Leno Rips Biden for Nearly 3 Minutes: ‘Smart of Raddatz To Cut Joe O

Jay Leno spent nearly three minutes of his opening monologue Friday trashing Vice President Joe Biden for his performance during Thursday's debate. Although the Tonight Show host did poke some fun at Paul Ryan and Sarah Palin, the bulk of his jokes targeted Biden including him saying it was "really smart" of moderator Martha Raddatz "to cut Joe off after that third scotch and soda" (video…
Noel Sheppard
October 13th, 2012 3:03 PM

Former ABC News Boss Boasts on Huff-Post: Martha Raddatz 'Won The Deba

No one was more over the top in praising ABC's Martha Raddatz as debate moderator than her colleagues at ABC. Former ABC News president David Westin -- the man so deeply biased to the left that he declared a journalist can't judge if the Pentagon is a legitimate target for a terrorist attack -- honored Raddatz on The Huffington Post with an article titled "Why and How Martha Won the Debate --…
Tim Graham
October 13th, 2012 2:07 PM

NBC Cancels Dane Cook Series Before It Even Premieres

It's one thing to have a show cancelled, but before it even premieres? Such is what happened to Dane Cook's new NBC program Next Caller which according to Deadline Hollywood has been axed after four episodes have been recorded and not one aired.
Noel Sheppard
October 13th, 2012 1:59 PM

Bill Clinton and Bruce Springsteen to Campaign for Obama in Ohio Thurs

Barack Obama must be getting really nervous about his reelection prospects. On Saturday, his campaign announced that former President Bill Clinton and rock legend Bruce Springsteen will be headlining a get-out-the-vote event in Parma, Ohio, Thursday.
Noel Sheppard
October 13th, 2012 1:33 PM

MSNBC's Melissa Harris-Perry Goes Gaga Over Her Chance to Interview Ob

Remember Carole Simpson, the ABC "reporter" who got all verklempt when she had the chance to interview then President Bill Clinton in 1999?  Simpson so embarrassed herself that she made MRC's "Worst Media Bias" list for that year. Fast forward 13 years to this morning, when Melissa Harris-Perry had a Carole Simpson moment of her own.  On her MSNBC show, revealing that she recently had the…
Mark Finkelstein
October 13th, 2012 1:15 PM

Coulter Smacks Down Affleck and Maher: 'This Is Getting More Boring Th

Not surprisingly, Bill Maher and guest Ben Affleck took some cheap shots at former President George W. Bush during the Overtime installment of Friday's Real Time on HBO. Smacking them down was conservative author Ann Coulter who deliciously said, "This is getting more boring than Charlie Rose (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
October 13th, 2012 12:29 PM

MSNBC Guest: Protecting Ambassador Stevens Could Have Stopped Him From

This could be the lamest defense yet for the lapses that led to the murder of US Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens.  According to a former diplomat appointed by Bill Clinton, providing tighter security for Ambassador Stevens might have prevented him from carrying out his diplomatic duties. Daniel Serwer, the Clinton diplomat in question, offered his excuse for the Benghazi debacle on MSNBC's…
Mark Finkelstein
October 13th, 2012 11:57 AM

WaPo's Colby King: Charles Krauthammer Gives Romney His Talking Points

Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post columnist Colby King on Friday jokingly accused Charles Krauthammer of writing Mitt Romney's talking points. Appearing on PBS's Inside Washington, Krauthammer responded, "Well, it’s better than what you guys do is to receive the talking points" (video follows with transcript and commentary, file photo):
Noel Sheppard
October 13th, 2012 11:35 AM

Morgan Freeman Narrates Obama Ad: 'Every President Inherits Challenges

The Obama campaign released a new ad Saturday, this one narrated by Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman. It began, "Every president inherits challenges. Few have faced so many" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
October 13th, 2012 10:27 AM

BREAKING: Al Qaeda Leader Zawahiri Calls for Holy War on U.S. and Isra

Ayman al-Zawahiri, the leader of al Qaeda since Osama bin Laden's assassination, called for a holy war against the United States and Israel Saturday over the anti-Muslim video that triggered protests throughout the Middle East last month. According to Agence France Presse and other sources, Zawahiri released a seven minute audio hailing "the honourable people.. who stormed the US embassy in…
Noel Sheppard
October 13th, 2012 9:52 AM

At Bloomberg, Kinsley Claims 'No Major Terrorist Episodes' on Obama's

In an op-ed at "Bloomberg View" on Wednesday evening, editor and columnist Michael Kinsley's headline teased that "Maybe President Romney Wouldn’t Be So Bad," before twice urging readers to vote to reelect President Obama, including in the final paragraph after an alleged parenthetical (and obviously mythical) "Pause for reflection." Ha ha. What came in between wasn't very funny at all -- and…
Tom Blumer
October 13th, 2012 9:10 AM

Bozell Column: Jenny McCarthy And The Fall of Books

The book industry seems to be collapsing, at least that hallowed old paper-and-glue industry that promoted serious ideas. Even talk-radio and TV hosts are spending less time with authors. There are exceptions – but they won’t make you feel optimistic about books. Exhibit A of today’s kind of author: Jenny McCarthy, the former Playboy centerfold who’s parlayed her nudie shots into a long list…
Brent Bozell
October 13th, 2012 8:02 AM

Bill Press: A Gay Voting for Romney Is 'Like a Chicken Voting for Colo

One of the most dreadful sayings in Republican-bashing politics is the idea that blacks voting for the Republicans "is like a chicken voting for Colonel Sanders." I still remember former Oklahoma Congressman J.C. Watts telling that story, that his father would say that. Republicans aren't for boiling humans in oil. Bill Press broke out a new version of this smear on Monday's show on Current…
Tim Graham
October 13th, 2012 7:56 AM

Rhode Island Democrats Disprove Media Myth That Voter ID Is ‘Racist

Americans who have lost out on their right to vote as a result of fraudulent activity at the ballot box should not expect to attract sympathetic coverage from the New York Times, and other self-proclaimed mainstream outlets. This is particularly true in Rhode Island where ethnic minorities and Democratic lawmakers are disproving the notion that voter identification laws are really about “voter…
Kevin Mooney
October 13th, 2012 7:24 AM