Sports Website Mocks 'Exceedingly White' People Celebrating Win at NBA

How quickly might a writer be fired or reprimanded for mocking the appearance of a group of minorities as they celebrated their team's victory at a professional sporting event? Consider that as you read sports website SB Nation's "White People Celebrate Heat Loss in Exceedingly White Fashion."
Noel Sheppard
March 28th, 2013 3:14 PM

Washington Post Thinks School Vouchers are a ‘Bad Idea

The Supreme Court of Indiana ruled unanimously that their state’s voucher program was constitutional, much to the chagrin of Washington Post blogger Valerie Strauss. “It isn’t the first time a supreme court has made a questionable call,” she wrote in her March 26 Answer Sheet post. According to Strauss, voucher programs are bad for several reasons. First, she is quite offended that families…
Liz Thatcher
March 28th, 2013 3:04 PM

MSNBC's Chris Hayes on NPR: Ick, I've Watched 'Very, Very, Very Little

In a cozy radical-to-radical interview on NPR’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross on Wednesday, incoming MSNBC primetime host Chris Hayes announced he’s watched Bill O’Reilly “very, very, very little...I’m positive I have never watched an hour of the O’Reilly show.” Hayes is going to pretend that Fox News and MSNBC aren’t really competitors at all: “I genuinely don’t think of myself as in…
Tim Graham
March 28th, 2013 2:58 PM

A New York Times Blessing for Gay Activist Lawyer Mary Bonauto, '...a

After two days of same-sex marriage arguments at the Supreme Court, New York Times reporter Sheryl Gay Stolberg bestowed a blessing on the "serious and unassuming" Mary Bonauto, a lawyer for Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD). Even the headline equated gay marriage with the civil rights fight, citing the legendary civil rights lawyer who became a Supreme Court Justice: "In Fight for…
Clay Waters
March 28th, 2013 2:12 PM

Politico Misses Kagan '09 Statement on DOMA Story: 'There Is No Federa

So, Politico jumped the shark on gay marriage yesterday in reporting that Justice Elena Kagan that she had a ‘gotcha’ moment during yesterday’s hearings on the Defense of Marriage Act. But a real ‘gotcha’ moment would have been if Politico did their homework and resurrected Kagan’s past comments about gay marriage from 2009, when she was awaiting confirmation to the post of solicitor general…
Matt Vespa
March 28th, 2013 12:52 PM

Comcast Bans Gun and Ammo Ads Following NBCUniversal Purchase

The Comcast Corporation, sole owner of NBCUniversal now, recently made the decision to refuse advertising from gun stores and ammunition manufacturers. Operating in 39 states and the District of Columbia, it is by far the largest cable company in the country. What's more, it holds a regional monopoly on cable TV in a multitude of markets, meaning it's the only affordable televised commercial…
Ryan Robertson
March 28th, 2013 12:10 PM

ABC Hypes 'Electrifying' 'Fighter' Who Is Taking a 'Stand for Marriage

On Wednesday and Thursday, the journalists at ABC continued to treat the gay marriage issue as though there was only one acceptable side. Diane Sawyer and Terry Moran framed the case before the Supreme Court as simply "one American seeking justice" and gave almost no time to the opposition. On the March 27 World News, Sawyer used loaded language as she hyped, "Edith Windsor received a hero's…
Scott Whitlock
March 28th, 2013 12:00 PM

Is eBay Blocking Auctions Making Fun of Jim Carrey

After Jim Carrey published a vulgar attack on gun owners Monday, a clever eBayer put an autographed picture of the actor up for auction saying the proceeds would go to buy a gun. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the description of that auction has been changed as have similar listings at the website:
Noel Sheppard
March 28th, 2013 11:12 AM

Catholic League Asks Time Warner CEO to 'Have a Serious Talk' With Bil

The Catholic League has clearly had enough of Bill Maher's regular anti-religious tirades on HBO's Real Time. On Tuesday, League president Bill Donohue sent a letter to Time Warner CEO Glenn Britt saying, "The time has come for someone in a position of responsibility to sit down and have a serious talk with this man":
Noel Sheppard
March 28th, 2013 10:25 AM

Media in Love with Bloomberg’s Nanny State Policies

The media are in love – with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. From his soda ban, to his global warming views, to his opinions on gay marriage, journalists and pundits have repeatedly given him a platform to promote whatever he wants … and praised him repeatedly. Very recently, Bloomberg lashed out at New York state legislators in Albany when a speed camera plan for NYC failed, "blaming…
Liz Thatcher
March 28th, 2013 10:14 AM

Luke Russert Asks Tony Perkins 'What Do You Fear So Much' About Same-S

Compared to other MSNBC personalities, Luke Russert is usually rather restrained when it comes to his biases. But on Wednesday’s Andrea Mitchell Reports, the son of the late Tim Russert could not hold back the condescension in his interview with Tony Perkins, the president of the Family Research Council. [Video below. MP3 audio here.] Perkins gave an eloquent defense of traditional marriage…
Paul Bremmer
March 28th, 2013 9:31 AM

Capehart On DOMA: States' Rights A 'Legal Technicality

Seriously: of all editorial writers at the nation's major newspapers, could the Washington Post's Jonathan Capehart be the least conversant with the Constitution?  Back in August, we caught Capehart admitting to his unfamiliarity with Enumerated Powers Clause.   On today's Morning Joe, Capehart's Constitutional confusion was on display again. Discussing the Supreme Court's possible…
Mark Finkelstein
March 28th, 2013 8:06 AM

CNN Not a 'Liberal News Network,' Turner Broadcasting Executive Claims

Just when you think you've heard it all, along comes Philip Kent -- chairman and chief executive officer of the Turner Broadcasting System, which owns the Cable News Network – who says that CNN “is a serious news network” that viewers would appreciate more if they would watch the channel “more critically.” Kent made the laughable comments during an interview published in this week's edition…
Randy Hall
March 28th, 2013 1:51 AM

Leno Strikes Again: 'NBC Is a Big Number Two

Jay Leno continued his public feud with the Peacock network Wednesday. The embattled Tonight Show host practically began his show with the tremendously derogatory remark, "NBC is a big number two" (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
March 28th, 2013 1:24 AM