67 Percent of Texas Republicans Want Obama Impeached

If Democrats are serious about trying to turn Texas blue, they should get a gander at a just-released poll of Lone Star State voters that found 67 percent of Republican respondents support the impeachment of President Obama. Of greater concern for liberals: the poll was conducted by the left-leaning Public Policy Polling.
Noel Sheppard
January 30th, 2013 4:49 PM

Unlike CBS, CNN Actually Grills Clinton on Foreign Policy

Contrary to CBS's Steve Kroft, CNN's foreign affairs reporters actually asked the tough questions of outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in their Tuesday interview on The Situation Room. While Kroft spun his foreign policy questions into softballs for Clinton and Obama on Sunday's 60 Minutes, CNN's Jill Dougherty confronted Clinton on Egypt and Libya. She started off asking if the…
Matt Hadro
January 30th, 2013 4:33 PM

Federal Revenue Erupts a Ginormous 267,869% In The 100 Years of Income

NTU's Pete Sepp says income tax made way for 'massive fiscal expansion' of government.
Julia A. Seymour
January 30th, 2013 4:29 PM

WashPost Gossip Page Gushes Over New Emanuel Brothers Book

They're "the hottest brother act since the Kennedys: tougher than the Mannings, smarter than the Baldwins, more profane than the Sheens," gush Washington Post gossip columnists Roxanne Roberts and Amy Argetsinger in today's The Reliable Source lead item headlined "Showing the love of tough brothers." "Get ready -- the Emanuel boys are taking their show on the road," Roberts and Argetsinger…
Ken Shepherd
January 30th, 2013 4:13 PM

Journalists Instructed to Report on Benefits of Obamacare: "There's On

Earlier this month, FreedomWorks covered a suspect symposium being sponsored by a pro-Obamacare organization, designed to provide journalists with "specialized education in health care reporting”. The anticipation of media bias was palpable. The symposium, sponsored by the Commonwealth Fund, hosted by the Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW), held at Reuters headquarters…
Rusty Weiss
January 30th, 2013 4:08 PM

Cynthia McFadden Lectures Clinton on Running for President: Don't You

As if comparing Hillary Clinton to Thomas Jefferson wasn't hyperbolic enough, ABC's Cynthia McFadden on Wednesday practically begged the Secretary of State to run for president. The Nightline co-anchor lobbied Clinton, lecturing her about the "obligation" she has to "break through that glass ceiling." Yet, the reporter could only manage the most gentle probing into the issue of the terrorist…
Scott Whitlock
January 30th, 2013 4:05 PM

CBS Falsely Labels Handgun Used in Tucson Massacre an 'Assault Weapon

On Wednesday's CBS This Morning, Nancy Cordes falsely characterized the weapon used in the 2011 mass shooting in Tucson, Arizona. Cordes noted that former astronaut Mark Kelly, "whose wife...Gabrielle Giffords was badly injured in the Tucson shooting," would call for a ban on "assault weapons like the one that was used to wound his wife and kill six others." However, Jared Loughner, the…
Matthew Balan
January 30th, 2013 3:46 PM

New York Times' Mark Leibovich Eagerly Embraces the 'Biden Moment

New York Times reporter Mark Leibovich, who specializes in profiles of prominent pols, again held back his trademark irreverence when it came to an easy Democratic target: Vice President Joe Biden, in Sunday's "How This Got to be a Biden Moment – In a few short months, the vice president has become a star." Leibovich is known for being nice to Democrats and nasty to Republicans in his…
Clay Waters
January 30th, 2013 3:34 PM

NBC Liberal Panel Freaks Out Over Sheriff Telling People to Arm Themse

During a panel discussion on Wednesday's NBC Today, the morning show's regular liberal pundits had a panic attack over Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke putting out a radio ad calling on local citizens to "Consider taking a certified safety course in handling a firearm so you can defend yourself." Chief medical editor Nancy Snyderman was aghast: "This is so irresponsible it's dangerous." [Listen…
Kyle Drennen
January 30th, 2013 3:31 PM

Boyfriend Abuse? There’s an App for That

“No boyfriend is perfect! It’s time you trained him to become one.” So reads a screenshot from the iphone app, “Boyfriend Trainer” currently available for free on the iTunes store.  The app first attracted attention from Buzzfeed and, as Jezebel reported on Jan. 29, the app teaches you to “hit, slap, and strangle your lover when he, say, drops a shirt or glass or checks out sexy passerby”.
Kristine Marsh
January 30th, 2013 2:59 PM

Activist Lila Rose: Media Ignore March for Life to 'Cover Up' Abortion

It’s hardly a new revelation that the media turn a blind eye towards the annual Washington, DC March for Life, and, according to Live Action President Lila Rose, the bias by omission exists to “cover up” abortion.  Rose described the media bias to the Culture and Media Institute’s Katie Yoder in an interview Friday, saying, "So there should be more media reporting on [the march], absolutely. And…
Katie Yoder
January 30th, 2013 2:42 PM

ABC Touts Housing ‘Comeback’ on Day of Confidence Drop

Consumer confidence plummeted in January to a 14-month low of 58.6. The Conference Board announced the drop on Jan. 29 and cited a tax hike as the reason for the 8.1 point drop, but the bad news got no mention on the evening network news programs that night. Instead ABC joyfully reported good news on the economy. “World News with Diane Sawyer” led its broadcast with an upbeat story about the…
Julia A. Seymour
January 30th, 2013 2:03 PM

NB Publisher Bozell Slams MSNBC for Demonizing Gun Owners with Phony

On Monday’s edition of “Martin Bashir,” MSNBC ran footage of the testimony of Neil Heslin, the father of a Sandy Hook victim, in which it appears he is heckled by gun rights activists. MSNBC’s accompanying graphics box read “Mocked and Loaded. Sandy Hook Victim’s Father Heckled by Gun Rights Advocates.” In reality, Heslin was not heckled. He posed a challenge to the audience, and the audience…
NB Staff
January 30th, 2013 12:57 PM

ABC's Cynthia McFadden Compares Hillary Clinton to Thomas Jefferson

Over three programs and two days, ABC devoted 15 minutes to a fawning profile of Hillary Clinton. On Wednesday's Nightline, Cynthia McFadden even compared the outgoing Secretary of State to Thomas Jefferson, hinting that Clinton could follow his footsteps to the White House. McFadden lauded, "There was a time not so very long ago when Hillary Clinton was seen as one of the most divisive…
Scott Whitlock
January 30th, 2013 12:54 PM