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Alan Colmes Gets 'Hate Tweets' for Calling Protesters 'Teabaggers
It's one thing to disparage fellow Americans with a vulgar sexual reference, but it's really disgraceful to further insult them when they call you out for your deplorable behavior.Such is what happened to Sean Hannity's former partner Alan Colmes this weekend when he published two articles at his blog with the word "teabagger" in the title:Teabagger Co-sponsor Warns Of Pitchforks, Guns, Civil War…
Gingrich Explains How Obama Incited Wilson's 'You Lie' Outburst
While the Obama-loving media jumped all over Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) for shouting "You lie" during the President's healthcare address Wednesday, few so-called journalists bothered to report what made the Congressman and others present so angry.On Sunday's "Meet the Press," former House Speaker Newt Gingrich did.After host David Gregory asked Gingrich whether Obama was acting like a president or…
NYT Home Page Virtually Ignores Sept. 12 DC Rally, Gives Obama MN Spee
Not that any of this will surprise anyone, but it should go on the record nonetheless. The New York Times's home page as of its 10:15 a.m. update looked like this (click to enlarge in a separate window): You'll note no mention of the D.C. rally yesterday that drew an estimated 1-2 million people.
Best Tea Party Protest Sign Yet
From a Tea Party in Quincy, Illinois, comes the following (h/t Glenn Reynolds):
Hartford Courant Reporter Uses Pejorative 'Tea-Bagger' Term in Story
Gee! Guess where a reporter is coming from if he uses the vulgar and childish term "tea-bagger" when referring to tea party protestors?Anderson Cooper was among the first "journalists" who used the "tea bagging" term back in April. Despite his initial glee over injecting "tea bagging" as often as possible into his comments on the tea party protests, Cooper was eventually forced to apologize for…
NFL Opening Day Open Thread
Are you ready for some football?A full slate on tap today with two on Monday. What are the must-see games, and who's going to start the season with a HUGE upset (full schedule below the fold)?How 'bout that Kim Clijsters? What the heck happened to Serena last night? What's going to happen today?Anything else?
CNN's Lemon Praises Maher for Raising Anti-Obama Racism: 'Finally Some
Left-wing “comedian” Bill Maher is setting the news agenda for CNN. Literally. With “Motivated by Race?” on screen, CNN anchor Don Lemon previewed his 7 PM hour Saturday night by citing Joe Wilson, “town hallers yelling at lawmakers” and those “refusing to let kids hear the commander in chief. And on and on and on. What's behind it? Is it racial?” In the subsequent segment, Lemon revealed his…
Maureen Dowd: Joe Wilson's 'You Lie' Outburst All About Racism
One of the biggest concerns most conservatives had about a Barack Obama presidency was that any criticism of him or his policies would be reported by liberal media members as an act of racism. Sadly, such fears ended up actually being understated, for since Inauguration Day, the left-wing punditry have routinely depicted anyone with the guts to question the new President -- from Tea Party goers…
NYT Reports Rally Crowd in Thousands, Daily Mail Says Two Million
It goes without saying the Obama-loving media are going to do everything in their power to downplay Saturday's Taxpayer March on Washington, and the New York Times is certainly living down to such expectations.As evidence, consider the Times headline,"Thousands Rally in Capital to Protest Big Government."Thousands?That's certainly not how Britain's Daily Mail saw it (h/t NBer MrShy and reader…
MSNBC, Thy Name is Racist
You would think MSNBC would have learned after getting caught in a deliberately doctored piece of video, which tried to portray town hall protestors as white racists. The video showed a man ‘packing heat' outside an event where the President was speaking, but was edited in such a way as to conceal the fact that the man was actually African-American. Yet, the opposite has occurred. MSNBC seems…
Tea Party Speaker: 'I Thought You Would Want to Hear a Black Man Speak
UPDATE: Absolutely fabulous time lapse aerial video of the March now below the fold! Videos of today's "Taxpayer March on Washington" are starting to get uploaded to YouTube, and some of them are just priceless.With this mind, as many NewsBusters readers likely couldn't attend, it seems fitting to share what went on in our nation's capital Saturday.To get you in the mood, let's start with author…