Zbig's Moral Relativism, Spacey's Primary Confusion

Zbigniew Brzezinski says that since we talked to Likud, we should talk to Hamas. And Kevin Spacey, who has trouble keeping his disputed primary states straight, suggests that his "Recount" plays it straight, despite evidence to the contrary. All that and more on today's Morning Joe. In reverse order, let's begin with Zbig's appearance, and consider this statement.ZBIGNIEW BRZEZINSKI: I have…
Mark Finkelstein

Open Thread

NB Staff

MSM Ignores Poll: 62% of Voters Prefer Fewer Govt. Services with Lower

It seems that the drive-bys in the mainstream media have decided to keep on driving past a Rasmussen poll that contradicts the message of certain left leaning darlings on the presidential campaign trail. (h/t MKFreeberg) The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 62% of voters would prefer fewer government services with lower taxes. Nearly a third (29%) disagrees and would…
Terry Trippany

BusinessWeek Launches 'Recession in America' Blog

If there were any doubt the media is trying to milk bad economic news for all that it's worth, look no further than BusinessWeek magazine. BusinessWeek kicked off its "Recession in America" blog on May 2. It is dedicated solely to reporting on the "recession [that] is here (or will be soon)," as the headline of a May 19 post stated (h/t BMI advisor Chris Roush of Talkingbiznews.com). "As the…
Jeff Poor

BusinessWeek Dedicates Blog Exclusively to 'Recession in America

The site's purpose: 'to uncover the stories of how individuals are coping with the downturn.'
Jeff Poor

Olbermann Demanded B*****d O'Reilly Apologize to Troops, Refuses Himse

Brad Wilmouth

Spacey Confirms HBO's 'Recount' Is from 'Democratic Point of View

Actor Kevin Spacey, who stars as Al Gore adviser Ron Klain in HBO's Sunday night Recount film about the 2000 post-election battle in Florida, conceded on Wednesday's Countdown on MSNBC that “the movie is done from the Democratic point of view.” That matches the observation of Entertainment Weekly magazine reviewer Gillian Flynn: “Recount is an underdog story, and thus a Democrat story.” On Monday…
Brent Baker

'Dear American Voter' – George Soros Says The World Should Pick Our

We've seen it over and over, people in Europe who imagine that they should be allowed to vote U.S. presidential elections. Some of these people imagine that they should have a voice in our elections because, they say, America is so supremely powerful that the man who becomes our president makes decisions that will impact the entire world. Now some far left think tanks and foundations have created…
Warner Todd Huston

USA Today Spotlights Program to Honor World War II Vets

Honor Flight Network brings vets to D.C. to see the World War II Memorial.
Kristen Fyfe

McCain's Media-Manufactured 'Pastor Problem

ABC tries to link McCain to a controversial preacher, as Newsweek did two weeks ago.
Brian Fitzpatrick

'I Hate to Keep Being in the Position of Defending Obama, But

Weeks before Linda Douglass announced she would be jumping aboard the Barack Obama presidential campaign as a senior strategist, the former CBS News and ABC News Washington correspondent was already aiding the Obama campaign. Back on the May 4 Reliable Sources on CNN, for instance, she became defensive: “I hate to keep being in the position of defending Barack Obama...” Yet that's exactly what…
Brent Baker

Paper Makes Bigot of Principal Who Resigns Over High School's 'Gay Clu

A small paper in South Carolina called The Statesman indulged in some blatant hetero bashing this week in a story about a high school principal who resigned because of his convictions that the school should not allow a homosexual club to be started in his school. Naturally, the paper tries to make it seem as if the principal is an unreasonable bigot. The paper even conveniently forgot the part of…
Warner Todd Huston

Veepstakes: Blankley Blah on Crist, Jindal & Romney

Charlie Crist, Bobby Jindal and Mitt Romney better hope John McCain isn't banking on Tony Blankley for guidance on his Veep pick. Newt's former press secretary is blah—at best—on all three.Blankley, also the former editorial page editor of the Washington Times and who continues to write a column there, made his remarks on MSNBC's "Race for the White House" this evening as part of a panel…
Mark Finkelstein

Lt. General Sanchez Slams Media's Iraq Coverage on FNC

Brad Wilmouth