago Mercantile Exchange reporter Rick Santelli has mysteriously disappeared from the spotlight after his criticism of President Barack Obama's mortgage proposal in February and now that CNBC "Mad Money" host Jim Cramer has been marginalized after his lackluster appearance on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" on March 12, could the new…
Jeff Poor

Weekend Captionfest

Vice President Joe Biden poses for a photo with Jenine Spoliansky of the Miami Intermodal Center, a transportation project funded by the stimulus bill. March 5, 2009 (photo AP.)
NB Staff

Gibbs on Cramer’s 'Daily Show' Dismal Performance: 'I Enjoyed It Tho

What's a little salt on the wound after a seemingly humiliating performance by CNBC "Mad Money" host Jim Cramer on Comedy Central's March 12 "The Daily Show?" At least that's the way White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs acted when he took the opportunity to comment on last night's "Daily Show" during his March 13 press briefing. Gibbs was asked what he thought of the interview, where "Daily…
Jeff Poor

Dear Wall Street Journal: CEO Pay Caps are Micromanagement

How is dictating pay structure for executives not government interference?
Donald J. Boudreaux, Ph.D.

Hookers for Jesus: ABC Presents Respectful Picture of Reformed Vegas P

 In a respectful and compassionate manner, Nightline’s March 12 broadcast of the “Faith Matters” series brought to light a group of reformed prostitutes who have turned to religion and who are helping other women leave the destructive life of a Vegas prostitute.Hookers for Jesus is a group started by former prostitute Annie Lobert who hit rock bottom with a  cocaine overdose, and decided to leave…
Erin R. Brown

USNews's Erbe: Bristol Palin Has More Maturity than Mother

With the writing style and gravitas worthy of a high school newspaper columnist, PBS "To the Contrary" host and US News & World Report columnist Bonnie Erbe slammed Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin in her March 12 column, pitting her against her daughter Bristol who "displays a lot more personal maturity and decision-making ability than her mother" as evidenced by the breaking off of her engagement…
Ken Shepherd

Mark Levin Touts WSJ Column: 'For the Top Earners, There Will Be Blood

Tim Graham

Robin Roberts Tosses Softballs to Michelle Obama; Hit Laura Bush on Bo

"Good Morning America" co-host Robin Roberts conducted a two part, almost 11 minute interview with Michelle Obama on Friday that avoided tough questions and consisted almost entirely of softballs. This included reading e-mails from the audience, such as "What does she [the first lady] do for relaxation in the evening, away from the public?" and also "...How can she stay so positive about the…
Scott Whitlock

ABC’s Stossel: Obama’s Universal Pre-K Push Is ‘Waste of Money

Now for something completely different, or at least something pretty rare on network TV. ABC’s John Stossel has paired up with Drew Carey and the libertarian Reason TV for tonight’s 20/20 special headlined “Bailouts and Bull,” on the limits and unintended consequences of government involvement in the economy and in our lives.While Stossel is known for his skepticism of big government solutions,…
Rich Noyes

CNN en Espanol Reporter: Chavez 'Epitome of the Populist Leader

Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez is "attractive to any journalist" because he's "the epitome of the populist leader" with "plain tastes" and "overwhelming charisma," CNN en español senior anchor Patricia Janiot told journalist Cristian Savio in a recent interview conducted in Spanish.Blogger and friend of NewsBusters Fausta Wertz has an English translation up at her blog.Below is an excerpt:
Ken Shepherd

Open Thread

NB Staff

Funny With Money: NPR Cancels Newspaper Subscriptions, While Anchors M

Tim Graham