Obama 'Politicizes' White House Counsel Office -- Where are Media Call

Back in 2007, many media outlets and their co-conspirators on the left were aghast that George W. Bush would try to place an "opposition researcher" for the GOP into the U.S. attorney general's office in Arkansas. In high dudgeon, these folks claimed that Bush was "politicizing" the White House counsel and pinned it all on the evil Karl Rove. Bush's appointment was scuttled to satisfy critics.…
Warner Todd Huston
February 11th, 2009 5:57 AM

Bozell Column: Galluping Past Bad Polls

Brent Bozell
February 10th, 2009 11:38 PM

CNN: Gore and Krugman Won Nobel Prizes -- It Can't Be That Hard

How often do you see someone on television deride media darlings Al Gore and Paul Krugman in virtually the same sentence?Not often, right?Well, on Monday's "Situation Room," CNN contributor Alex Castellanos deliciously did exactly that, and actually evoked some nervous laughter from studio members (video available here, partial transcript follows):
Noel Sheppard
February 10th, 2009 10:46 PM

ABC's Moran: Obama 'Too Nice,' Empathizes: 'You Got No Honeymoon

In excerpts aired on Tuesday's World News, of Terry Moran's interview with President Barack Obama for Nightline, Moran was as sycophantic toward Obama as he was during the campaign, lamenting Obama “got no honeymoon” and bemoaning the new President had been “too nice” to Republicans. “Mr. President,” Moran rued in overlooking the ongoing honeymoon from the media, “you got no honeymoon. Not a…
Brent Baker
February 10th, 2009 8:49 PM

MSNBC's Olbermann, Newsweek's Fineman Star At Fundraiser for N.Y. Chap

Tim Graham
February 10th, 2009 5:36 PM

Joy Behar Cribs From Time Writer's Flock of Geese Line

Earlier today my colleague Tim Graham noted how on February 5, Time magazine's Michael Grunwald compared GOP critics of the Democratic stimulus package to the geese that downed US Airways Flight 1549:It's hard to take Republican leaders too seriously when they criticize the recovery plans for the economy; it's sort of like those geese criticizing the evacuation plans for US Airways Flight 1549.…
Ken Shepherd
February 10th, 2009 5:34 PM

How Will Media Report Tuesday's Stock Market Collapse

The Obama-loving media might adore flowery rhetoric with little substance, but stock investors sure don't.That's what traders and market professionals said was responsible for Tuesday's stock market collapse after Wall Street was tremendously disappointed with the lack of specifics in the highly-anticipated bank rescue plan presented by newly confirmed Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. As such…
Noel Sheppard
February 10th, 2009 5:27 PM

Dear NY Times: Less Misery Than the '70s, '80s

Despite Krugman's hysteria, the facts don't support his fear.
Donald J. Boudreaux, Ph.D.
February 10th, 2009 5:09 PM

ABC's George Stephanopoulos Grades Obama's Press Conference an 'A

Journalist George Stephanopoulos appeared on Monday's "Nightline" to offer high grades for Barack Obama's first primetime press conference. He awarded the President an A for overall performance at the event and a B for Obama's bipartisan efforts. During the presidential campaign, Stephanopoulos was consistent in giving high marks to the then-Democratic candidate, announcing that Obama won all his…
Scott Whitlock
February 10th, 2009 4:42 PM

UK Politician Urges Video Game Manufacturers to Include Global Warming

Former chair of Parliament climate change committee recommends climate-themed games to educate 'people about the impact of prolonged changes to our climate.'
Jeff Poor
February 10th, 2009 4:28 PM

CBS’s Reid: Obama Using ‘Pressure of Popularity’ to Pass ‘Stim

On Monday’s CBS Evening News correspondent Chip Reid described Barack Obama’s efforts to gain support for the so-called "stimulus" bill: "The president aimed the full power of his office, including Air Force One, at the Heartland today, speaking directly to the people in Elkhart, Indiana...For now, the president appears to have the public on his side. A new Gallup poll out today gives him a 67…
Kyle Drennen
February 10th, 2009 4:13 PM

CNN's Borger & Gergen: Obama Comes Across as 'Pragmatist' and 'Shrewd

CNN’s two senior political analysts, Gloria Borger and David Gergen, reacted favorably to President Barack Obama’s performance at his first press conference on Monday night. Borger highlighted how the Democrat apparently “came across as a real pragmatist.” Later, Gergen stated that it was a “classic and shrewd exercise of presidential power.” The two analysts participated in the network’s…
Matthew Balan
February 10th, 2009 2:57 PM

New MRC 'Profile in Bias': George Stephanopoulos

Following the Media Research Center's ongoing call for an explanation of George Stephanopoulos's reported strategy conference calls with Democratic operatives Paul Begala and James Carville and White House Chief-of-Staff Rahm Emanuel,  the MRC has released a new Profile in Bias for the "This Week" host. "[I]n his on-air role at ABC, Stephanopoulos has been a reliable mouthpiece for the…
NB Staff
February 10th, 2009 2:23 PM

New CEO Obama Shows How Tough It Is to Run a Company

President would find Wall Street tougher than Main Street or the media.
Dan Gainor
February 10th, 2009 2:12 PM