Liberal Journalist Carl Bernstein Joins CNN As Contributor

CNN's John Berman revealed on Monday's Anderson Cooper 360 that former Washington Post reporter Carl Bernstein is becoming the newest contributor to the cable news network. Berman turned to the liberal journalist for his analysis about the recent disclosure that Hillary Clinton once called Monica Lewinsky a "narcissistic looney toon." Bernstein will be a good fit at the liberal network,…
Matthew Balan
February 11th, 2014 7:03 PM

O-Kay ... Radio Lib Mike Malloy Warns That Capitalism is 'Murdering Ev

Uh, how is a "thing" murdered? The first of many questions that come to mind after left-wing radio host Mike Malloy's latest rant about the evils of capitalism. Malloy has carved out quite a niche for himself among "progressives" -- too toxic for Air America Radio back before it went belly-up and actually to the left of Ed Schultz.  But the man deserves credit for his candor when it comes to…
Jack Coleman
February 11th, 2014 6:15 PM

Column: What Is Your 'Back 16 Japan

(Editor's note: Chuck has postponed the second part of his series "Alcohol vs. Marijuana" until after the Winter Olympics so he can address some moments of inspiration from the games.) American snowboarder Sage Kotsenburg, a native of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, made the decision of his life in Olympic competition over the weekend, and it paid off big-time, with the first American gold medal — and…
Chuck Norris
February 11th, 2014 5:33 PM

MSNBC Promotes Sandra Fluke’s State Senate Run with Softball Intervi

You had hoped it was just a fluke when she received so much national attention back in 2012, but sadly, no: Sandra Fluke has crystallized into a national icon, not just for birth control advocates, but for liberals in general. On Tuesday’s NewsNation on MSNBC, host Craig Melvin put Fluke in front of the cameras and helped to boost her fledgling campaign for the California Senate. [Video below…
Paul Bremmer
February 11th, 2014 5:03 PM

Chris Matthews, Who Compared Conservatives to 'Nazis,' Rails Against C

  The liberal Chris Matthews on Monday night mocked Ben Carson for comparing the progressive movement to Nazis. However, Matthews isn't in a position to judge. He has repeatedly connected conservatives to Nazis. The cable host played a clip of the Fox News commentator at a fund-raising event for senatorial candidate Monica Wehby. While talking about the progressive movement, Carson insisted…
Scott Whitlock
February 11th, 2014 4:34 PM

Hypocrisy: UN Savages Vatican, Goes Soft on Saudi Arabian, North Korea

The liberal media have made much of a recent United Nations committee report insisting that the Vatican needs to ditch centuries of orthodox Christian doctrine as part of its effort to combat child sex abuse. But as Claudia Rosett of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies noted yesterday in an op-ed published February 10 in the Wall Street Journal, the UN has been curiously quiet about…
Ken Shepherd
February 11th, 2014 4:22 PM

NPR Begs for Donations By Pushing Al Gore 'Wonky' Audio Clips

On the D.C. NPR station WAMU this morning, they were promoting Al Gore in their winter membership drive. It was from a year-old interview with Diane Rehm. She said “And one of the words that has been applied to you for years and years has been the word, wonky.” Gore said “Well, I was afraid you were going to say, creepy...No, I plead guilty to being a wonky, wannabe geek.” They literally…
Tim Graham
February 11th, 2014 4:10 PM

Daily Beast's Tomasky Declares ‘The Era of Republican Hostage-Taking

The Daily Beast’s Michael Tomasky has no qualms about his dislike, if not outright hatred, for Republicans especially the Tea Party. In a February 11 piece, Tomasky gleefully cheered that the “GOP caves on debt limit.” Tomasky, who frequents MSNBC to rant about Republicans cheered the “huge Obama win” on a "clean" debt-ceiling vote, and proceeded to shame the GOP for demanding in the past…
Jeffrey Meyer
February 11th, 2014 4:00 PM

CNBC Host: Al Gore a ‘Charlatan,’ and a ‘Villain

Most of the media may be convinced by Al Gore-style climate alarmism, but CNBC’s Joe Kernen isn’t afraid to speak his mind. Joe Kernen, co-host of  “Squawk Box” called the inclusion of Former Vice President Al Gore on CNBC’s list of “Top Leaders, Icons and Rebels” both “stupid” and “ludicrous.” His Feb. 11, comments came after fellow co-host Andrew Ross Sorkin suggested that CNBC ought to…
Sean Long
February 11th, 2014 3:32 PM

Hillary-Shielding MSNBCer Mitchell: Hasn't 'Statute of Limitations' Ru

During her MSNBC show on Monday, host Andrea Mitchell tried to dismiss unflattering revelations about Bill and Hillary Clinton found in a series of documents from a close confidante: "...they're some of the same headlines we read fifteen years ago. The latest 'breaking news,' quote, excerpts from an archive belonging to a close friend of Hillary Clinton, Diane Blair....So what is new here?" […
Kyle Drennen
February 11th, 2014 3:12 PM

Tebow vs. Sam: A Tale of Two Draft Picks

Feel that? Something “historic” and “important” just happened. It might even be a “teachable moment,” and it’s certainly therapeutic. Why, liberals will be able to like their country just little bit more. Come on people, feel the love!  A potential fourth round NFL draft pick has declared his “own truth,” and come out as gay. Having taken the “courageous” step of joining society’s most trendy…
Matt Philbin
February 11th, 2014 3:02 PM

Obama-Supporter, MSNBC Alum Smerconish Gets CNN Show; Network Plays Up

CNN president Jeff Zucker praised MSNBC guest host Michael Smerconish on Tuesday as he announced that the the cable news network would be giving the radio talk show host a weekly program: "We are thrilled to have Michael join CNN...At a time when the cable news landscape has become increasingly polarized, his independence and passion for reasoned dialogue makes him the perfect fit for CNN."…
Matthew Balan
February 11th, 2014 2:39 PM

NAACP's War on Women: Regional Prez Defends Mass. Rep Convicted of Sex

It may be that we can finally identify the type of criminal conviction which might cause the New England conference of the National Associations for the Advancement of Colored People to call for the removal of a state legislator. Based on a conversation Boston Herald columnist and radio talk host Michael Graham had with the group's president, it appears that some form of felony conviction…
Tom Blumer
February 11th, 2014 2:08 PM

MSNBC Completely Ignores Latest ObamaCare Delay in Prime Time, Spends

At 4:57 on Monday afternoon, MSNBC’s Alex Wagner hyped “Breaking news from the Treasury Department. The White House has announced a second delay to part of the Affordable Care Act’s employer mandate. Details on that are next.”  But the next “details” did not come for 12 and a half hours at 5:30 a.m. Tuesday morning during MSNBC’s Way Too Early broadcast. In between, MSNBC ran 9 full stories…
Jeffrey Meyer
February 11th, 2014 1:54 PM