Weigel-gate: WaPo Editor Brauchli Huffs They Won't Do 'Supreme Court J

In the Saturday Washington Post, media reporter Howard Kurtz wrote up the resignation of blogger David Weigel, whose disgust for conservatives was too much for the Post to defend for a man hired to cover conservatives. Post executive editor Marcus Brauchli lamented "we can't have any tolerance for the perception that people are conflicted or bring a bias to their work." Everyone brings some bias…
Tim Graham
June 26th, 2010 7:59 AM

Glenn Beck's Hilarious Sex Scandal Mock Interview With Al and Tipper G

The guys at the Glenn Beck radio show had some fun at Al and Tipper Gore's expense Thursday creating a mock interview where the host questioned the separated couple about the former Vice President's antics with a masseuse in a Portland hotel room back in 2006.The role of the Global Warmingist in Chief was marvelously played by Pat Gray with Stu Burguiere doing an adequate Tipper.The interview…
Noel Sheppard
June 25th, 2010 11:05 PM

Washington Post, Fox News Cite MRC Vice President Dan Gainor in Weigel

The inside-the-beltway media world was turned on its head with leaked e-mails that revealed Washington Post blogger Dave Weigel had some disparaging things to say about prominent conservative figures, including Rush Limbaugh, Matt Drudge and Byron York. This ultimately resulted in Weigel's resignation. However, some of Weigel's antics have been previously raised by his critics, including Media…
NB Staff
June 25th, 2010 8:20 PM

MSNBC's Matthews Compares Conservative Candidates to Suicide Bombers

"Being a suicide bomber is the new political role model," Chris Matthews told his Friday "Hardball" audience. "Just kill everything, destroy everything, blow it up, nothing gets done. You're dead, but who cares?" he added, referring to conservative Republicans running against Democrats in the 2010 midterms.The comment came at the end of a segment featuring Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.) and Politico's…
Ken Shepherd
June 25th, 2010 6:40 PM

NYT Reporter Desperately Searches for Signs of Economic Progress to Pr

Please don't let it be Big Bob!Please don't let it be Big Bob!That fervent prayer by Harold of "Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay" as he desperately hopes that sound of the approaching footsteps don't belong to a sadistic guard named Big Bob comes to mind when reading a New York Times article by Michael Luo. In Luo's case he is hoping that the Republicans won't gain significant…
P.J. Gladnick
June 25th, 2010 6:22 PM

Stay Classy: AFL-CIO Economist Calls FNC’s Cavuto an 'A**hole' on Li

It's union thuggery, but at a higher echelon.Imagine you're representing the AFL-CIO, going on Fox News and trying to make a case that the $787-billion stimulus last year wasn't nearly enough and that more is needed, despite the prevailing argument being that Keynesian economics doesn't work based on this example.Well, Ron Blackwell - the chief economist for the AFL-CIO faced that on the June 25…
Jeff Poor
June 25th, 2010 5:13 PM

Milwaukee Dem: Arizona Is 'a Ways Removed from the Border

Bob Parks
June 25th, 2010 4:50 PM

CNN's Acosta and Costello Parrot Obama Talking Points on Offshore Dril

CNN's Carol Costello and Jim Acosta revealed their disdain for a federal judge's decision to overturn the Obama administration's 6-month moratorium on offshore drilling when the expert they interviewed on the June 25 "American Morning" made a convincing case against the moratorium.Tom Bower, an author who has written extensively on the oil industry, tried to explain the devastating economic…
Alex Fitzsimmons
June 25th, 2010 4:45 PM

'American Morning' Asks Expert 'What's Wrong' With Shutting Down Oil D

CNN Fill-in anchor Carol Costello claims to be playing 'devil's advocate' in tough interview with oil expert Tom Bower.
Julia A. Seymour
June 25th, 2010 3:58 PM

Dear NY Times: Is Krugman a Luddite

If China's monetary policy hurts American employment by lowering cost of goods, wouldn't better U.S. technology also hurt jobs because they lower cost and labor needs?
Donald J. Boudreaux, Ph.D.
June 25th, 2010 3:56 PM

Vintage Santelli – Rips Obama's Keynesian-ish Policies: Why Does My

This is one of those "I told you so" moments conservatives should really be out publicizing: The $787-billion stimulus passed early 2009 - it's not working. And on CNBC's June 25 broadcast of "The Call," CME Group floor reporter Rick Santelli explained that all government spending is not created equal, and President Obama's so-called stimulus spending was for government payrolls and not the…
Jeff Poor
June 25th, 2010 3:51 PM

Santelli, Kudlow: Obama-Style Bailout/Keynesian Economics Not Working

CNBC personalities explain $787-billion stimulus not implemented correctly and only creating 70 cents of GDP for every dollar.
Jeff Poor
June 25th, 2010 3:33 PM

NPR Twice Promoted David Weigel as Chronicler of Conservative Extremis

The idea that Washington Post writer David Weigel was supposed to be a conservative -- and not merely someone reporting on the conservative movement -- was clearly not based on a review of Weigel's output. Weigel didn't just deconstruct conservatives for the Post, but was also presented twice recently by National Public Radio as a wise man assessing the fringiness of conservatives. Last October,…
Tim Graham
June 25th, 2010 3:23 PM

NBC's Todd Defends Obama 'Twitters' Gaffe: 'Written Incorrectly in His

On NBC's Today on Friday, White House correspondent Chuck Todd preemptively dismissed any criticism of President Obama referring to "Twitters" during a joint press conference with Russian President Dimitri Medvedev on Thursday: "It turns out he didn't misstate it. It was written incorrectly in his prepared remarks."During Todd's report, a clip was played of Obama noting how in a visit to…
Kyle Drennen
June 25th, 2010 3:16 PM