ABC Hypes High Temperatures in U.S. to Push for Climate Change 'Action

All three evening newscasts on Tuesday hyped a report that 2012 was the hottest on record for the United States. NBC actually mislead viewers into thinking the data relates to the entire planet and not just one country.  On ABC, Dan Harris blamed the study's results on Congress for failing to take "action" over global warming. World News reporter Dan Harris lamented, "Many cities had record…
Scott Whitlock
January 9th, 2013 12:07 PM

DC Police Complete Investigation Into David Gregory’s Possession of

The police department of the District of Columbia has completed an investigation into NBC television host David Gregory’s possession and exhibition of a high-capacity gun magazine on the Dec. 23 edition of the show “Meet the Press.” Under DC law, it is illegal for anyone to possess a magazine able to hold 10 or more bullets, even if it is empty. Now that the investigation is complete, the…
Matthew Sheffield
January 9th, 2013 12:04 PM

WashPost Religion Reporter Notes National Cathedral to Allow Same-sex

She had 12 paragraphs to play with, but in none of them did Washington Post religion reporter Michelle Boorstein find any space for a conservative Episcopalian or Anglican to voice objection to the decision by Episcopal authorities to permit same-sex wedding ceremonies in the historic Washington National Cathedral in Northwest Washington, D.C. "In some ways, the announcement that is expected…
Ken Shepherd
January 9th, 2013 11:52 AM

‘Promised Land’ Continues Hollywood Anti-Fracking Campaign

Damon claims he wants to start conversation, but movie depicts gas company employees as liars.
Liz Thatcher
January 9th, 2013 11:25 AM

Lawrence O'Donnell: Make Me Massachusetts Senator, Give Barney Frank M

The arrogance of Lawrence O'Donnell knows no bounds. On Tuesday evening, the host of The Last Word actually offered his name to be interim senator of Massachusetts if John Kerry becomes the new Secretary of State while proposing that newly-retired Congressman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) temporarily fill in for him on MSNBC (video follows with LexisNexis transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
January 9th, 2013 10:44 AM

Politico Lets Former Ohio Governor Strickland Whitewash His Disastrous

Ohioans can give thanks this week for at least one thing: Former Democratic Governor Ted Strickland has announced that won't be challenging incumbent John Kasich in 2014. During 2008 and 2009, Strickland's second and third years in office, the Buckeye State lost 420,000 jobs and saw its unemployment rate zoom from 5.7 percent to 10.6 percent, performances which were worse than nearly every…
Tom Blumer
January 9th, 2013 10:03 AM

ESPN Drops Racial Loudmouth Rob Parker

ESPN has parted ways with Rob Parker, a commentator for the sports network who caused a national controversy by saying that Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III is “not one of us” and only “kind of black” because he is engaged to a white woman and is rumored to be a Republican. Parker made those comments on December 13 and was suspended by ESPN for 30 days. Parker apologized for…
Matthew Sheffield
January 9th, 2013 9:45 AM

Brian Williams: Al Roker's Accident 'Hasn't Happened in the West Wing

NBC's Al Roker revealed Sunday that back in 2002, he had an embarrassing accident in the White House as a result of getting his stomach stapled. On CBS's Late Show Tuesday, NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams said, "That kind of thing that happened to Al hasn't happened in the West Wing since Nixon discovered the tapes” (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
January 9th, 2013 9:17 AM

Bullies: How Obama Defined the Right

On March 20, 2011, President Barack Obama led a White House conference on a crisis plaguing America: the crisis of bullying. In the middle of the greatest economic collapse since the Great Depression, with American soldiers involved in two wars overseas, with Iran on the brink of nuclear weapons development, the White House was focused, laserlike, on kids getting thrown into lockers.
Ben Shapiro
January 9th, 2013 8:17 AM

Was 'Hottest Year on Record' Based on Phony Data

Not Even Close: 2012 Was Hottest Ever in U.S. So declared the New York Times in an article almost dripping with self-righteous jubilation. This sentiment was also echoed at the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, Reuters, and many other media outlets. But could they all end up eating globally warmed crow? According to Anthony Watts of Watts Up With That? that is exactly what they might…
P.J. Gladnick
January 8th, 2013 10:33 PM

Bozell Column: Al Gore, Super Rich Sellout

The liberal media have spent 12 years feeling sorry for Al Gore.The Man Who Should Have Won in 2000 has had megatons of positive publicity dumped on him, hailing him as the “Goracle.” They cheered as leftists honored him with the Nobel Peace Prize and gave an Oscar to his filmed eco-sermon “An Inconvenient Truth.” So when Gore sold his left-wing cable channel Current TV to al-Jazeera for $…
Brent Bozell
January 8th, 2013 10:27 PM

Former Marine Schools Piers Morgan: Americans Aren't As Trigger-Happy

Piers Morgan, CNN's most-outspoken and impolite gun control advocate, got a much-needed education about the Second Amendment and firearms Tuesday. In the middle of a lengthy and uncharacteristically civil interview on Piers Morgan Tonight, former Marine Joshua Boston said, "The American people aren't as gun-happy and trigger-happy as they're being painted out to be by the media. They are…
Noel Sheppard
January 8th, 2013 10:26 PM

Krauthammer: China Arming Itself To 'Expel the U.S. From Its Coastal W

Conservative columnist Charles Krauthammer made a scary statement Tuesday. Appearing on Fox News's O'Reilly Factor, Krauthammer said, "China is developing a huge and sophisticated navy which it never had. And it is quite clear what the objective is: to expel the United States from its coastal waters in the Western Pacific where we have been the prevailing power for the last 50 years since the…
Noel Sheppard
January 8th, 2013 9:24 PM

CBS Bizarrely Wonders About 'Normal Kinds' of Shootings; Promotes Pro

CBS This Morning's slant towards gun control emerged again on Tuesday as they reported on the upcoming meetings of Vice President Joe Biden's task force on new firearms regulations. Despite a graphic spotlighting how "activists on both sides" were ready for a "fight" on the issue, the morning show only featured pictures of pro-gun control demonstrations, including one of a far left Code Pink…
Matthew Balan
January 8th, 2013 7:42 PM