UK Paper Notes 'Surreal Scientific Blunder' in Global Temps Measuremen

Earlier today, Christopher Booker at the UK Telegraph noted a "surreal scientific blunder," followed by an attempted cover-up, that should cause everyone to question the source's past and future credibility. The source of the shoddy work is NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS), the outfit run by world champion globalarmist James Hansen. Hansen has in the past stated that "heads of…
Tom Blumer
November 16th, 2008 11:20 AM

Open Thread

For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: your choice.
NB Staff
November 16th, 2008 11:15 AM

NFL Week 11 Open Thread

It's already week 11? How can that be?Joe Concha explains below the fold.
NB Staff
November 16th, 2008 10:44 AM

Rich Rumbas on Republican Grave

Frank Rich has apparently figured out that after January 20, it's not going to be as much fun for him.  True, the Times columnist will surely disinter W as necessary to explain away Obama's missteps. But the buck for whatever post-inauguration problems the country faces will land ever more resoundingly on the new president's desk.And so, like a vaudevillian tapping as fast as he can while…
Mark Finkelstein
November 16th, 2008 7:44 AM

So Eager for Obama, Wants Inauguration Moved to December

“People who elect a new President are eager for the change to take place. The sooner the better,” USA Today founder Al Neuharth argued in his Friday column in which he asked, coincidentally just a week-and-a-half after Barack Obama's election: “Why wait until late January to turn the Oval Office over to a new President elected in early November?” He proposed: “We should move the President's…
Brent Baker
November 15th, 2008 11:52 PM

Pinkerton: MSNBC Backs Obama, Gets $139 Billion Gov Guarantee

Is MSNBC being rewarded for having backed Obama?  That's what Jim Pinkerton suggests.  On this evening's Fox News Watch, the columnist and New America Foundation fellow cited the news that GE Capital, a subsidiary of MSNBC's parent company GE, has received a $139 billion government loan guarantee.Host Jon Scott opened this evening's show opened with a clip of Chris Matthews [in a story that NB…
Mark Finkelstein
November 15th, 2008 7:47 PM

Anti-SNL Comedy Video Open Thread

Well, this was quite a hit last week, so we're going to do it again.Here are the rules: suggested videos should be tasteful, unoffensive, and sent this evening to both Noel and Warner via PM or EM (nsheppard@newsbusters.org, igcolonel@hotmail.com). As I'll be away from my computer at a party this evening, Warner will likely be doing most of the video additions.Without further ado, our first…
NB Staff
November 15th, 2008 7:10 PM

WaPo Shocker: Palin Helped McCain Avoid Far Worse Loss

As media outlets across the fruited plain float the notion that Sarah Palin hurt John McCain's chances of winning the White House, the Washington Post's Chris Cillizza will break with the herd on Sunday to dispel this nonsense.Imagine that. As the last of his "5 Myths About an Election of  Mythic Proportions" slated for Sunday's print edition but already available at the paper's website, Cillizza…
Noel Sheppard
November 15th, 2008 6:29 PM

AP: 'Election Spurs "Hundreds" of Race Threats, Crimes

The Associated Press just published a disturbing piece about a rise in race-related crimes and incidents since Election Day:Cross burnings. Schoolchildren chanting "Assassinate Obama." Black figures hung from nooses. Racial epithets scrawled on homes and cars.Incidents around the country referring to President-elect Barack Obama are dampening the postelection glow of racial progress and harmony,…
Noel Sheppard
November 15th, 2008 5:13 PM

Rosie O'Donnell Wants to Have a Beer with Sarah Palin

Noel Sheppard
November 15th, 2008 3:54 PM

NYT: Fairness Doctrine Advocate Removed from Obama FCC Transition Team

According to a Friday New York Times article by David Kirkpatrick, Barack Obama has reassigned Fairness Doctrine proponent, former FCC Commissioner Henry Rivera, from heading his FCC transition team: “At least one official initially involved in the transition appears to have been reassigned because of concern about his lobbying or legal work. Henry Rivera, a former Democratic commissioner on the…
Kyle Drennen
November 15th, 2008 2:07 PM

NYT's Hillary As Secretary of State Piece Ignores Possible 2012 Run

The New York Times published a front page article Saturday addressing the whys and wherefores behind Barack Obama making Hillary Clinton his Secretary of State without addressing how a 2012 presidential run by the former first lady might enter into the equation.Instead, the Times focused on how such an appointment could be unifying to the nation while helping Hillary get more influence than it…
Noel Sheppard
November 15th, 2008 11:55 AM

Beware Sociologists Seeking to Smear Gun Owners As Racists

Tim Graham
November 15th, 2008 11:19 AM

Newsweek Predicts More Lovin' Under Obama

To quote tennis player John McEnroe, "You cannot be serious!"Newsweek is exploring the possibility of a baby boom being sparked by the "euphoria of Obama fans."Jessica Bennett of Newsweek comes firing out of the gates with the somewhat disturbing headline, "Change You Can Conceive In."  She quickly follows that up in the sub-headline, posing this question:  Could euphoric Obama fans be sparking a…
Rusty Weiss
November 15th, 2008 11:01 AM