What was once just a worry, then a fear, is now beginning to speak its name. Here’s Bill Kristol in the pages of the Weekly Standard on the pretty pass at which we find ourselves: We are not now quite
by Frank Ross10 Jul 2010, 1:52 PM PST0
Terrific piece here by Lee Smith in the Weekly Standard, filling in the background on the recent firing of Octavia Nasr, a Lebanese Christian Arab, by CNN for her Twitter expressing admiration for one of Hezbollah’s recently deceased ayatollahs: …
by Frank Ross10 Jul 2010, 8:52 AM PST0
While we’re on the subject of the MSM foisting the idiotic fantasy land in which most of them dwell onto their readers and viewers, take a gander at this clip from the ineffable Ricardo Leon Sánchez de Reinaldo, better known
by Frank Ross10 Jul 2010, 4:52 AM PST0
Not just another Fox blonde, Megyn Kelly always comes prepared to an interview, with the facts at her fingertips. The decision by the Eric Holder Justice Dept. to drop the case against Malik Zulu Shabazz is fast becoming a national
by Frank Ross9 Jul 2010, 3:15 PM PST0
As the networks die, taking their news divisions along with them, their function is now less bringing the news to you than blocking the news they’d prefer you not see and hear about. They’ve all become Baghdad Bob, fingers in
by Frank Ross9 Jul 2010, 10:12 AM PST0
Fascinating to note that the quote Robert Gibbs obsesses over — a quote from Rep. Paul Ryan, a Republican — is not only incomplete, and breathtakingly misrepresented, but taken straight from the pen of the Washington Post’s blogger/reporter, the “JournoList”
by Frank Ross9 Jul 2010, 4:31 AM PST0
Let me see if I …. uh… uh… try to seek… uh… uhh… some answer on that. Ladies and gentlemen, the great Robert Gibbs in action. The unidentified reporter ought to be heard from more often: maybe she can ask
by Frank Ross8 Jul 2010, 2:08 PM PST0
If you want to see the media’s ability to “frame” a story according to its handy all-purpose and supremely intellectually lazy template, you need look no further than the opening remarks by CNN’s Wolf Blitzer in this clip, an interview
by Frank Ross8 Jul 2010, 11:04 AM PST0
Bet CNN’s Octavia Nasr, the network’s “senior editor for Middle Eastern affairs,” wishes she’d never sent this Tweet: Sad to hear of the passing of Sayyed Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah… One of Hezbollah’s giants I respect a lot. Yes, you read
by Frank Ross7 Jul 2010, 2:05 PM PST0
In case you ever thought the media played things straight — you know, actually quoted people accurately and, when paraphrasing, gave a fair summation of what the person actually said and meant — think again. Check out this priceless clip
by Frank Ross7 Jul 2010, 7:21 AM PST0
[youtube IJsNmlhz6Yo nolink] If you want to see a good example of a reporter/critic who’s grown fat and sassy in his job and has been reduced to phoning it in, take a good look at Tom Shales: The Pulitzer-Prize winning
by Frank Ross6 Jul 2010, 2:07 PM PST0
One of the things the Left is particularly adept at is changing the subject, deflecting any serious discussion of the subject at hand — in this case, the very real, post-9/11 national-security dangers of “immigration” across our southern borders —
by Frank Ross6 Jul 2010, 12:05 PM PST0
by Frank Ross6 Jul 2010, 7:21 AM PST0
Phoenix, Arizona, May 29, 2010. A peaceful protest against Arizona’s new immigration law, SB 1070. Here’s what the MSM told you the rally was about, as reported by the Arizona Republic: Hoping to turn their frustration and anger into action,
by Frank Ross6 Jul 2010, 4:27 AM PST0
In case you’re wondering who this is, his name is Col. Allen West, and he’s a candidate for Congress in Florida. Col. West is running against Ron Klein in the 22nd district, which includes Broward and Palm Beach counties in
by Frank Ross5 Jul 2010, 2:05 PM PST0
Hardly surprising, eh? Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
by Frank Ross4 Jul 2010, 3:24 PM PST0
Rick Monday, Dodger Stadium, April 25, 1976 — the year of the Bicentennial: [youtube IrV8QPQAhxo nolink] We were all Americans then, remember… well, almost all of us.
by Frank Ross4 Jul 2010, 12:29 PM PST0
Featuring tough guys (Cagney, singing and dancing), tough dames (Joan Blondell, fabulous as ever) and the greatest Busby Berkeley number of all time, “Shanghai Lil,” which begins in a Chinese drug den and turns into — you have to see
by Frank Ross4 Jul 2010, 4:16 AM PST0
Even for the MSM lackeys and lickspittles who embraced the “narrative” of hope and change, the public recovery from their hangover is a brutal thing to watch. “Hello, my name is Anderson Cooper and I’m an Obamaholic.” [youtube uXsmLMV1CrM&feature nolink]
by Frank Ross3 Jul 2010, 4:16 AM PST0
For those suffering from the embarrassment of having voted for Barack Obama, Andrew Klavan offers a few words of help, advice and comfort: [youtube iPw4_OaHlkA nolink]
by Frank Ross2 Jul 2010, 4:42 AM PST0
No spy scandal would be complete without a “honey trap,” and instant media superstar Anna Chapman certainly qualifies. Wonder how many guys she got to come in out of the cold?
by Frank Ross1 Jul 2010, 4:17 AM PST0
The adorable face of the modern left, as portrayed by the ineffable Fortney Hillman “Pete” Stark, D. Calif. With his peerless combination of arrogance, stupidity, resentment and sneering contempt for the people who pay his inflated salary, it’s hard to
by Frank Ross29 Jun 2010, 4:06 PM PST0
Sometimes being a journalist is actually both fun and productive. Rick Santelli, the man who started the Tea Party revolution, strikes again: [youtube K_7PwbxcDbs&feature nolink] Food fight!
by Frank Ross29 Jun 2010, 5:53 AM PST0
We’ve always known that the Left is essentially fascist in both outlook and temperament — censor it! burn it! ban it! — and here’s the odious Bill Press to illustrate the truth of the proposition once again. Does this mean
by Frank Ross29 Jun 2010, 4:07 AM PST0
Speaking truth to power in Milwaukee: Biden’s reaction speaks volumes: [youtube PQK2YchAnnM nolink] “Why don’t you say something nice instead of being a smarta– all the time?” he said to the manager, in an exchange captured on video by local
by Frank Ross28 Jun 2010, 8:29 AM PST0