Rep. Steve King Explains How ObamaCare Could Cover Illegals, MSNBC's S

Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) appeared on MSNBC around 3:40 p.m. EDT today to defend Rep. Joe Wilson's (R-S.C.) claim that President Obama was lying about Democratic health care reforms not ensuring "public option" coverage of illegal immigrants. [MP3 audio available here]King explained at length about Democrats voted down Republican amendments to put in place an enforcement mechanism to check the…
Ken Shepherd
September 14th, 2009 5:18 PM

CBS Face the Nation: Obama ‘Best Salesman’; ‘Keeps Topping Himse

On Sunday, CBS Face the Nation host Bob Schieffer praised President Obama’s recent media blitz for health care reform: "There’s no question he is the best salesman on the staff," but wondered: "Does he run the risk of overexposing himself?" Politco.com’s Roger Simon dispelled that fear: "It is a risk, but he keeps topping himself."Simon elaborated on Obama’s oratory skill: "Every time you think…
Kyle Drennen
September 14th, 2009 5:12 PM

Jack Black Leads a Prayer to the Devil at the 2009 MTV Awards

Carolyn Plocher
September 14th, 2009 4:52 PM

CNBC's Santelli Rips Media for Ignoring 9/12 DC March

Not everyone at the NBC Universal umbrella of networks got the gag order memo about the Sept. 12 march on Washington, D.C. Rick Santelli, who has been a target of the Obama White House and is credited with being the inspiration for the 2009 tea party movement, spoke out about how the media ignored the march. But, a year after the fall of Lehman Brothers, he was making the larger point that the…
Jeff Poor
September 14th, 2009 3:13 PM

NY Times Buries Massive Conservative D.C. Rally, Hails Smaller Liberal

There was a huge protest against Obama's big-government plans at the U.S. Capitol on Saturday, but one was hard-pressed to find evidence of it on the New York Times home page Sunday morning: A small headline tucked under the Political subhead. The print edition wasn't much more forthcoming. Although the Washington D.C. Fire Dept. estimated 60,000 to 70,000 people attended the 9/12 protest, and…
Clay Waters
September 14th, 2009 2:28 PM

AP Quotes Teen Who Understands Why Someone Would Want to 'Punch' or 'S

An overlooked quote by a Michigan teenager picked up by the Associated Press regarding the murder of pro-life activist James Pouillon illustrates why many in the media are ignoring this story.: Later on Friday students outside the high school said Pouillon was a fixture there and regularly held graphic signs of aborted fetuses. "I can see someone spitting on him or punching him, but shooting…
Kerry Picket
September 14th, 2009 2:05 PM

Newsweek's Evan Thomas on 'The Case for Killing Granny

A prudent gerontologist may opt to remove the September 21 edition of Newsweek from his waiting room.Newsweek.com today has a cheeky frontpage headline in "The Case for Killing Granny," with a subheader promising an explanation as to "Why curbing excessive end-of-life care is good for America."For good measure the magazine also promises readers to explain "Why We Should Insure Illegals" and how "…
Ken Shepherd
September 14th, 2009 1:33 PM

LATimes Finally Finds Graphics Like Commie Propaganda Art… And It's

After the last three years of President Obama's graphics and poster art that evokes the style of graphics used in communist propaganda someone in the Old Media has finally discovered the similarity between today's political graphics and communist styled propaganda art. And on top of that another we see another member of the Media calling us all "tea baggers" So which of Obama's posters is the L.…
Warner Todd Huston
September 14th, 2009 1:27 PM

MRC-TV: Bozell Discussed Joe Wilson, ACORN on Sept. 11 'Hannity

Video of Baltimore ACORN activists willing to help a pimp and prostitute work out a tax shelter for a brothel is a "devastating" indictment of the liberal activist group, Media Research Center President Brent Bozell pronounced on the September 11 "Hannity." [MP3 audio available here]"It shows the power of the Internet. It doesn't matter anymore that [Big Three broadcast networks] ABC and NBC and…
NB Staff
September 14th, 2009 12:11 PM

Newspaper Association Cancels Conference in South Carolina Over Rep. W

The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), also known as the Black Press of America, which is a non-partisan 501(c) 3 tax-exempt organization, has decided to show its disapproval of South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson's "You Lie" remarks by canceling a convention in the state. "Rep. Wilson's remarks were racist, disrespectful and a disingenuous violation - not only of President Obama - but…
Jeff Poor
September 14th, 2009 12:03 PM

Stephanopoulos: Obama Healthcare Speech No Game-Changer

Something absolutely shocking happened on Monday's "Good Morning America": ABC's George Stephanopoulos told the nation that the President's healthcare address to the country Wednesday did nothing to change Americans' views about ObamaCare.Referring to a new ABC News/Washington Post poll released moments earlier, Stephanopoulos shared numbers with host Diane Sawyer indicating the President's…
Noel Sheppard
September 14th, 2009 11:40 AM

Newspaper Association Cancels Conference in South Carolina Over 'You L

National Newspaper Publishers Association backs out of January Palmetto state conference over Rep. Joe Wilson's outburst.
Jeff Poor
September 14th, 2009 11:38 AM

CBS’s Schieffer: Joe Wilson Shout ‘Ugly Sign of Mindless Meanness

At the end of Sunday’s Face the Nation on CBS, host Bob Schieffer denounced South Carolina Congressman Joe Wilson: "The irony of a congressman trying to heckle a President in the midst of a speech that was, among other things, about the need for civility, is just one ugly sign of the mindless meanness that has settled over our politics."Apparently Schieffer forgot this passage of President Obama’…
Kyle Drennen
September 14th, 2009 11:37 AM

Heads Up: Ted Koppel Taking Twitter Questions Tonight at Poynter Event

Tim Graham
September 14th, 2009 11:28 AM