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Bill Maher: ObamaCare Individual Mandate Same As Having to Buy Car Ins
Bill Maher on Friday once again demonstrated how little he knows about politics and current events.
In a discussion about House Republicans voting last week to repeal ObamaCare, the "Real Time" host said that law's individual mandate is constitutional because states require people to own car insurance (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Media Trumpet Flawed ObamaCare Cost Estimates, Bozell Sets Record Stra
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While mainstream media outlets repeatedly fail to question flawed health care cost estimates, NewsBusters publisher Brent Bozell exposed the biased coverage on the January 21 "Fox & Friends."
"This proves why they're not the mainstream media," asserted…
Rachel Maddow Tells Bill Maher 100% Falsehood About Reaganomics
Since its inception, NewsBusters has informed readers of the tendency of liberal media members to completely make up economic data when it fits their agenda.
Not surprisingly, this happened on Friday's "Real Time" when host Bill Maher brought up Reaganomics and MSNBC's Rachel Maddow proudly told - she even stood up to tell this whopper! - a 100 percent falsehood about income gains during that…
CNN's Piers Morgan Debates Atheist Ricky Gervais, Declares America a
It's not often that a CNN anchor declares America a "very Christian nation," but that's what new host Piers Morgan did on Thursday while debating atheist comedian Ricky Gervais. Morgan chided the entertainer for a joke he made while hosting last Sunday's Golden Globes.
Morgan critiqued, "...I know American culture quite well now and they're a very Christian nation here in America." During…
Ed Schultz Bashes Michele Bachmann for Doing Same Thing Obama Did in
Just how ignorant of politics and recent history is MSNBC's Ed Schultz?
Well, on Friday, he attacked Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) for giving a competing response to the upcoming State of the Union address even though presidential candidate Barack Obama did the same thing in 2008 (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Some Thoughts About Olbermann's Exit From Opposite Sides of the Intern
The internet has been all abuzz since Keith Olbermann's surprise announcement that Friday would be his last appearance on MSNBC's "Countdown."
Over at the liberal website Salon, Steve Kornacki wondered, "Is Olbermann the victim of his own success?":
Does Olbermann Ouster Mean Comcast is Moving MSNBC to the Right
Just three days after the FCC approved the merger of Comcast and NBC Universal, MSNBC's contract with Keith Olbermann was terminated.
The cable news network reported at its website Saturday:
'Let's Pretend' Headline via Reuters: 'Accounting Tweak Could Save Fed
Trick? Or "tweak"?
On Friday, a Reuters report at CNBC noted the Federal Reserve's journey into the accounting and reporting twilight zone earlier this month. In doing so, it conducted a clinic in how to make unreality look acceptable and make a dangerous situation appear palatable.
In the el bizzarro world at Reuters and those the wire service interviewed for its article:
A change in…
Krauthammer and Shields Spar Over Lieberman Supporting McCain in
A heated debate occurred on Friday's "Inside Washington" when the subject of Sen. Joe Lieberman's (I-Conn.) imminent retirement arose.
After Charles Krauthammer praised Lieberman for being "probably the last of a breed that began with Truman and Kennedy and Scoop Jackson," PBS's Mark Shields attacked the long-term senator for supporting John McCain for president in 2008 (video follows with…
Clarence Page Endorses a Muslim 'Cosby Show
NewsBusters was the first to find Katie Couric proposing a Muslim version of The Cosby Show to fight American "Islamophobia." Many found that entertaining. Chicago Tribune columnist (and McLaughlin Group regular) Clarence Page endorsed the idea in his column, since Muslims are the new blacks:
Okay, let's clear the air on that one: A group of Muslim SOBs did kill Americans on 9/11. They have…
New York Times Takes Money From Violent Video Game Maker, Puts Bullet
There I was this morning at the New York Times online op-ed page, the scene of so much self-righteous hand-wringing in recent weeks over the violence in our culture and rhetoric. I was deciding whether to subject myself first to Gail Collins or Charles Blow, when my eye was drawn to the ad you see here for something called "Project Blackout." A busty babe wields an assault rifle the Times…
Bloomberg’s Carlson Accuses Lieberman of ‘Violating Every Democrat
On Friday’s Political Capital, during a discussion of Democratic-turned independent Senator Joe Lieberman’s retirement, Bloomberg’s Margaret Carlson took a shot at him as she charged that, "Since he broke Iraq, let him go fix it," before suggesting that he be appointed ambassador to Iraq. After asserting that Lieberman "got a little bitter in his later years," she accused him of "violating…
Olbermann Signs Off from MSNBC’s Countdown for Last Time
On Friday’s Countdown show on MSNBC, host Keith Olbermann announced that the episode would be his last, and spent a few minutes near the end of the show saying goodbye. He mentioned a number of infamous and pivotal points in his show’s history when he went after the Bush administration:
The show gradually established its position as anti-establishment from the stagecraft of "Mission…
Open Thread: Olbermann Does His Last Show at MSNBC
Bill Carter in The New York Times reports:
Keith Olbermann, the highest-rated host on MSNBC, announced abruptly on the air Friday night that he is leaving “Countdown with Keith Olbermann” immediately.
The host, who has had a stormy relationship with the management of the network for some time, especially since he was suspended for two days last November, came to an agreement with NBC’s…