Yale Professor Wants National Endowments to Support 'Investigative Jou

Take a good look at NewsBusters. You will see story after story highlighting how the MSM "investigative journalists" constantly fail to do the jobs they are supposed to do. Just take a few of the recent stories here. Lack of interest by most of the media as to why President Obama returned a bust of Churchill to the British which was given to the White House as a gift; lack of investigation by "…
P.J. Gladnick
February 15th, 2009 12:05 PM

More Than 3-1/2 Years After Kelo, New London Paper Contrives Reason fo

The battle between New London, Connecticut and the residents of its Fort Trumbull neighborhood began in 1998 when the City decided that it would redevelop the area for ultimate ownership by others and, if necessary, take the residents' properties for that "public purpose" -- not for "public use" (i.e., roads, bridges, schools, etc.), as the Fifth Amendment clearly intended. Susette Kelo and other…
Tom Blumer
February 15th, 2009 10:46 AM

Open Thread

For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: You tell us.
NB Staff
February 15th, 2009 10:43 AM

Obama Disses Brits, Will Media Miss

Barack Obama loves Lincoln. It seems not a day goes by that he isn't quoting the Civil War icon or comparing himself to that great man. But it looks like we are finding one great leader that Barack Obama doesn't like so much: Winston Churchill. It appears that President Obama is dissing the Brit's most famous and stalwart leader by quickly returning the most famous bust of the man loaned to this…
Warner Todd Huston
February 15th, 2009 9:51 AM

Burris Lied Under Oath; WaPo Buries Lying in Euphemisms

Tim Graham
February 15th, 2009 9:21 AM

'Climate Scientist' Ratchets Up Global Warming Alarmism in Face of Rec

You're a global warming alarmist yet we're experiencing the coldest winter in decades. What to do? What to do? Well, if you are "climate scientist" Chris Field, you go even further out on the limb and declare that the climate is warming up even faster than predicted despite evidence to the contrary right outside our doors. Here is the Reuters report about Chris Field sounding the global warming…
P.J. Gladnick
February 15th, 2009 9:19 AM

California AG on Media: 'A Little State Control Wouldn't Hurt Anybody

Not this again.  With Democrats in control of Washington, the possibility of the reinstitution of the Fairness Doctrine is getting stronger and the rhetoric is getting bolder. But this time, it's getting attention on the state level - the biggest state. Former Democratic California governor and current Attorney General Jerry Brown appeared on conservative talk host Michael Savage's radio show on…
Jeff Poor
February 15th, 2009 4:29 AM

FX's 'Rescue Me' Will Push 9/11 'Inside Job' Conspiracy

“A coming episode of the acclaimed FX drama Rescue Me will tackle what may sound like a far-fetched plot line: that the attacks of Sept. 11 were an 'inside job,'” Brian Stelter reported in the New York Times, noting the ludicrous plot “may represent the first fictional presentation of 9/11 conspiracy theories by a mainstream media company (FX is operated by the News Corporation).” Actor Daniel…
Brent Baker
February 14th, 2009 3:08 PM

Open Thread

For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: You tell us.
NB Staff
February 14th, 2009 11:07 AM

Democratic Underground: 'The Republican Party Needs to Be Eliminated

The complete intolerance of many on the left for diversity of opinion often goes beyond the mere wish to stifle the expression of opposing political viewpoints via the so-called "Fairness Doctrine" or by other means. Most recently there has been a disturbing new trend, voiced by those like Mike Malloy who called Republicans "domestic terrorists" and wants to prosecute them.So what was the…
P.J. Gladnick
February 14th, 2009 10:07 AM

CNN's Rick Sanchez: 'I Play It Down the Middle

CNN Newsroom anchor Rick Sanchez may want to give stand-up comedy a try if his career in journalism falters.  On Friday's program, Sanchez said - with a straight face:To be clear, we don't fit into any template here, Democratic or Republican or otherwise. I play it down the middle.Anyone who's seen Sanchez at work knows how funny that is.  Throughout his program posts from the microblogging…
Mike Bates
February 14th, 2009 10:04 AM

Young Marine/Honor Student In Colorado Expelled for Fake Rifles In Her

Tim Graham
February 14th, 2009 7:26 AM

AP's 'Name That Party' Twist: Disgraced PA Judges' Dem Party ID Disapp

This "Name That Party" situation has many of the usual elements. There are several stories about two Democratic judges involved in criminal behavior in Pennsylvania, and, with one exception, they "somehow" don't get around to identifying their party. But this saga is different for two reasons: The crimes to which the judges have pleaded guilty involve "thousands" of juveniles. In one lonely…
Tom Blumer
February 14th, 2009 6:55 AM

Gregg Quit, So What? AP Sour-Grapes Analysis Concludes Commerce Job 'O

Tim Graham
February 13th, 2009 11:08 PM