National Review
Newsweek's Adler Doubles Down on Complaint About GOP Pledge's Constitu
September 30th, 2010 12:27 PM
In their "Pledge to America," House Republicans have promised to "require each bill moving through Congress to include a clause citing the specific constitutional authority upon which the bill is justified." On September 22, Newsweek's Ben Adler denounced that simple pledge as "dangerous even as a mere suggestion," complaining that it intrudes on the constitutional prerogative of the courts to…
Time's Klein Attacks Lefty Blogger Who Snarked About 70 Percent Tax-lo
September 29th, 2010 4:20 PM
On this the 24th and final day of his Election Road Trip, Time's Joe Klein availed himself of the opportunity to attack center-left blogger Mickey Kaus and conservative writer Jonah Goldberg for "distort[ing] a striking point" made by a liberal Democrat vineyard owner from California that Klein quoted in a September 27 Swampland blog post. Klein vented most of his spleen at Kaus, a blogger for…
Rich Lowry Smacks Down E.J. Dionne on Bush Tax Cuts and Obamanomics
September 5th, 2010 11:40 PM
National Review's Rich Lowry on Sunday had a classic debate with Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne about whether or not the tax cuts implemented by former President George W. Bush should be allowed to expire.Dionne agrees with President Obama that they should only be extended for folks making less than $250,000 a year; Lowry thinks that raising anyone's taxes right now could send the country…
National Reviewer Schools Chris Matthews and Joe Klein on Beck, Limbau
August 29th, 2010 11:36 PM
Chris Matthews this weekend actually invited a real conservative on to the syndicated program bearing his name, and what transpired was a thing of beauty.National Review's Reihan Salam did such a fabulous job of educating Matthews and his guests - especially Time's Joe Klein - that I imagine him quickly becoming a NewsBusters favorite.The initial topic of discussion was Glenn Beck's "Restoring…
Rush Limbaugh Responds to JournoLister Wishing His Death
July 21st, 2010 10:38 AM
Conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh has responded to reports that an NPR producer wrote gleefully about his death in an e-mail message to the now infamous JournoList.As NewsBusters reported Wednesday, the Daily Caller's Jonathan Strong published some more of the liberal group's e-mail messages which included Sarah Spitz claiming that she would "Laugh loudly like a maniac and watch his eyes…
Media Make Selling Soccer a Goal
June 9th, 2010 3:53 PM
Something about the soccer World Cup brings out the missionary in the mainstream media, and every four years they strive to bring the good news of "the beautiful game" to the ignorant American masses. This year is no different. The 2010 World Cup is set to begin in South Africa on June 11. More than just covering the month-long event, the media are already doing their best to hype it,…
Media Tout CBO Stimulus Numbers, Ignore Their Disconnect From Reality
May 27th, 2010 1:19 PM
Update - 5/27, 3:08 PM | Lachlan Markay: A new Harvard study finds that increased government spending actually reduces economic activity, contradicting the basic premise behind CBO's assumptions. Details below. Good economic news is so rare for the current administration, that when some does emerge, many in the media parrot it as fact without really examining the claims that undergird it. New CBO…
Thanks Obama: Left-wing Nation Magazine Facing $1 Mil Budget Deficit
May 20th, 2010 12:43 PM
The far-left Nation magazine is facing a $1,000,000 budget shortfall. Though it attributes it to a weak market for print journalism, conservative periodicals are doing quite well. In fact, the president the Nation worked so hard to elect could spell the magazine's downfall. The irony is delicious.The magazine's Washington Editor Chris Hayes wrote a fundraising email saying that "newspapers and…
Obama Repeats the Big Arizona Immigration Enforcement Law Lie; Who in
April 29th, 2010 2:38 PM
An unbylined Associated Press item carried at NPR quotes President Obama as follows about Arizona's recently enacted immigration law-enforcement measure: The president is repeating a blatant falsehood about the Arizona law that has gained instant currency in the establishment press and leftist circles. It has no basis in fact, or in the legislation Grand Canyon State Governor Jan Brewer…
Newsweek: Obama's Nuke Policy 'Middle of the Road
April 7th, 2010 11:54 AM
President Obama is staking out "middle ground" on the new Nuclear Posture Review, Newsweek's Liz White insists in a 3-paragraph-long April 6 The Gaggle blog post.White concludes so because Obama is getting flak from allies on his left and critics on his right. While it's true that in that sense, Obama is in the middle of criticism from both sides, in a broader historical sense, Obama is…
Liberal Journos Use End of '24' to Claim 'Torture,' Liken Intelligence
March 29th, 2010 1:22 PM
With the recently announced end of Fox's hit series "24," many liberal pundits are parading the show as a false depiction of the notion that "torture works." Contrary to their accusations, the Jack Bauer interrogation methods bear exactly zero resemblance to any actual interrogation techniques used by American military, law enforcement, or intelligence agents."On '24,' torture saves lives," the…
A Tale of Two Leaks: NYT Bashed Palin, But Won't Touch ClimateGate
November 24th, 2009 12:41 PM
The ClimateGate email leak has demonstrated in full force a glaring double standard in the mainstream media's coverage of leaked information. Too often, liberal media outlets jump at the chance to damage conservative figures by publishing sensitive information, but refuse to publish such information if it discredits or hinders the left's efforts.As Clay Waters reported yesterday, Andew Revkin,…
Even Liberal Dissenters in Firefighter Case Thought Sotomayor Goofed
June 29th, 2009 1:45 PM
Here's something most likely to go unnoticed as the mainstream media continues reporting on the fallout of the New Haven firefighter case. In his "Bench Memos" blog, National Review's Ed Whelan explains in "9-0 Against Sotomayor" how even the four liberal justices in today's Ricci v. DeStefano ruling thought Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor goofed in issuing summary judgment for New Haven…
As Specter Switches, the Ira Einhorn Saga Deserves Wider Mention
April 29th, 2009 12:10 AM
Ira who?The establishment media is saying almost nothing about the man who co-founded Earth Day, and who also happens to be in jail for life for murder. Arlen Specter's involvement with the Ira Einhorn case is an important event in the party-switching Senator's career that curious readers would want to know about -- if the establishment media cared to note it.You know they would be bringing out…