MSNBC's Brzezinski Defends Gibbs' Gaffe

Mike Sargent
March 17th, 2009 5:09 PM

GOP Leadership to Issue the iPod Touch to House Republicans

California congressman explains how the 'Whip Pod' will eventually be used as a mass media application for the general public.
Jeff Poor
March 17th, 2009 4:35 PM

Baby Drama and 'Podunk' Image Means Spears = Palin

As if Sarah Palin hasn’t been torn apart enough by the media, try this one on for size: Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is the equivalent of Britney Spears.That’s right. Pop culture writer Jed Gottlieb compared the former GOP Vice Presidential candidate to pop icon Britney Spears saying both women are manufactured stars with “baby drama” and a “podunk back story.”Gottlieb’s article “Boston sees just…
Erin R. Brown
March 17th, 2009 4:19 PM

Obama Ponzi Scheme: Forbes Calls Obama Administration Worse than Madof

'Forbes on FOX' guests asked if Madoff's Ponzi scheme or Obama's spending plan will cause more economic damage.
Lauren O'Reilly
March 17th, 2009 4:10 PM

CNN's Jack Cafferty: It's 'Refreshing' That Obama is 'Working His Tail

Deciding that he hadn’t gotten enough of lauding President Obama, CNN’s Jack Cafferty used another of his CNN.com commentaries on Tuesday to sing the Democrat’s praises: “Whether it’s creating commissions for women and girls, ordering the investigation of President Bush’s use of signing statements, or jamming a huge stimulus package through Congress, the man is working his tail off. And he seems…
Matthew Balan
March 17th, 2009 3:55 PM

False 'Moderation' from NY Times Legal Reporter Neil Lewis

Liberally slanted legal reporter Neil Lewis has a scoop-let on President Obama's anticipated first court appointment, the "moderate" Judge David Hamilton, to the federal appeals court in Chicago ("Moderate Is Said to Be Pick for Court"). Lewis saw this upcoming move as a "signal" Obama's future appointees would be "moderate" as well. But how truly moderate is David Hamilton, federal trial court…
Clay Waters
March 17th, 2009 3:16 PM

'Today' Continues Trek to Discover Obama's Global Appeal

Picking up from Al Roker's puffery about Barack Obama's Irish heritage from yesterday, NBC's Meredith Vieira, on Tuesday's Today show asked Ireland's President Mary McAleese to gauge the U.S. president's popularity on the Emerald Isle as she queried, "Barack Obama, our new president...I understand much loved here...What is it about Barack Obama that instills in, in the people of…

Geoffrey Dickens
March 17th, 2009 2:45 PM

Santelli: AIG Bonuses Only a 'Political' Outrage of Millions, Focus on

Since his now-famous Chicago Tea Party outburst from the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange in February, CNBC's Rick Santelli had seemingly disappeared from the spotlight. However, on CNBC's March 17 "Squawk Box," Santelli, using similar theatrics, noted that the Obama administration as been very concerned about $165 million in bonuses paid out to American International Group (AIG)…
Jeff Poor
March 17th, 2009 2:30 PM

NewsBusters' Noel Sheppard Cited on FNC's 'Special Report

On Monday, Fox News's Bret Baier referred to a NewsBusters piece concerning the coverage of the nationwide Tea Parties being staged to protest the profligate spending under President Obama's economic and housing recovery plans.As NewsBusters reported Sunday, "with the exception of Fox News and CNN, no major television outlet has covered even one of these events except the original proposed by…
NB Staff
March 17th, 2009 2:24 PM

Santelli: AIG Bonuses Only Millions, Let's Focus on Billions and Trill

Outspoken CNBC Chicago floor reporter questions populist, political outrage over $165 million bonus paid to bailed out executives.
Jeff Poor
March 17th, 2009 2:17 PM

Time's Joe Klein: Obama May Have to Lecture Israel on Its 'Moral Stand

President Obama may need to call out Israel on its compromised "moral standing" in the world, Time's Joe Klein [file photo at right] argues in a March 17 Swampland blog post.So what does Klein see as Israel's sin? Prime Minister-elect Benjamin Netanyahu's choice of the hawkish Avigdor Lieberman for foreign secretary. Lieberman's campaign for prime minister was distinguished by his call for a…
Ken Shepherd
March 17th, 2009 1:25 PM

David Shuster Frets Over Conservative 'Fear Mongering,' 'Wing Nuts

"1600 Pennsylvania Avenue" host David Shuster on Monday worried that "conservative fear mongering" about President Barack Obama could be "seriously dangerous." A graphic for the segment hyperbolically read, "Stoking Hatred?" Shuster brought on Republican strategist Brad Blakeman and Democratic counterpart Chris Kofinis to discuss the topic. [audio available here] In a tease for the piece,…
Scott Whitlock
March 17th, 2009 12:35 PM

Did Stephanopoulos Help Democrats Create GOP Bashing Ad

In January, Politico's John F. Harris exposed a liberal cabal involving telephone calls between White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, ABC's George Stephanopoulos, and CNN's Paul Begala and James Carville.Since then, Americans on both sides of the aisle have wondered just how far-reaching the political influence of these four is on the mainstream media.More importantly, just how much is the…
Noel Sheppard
March 17th, 2009 12:24 PM

ABC's Stephanopoulos, Sen. McCain Conduct 'Twitterview'; Blogger Mal

Going on right now: the first-ever "Twitterview" between Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and a mainstream journalist. McCain is being interviewed by ABC's George Stephanopoulos. You can follow the debate by checking out the @SenJohnMcCain and @GStephanopoulos feeds on Twitter.Update (12:53 EDT): Below is a transcript of the interview, courtesy of MRC intern Mike Sargent. Sargent also noticed that at…
Ken Shepherd
March 17th, 2009 12:13 PM