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Over this past summer, NewsBusters frequently pointed out to its readers that parts of the southern hemisphere were experiencing their coldest winters in more than a century.Of course, a global warming obsessed media chose not to share such inconvenient truths with their patrons.Now that summer has turned to winter in our hemisphere, will press outlets be able to be so selective in what weather…

The writers' strike is giving conservative fans of "24" a temporary reprieve from a maddening, preachy plots planned in the new season. So argues Bryan Preston at Hot Air, noting that Hollywood praises liberal anti-military, anti-war on terror fare like "Redacted," while it can't abide a pro-American, pro-war on terror far like "24," despite the latter being vastly more successful as a commercial…

Here's something you don't see every day: a Republican publicly chastising one of the leading conservative voices in the nation.After all, it's one thing for liberal media members across the fruited plain to bash talk radio's Rush Limbaugh.But former Senator and presidential candidate Bob Dole?Well, hold on to your seats, for Politico reported late Monday (h/t NBer coffee260, emphasis added…

National Review's Jonah Goldberg has a new book out, "Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left," that argues essentially that liberalism is a sort of happy-faced fascism. It's a reasonable argument when one thinks about the endless crusades of liberal nanny-state promoters (state-run universal pre-K, the food police, anti-smoking zealots eager to stamp out smoking in bars, etc.).…

For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: Obama and Romney take surprising leads in late California polls:Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama surged to a big lead over Hillary Clinton in California hours before "Super Tuesday" voting began in 24 states, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Tuesday.In the Republican race, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt…

Is it just me, or was there a defiant tone in George Stephanopoulos's voice this morning as he declared that Rush Limbaugh can't stop John McCain? The "This Week" host was a guest commentator on today's Good Morning America, and co-anchor Robin Roberts began by playing a clip of a recent Rush comment. ROBIN ROBERTS: Let's start with the Republicans. Of course John McCain, the big lead over…

Sore winner?You'd think a man who might be on the verge of taking a giant step toward winning the Republican nomination would go out of his way to be gracious. But John McCain couldn't suppress his spiteful streak on this morning's Today. In the course of his interview by Matt Lauer, the Today co-anchor cited criticism of McCain by former and current Senate colleagues Rick Santorum and Thad…

On the eve of the Super Tuesday primaries, CBS anchor Katie Couric displayed remarkably different approaches to Democratic versus Republican presidential candidates, simply asking Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton about their poll standings while demanding that Mitt Romney, and John McCain himself, address whether McCain has the “temperament” to be President. She also pressed McCain to say…

Topics in this episode: NewsBusted hits #1 comedy video, Clinton and Obama discuss teaming up, moviegoers report dizziness from "Cloverfield," Bill and Hillary Clinton injecting race into campaign, Britney Spears news coverage adds $120 mil to economy.Like the show? Get involved! Add NewsBusted as a friend on MySpace or subscribe to our YouTube channel and do battle with hate-filled lefties who…

Journalists give their favorite candidates a pass when they play race, religion or gender cards, but jump on the rest.

The LAPD said in a statement Thursday that it used a number of resources in escorting the ambulance transporting Spears to UCLA Medical Center because of previous, overly aggressive actions of some members of the media, and in particular members of the paparazzi, according to CBS News.

Three months after former ABC News reporter and anchor Carole Simpson bounded on stage in New Hampshire to endorse Hillary Clinton for President, on Monday night (as previewed in this earlier NB post), she hosted a Hillary Clinton town meeting telecast from 9 to 10 PM EST on the Hallmark cable channel. At the top of the paid show, Simpson trumpeted “Voices Across America: A National Town Hall…