Mika: New Yorker Obama Cartoon 'Dangerous

Look for Mika Brzezinski outside the Danish embassy.  True, the Danes had nothing to do with the New Yorker's publication of the Obama cover. But what more time-honored locale to protest an irreverent cartoon of a figure adulated with religious fervor?Mika has condemned the New Yorker cover as "dangerous."  Why dangerous?  Mika doesn't quite say.  But by darkly musing about unspoken perils that…
Mark Finkelstein

Obama Unhappy With 'Tasteless and Offensive' New Yorker Cover

Update at end of post: Netroots up in arms over this, artist explains!He's wearing Muslim attire. She's dressed as a terrorist. And there's a flag burning in their fireplace. Is this cartoon of the Obama's on the cover of a conservative publication?Nope. It's the next issue of The New Yorker.Of course, this is supposed to be a satirical representation by a liberal magazine of how conservatives…
Noel Sheppard

Westboro Baptist Church Plans Tony Snow Funeral Protest

MsUnderestimated

Washington Post Tells Kids Homosexuality Is Fine

Article cites pro-homosexual groups, but includes no opposing views or information about health risks associated with the lifestyle.
Robert Knight

ABC: 'Is The Recession All In Your Head

In the wake of former Sen. Phil Gramm's statements earlier this week about this being a nation full of whiners, the good folks at ABC's "Good Morning America" brought on a consumer psychologist Sunday to discuss whether or not the McCain advisor had a point.Shockingly, not only did Kit Yarrow tell host Kate Snow that "the way consumers feel about things is very emotional," but also these "…
Noel Sheppard

Brokaw Proposes McCain-Bashing Democrat TV Ad

On July 1, my colleague Tim Graham accurately reported how the replacement of the sadly departed Tim Russert with Tom Brokaw brought a strong liberal tilt to "Meet the Press."On Sunday, Brokaw shamelessly proved Graham's point by actually offering a McCain-bashing television ad that Democrats should air in the fall in order to get Barack Obama in the White House.Speaking with RNC Victory 2008…
Noel Sheppard

New TV Series Has 'Extremist' Christian Beheading 'Moderate' Muslim

Last week, the BBC aired a new TV series titled "Bonekickers" touted as a "groundbreaking" show where "history comes alive," and a series that is "Based in fact." The premier episode, though features an odd thing if "fact" is the aim of the Beeb's new TV series: a Christian beheading a Muslim. Yeah, THAT is really a "fact" based premise, isn't it? Of course, the few remaining Christians in…
Warner Todd Huston

Stephanopoulos: Economy Last 4 Years 'More Down Than Up

On Saturday, Ben Stein accused the media of whipping the nation into a frenzy concerning how the economy is doing. On Sunday, ABC's George Stephanopoulos proved his point.While talking to California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on "This Week," Stephanopoulos actually said of the economy, with a straight face no less, "In the last four years it's gone more down than up."I kid you not (photo…
Noel Sheppard

Open Thread

NB Staff

News Blackout -- NYT Ignores Momentous Pro-Jewish Court Case Win in Fr

French media loses big court case proving Palestinian propaganda false, New York Times ignores shocking story... Why? France TV 2 has lost a major court case in France that makes the lie to a major piece of Palestinian propaganda. In 2000 an incident occurred in the Palestinian areas that has since been used as propaganda for the Palestinian cause all across the world and the New York Times has…
Warner Todd Huston

SF Chronicle Political Writer Enthuses Over Cosmetic JFK/Obama Paralle

P.J. Gladnick

Juan Williams Pays Tribute To Tony Snow

Regardless of what you think about Fox News's Juan Williams, you owe it to yourself to read his remarkable tribute to Tony Snow.I promise you will laugh, cry, and be thankful for having done so...and, you'll learn something about Tony you didn't know before.
Noel Sheppard

Rush Limbaugh Speaks About His Dear Friend Tony Snow

Radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh spoke with Fox News on Saturday about the passing of his dear friend Tony Snow, as well as the AP's disgraceful coverage my colleague Tom Blumer reported:
Noel Sheppard

Nets Highlighted Newsweek's 15 Point Obama Lead, Yawn When it Plummets

Three weeks ago when a Newsweek poll put Democrat Barack Obama 15 points ahead of Republican John McCain, the ABC and CBS evening newscasts highlighted the out of sync finding. But when a new Newsweek survey released Friday placed Obama a mere three points in front of McCain, neither ABC's World News nor the CBS Evening News mentioned it on Friday or Saturday night. “A startling new poll,” fill-…
Brent Baker