AP Pity Party: 'For Obama, World Looks Far Different Than Expected
Maybe, in sync with the predictable press reactions to oft-seen bad economic numbers, the headline at Julie Pace's late-morning story at the Associated Press, aka the Administration's Press, should have been: "Obama Foreign Policy Falls Apart ... Unexpectedly."
Pace's pathetic attempt at pathos in assessing the status of the Obama administration's foreign policy tells AP readers that some of…
August 25th, 2013 1:18 PM
Cokie Roberts: 'What's Going on About Voting Rights is Downright Evil
"What's going on about voting rights is downright evil."
So said ABC's Cokie Roberts on Sunday's This Week (video follows with transcript and commentary):
August 25th, 2013 12:30 PM
33 Shocking Facts About Obama's Economy Media Shamefully Ignore
Potentially the most dishonest aspect of the Obama-loving media's reporting since January 20, 2009, pertains to how they've almost totally ignored how poorly the economy is performing.
On Tuesday, Michael T. Snyder, author of the gloom and doom book "The Beginning of the End," wrote a fabulous piece titled "33 Shocking Facts Which Show How Badly The Economy Has Tanked Since Obama Became…
August 25th, 2013 11:14 AM
At AP, New Mexico Ruling Against Photographer Who Refused Same-Sex Cer
In March, the Associated Press ran a 470-word "Big Story" item about the case of of Elaine Huguenin, an Albuquerque wedding photographer "who declined to shoot the commitment ceremony of a lesbian couple." The couple filed an anti-discrimination claim with the state's Human Rights Commission, which found that Huguenin, who runs her business with her husband, had violated state law.
New Mexico…
August 25th, 2013 10:48 AM
NPR Can't Find Dissent for Sharpton March... But Champions Suffering N
NPR’s All Things Considered on Saturday night offered unsurprisingly gushy coverage of Saturday’s Sharpton-replaces-MLK 50th anniversary march. There was no room in their stories for a black conservative or anyone who might be critical of the Black Left.
What might be surprising is NPR then airing a story getting out a hanky for sex offenders and warning about how a so-called “vigilante”…
August 25th, 2013 7:58 AM
Spitzer Should Be Forgiven Because Prostitution Is Legal In France
Former Governor David Paterson is providing cover for Eliot Spitzer in his bid for the Comptroller’s seat, saying Client 9 should be forgiven because prostitution is legal in some states and other countries … like France.
Pro tip: When you have to cite France for defense of your morals, you’re really digging out of a hole. The question was: Do you think he deserves a second chance of some…
August 25th, 2013 7:04 AM
Batman Fans Beg Obama to Remove Ben Affleck From Next Bat-Movie
There's only one person tough enough to save the country, nay the world, from the sight of Ben Affleck dressed as Batman. President Barack Obama.
Or so some Batman fans thought when they signed a petition at "We the People" to request Affleck's removal from playing the Caped Crusader in the upcoming Man of Steel sequel. "We the People" is part of the White House's official web site where…
August 25th, 2013 6:17 AM
Liberal Journalist Rushes to Hail Chelsea Clinton for Her 'Unshakeable
Joe Conason is still trying to be the number one journalistic ring-kisser to the Clinton family. His latest effort is fawning all over Chelsea Clinton, the humanitarian (and occasional NBC News correspondent.) He complained on her behalf that “the political press still seems far more inclined to ruminate over her supposed ambitions rather than report her real concerns.”
Chelsea is Nobel…
August 24th, 2013 11:39 PM
Not News: Obama and Bloomberg Summer Events Spectacularly Fizzling
In advance of a month full of events oriented towards demonstrating displeasure with lawmakers who won't give carte blanche to President Obama's healthcare, gun control, "climate change," and immigration agendas, Organizing for Action Executive Director Jon Carson claimed that "We will own August." New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his Mayors Against Illegal Guns also anticipated high levels…
August 24th, 2013 7:16 PM
MSNBC's Bernard: ‘Country Has Become More Race Conscious’ Since Ob
You can’t swing a dead cat these days without hitting some prominent African-American claiming race relations have worsened since Barack Obama became president.
Count MSNBC political and legal analyst Michelle Bernard among them, for on PBS’s McLaughlin Group Friday, she said, “The country has become more race conscious in terms of color and in terms of ethnicity since he was elected” (video…
August 24th, 2013 5:26 PM
Medical Marijuana Dispensary Names Pot Strain After CNN's Sanjay Gupta
Readers are strongly advised to remove all fluids, flammables, and sharp objects from their computers' proximity as the following is likely to cause uncontrollable fits of laughter! You've been warned! In response to CNN's Sanjay Gupta changing his mind a few weeks ago and coming out in support for medical marijuana, a dispensary in Boulder, Colorado, has named a strain of pot after him:
August 24th, 2013 3:09 PM
Pat Buchanan: 'Whites Are the Only Group That You Can Discriminate Aga
Syndicated columnist Pat Buchanan made a statement Friday guaranteed to make liberal media members' heads spin.
During a discussion about Affirmative Action on PBS's McLaughlin Group, Buchanan said, "Whites are the only group that you can discriminate against legally in America now" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
August 24th, 2013 12:59 PM
Margaret Carlson: ‘We’ve Gone From Martin Luther King to Al Sharpt
Stop the presses! Stop the presses!
A liberal media member actually said something negative about Al Sharpton.
Appearing on PBS’s Inside Washington, Bloomberg News’s Margaret Carlson said Friday, “We’ve gone from Martin Luther King to the Reverend Al Sharpton, and as a leader, as he is trying to be this weekend, it’s very dispiriting” (video follows with commentary):
August 24th, 2013 11:51 AM
Alleged Okla. and Wash. Killers Have Common Thread: Violent Rap; Will
Note: This post contains graphic language and subject matter, and links to more of the same.
The UK Daily Mail has already reported that "The three boys alleged to have gunned down an Australian baseball player out for a run because they were 'bored' were influenced by an ultra-violent rapper." Specifically, "rather than being part of any gang, which had been suggested before, authorities…
August 24th, 2013 2:17 AM