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Anthony Bourdain: Tea Partiers Are 'Marginal, Very Angry White People
The best that can be said of the Travel Channel's Anthony Bourdain when he had No Reservations about making a fool of himself on Friday's Anderson Cooper 360 is that perhaps it was really one or more of the various substances he has abused over the years that was really talking. Here is the Travel Channel host spouting off in reply to a question from Anderson Cooper about if he ever attended a…
May 23rd, 2010 8:55 AM
NPR Pressed Rand Paul on 1964 Laws, But Couldn't Press Sestak on His
Liberal media outlets were quick to pounce on the new Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate from Kentucky about his views on the Civil Rights Act of 1964, not just Rachel Maddow on MSNBC, but NPR All Things Considered anchor Robert Siegel on Wednesday night. The sharp questioning of Paul is a contrast with NPR's interview with Joe Sestak, the new Democrat Senate nominee in Pennsylvania in the…
May 23rd, 2010 8:47 AM
Have the AP or Denver Post Actually Read the New Texas Curriculum
Probably no more than Janet Napolitano or Eric Holder has read the new Arizona SB1070. Ann Althouse has described the Washington Post's dereliction of duty in its description of the Texas curriculum. The AP articles are no better.In two articles over the last two weeks, the AP has written the following (sometimes more than once) about the new Texas curriculum:A far-right faction of the Texas…
May 23rd, 2010 7:06 AM
FNC’s Megyn Kelly Analyzes AZ Immigration Law, Finds Less Stringent
On Thursday’s The O’Reilly Factor, FNC’s Megyn Kelly appeared to give her take on the Arizona immigration law that the has so upset the left in America, relaying her conclusion that the law actually holds the police to higher standards against racial discrimination and the conditions under which police can enforce the law than current federal laws. Kelly: "And my legal opinion is, it is a little…
May 23rd, 2010 5:22 AM
Wayne Newton Slams Obama for ‘Irresponsible, Arrogant’ Shot at Las
On Saturday’s Huckabee show on FNC, as the show was broadcast from Las Vegas, singer Wayne Newton appeared as a guest to discuss the economic situation in the city, and, when asked by host Mike Huckabee his reaction to President Obama’s remarks from last year attacking businesses for indulging in trips to Las Vegas, Newton did not mince words: "I think that it was the most irresponsible, arrogant…
May 22nd, 2010 11:35 PM
Rand Paul Strikes Back at MSNBC: I Need To Be Careful Going On Certain
Kentucky senatorial candidate Rand Paul has struck back at MSNBC for its continuous implications that he is a racist.In an interview with WHAS-TV in Louisville, Paul said, "I need to be very careful about going on certain networks that seem to have a bias."He continued, "They went on a whole day repeating something over and over again, and it makes me less inclined to go on a network" (video…
May 22nd, 2010 11:24 PM
Rachel Maddow Show Busts New York Times for Misquoting Rand Paul
Stop the presses: a fill-in for Rachel Maddow on Friday actually busted the New York Times for misquoting Rand Paul in its article about the Tea Party senatorial candidate published earlier in the day.As most readers are aware, Paul made some rather controversial statements on MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show" Wednesday.Two days later, Adam Nagourney and Carl Hulse of the Times wrote: "Asked by Ms…
May 22nd, 2010 7:27 PM
The Texas Textbook Massacre: 'Christian Conservative Voting Bloc' on t
Texas-based New York Times reporter Michael Brick was in Austin in anticipation of a Board of Education vote on the political content of textbooks in Texas schools: “Texas School Board Set to Vote Textbook Revisions.” Typical of the Times' coverage of the matter, Brick found lots of “conservatives” on one side of the debate over Texas textbooks in Friday's story, but no countervailing liberals,…
May 22nd, 2010 6:49 PM
Kids Drinking Soda Pop: Like Smoking Camels or Riding Without Seat Bel
Wednesday's Business Day column by the Times' liberal economic conscience David Leonhardt is another one for the food police files: “The Battle Over Taxing Soda.” Personal responsibility on such personal matters isn't a large concern in Leonhardt's worldview, as he readily compared lobbyists for the soda industry to lobbyists against tobacco companies and pollution laws.Tobacco lobbyists spent…
May 22nd, 2010 5:42 PM
WaPo's Birnbaum Mischaracterizes New Texas Education Standards
Perhaps Washington Post reporter Michael Birnbaum needs to brush up his reading comprehension skills. Either that or his bias is coloring what should be straightforward reporting. Here's how Birnbaum opened his page A16 article in the May 22 paper:The Texas state school board gave final approval Friday to controversial social studies standards that minimize the separation of church and state…
May 22nd, 2010 5:37 PM
Rich Lowry: Media Are In Love With Obama Despite His Contempt For Them
National Review's Rich Lowry on Saturday's "Fox News Watch" noted a bizarre relationship between Barack Obama and the media: "they're in love with the guy and he has contempt for them."Host Jon Scott started the discussion by mentioning the peculiar irony of the President on Monday signing the Press Freedom Act while refusing to take any questions from media members at the event.As the…
May 22nd, 2010 5:08 PM