Have you ever questioned the credibility of a study you may have seen on the news, only to dismiss it as an unimportant detail? Or perhaps you’ve seen statistics cited in an article that just seemed to be way off
Long a disgrace to American journalism, Helen Thomas is finally gone: According to The Hill: The longtime White House reporter is stepping down after her controversial comments on Israel. Helen Thomas announced Monday that “she is retiring, effective immediately,” according
Today is the anniversary of D-Day. [youtube wti6NR9P7ZA&feature nolink] World War II saw some of the greatest war correspondents of all time go into action with the troops. Along with Ernie Pyle in the Pacific, Martha Gellhorn was probably the
So far, they haven’t said. Amazingly, she may skate. From Politico: … there’s a sense amongst Thomas’ colleagues that little will — or should — be done within the White House Correspondents Association in reaction to this. Much of that
In light of this story today, what are we to make of this story by Ken Paulson, the president of the Newseum? At a time when America seems polarized over virtually every major issue, there’s one thing that politicians of
They say a conservative is a liberal who’s just been mugged, but for years Richard Cohen of the Washington Post has adamantly refused to accept the evidence of his own senses, and steadfastly hewed to the usual leftist blatherskite, even
Short hours, lackadaisical supervision — hey, “no one’s going to be auditing at that level.” [youtube 9zJ04AWn-5w nolink] Quite frankly, we’re not often confronted with people that want to insist on giving money back.
James O’Keefe turns his hidden camera from ACORN to the Census. Tune in at 7:30 EDT.
Remember this book? A white man darkened his skin and went undercover to report first-hand on the plight of the black community. The project was initially funded by Sepia Magazine. What about this one? A card-carrying member of the Washington
In our continuing effort to help the MSM get its facts straight about what happened in New Orleans, we offer this video from Fox News today: This type of journalism is going to continue. [youtube bOM6rzeWxRQ nolink]
This clip of Fox News’ Megyn Kelly interviewing representatives of the D.C. Metropolitan Police and the Montgomery County Police Department will make your blood boil: [youtube k80hI_hlzlE&feature nolink] Despite all the spinning, the fact remains that the protesters did not
Attorney-client communications are among the most sacred in the American system of jurisprudence, so when James O’Keefe’s lawyers noticed at least two instances of privileged communication between them and their client appearing in the media, they wrote to Assistant U.S.
UPDATE: O’Keefe promises more undercover investigations. Full update after the jump. NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Four conservative activists accused of trying to tamper with the phones in Sen. Mary Landrieu’s office have pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of entering federal
You’ve read the stories about how the D.C. cops escorted a bunch of SEIU protesters to a private home across the District line in Maryland. You’ve heard the silence of the media lambs at the absolute outrage of hordes of
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Who else could utter such fatuous nonsense with a straight face but “Booger” Max Blumenthal, “independent journalist” and son of Clinton flack Sid “Vicious” Blumenthal, who takes to the Independent Film Channel tonight with a documentary about, what else, the
Now this is what you call standing up like a real Marine and taking responsibility. From the Hartford Courant: After nearly a week of criticism following revelations that he misrepresented his military record and five days after a press conference
Go ahead, do the job the mainstream media won’t do: write something sensible about Arizona.
You really can’t make this stuff up. From the Washington Post on Friday, your tax dollars at work and play: High school students and college-age adults have been complaining to District officials that the free condoms the city has been
And the award goes to… the Brits, naturally: The euro has many flaws, but its weakest link is Greece, whose fundamental problem is that for years it spent too much, earned too little and plugged the gap by borrowing in
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is attempting to bully the Tennessee Tea Party Convention into dropping Pamela Geller as one of their speakers for their event this weekend in Gatlinberg. In a stirring piece of Orwellian propaganda, CAIR cautioned
Don’t you wish all politicians on our side were like this guy? Sure to make the weenie Left feel “threatened.” [youtube jU7fhIO7DG0&feature nolink] Makes you want to shout, “Sir, yes sir!”
The New York Times Sunday magazine had a fascinating piece over the weekend by Andrew Rice about the new realities of publishing on the internet. It’s a long read, but worthwhile as a snapshot in time: the old media is
You can’t make this stuff up. From CNN: Washington (CNN) – After the signing of the Freedom of Press Act on Monday, President Obama declined to take any questions from the press. During a pooled press event in the Oval
