Open Thread

For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: Sarah Palin steps down as Alaska's governor (part two below the fold).
NB Staff
July 4th, 2009 9:46 AM

Happy 4th! WaPo Publishes Book Review Lamenting Obama's Flag-Pin Weari

Tim Graham
July 4th, 2009 8:54 AM

Ed Schultz Morphs Yet Again Into Matt Foley, Motivational Speaker

Fans of the late great comedian Chris Farley, take comfort -- liberal radio host and MSNBC talking head Ed Schultz often bears an uncanny resemblance to one of Farley's best-known characters on "Saturday Night Live," that of Matt Foley, motivational speaker.Schultz has been on a Foleyesque tear of late, raging at Democrats as "spineless weenies" for not standing up to Republicans, despite holding…
Jack Coleman
July 3rd, 2009 10:30 PM

NBC's Todd: Palin Will Attract 'Car-Wreck Watchers;' All Call Palin De

Sarah Palin's “bombshell” holiday announcement that she will resign as Governor of Alaska managed to trump Michael Jackson as the lead on the ABC, CBS and NBC evening newscasts Friday night as NBC's Chuck Todd predicted she will now make fundraising appearances for GOP candidates where she'll draw in “car-wreck watchers.” CBS reporter Nancy Cordes reflected the tone of the stories when she…
Brent Baker
July 3rd, 2009 8:46 PM

HuffPoster: 'Palin Will Run In '12 On More Retardation Platform

This is about as disgusting as Palin Derangement Syndrome can get.A blog just published at the Huffington Post is disgracefully titled "Palin Will Run In '12 On More Retardation Platform." The author, fiction and comedy writer Erik Sean Nelson (pictured right), actually wrote the following (readers are seriously warned to proceed with caution as this is really vile stuff):
Noel Sheppard
July 3rd, 2009 7:52 PM

CNN's Sanchez: Is Palin Quitting Because She's Pregnant Again

In today's Sarah Palin Derangement segment, CNN's Rick Sanchez actually asked Candy Crowley if the Alaska Governor is stepping down because she's pregnant again (h/t multiple NB readers):
Noel Sheppard
July 3rd, 2009 6:06 PM

Press Is Under-reporting and Understating Police State Capabilities of

Today's dispatch from the Associated Press about the Chinese Communist government's attempt to require that a state-developed program called "Green Dam Youth Escort" be installed on all new personal computers sold in that country is all too typical of the awful reporting on this potentially frightening development. I will refer to Green Dam Youth Escort as "the GD software" for the balance of…
Tom Blumer
July 3rd, 2009 5:18 PM

Weekend Captionfest

President Obama before the taping of a weekly Radio Address in the Roosevelt Room of the White House.
NB Staff
July 3rd, 2009 4:00 PM

Washington Post Hired Left-Wing Obama Enabler as Its 'Chief Digital Of

The Washington Posts's first ever “chief digital officer” came aboard the newspaper, where he also oversees Newsweek's online efforts, after three years of working diligently to help elect liberals and Democrats to office -- including Barack Obama. A short profile of Vijay Ravindran, in the July issue of Washingtonian magazine, noted that “Democratic strategist and entrepreneur Harold Ickes,” a…
Brent Baker
July 3rd, 2009 3:52 PM

Loudon Wainwright III Sings 'The Krugman Blues

Somehow New York Times columnist Paul Krugman seems a terrible subject for a song.Yet, Loudon Wainwright III, who admits to being a Times fan, performed "The Krugman Blues" in New York's Madison Square Park a few weeks ago:I read the New York Times, that's where I get the news. Paul Krugman's on the Op Ed page, that's where I get the blues.  In Wainwright's view, given the current state of the…
Noel Sheppard
July 3rd, 2009 12:45 PM

Daily Kos: GOP Is Like A Perpetually Greedy and Spoiled Two-Year-Old

Tim Graham
July 3rd, 2009 11:28 AM

John Ziegler Exposes How Palin Derangement Syndrome Works

Although almost eight months have passed since last year's elections, Palin Derangement Syndrome continues to manifest itself throughout America's press.As NewsBusters' Mike Sargent reported Tuesday, Vanity Fair's Todd Purdum is gravely afflicted with the illness, and needs to see a team of doctors quickly if he ever wants to be taken seriously by anyone other than the extreme Left.With that in…
Noel Sheppard
July 3rd, 2009 11:22 AM

Open Thread

NB Staff
July 3rd, 2009 10:17 AM

CNNMoney: 'White House Staff Safe From Obama Tax Hike

Doesn't the title of this story from CNNMoney.Com make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside? "White House Staff Safe From Obama Tax Hike." I bet you were biting your fingernails in worry about whether White House staffers would be hit with the higher taxes that President Obama promised would only happen to those making over $250,000 per year. Here is the "reassurance" from CNNMoney that the White…
P.J. Gladnick
July 3rd, 2009 8:52 AM