He Means You, Grandma - Ed Schultz Denigrates Elderly as 'the Almost D

That's OK, he wasn't planning on any speaking gigs from AARP anyway. As is his wont, libtalker Ed Schultz revealed his underlying opinion on a specific subject without even being aware he was doing it, this time on senior citizens. Here's Schultz on his radio show yesterday with his warped take on elders, after initially referring to Republicans' proposed budget plan calling for broad…
Jack Coleman
April 6th, 2011 8:09 PM

NPR's Block Hounds 'Intransigent' Freshman GOP Congressman

On Tuesday's All Things Considered, NPR's Melissa Block grilled Congressman Joe Walsh, a newly-elected member of the House Tea Party Caucus, on the impasse over the federal budget. Block questioned Rep. Walsh if there was any "middle ground" on the issue, and pressed him with the Democratic caucus's label that the Republicans' budget proposals are "out of whack and unreasonable." The host…
Matthew Balan
April 6th, 2011 7:51 PM

NYT Econ Writer David Leonhardt's Simple Budgetary Solutions: Ration H

New York Times chief economics writer David Leonhardt argued against the deficit-reducing House Republican budget written by Rep. Paul Ryan in his Wednesday front-page Business Day column “A Lopsided Proposal for Medicare.” Instead, Leonhardt called for higher taxes on "affluent Americans"(his reasoning: All wealthy countries do it). It’s one of his favorite arguments for redistributing the…
Clay Waters
April 6th, 2011 7:04 PM

Paul Begala Demonizes Paul Ryan as the 'Dr. Kevorkian of Medicare

Trashing Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) as "Dr. Kevorkian," CNN political contributor Paul Begala condemns the congressman's bold proposal to revamp Medicare in his latest op-ed for CNN.com. If the GOP follows Ryan's plan, "like lemmings," Begala writes that their agenda will end in disaster. He interprets the plan as nothing less than an attempt "to deny ill and infirm seniors the health care…
Matt Hadro
April 6th, 2011 6:50 PM

Chris Matthews Rants Over Republicans 'Killing' Birth Control, 'Playin

Hardball host Chris Matthews on Wednesday frothed that Republicans who want to defund Planned Parenthood are out to "kill" birth control and are "playing politics with women's health." The MSNBC anchor railed against GOP efforts opposing the organization, speculating, "Why would you get rid of birth control?" Matthews defended Planned Parenthood, saying the issue isn't abortion, just a group…
Scott Whitlock
April 6th, 2011 6:24 PM

Colorado Newspaper Editor Defends Support of Planned Parenthood Federa

Many liberals in the media honestly believe their views are middle-of-the-road or just plain common sense, not skewed to the left. An interesting e-mail exchange I had with a Colorado newspaper editor earlier today illustrates that fact. It all began with an email story tip from NewsBusters fan Shawn Loy, who sent along some correpondence he had had with Alex Miller, the editor of the…
Ken Shepherd
April 6th, 2011 6:12 PM

NBC Doesn't Object to Dem Calling GOP Budget a 'Death Trap,' But Was O

On Tuesday's NBC Nightly News, a report on the Republican 2012 budget proposal included a sound bite from Democratic Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who decried the plan and ranted: "Medicare would become little more than a discount card. This plan would literally be a death trap for some seniors." Capitol Hill correspondent Kelly O'Donnell setup the outrageous quote by…
Kyle Drennen
April 6th, 2011 6:06 PM

The Democrats' Friends and Fat Cats Protection Plan

As the budget stalemate in Washington continues, Democrats are ratcheting up their class-warfare caterwauling. Time to bring out your earplugs and hypocrisy meters: Liberal political strategist Donna Brazile took to Twitter to assail fiscal conservatives for "taking medicine from seniors" and cutting taxes for "the rich and their corporate donors." Do-nothing House Minority Leader Nancy…
Michelle Malkin
April 6th, 2011 5:22 PM

Diversity Perversity

The terms affirmative action, equal representation, preferential treatment and quotas just don't sell well. The intellectual elite and their media, government and corporate enthusiasts have come up with diversity, a seemingly benign term that's a cover for racially discriminatory policy. They call for college campuses, corporate offices and government agencies to "look like America." Part of…
Walter E. Williams
April 6th, 2011 5:19 PM

Time's Grunwald Frets That 'Paragon of Fiscal Responsibility' Obama Re

Time Magazine senior correspondent Michael Grunwald on Monday lamented the fact that Barack Obama, "a paragon of fiscal responsibility compared to [George W.] Bush," doesn't get accolades for all his successes. Grunwald's piece, entitled, "The Counterfactual President: Obama Averted Disasters, but Getting Credit Is the Hard Part," sarcastically compared President Obama's record on terrorism…
Scott Whitlock
April 6th, 2011 4:28 PM

NYT's Jackie Calmes Declares GOP 'So Far to the Right' on Risky Budget

The ambitious, cost-trimming House Republican budget proposal put forward by Rep. Paul Ryan “is not going to become law anytime soon, if ever,” New York Times reporter Jackie Calmes assured us in her Wednesday “news analysis,” “A Conservative Vision, With Bipartisan Risks.” Yet it still “poses huge political risks for Republican candidates for Congress and for the White House in 2012.” A front-…
Clay Waters
April 6th, 2011 2:36 PM

Which Soros Event Will You Attend This Week

Lefty billionaire funds conferences to 'change the world,' economy and media.
Dan Gainor
April 6th, 2011 2:27 PM

Glenn Beck to End Fox News Program to Pursue Oprah Route

Fox News host Glenn Beck and the news channel announced today that Beck is going to be quitting his show. The following statement was put out to the media:
Matthew Sheffield
April 6th, 2011 1:09 PM

CNN's Spitzer Slams GOP for 'Balancing the Budget On the Backs of the

While questioning Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) over the budget battle on Monday's "In the Arena," CNN's Eliot Spitzer switched gears and attacked Republicans for cutting taxes for the rich while cutting benefits for the poor. Spitzer and Chaffetz sparred over the ongoing budget battle and spending cuts, and Spitzer was certainly not lacking in Democrat talking points. "You are driving the…
Matt Hadro
April 6th, 2011 12:29 PM