Breitbart: We Can't Win Political War Without Taking On Media

As NewsBusters previously reported, conservative Internet entrepreneur Andrew Breitbart went into the belly of the liberal beast Friday evening by appearing on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher."Although he was treated abysmally by the host, his co-panelist, and the audience, Breitbart stated in Monday's Washington Times column that he had the time of his life.More importantly, he strongly made…
Noel Sheppard
March 16th, 2009 11:25 AM

Newsweek: Living Like it's

Newsweek has some prescriptions to save us all. We should live like it's 1899 instead of 2009. Don't use a dryer for your clothes, chop your own wood for heating fuel, buy a black and white TV because it's "just as good," and don't get the Internet or cable TV. Sheese, talk about a kill-joy! Of course, the piece by Steve Tuttle isn't all stone-ageie, new-ageiness. Some of the points Tuttle…
Warner Todd Huston
March 16th, 2009 10:25 AM

Open Thread

NB Staff
March 16th, 2009 9:55 AM

Jon Stewart, 'Populist Avenging Angel

The Washington Post signaled its liberalism by putting Jon Stewart’s bullying interview with Jim Cramer on the front page Saturday under the headline "Stewart’s Time to Channel Our Anger." (Who is "our"? He certainly isn’t channeling conservative anger.) Howard Kurtz totally dropped any pretense of objectivity and obsequiously painted Stewart in glittery gold: Jon Stewart has amassed a passionate…
Tim Graham
March 16th, 2009 9:15 AM

Essay: Newsweek and Air America Join Forces -- Both Reputations Tarnis

Notes: This first appeared in today's Human Events.   We first reported this on March 11th.A Gust of Hot Air (America)It's official -- what we the sentient public, doctor and dentist patients in waiting rooms across America and the eight diehards still subscribing have long known: Newsweek is a horrendously biased left-wing rag.  Newsweek announced on Tuesday that they are partnering with…
Seton Motley
March 16th, 2009 9:12 AM

New York Mag: Obamas 'Want Each Other' Unlike Other First Couples

Did you know that no presidential couple ever "wanted each other" until the coming of The One and his Michelle? Well Stacy Schiff of New York Magazine knows, blurting out like a star-struck 13-year-old at a Jonas Brothers concert the question, “How long has it been since a First Couple seemed to want each other?” What about George W. and Laura's love? Must have all been a head fake. H.W. Bush and…
Warner Todd Huston
March 16th, 2009 6:32 AM

ABC's McCarthy Begins Series for Iraq Invasion Anniversary, Sees 'Opti

On World News Sunday, ABC correspondent Terry McCarthy filed his first report in a weeklong series, "Iraq: Where Things Stand," which will give a progress report on the six-year anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom's beginning. After anchor Dan Harris introduced the story by relaying that McCarthy had found "optimism" in Iraq, McCarthy began his report by informing viewers of some positive…
Brad Wilmouth
March 16th, 2009 1:13 AM

AP Ignores Notorious Abortionist's Ties to Obama Nominee

A late-term abortionist and supporter of Obama's pending health secretary goes on trial without any mention.
Matt Philbin
March 16th, 2009 12:00 AM

NY Times Rich Celebrates End of Family Values 'Ayatollahs

Columnist says religious traditionalists are going the way of prohibitionists.
Matt Philbin
March 16th, 2009 12:00 AM

Ron Silver Dies: His Politics Turned Toward and Then Against the Holly

Tim Graham
March 15th, 2009 11:24 PM

'CNN's Chief Twit' Sanchez Dissed By Fellow CNN Anchor

Update at end: Rick Sanchez responds to this post On yesterday's CNN Newsroom, anchor Susan Roesgen reported on cities ranked by Twitter usage.  Speaking with co-anchor T.J. Holmes, Roesgen introduced colleague Rick Sanchez's name toward the end of the item:ROESGEN: Yes, Chicago's number three. You know why? Because in this new result, it says that the guy in Chicago who twitters the most, like…
Mike Bates
March 15th, 2009 7:46 PM

CNN's King Asks Dick Cheney 'Did You Leave [Obama] a Mess

The highly-anticipated interview of former Vice President Dick Cheney by CNN's John King aired Sunday morning, and as most would expect, it began quite contentiously with the "State of the Union" host asking:Just about every day I assume you're reading the newspapers now that you're out of office, the president says, well, we have got a lot to do but it's not my fault, I inherited a mess. Did you…
Noel Sheppard
March 15th, 2009 6:50 PM

Obama Protests aka Tea Parties Largely Ignored by Media

Since CNBC's Rick Santelli first suggested a Chicago Tea Party to protest President Obama's plans to "stimulate" the economy and bailout homeowners through unrestrained government spending, organized demonstrations have been occurring across the fruited plain.In fact, as Glenn Reynolds reported moments ago, there's one happening today in Cincinnati.  Unfortunately, unless you frequent…
Noel Sheppard
March 15th, 2009 4:53 PM

Stephanopoulos Uses Liberal Ad to Bash GOP and Sen. McConnell

CRITICAL UPDATE at end of post: AUC's founder and former president is now the communications director of the DNC.On Sunday's "This Week," ABC's George Stephanopoulus played an advertisment created by a far-left political organization to bash the Republican Party and his guest Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). Maybe even worse, the group responsible for this recent attack, Americans United for Change…
Noel Sheppard
March 15th, 2009 1:03 PM