Mitt Romney
Leno Rips Biden for Nearly 3 Minutes: ‘Smart of Raddatz To Cut Joe O
October 13th, 2012 3:03 PM
Jay Leno spent nearly three minutes of his opening monologue Friday trashing Vice President Joe Biden for his performance during Thursday's debate.
Although the Tonight Show host did poke some fun at Paul Ryan and Sarah Palin, the bulk of his jokes targeted Biden including him saying it was "really smart" of moderator Martha Raddatz "to cut Joe off after that third scotch and soda" (video…
WaPo's Colby King: Charles Krauthammer Gives Romney His Talking Points
October 13th, 2012 11:35 AM
Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post columnist Colby King on Friday jokingly accused Charles Krauthammer of writing Mitt Romney's talking points.
Appearing on PBS's Inside Washington, Krauthammer responded, "Well, it’s better than what you guys do is to receive the talking points" (video follows with transcript and commentary, file photo):
At Bloomberg, Kinsley Claims 'No Major Terrorist Episodes' on Obama's
October 13th, 2012 9:10 AM
In an op-ed at "Bloomberg View" on Wednesday evening, editor and columnist Michael Kinsley's headline teased that "Maybe President Romney Wouldn’t Be So Bad," before twice urging readers to vote to reelect President Obama, including in the final paragraph after an alleged parenthetical (and obviously mythical) "Pause for reflection." Ha ha.
What came in between wasn't very funny at all -- and…
Daily Kos Week in Review: White After Labor Day
October 13th, 2012 6:23 AM
There are plenty of reasonable explanations for why Republicans have a hard time winning over black voters. Leave it to a Kossack to offer an unreasonable explanation: that today's GOP "looks and acts like a white supremacist lynch mob." That blogger also likens Ann Coulter to a rabid weasel and presents her as one of the leading apologists for this violently racist party.
As usual, each…
Coulter Tells Maher 'You're Watching MSNBC and I Would Not Trust Them
October 13th, 2012 12:31 AM
Conservative author Ann Coulter made minced meat out of Bill Maher Friday.
As HBO's Real Time host spewed Democrat talking point after Democrat talking point, Coulter told him, "You're watching MSNBC, and I would not trust them to give you the truth" (video follows with transcript and absolutely no need for additional commentary):
Paging Chuck Todd: Rasmussen Had Obama in Best Position Among National
October 12th, 2012 11:49 PM
On October 3, as Kyle Brennan's at NewsBusters noted the next day, NBC News political director Chuck Tood, appearing on CNBC, characterized presidential polls generated by Scott Rasmussen's polling group as "slop."
The specific quote: "We spend a lot more money polling than Scott Rasmussen does. We spend a lot more money on quality control....I hate the idea that [NBC] polling, which is…
Nets Punt on Biden's 'Planned Parenthood Cannot Perform Any Abortions
October 12th, 2012 9:44 PM
On Friday afternoon, Joe Biden lived up to his reputation for committing gaffes, not even a day after Paul Ryan zinged the Vice President over how "sometimes the words don't come out of your mouth the right way" during Thursday's debate. At a rally in La Crosse, Wisconsin, Biden claimed Planned Parenthood "under law cannot perform any abortions." In reality, the organization is the largest…
Leno: 'Obama Says Planet Made of Diamonds Might Be Inhabited By Aliens
October 12th, 2012 4:24 PM
Yale University reported Thursday that it has discovered a planet twice the size of Earth that is mostly made of diamonds.
On NBC's Tonight Show Thursday, host Jay Leno joked, "President Obama says the planet may be inhabited by aliens not paying their fair share. So we have to get some of that money."
Lindsay Lohan Endorses Mitt Romney
October 12th, 2012 3:20 PM
Despite voting for Barack Obama in 2008, Lindsay Lohan on Thursday threw her support behind Mitt Romney.
Attending the Mr. Pink Ginseng Drink Launch Party in Los Angeles, the embattled starlet told reporters including Fox411 Pop Tarts, "I think unemployment is very important for now, so as of now I think (my vote) is Mitt Romney" (photos courtesy Getty Images).
NBC's Lauer to Trump: Are You Happy Romney Moved 'Way Closer to the Ce
October 12th, 2012 3:06 PM
Adopting Obama campaign talking points that Mitt Romney has dramatically shifted positions, on Friday's NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer asked Donald Trump: "Are you happy with the Romney campaign right now? In the last couple of weeks he has clearly moved toward the center, way closer to the center than he was during the primaries and the early part of the campaign. His comments on abortion out…
Kid Rock Tells Sean Penn 'F--king Suck It, Commie' in Ad to Not Let Po
October 12th, 2012 10:11 AM
The odd couple of Kid Rock and Sean Penn have teamed up to create a public service announcement to not let politics divide us.
After the pair trade caustic barbs that include Rock telling Penn "F--king suck it, commie," and Penn referring to Rock as a troglodyte, they finally bury the hatchet, and present a positive image of what America is supposed to be (video follows with transcribed…
Zogby: Biden Was 'Belittling and At Times Disrespectful
October 12th, 2012 2:09 AM
Media member after media member are coming down on Joe Biden's abysmal behavior at Thursday's vice presidential debate.
Liberal pollster John Zogby has joined the parade saying, "Biden was supercilious, gratuitously belittling, and at times disrespectful."
Matthews: 'Biden Better Win
October 11th, 2012 5:56 PM
As Election Day nears, the on air personalities at MSNBC are dropping all pretense of impartiality and journalistic integrity.
On Thursday's Hardball, at the conclusion of a lengthy segment about the upcoming vice presidential debate, host Chris Matthews actually said, "Biden better win" (video follows with commentary):
Americans Are 'Most Warlike People' in World, Bill Press Sneers
October 11th, 2012 5:40 PM
And they wonder why we sometimes question whether they love America.
On his liberal radio show yesterday, Bill Press was disparaging Christians as hypocrites when he expanded his criticism to Americans as a whole (audio) --