UFC Signs First Female Fighter

UFC President Dana White has for years said his mixed martial arts league would never have women in it. This changed Friday when White told Jim Rome that Ronda Rousey would become the first woman to compete in the octagon.
Noel Sheppard
November 18th, 2012 9:25 AM

In Their 'Best Books' List, WashPost Honors Itself -- And Other Media

The Washington Post selected the Best Books of 2012 in Sunday’s Arts section...and once again, it seems the judging is biased – not just in favor of liberals, but in favor of current and former Washington Post staffers. Three of their five best nonfiction books of the year are by Posties – former reporter Katherine Boo, the late war correspondent Anthony Shadid, and current Post columnist…
Tim Graham
November 18th, 2012 8:47 AM

Incoming Black Caucus Chair Accuses McCain of 'Sexism and Racism

Matt Cover of CNSNews.com reported that the incoming chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus – Rep. Marcia Fudge, a Democrat from Cleveland – accused Sen. John McCain of "sexism and racism" for criticizing UN Ambassador Susan Rice for going on five Sunday talk shows and claiming the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi was a spontaneous reaction to a video posted on YouTube. “There is…
Tim Graham
November 18th, 2012 7:26 AM

Rupert Murdoch: 'Why Is Jewish Owned Press So Consistently Anti-Israel

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch took to Twitter Saturday to criticize the press's reporting of hostilities in Israel. One tweet in particular raised eyebrows on both sides of the aisle:
Noel Sheppard
November 18th, 2012 1:57 AM

Like ABC, The Snobs at NPR Laugh At Shutdown of Hostess, the Snack-Foo

On Friday, Scott Whitlock reported ABC's Good Morning America reported the morning show milked the 18,000 jobs lost in the shutdown of Hostess for laughs. The same laughing at pink slips occurred Saturday on National Public Radio's game show Wait Wait Don't Tell Me. Players were given a question after NPR newscaster Karl Kasell asked in a low growl "Where are you, you spongy yellow delicious…
Tim Graham
November 17th, 2012 10:28 PM

BBC Video Suggests Palestinian Man Faking Injury for Cameras

The pro-Israel group HonestReporting.com has reported on BBC footage of what appears to be a Palestinian man pretending to be injured so he can be carried away in front of cameras, as the man appears in another part of the video walking around obviously uninjured.
Brad Wilmouth
November 17th, 2012 9:57 PM

ABC's Amanpour Suggests Israel Caused Too Many Civilian Casualties in

On Thursday's World News on ABC, as correspondent Christiane Amanpour discussed the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Amanpour seemed to presume that Israel created an unreasonable number of civilian casualties during the late 2008/early 2009 war in Gaza, even though the Israeli military concluded that the overwhelming majority of Gaza residents killed were members of the Hamas…
Brad Wilmouth
November 17th, 2012 8:41 PM

ABC Relays Terrorist Claim: 'We Wouldn't Fire Rockets If Israel Wasn't

On Friday's World News on ABC, correspondent Alex Marquardt relayed without question a claim by "one of the militant groups behind" the rocket attacks on Israel that they "wouldn't fire rockets if Israel wasn't killing us," even though almost 700 rockets had already been fired out of Gaza into the Jewish state between January 1 and November 5, well before Israel's recent sustained military…
Brad Wilmouth
November 17th, 2012 7:47 PM

Fox's Judge Napolitano Delights Jon Stewart By Proclaiming 'I'm in Fav

On The Daily Show on Thursday night, Jon Stewart interviewed Judge Andrew Napolitano of Fox News, and Napolitano began by joking, “You’re not going to make me defend O’Reilly?” Stewart asked “Could you?” As if that were impossible. Stewart quickly turned to how Fox News is worried about a “tipping point” where minorities can decide elections. Strangely, Stewart assumed O’Reilly said…
Tim Graham
November 17th, 2012 6:51 PM

Yasser Arafat's Grave Dug Up In West Bank

Former Palestinian Liberation Organization leader Yasser Arafat's grave was dug up in Israel's West Bank Saturday. This was part of a planned exhumation to examine his remains for exposure to a deadly radioactive isotope.
Noel Sheppard
November 17th, 2012 5:46 PM

Maddow's Bizarre Defense of Susan Rice: McCain, Not Rice, Offers 'Made

As she moved into an interview with former Obama spokesman Bill Burton on Wednesday night, Rachel Maddow claimed it was somehow insane to resist the idea of Susan Rice being the next Secretary of State after Rice lied on five Sunday shows about Benghazi. Maddow claimed somehow John McCain was the one inventing Benghazi stories: "But if it's made-up -- like the John McCain crusade against Susan…
Tim Graham
November 17th, 2012 3:35 PM

Politico's Simon: McCain Picked Palin But Won't Vote For Rice - 'That

The liberal media cheerleading for United Nations ambassador Susan Rice to become Secretary of State despite her repeated claims that September's attack on our consulate in Libya were a reaction to an anti-Muslim video are becoming nauseating. On PBS's Inside Washington Friday, Politico's Roger Simon actually said, "John McCain named Sarah Palin to be a heartbeat away from the presidency but…
Noel Sheppard
November 17th, 2012 2:11 PM

Michael Moore: 'By Watching Fox News You Have De-evolved

Schlockumentarian Michael Moore on Friday took an ironic shot at the Fox News Channel. Appearing on HBO's Real Time, the perilously liberal propagandist said, "By watching Fox News you have de-evolved" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
November 17th, 2012 12:34 PM

Bill Maher Tells Sean Hannity To Commit Suicide

UPDATE AT END OF POST: Hannity responds. Bill Maher on Friday told Fox News’s Sean Hannity to commit suicide. This occurred on HBO’s Real Time as the host discussed the Florida man who allegedly killed himself last week as a result of Barack Obama’s re-election (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
November 17th, 2012 11:02 AM