Liberal CBS Legal Analyst: I Wasn't That Political, and When I Was, It

The same CBS legal analyst who...: wrote that former Vice President Cheney "is just a dick"labeled Chief Justice John Roberts "silly and condescending" and Justice Alito a "rigid starboard-facing ideologue"and blamed Karl Rove for the Valerie Plame leak despite the fact that Richard Armitage admitted that he was the inadvertent leaker of that information...is now ending his CourtWatch blog, all…
Ken Shepherd
December 1st, 2009 4:07 PM

Disgraced Anchor Dan Rather Names Abu Ghraib ‘Startling Scoop’ of

Writing for Newsweek magazine’s feature on the top ten “startling scoops” of the past ten years, ex-CBS Evening News anchor Dan Rather identified the most shocking: “Abu Ghraib has opened our eyes, serving as a dark icon that reminds us our fiercest enemies – hubris, cruelty, and ignorance – wage war from within.”Rather went on to proclaim that the prisoner abuse scandal “is still the subject of…
Kyle Drennen
December 1st, 2009 4:03 PM

WaPo Includes Link to RealClimate in Mann's Letter to the Editor ...Bu

A week after the explosion of the current Climategate scandal revealing that leading climate scientists engaged in ongoing email conversations about how to hide or obfuscate the real data on global warming (or lack thereof), the Washington Post on November 25 editorialized on the matter. Like other establishment media types, the Washington Post sought to make light of the shocking prospect of…
Christine Hall
December 1st, 2009 3:31 PM

Captionfest: Unfortunate Twitter Gaffe Edition

A special captionfest thanks to a photo from the Mobile [Ala.] Press-Register, via al.com (h/t NB intern Mike Sargent): Original caption: "A passing motorist's photo shows the unfortunate juxtaposition of three of WPMI-TV's on-air personalities with a Twitter headline stating that three people have been arrested in a gang rape case."
NB Staff
December 1st, 2009 2:59 PM

BREAKING: ClimateGate's Jones Steps Down Pending Investigation

The British scientist in the middle of the growing ClimateGate scandal is temporarily stepping down from his position as head of the University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit pending an investigation.As NewsBusters reported on November 20, Phil Jones was one of the scientists on the sending and receiving end of many of the controversial e-mail messages obtained from the University's…
Noel Sheppard
December 1st, 2009 2:57 PM

WaPo Includes Link to RealClimate in Mann's Letter to the Editor

I imagine the folks at the Washington Post thought they were being fair and balanced Tuesday when they published two letters to the editor that were skeptical of man's role in global warming as compared to one that supported Nobel Laureate Al Gore's view of the world.The only problem is that one letter was penned by someone very important to the Global Warmingist-in-Chief and the entire climate…
Noel Sheppard
December 1st, 2009 2:15 PM

Rod Stewart Defends Lambert’s Sordid Sex Act: 'There’s Nothing Wro

Carolyn Plocher
December 1st, 2009 2:02 PM

WaPo's On Faith: General Patton, Sgt. York Like Ft. Hood Shooter

Anthony Stevens-Arroyo of the Washington Post’s On Faith blog took left-wing moral equivalency to new lows in a November 24 post where he compared Ft. Hood shooter Nidal Hassan to General Patton and World War I hero Alvin York. What does this mass murderer have in common with two American heroes, in Stevens-Arroyo’s view? All three recited what he labeled “bad prayers.”Matthew Archbold of the…
Matthew Balan
December 1st, 2009 1:15 PM

On World AIDS Day, Media Won't Acknowledge Bush Successes

Today is World AIDS Day, on which we reflect on the global epidemic that has taken so many millions of lives and ponder ways in which we can improve world health by combating the terrible illness. In honoring the day, however, some news outlets have neglected to note the tremendous contributions to the AIDS effort undertaken by our last president.MSNBC noted on its website a recent U.N. report…
Lachlan Markay
December 1st, 2009 12:34 PM

Rove Fires Back at Lauer Charge That Bush Administration 'Took Its Eye

Previewing the President's speech tonight, NBC's Matt Lauer invited on Karl Rove, on Tuesday's Today show, and pressed the former White House senior adviser if the reason Afghanistan still required the U.S.'s attention is because the previous administration "took its eye off the ball in Afghanistan," and "concentrated too heavily on Iraq." Rove hit back, accusing Lauer and Bush administration…
Geoffrey Dickens
December 1st, 2009 11:05 AM

Al Gore Asking $1,200 To Shake His Hand In Copenhagen

Still think there's no money in spreading global warming alarmism?Well, how'd you like to make $1,200 just for shaking someone's hand and having your picture taken with the sycophant?This is what Al "I'm Only Doing This To Save The Planet" Gore is charging for such an honor at next week's climate change conference in Copenhagen.Nice work if you can get it, huh?  As reported by the Washington…
Noel Sheppard
December 1st, 2009 11:00 AM

ABC’s David Wright Slams ‘Fancy’ Sarah Palin for ‘Traveling in

ABC’s David Wright again attacked Sarah Palin on Tuesday, slamming her for using a private jet for her book tour. On Good Morning America, he sniped, "But, while her fans camped out in the bitter cold, just for the chance to meet her, the former vice presidential candidate was quietly traveling in style, aboard this Gulfstream II private jet. Price tag, $4,000 an hour." [Audio available here.]…
Scott Whitlock
December 1st, 2009 10:15 AM

CNN's Phillips: Obama Gives 'An Early Christmas Present for People on

On yesterday's CNN Newsroom, anchor Kyra Phillips shifted to "Bad Boys" mode:Lenders, lenders -- what you gonna do when they come for you? Call it an early Christmas present for people on the edge of losing their homes. The Obama administration cracking down on mortgage companies.We'll tell you about it.After the break:PHILLIPS: Well, from your health (ph) to your home, the foreclosure crisis…
Mike Bates
December 1st, 2009 10:02 AM

Open Thread

NB Staff
December 1st, 2009 9:40 AM