Hey Al—'Frostproof, Florida' Forecast: 22 Degrees

Less than a year ago, ABC global-warmist weatherman Sam Champion was warning people against moving to Florida because of the supposed danger of disastrous sea-level rises due to global warming.  Maybe Sam was on to something—but for the diametrically opposite reason . . . Check out the Weather Channel's forecast for the town of "Frostproof, Florida" for tonight: 22 degrees—a full 10 degrees below…
Mark Finkelstein
January 10th, 2010 8:04 PM

Venezuela Slipping Into Socialist/Statist Darkness, Figuratively and L

Four recent stories out of Venezuela each give readers brief glimpses at how Hugo Chavez's brand of authoritarian socialism is critically wounding what could be a resource-rich, financially prosperous country: January 9, Associated Press -- "Venezuela weakens currency for 1st time in 5 years." January 10, Bloomberg -- "Chavez Says He’ll Seize Businesses That Raise Prices." December 22, AFP…
Tom Blumer
January 10th, 2010 6:33 PM

George Will Says Reid's Obama Remark Wasn't Racist, Liz Cheney Says 'G

A somewhat surprising debate occurred Sunday when conservatives George Will and Liz Cheney took different sides of the Harry Reid racist remark issue.Appearing on the Roundtable segment of ABC's "This Week," the former Vice President's daughter said, "[O]ne of the things that makes the American people frustrated is when they see time and time again liberals excusing racism from other liberals."…
Noel Sheppard
January 10th, 2010 5:24 PM

Oliver Stone to Put Hitler, Stalin 'In Context' With New Miniseries

There has been a substantial push lately by some of Hollywood's big names to reeducate Americans on world history. The leftist-dominated television and film industries have taken it upon themselves to promote histories of the United States and its role in the world that portrays it as an evil, occasionally colonial, always destructive force in global relations.The latest such effort is being…
Lachlan Markay
January 10th, 2010 3:21 PM

'Rush Limbaugh! The Musical' Debuts in Chicago End of the Month

Germans may soon have "HOPE - The Obama Musical Story," but Chicagans are about to get "Rush Limbaugh! The Musical."Produced by the Windy City's longtime comedy troupe Second City, the score features "a pastiche of Broadway musicals such as Spring Awakening, Wicked, and Rent. You can call it 'Dispirit of the Radio.'”The show's website boasts (h/t Story Balloon):
Noel Sheppard
January 10th, 2010 3:18 PM

As Stephanopoulos Leaves 'This Week,' News of a Booster Seat in the Mo

At the end of Sunday’s This Week this morning, George Stephanopoulos announced it was his last broadcast as the host (“That’s our show for today. It is also my last regular Sunday here at This Week. Thanks to all of you for watching so faithfully for all these years and thanks to the outstanding crew and staff here at This Week for making it the special program it will always be”) and an item in…
Brent Baker
January 10th, 2010 2:50 PM

'Face the Nation': Reid's Remarks Will Hurt Democrats In November

A rather shocking thing happened on "Face the Nation" Sunday: CBS News's chief legal correspondent said Sen. Harry Reid's (D-Nev.) racist remarks about presidential candidate Barack Obama in 2008 will harm Democrats in the upcoming midterm elections.Quite contrary to how ABC's George Stephanopoulos gave cover to the Senate Majority Leader by declaring his comments were supposed to be private, "…
Noel Sheppard
January 10th, 2010 2:16 PM

WaPo Reviews Abortion Battle in 2009 as All Tiller and Stupak -- And N

Tim Graham
January 10th, 2010 1:40 PM

Schwarzenegger On Ben Nelson's Kickback: 'It's Illegal to Buy Votes

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Sunday accused Senate Democrats of illegally buying a vote to get healthcare reform passed.Talking with NBC's David Gregory on "Meet the Press," Schwarzenegger blasted the California Congressional delegation for "representing Nebraska and not us" during December's healthcare deliberations.Taking the matter further, the Governor said, "[T]he Senate just…
Noel Sheppard
January 10th, 2010 1:35 PM

Reid Shill Stephanopoulos Stresses 'Negro Dialect' Supposed To Be 'Pri

It was the thinnest of reeds, but that didn't stop George Stephanopoulos from clinging to it—twice—in doing his best for Harry Reid . . .  Appearing on GMA today, Steph stressed that Reid's remarks about then-candidate Obama being "light-skinned" and having no "negro dialect" were supposed to be "private."Stephanopoulos tried to put the best face on things during a conversation with weekend co-…
Mark Finkelstein
January 10th, 2010 9:17 AM

Sunday NFL Open Thread

After yesterday's snoozers, will we actually have at least ONE good game today?
NB Staff
January 10th, 2010 8:55 AM

Open Thread

For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: Harry Reid's remarks.I've been watching CNN this morning, and their take -- not surprising -- is that this is no big deal. They've even read some e-mail messages from viewers claiming that Reid was right, and that we should all just move on. Nothing to see here.How much different would this be if Reid had an "R" next to his name? 
NB Staff
January 10th, 2010 8:52 AM

The Church of NPR: Mother Teresa's a Destroyer, Radical Feminist an 'I

Even obituaries can inform the public what the leftists at National Public Radio consider admirable.When Mother Teresa died in 1997, NPR stood out with a vicious obituary from anchor Scott Simon noting her "tolerance of tyrants and criminals" and her theology of "destructive comfort to keep people poor." Christopher Hitchens, who wrote a book-length attack on her, was welcomed to kick dirt on the…
Tim Graham
January 10th, 2010 8:30 AM

WaPo Blogger Wants Weather Served With a Side Order of 'Climate Scienc

The one good thing you can say about Andrew Freedman's "Cold weather in a hot climate" entry at the Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang blog (HT James Taranto at the Wall Street Journal's Best of the Web) is that he's at least not hiding his bias. Boiling it down, Freedman believes that weather broadcasters should use the occasions of heat waves and serious storms as global warming teachable…
Tom Blumer
January 9th, 2010 11:54 PM