Sarah Palin Responds to President's Healthcare Address

Although the official Republican response to Barack Obama's healthcare address to Congress came from Rep. Charles Boustany (R-La.), former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin offered one of her own.The following was posted at Facebook late Wednesday evening:
Noel Sheppard
September 10th, 2009 1:15 AM

Olbermann Undermines GOP Response Speaker as 'Birther' Who Was 'Sued f

During MSNBC’s live coverage of President Obama’s speech to Congress, anchor Keith Olbermann tried to discredit Congressman Charles Boustany immediately after the Louisiana Republican finished giving the Republican response, as the MSNBC host informed viewers that Boustany – a heart surgeon – had been "sued for malpractice three times," allegedly subscribes to the "Birther" conspiracy theory…
Brad Wilmouth
September 10th, 2009 12:45 AM

Oops – CNBC Misses First Minute and a Half of GOP Response

While none of the other cable networks experienced any technical delays leading into Rep. Charles Boustany, R-La., CNBC - the business arm of NBC Universal's cable empire didn't quite get there on time. Boustany was cheated out of a little over a minute and a half giving his response on CNBC. However, its sister network - MSNBC, and the major cable networks caught up with the Republican response…
Jeff Poor
September 10th, 2009 12:26 AM

'Touch of Greatness' in 'Remarkable' Speech About 'Re-Branding' Obama

Some very friendly assessments of President Barack Obama's health care address Wednesday night to a joint session of Congress, most gathered from the quick analysis in the short time between Obama and the Republican response:  ♦ MSNBC's Keith Olbermann hailed it as “a broad and forward thinking speech” with “a touch of greatness.” (MP3 audio)♦ On ABC, George Stephanopoulos saw “a pretty…
Brent Baker
September 9th, 2009 11:16 PM

Post Address Comic Relief: Dennis Miller Goes After Obama and Van Jone

The good folks at Fox News must have known that many conservatives were going to need some comic relief after watching the President's healthcare address Wednesday.As a result, they wisely stuck with the normal schedule, and invited comedian Dennis Miller to join Bill O'Reilly in a post-address chit chat.When the topic moved to Glenn Beck and Van Jones, Miller did what he does best (video…
Noel Sheppard
September 9th, 2009 11:01 PM

Someone Yells 'Liar' When Prez Says ObamaCare Won't Cover Illegal Immi

UPDATE at end of post: Was the heckler Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC.)?There's going to be a lot of discussion about this moment in President Obama's healthcare address to the nation Wednesday when after he claimed the reforms he's proposing would not cover illegal immigrants, someone shouted "Lie" or "Liar" (via Gateway Pundit):
Noel Sheppard
September 9th, 2009 9:52 PM

Ed Schultz Gushes About Obama Speech to Students -- and Quickly Contra

The specter of ObamaCare's demise has so unhinged Ed Schultz, the nation's top-rated liberal radio host and what passes for a political analyst at MSNBC, that Schultz can't string together sentences without contradicting himself. Latest example? Schultz on his radio show Tuesday, enthusing about President Obama's speech to school children and one of its core messages -- which Schultz promptly…
Jack Coleman
September 9th, 2009 9:13 PM

Setting Tone for Night? Williams Whines Obama 'Bruised' By 'Wild and F

Brent Baker
September 9th, 2009 8:39 PM

NB Live Chat: Obama Health Care Address

NewsBusters will be hosting a live chat on President Obama's address to the joint session of Congress on his plans for health care reform.The chat will begin at 7:30 ET. The President's address will begin at 8:00 ET.
NB Staff
September 9th, 2009 6:40 PM

CBS: ‘Dangerous Precedent’ to Make Obama Speech Optional for Stude

While reporting on President Obama’s Tuesday nationwide address to students on Tuesday’s CBS Evening News, correspondent Dean Reynolds highlighted one school that made it mandatory viewing: "At Betsy Ross Elementary in Forest Park, Illinois, today, they did not think the children were at risk....Opting out would set a dangerous precedent according to officials here." Louis Cavallo, the…
Kyle Drennen
September 9th, 2009 6:15 PM

Petition Against Cheney With Only 150 Signatures in a Year Draws AP C

Ill will against former Vice President Dick Cheney still runs high in some circles. So high, in fact, that when the University of Wyoming decided to name an international student center after him, Suzanne Pelican began circulating a petition against it last year. One year later, that petition has earned 150 signatures and an Associated Press story. In a story titled “Protest brews over…
Mitchell Blatt
September 9th, 2009 6:07 PM

RedState.com Notes Party-ID Bias in Associated Press Reporting

Leon H. Wolf of RedState.com makes a great comparison today, calling out the Associated Press for their labeling bias.  This post, found here, is hilariously entitled “AP Discovers GOP Republican Conservative Republican Member of the GOP (R) Involved In Scandal.”Wolf pointed out the difference between this story and the AP’s coverage of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick:
Mike Sargent
September 9th, 2009 5:52 PM

Bread 'n' Circuses

Looking past Obama's song 'n' dance.
Dan Kennedy
September 9th, 2009 5:51 PM

WaPo Expands Quest to Torpedo McDonnell; 12 Hit Pieces in 11 Days

The Washington Post on Wednesday expanded its attack on Virginia gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell, branching out beyond the Republican’s 1989 master’s thesis to a hit piece on the removal of a 2003 judge and whether or not it was because of homophobia on the part of the then-state delegate. The story centered around Verbena M. Askew, a Virginia judge who had been accused of sexually…
Scott Whitlock
September 9th, 2009 5:14 PM