Former President Jimmy Carter didn’t start out bashing the media, as he often does today. In fact, prior to the election of Barack Obama, and after the media’s early-sixties love affair with all things Kennedy, it was Jimmy Carter’s turn
by Dan Riehl23 Nov 2010, 12:00 PM PST0
Howard Kurtz recently interviewed former President Jimmy Carter on CNN’s Reliable Sources. Unless there is some significant portion of the interviewing missing from the video, it has to do down as one of the most glaring oversights in the history
by Dan Riehl22 Nov 2010, 2:38 PM PST0
[Ed. Note: I just want to welcome Dan Riehl to Big Hollywood. If I have anything to say about it, you’ll be seeing a lot more of him . — JN] Depending upon your age, you might remember charging up
by Dan Riehl22 Nov 2010, 4:55 AM PST0
Via an op-ed in the New York Times, Congressional Quarterly staff writer, Brian Friel, offers the incoming GOP-controlled House Oversight and Government Reform Committee some suggestions as to what they perhaps should and should not consider investigating next year. What’s
by Dan Riehl18 Nov 2010, 4:58 AM PST0
Via an op-ed in the New York Times, Congressional Quarterly staff writer, Brian Friel, offers the incoming GOP-controlled House Oversight and Government Reform Committee some suggestions as to what they perhaps should and should not consider investigating next year. What’s
by Dan Riehl17 Nov 2010, 4:11 PM PST0
In the wake of a Big Government exclusive report featuring audio of CBS Anchorage affiliate KTVA-TV staffers seemingly plotting potentially damaging scenarios for Alaska Republican Joe Miller’s Senate campaign, the station has been forced to cancel two evening news broadcasts,
by Dan Riehl12 Nov 2010, 4:55 AM PST0
In the wake of a Big Government exclusive report featuring audio of CBS Anchorage affiliate KTVA-TV staffers seemingly plotting potentially damaging scenarios for Alaska Republican Joe Miller’s Senate campaign, the station has been forced to cancel two evening news broadcasts,
by Dan Riehl11 Nov 2010, 1:13 PM PST0
Obama’s bipartisan commission on reducing the federal debt is much in the news today for a draft listing proposed cuts to government spending. They could impact taxes, medicare and social security if adopted. Scrolling down through the document to item
by Dan Riehl10 Nov 2010, 2:24 PM PST0
Big Journalism called out Arianna Huffington’s Post for an ethics violation on October 27th by pointing out their role in manufacturing a smear aimed at Libertarian philanthropist Charles Koch, while pretending to simply be reporting it. Unfortunately, the White House
by Dan Riehl10 Nov 2010, 2:00 PM PST0
There’s a battle brewing over Earmark reform in the Senate, and Sen. James Inhofe of Oklahoma appears ready to make it very public. Inhofe has emerged as the chief opponent to DeMint’s anti-earmarking efforts and has quietly been preparing for
by Dan Riehl10 Nov 2010, 1:02 PM PST0
After first receiving a tip from a reader regarding a warning issued against the Alaska Public Employee Supervisers Union for their improperly campaigning against Senate candidate Joe Miller, a call to Robert Pearson of Alaska’s Department of Administration produced a
by Dan Riehl9 Nov 2010, 7:56 PM PST0
A fact-challenged Michael Gerson seems intent on largely blaming two lost Senate seats on Sarah Palin. But given that the facts don’t support his claim, what he actually reveals is just how much his brand of establishment Republican detests the
by Dan Riehl9 Nov 2010, 6:40 AM PST0
The Senate campaign of Alaskan Republican, Joe Miller, claims the Alaska’s Division of Elections failed to meet its responsibilities today with regard to the transparent handling of what is sure to be a closely watched ballot counting process. They say
by Dan Riehl5 Nov 2010, 8:30 PM PST0
Not that long ago, Barack Obama was viewed as the most powerful person in the world by the ruling class establishment. While still ranked at number 2 on Forbes magazine’s Most Powerful People on Earth list, his being brushed aside
by Dan Riehl5 Nov 2010, 4:46 PM PST0
Based upon current laws and regulations, there is a reasonable path to victory for Republican Joe Miller in the contentious U.S. Senate race in Alaska; however, with a very pro-Murkowski Lt. Governor, Craig Campbell, operating much like a state Secretary
by Dan Riehl4 Nov 2010, 4:52 PM PST0
Writing at NBC’s First Read, Alexandra Moe presents such a biased analysis of the Tea Party’s impact on the 2010 mid-terms, it’s either pure agitprop, or she left Curly, or Shemp and Larry out of her full last name. For
by Dan Riehl4 Nov 2010, 12:34 PM PST0
If a resident of Oklahoma wants to attend Texas A and M, they can expect a tuition bill of approximately $20,000. Yet, an individual without proof of American citizenship can attend for about $4,000 provided they graduated from a Texas
by Dan Riehl4 Nov 2010, 12:13 PM PST0
In response to a Big Government story broken on October 30th, which exposed CBS affiliate KTVA employees conspiring as to how to potentially damage the campaign of Republican Senate candidate, Joe Miller, KTVA has announced the firing of two producers.
by Dan Riehl3 Nov 2010, 4:30 AM PST0
On October 30th, the Left went crazy and there was immediate talk of official investigations when a local McDonald’s owner simply suggested to a “handful” of McDonald’s employees, they should consider supporting the right candidates. “If the right people are
by Dan Riehl2 Nov 2010, 12:33 PM PST0
Perhaps just as minorities and women are fair game for the Left, provided they are Republicans or Conservatives, it appears that Juan Williams leaving NPR and joining Fox News in an expanded role now makes him fair game as well.
by Dan Riehl1 Nov 2010, 6:03 PM PST0
Huffington Post political reporter Sam Stein claims a background in investigative journalism. But one wouldn’t know it, given that Stein took to the front page of Arianna Huffington’s website to sneer at former Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin for claims she
by Dan Riehl1 Nov 2010, 7:22 AM PST0
The following brief statement has been released from the U.S. Senate campaign of Republican Joe Miller regarding audio posted on Big Government and Big Journalism last night: Now the media has gone from trying to create stories to openly lying.
by Dan Riehl31 Oct 2010, 1:28 PM PST0
The following brief statement has been released from the U.S. Senate campaign of Republican Joe Miller regarding audio posted on Big Government and Big Journalism last night: Now the media has gone from trying to create stories to openly lying.
by Dan Riehl31 Oct 2010, 1:23 PM PST0
The American tradition allows for all voices and viewpoints to be heard in our nation’s political discourse. Yet, when, in that spirit, ABC extended an invitation to Andrew Breitbart and Dana Loesch to participate in their election night coverage, ABC
by Dan Riehl31 Oct 2010, 11:07 AM PST0
My own politics began to mature while in college when simply publishing a letter to the editor from a student the academic Left rightly saw as an enemy resulted in their launching an all out effort to destroy my reputation.
by Dan Riehl31 Oct 2010, 8:02 AM PST0