CBS Touts ‘Fan-in-Chief’ Barack Obama’s NCAA Picks

On Thursday’s CBS Early Show, co-host Russ Mitchell shared President Obama’s bracket picks for the NCAA men’s basketball Final Four: "And it appears March Madness has reached the White House. The fan-in-chief President Obama tells ESPN his NCAA Final Four bracket includes Louisville, Memphis, Pittsburgh, and North Carolina. And he predicts a Tar Heels victory over Louisville in the final. There…
Kyle Drennen
March 19th, 2009 11:28 AM

Obama's Media Strategy: 'Pick the Target, Freeze It, Personalize It an

New administration embraces direct response approach to addressing critics in the press, ginning up friendly media and net roots.
Jeff Poor
March 19th, 2009 11:11 AM

Joy Behar's Kids Book: Barack Obama Vs. Mean Republican Dogs

Liberal "View" co-host Joy Behar appeared on Thursday's edition of "Good Morning America" to promote her new children's book "SheetzuCacaPoopoo," an allegory for Barack Obama's rise to power. According to Behar, the illustrated tale the book is really about the new President. She explained to GMA co-anchor Robin Roberts, "The dog- Max is in trouble. They send him to obedience school, okay? When…
Scott Whitlock
March 19th, 2009 11:07 AM

CNN's Jack Cafferty: Catholic Church Must 'Drag Itself Out of the 13th

Seemingly not satisfied with bashing the likes of former President Bush or Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, CNN commentator Jack Cafferty took aim at a more international target on Wednesday’s Situation Room -- Pope Benedict XVI and the Catholic Church. He joined PBS’s Bonnie Erbe and the Washington Post’s On Faith webpage in attacking the pontiff’s recent comment against the effectiveness of condoms…
Matthew Balan
March 19th, 2009 11:00 AM

NASA's Hansen: Democratic Process Isn't Working

When a high-profile government employee goes overseas claiming "The democratic process doesn't quite seem to be working," should the American news media take notice. After all, such was uttered Wednesday by NASA's James Hansen, one of the world's foremost climate alarmists who is disgusted by the fact that democratically elected governments aren't completely buying into his junk science…
Noel Sheppard
March 19th, 2009 10:56 AM

Fox Biz 'Happy Hour' Co-Host: 'AIG Bailout Funds Terrorism

While there has been a lot of outrage over taxpayer money being used to fund $165 million in bonuses paid out to American International Group (AIG) executives propagated by the media, Fox Business "Happy Hour" co-host Cody Willard suggested the bailout money is going to something far worse - terrorism, specifically al-Qaida.On March 18, The Wall Street Journal reported that some of the money the…
Jeff Poor
March 19th, 2009 10:37 AM

Open Thread

NB Staff
March 19th, 2009 10:02 AM

AP's Labeling: Obama the 'Populist Crusader' vs. 'Hardline Conservativ

Tim Graham
March 19th, 2009 9:09 AM

Networks Claim 'Responsibility' To Air Obama Speeches... But Often Ski

The Hollywood Reporter's (THR.com) James Hibberd is reporting that the TV networks are "reluctantly" shuffling their on air schedules to fulfill their "responsibility" to air President Obama's important campaign speech... er, I mean address to the nation next week. The Nets are solemnly claiming the mantle of the patriotic American fulfilling their civic duty to air presidential addresses, it…
Warner Todd Huston
March 19th, 2009 5:42 AM

Name That Party: Top NM Dem Sentenced, Party Affiliation Deep Sixed

Manny Aragon was one of New Mexico's most powerful law makers and power brokers. A former Senate president, Aragon was this week convicted and given a 67 month sentence for lining his pockets and that of his co-conspiritors with millions in fraudulently billed state contracting money. While his "iconic" status is mentioned and his long standing position as a "Senate leader" is dutifully…
Warner Todd Huston
March 19th, 2009 2:59 AM

WaPo 'On Faith' Page Lobs Bomb: 'Impeach the Pope

Tim Graham
March 19th, 2009 12:13 AM

No Restraint Necessary

An NBC report attacks Pope Benedict for daring to suggest that condoms are not the end-all and be-all to AIDS prevention.
Colleen Raezler
March 19th, 2009 12:00 AM

'South Park' Vs. Purity

Sleazy Comedy Central program calls Christians retarded and mocks sexual abstinence.
L. Brent Bozell III
March 19th, 2009 12:00 AM

Huffington Post Calls on Obama's FCC to Silence the Right

Amongst the Censors In today's Huffington Post is Joseph A. Palermo's "Cheney, Rove, and Fleischer and the Importance of Net Neutrality."  Net neutrality, you see, is yet another way the Left hopes to silence their opposition -- and Palermo calls on Obama's Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to do exactly that.  I guess he gets partial credit for…
Seton Motley
March 18th, 2009 6:43 PM