Rebecca Mead on Breitbart’s “Empire of Bluster.” Read the whole thing and make up your own mind. An excerpt: Conflict also has the useful function of driving traffic to his sites. Breitbart.com is currently looked at by an average of
Jonathan Capehart, the pride of Carleton College, rarely has anything to say that’s worth reading, listening to (he’s a regular on Morning Joe) or thinking about, but occasionally he blunders into something, willy-nilly, as in this piece for the Washington
If you’re a fan of schadenfreude — and who isn’t, as long as you’re not its object — don’t miss the Night of the Long Knives at ABC News, currently being conducted in public over at the the New York
That would be Chris Christie, the new Governor of New Jersey. From the Save Jersey Blog, this priceless video clip of Christie speaking bluntly at a press conference. Be sure to click on the link, then send it to every
And folks at CNN wonder why their ratings are rock-bottom: with obtuse and belligerent anchors like Anderson Cooper wrapped around their necks, where else could they be? [youtube nw3k8UvFWJA nolink] Note the references to Foucault and Derrida that flow so
From Mediaite: Andrew Breitbart was back on Dylan Ratigan’s MSNBC show this afternoon to talk about Elena Kagan. Last appearance saw the debut of “jovial and measured Andrew,” while today it was all about the “irony mustache.” “What exactly is
The Wall Street Journal is taking some PC heat for this cover photo. From Politico: “It clearly is an allusion to her being gay. It’s just too easy a punch line,” said Cathy Renna, a former spokesperson for the Gay
Not surprisingly, the country’s oldest continuously published magazine, The Nation, is turning a jaundiced eye toward Brad Thor’s explosive scoop that the notorious Mullah Omar has been captured. Originally an abolitionist broadsheet, The Nation has evolved into the most radical
Robert Samuelson long ago distinguished himself as one of the best things about the soon-to-be-late Newsweek. Here he is on a subject nobody in the administration wants to talk about: the coming collapse of the social-welfare democracies — including, alas,
One of the great things about Media Matters for America, the George Soros-funded leftist “watchdog” site, is that it appears to be made up of a series of interchangeable humorless drudges and scolds. I suppose that if your job was
The MSM is usually quick to tut-tut about the sexual peccadilloes of public figures, especially if they’re conservatives or Republicans — Mark Foley, whoever you are or were, come on down! But when the frisky Lothario turns out to be
No comment from me necessary, except to say that’s Schakowsky on the left, Helen Thomas on the right. Over to you.
Well, surprise, surprise. The Media Research Center released a study yesterday that says by a margin of twelve to one, the coverage has been heavily negative: ABC, CBS, and NBC all are ripping Arizona’s immigration law. Anyone who follows this
One of America’s great cities — a place of good food, easy living, great natural beauty and an absolutely rockin’ music scene — is under water. Homes are flooded, local landmarks have been destroyed, people have died. New Orleans, right?
It’s certainly arguable whether Joe Scarborough, the host of the now nearly unwatchable haute–gabfest, Morning Joe, on MSNBC, is a conservative, but whatever he is, he’s too much for Canadian-born actor Donald Sutherland. Consider this, from the Huffington Post: Are
According to the current edition of the New Yorker, magazine, Beverly Hills billionaire Haim Saban donated $7 million to the Democratic National Committee for its new headquarters shortly after former president Bill Clinton personally lobbied the president of Brazil to
Last week, Andrew Breitbart sat down with David Brody of the Christian Broadcasting Network and articulated his position that the media is the primary adversary to those fighting for traditional American values. Watch the whole thing: you’re sure to enjoy
Here’s a story that’s sure to warm your unemployed heart. From the New York Times: The media industry may be going through some rough times, with the landscape changing day to day, but at least one aspect is business as
Last night was the annual “Hollywood for Ugly People” bash in Washington, better known as the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner. It’s a grand occasion, a veritable Beggar’s Opera, calling forth an unrivaled collection of coastal celebrities, media mavens, wonderboys,
Well, the question is certainly worth posing, and here’s a guy named Rick Ungar posing it: Last week, guest host Donny Duetsch was presenting a series of shows on MSNBC entitled “America the Angry”. In an early episode of what
Things are crazy out there, and getting crazier. From the Washington Post: Cartoonists rely on iconography. Symbol is ready metaphor, and not just such trite-and-true staples as donkeys and elephants and American eagles. No editorial toolkit is complete without the
How do you call someone a racist without actually calling them a racist? By inventing, jujitsu-style, a euphemism that says just as much. Witness the spectacle of all those “Senior Fellows” stuffed into the clown car known as “Media Matters
In news that’s sure to make liberals’ heads explode, Fox News has now sat atop the cable-news ratings for one hundred consecutive months. From Fishbowl DC: The gang at FNC has to be pleased. The network rolls in at #1
Now even the sportswriters are getting into the act. Here’s CBS Sports.com’s national columnist, Mike Freeman, on the All-Star Game, scheduled to be played next season in Arizona: The following scenario could actually happen. In America. In the 21st century
In case you didn’t know it, Linda Greenhouse covers the Supreme Court for the New York Times. Not surprisingly, her coverage has long been infused with her leftist agenda, during which she has sometimes confused her personal beliefs with her
