MSNBC Hosts Compare Gov. Jindal Travel Expenses With Mark Sanford Scan

During the 3PM ET hour on MSNBC, co-anchor Tamron Hall attacked Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal for travel expenses, going so far as to compare the issue to the scandal involving South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford: "Well, it kind of reminds you of another governor who fought the stimulus and then we found out was using taxpayer dollars to travel. And that Governor was? Sanford."At the top of…
Kyle Drennen
September 2nd, 2009 6:32 PM

HuffPo Suggests Anti ObamaCare Doctors Will Harm Patients

Coming on the heels of Obama suggesting that doctors cut off people's feet because it makes them more money than a prescription, an article by the Huffington Post "News Team" suggests that doctors who warn patients about the perils of socialized medicine may physically hurt them if they don't agree. Eric Stein went to see his doctor in Los Angeles, Calif., for a routine ear-cleaning procedure…
Mithridate Ombud
September 2nd, 2009 6:22 PM

Hollywood Villains: Leftist Agenda Trumps Audience Appeal

Yesterday, Big Hollywood's Chris Yogerst weighed in on Greg Gutfeld’s criticism of Hollywood — specifically Greg’s criticism of “G.I. Joe,” Stallone’s new Rambo film and “Inglourious Basterds” — for choosing politically correct villains over the real ones we face today. Chris is correct that turning Nazis into Jihadists is not something a filmmaker like Quentin Tarantino would do. If he has any,…
John Nolte
September 2nd, 2009 6:17 PM

Newsweek's Begley: Bring On the Rationing

"Rationing is already here," done by insurance companies, so why not "start rationing useless interventions right out of medical practice?" asks Newsweek's Sharon Begley in a September 2 "Web exclusive" entitled "Health-Care Rationing: Bring It On."Begley made clear that her complaint is with how patients under the current health care structure can easily order up expensive tests (MRIs, CAT scans…
Ken Shepherd
September 2nd, 2009 5:34 PM

Only ABC Highlights the Scope of How Fast Obama’s Poll Numbers Are F

Of the three morning shows, only ABC’s Good Morning America on Wednesday highlighted just how quickly and severely Barack Obama’s approval ratings have fallen. In a report on the subject, correspondent Jake Tapper bluntly explained, "Since taking office, President Obama's approval ratings have fallen more steeply than any other newly-elected president in modern history." In contrast, CBS’s Early…
Scott Whitlock
September 2nd, 2009 3:56 PM

NPR Ombud: NPR Was Big on Ted Kennedy Stories, But Not on Chappaquiddi

Tim Graham
September 2nd, 2009 2:56 PM

Conservative Idaho 'Hotbed of Hate-Filled Rubes, Gun-Toting Racists

Liberal New York Times reporter turned liberal nytimes.com blogger Timothy Egan made one of his occasional forays into the print edition with a Wednesday column on his favorite topic, conservative extremism -- "Hunting Wolves, And Men." Egan insisted: "For years, Idaho officials have been trying to convince businesses that their state is not a hotbed of hate-filled rubes, gun-toting racists and…
Clay Waters
September 2nd, 2009 2:05 PM

Flashback: When Sawyer Anchored World News, She Got Giddy Over Obama P

Brent Baker
September 2nd, 2009 12:55 PM

New ABC World News Anchor Diane Sawyer: A Profile in Bias

ABC News has just announced that Good Morning America co-anchor Diane Sawyer is taking over as the anchor of World News when the current anchor, Charlie Gibson, retires in January. Coincidentally, the MRC has just finished a new report, “Good Morning, Bias,” on the liberal spin Sawyer brought to Good Morning America (and previously as co-anchor of the network’s 20/20 and Primetime Live…
Rich Noyes
September 2nd, 2009 11:37 AM

Bloomberg: Obama Hurting Democrat in Virginia Governor's Race

Barack Obama has been President for less than eight months, yet his policies are already having a negative impact on Democrats seeking office this year.So said Bloomberg Wednesday in a piece entitled, "Corzine, Deeds Electoral Weakness Reflects Obama’s Lower Rating." With a number of high-profile off-year elections scheduled for November, it will be fascinating to see how Obama-loving media spin…
Noel Sheppard
September 2nd, 2009 11:10 AM

WaPo Ratchets Up Attacks on Republican Bob McDonnell; Six Articles in

The Washington Post on Wednesday increased its frenzied attack on Virginia gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell, featuring two stories in the paper’s Metro section, an op-ed and a cartoon. Including opinion pieces, the Post has delivered six articles in four days on the Republican's 1989 master’s thesis about families and government policy. In an article with the loaded title "McDonnell Tries to…
Scott Whitlock
September 2nd, 2009 11:03 AM

Wall Street Journal Explains Why Football Coaches Vote Republican

"In coaching, you've got to have more discipline and you've got to be more strict and just conservative, I think. It fits with the Republicans."So said longtime Florida State University football coach Bobby Bowden in an article published by the Wall Street Journal Wednesday titled "Why Your Coach Votes Republican." With the college football season just hours away from kickoff, and traditional…
Noel Sheppard
September 2nd, 2009 10:34 AM

The End of Obama's Summertime Blues

President looks back unhappily on how he spent his vacation.
Dan Gainor
September 2nd, 2009 10:16 AM

'Free' Our Political Language from Falsehood

It's time to demand truth-in-advertising about government give-aways.
Dan Kennedy
September 2nd, 2009 10:10 AM