After a salacious gossip site (not the mainstream media) broke the news that disgraced ex-Congressman Anthony Weiner had been sexting with Sydney Leathers, a 23-year-old Democrat operative from Indiana, everything changed. Not just with the fate of Weiner’s potential comeback,
Today’s big Anthony Weiner/media story is that Van Meter, the reporter behind the April New York Times Magazine cover profile credited with giving the disgraced ex-Congressman a real chance at a political comeback, is quoted as saying that, although he
At 27 years-old and with less than a decade to live, in 1953 Marilyn Monroe was on the cusp of the kind of superstardom the ambitious Norma Jeane Mortenson probably never even dreamed of, and “Niagara” was one of the
Doug Curlee, a San Diego reporter, admits in a Monday editorial that “San Diego news media reporters, editors, producers and writers pretty much knew who and what Bob Filner is and has been.” But except for talking about it over
In December of 2009, Politifact, a left-wing website that poses as an objective fact checker, awarded former Alaska governor Sarah Palin its “Lie of the Year.” Politifact claimed that Palin’s use of the term “death panel” to describe the rationing
CNN’s Carol Costello is practically speechless. The BBC actually sent me a news alert. The New York Times described the moment as “breathtaking.” So what did Pope Francis say that sent shockwaves through the left-wing media? Oh, just something that
Late last week I used this space to dispel the myth that Anthony Weiner’s private life was his own affair and should not concern voters. After all, some argue, if Weiner’s wife is willing to forgive, who are we to
After a humiliating episode last week wherein he broke down on the air talking about himself and the persecution of American racism he has personally faced, the wealthy, powerful, and famous Don Lemon of CNN returned to the subject Saturday.
Using his verified Twitter feed early Monday morning, CNN political director Mark Preston wrote that he was “psyched” David Chalian was joining CNN as the supervising producer of CNN’s upcoming “Crossfire” reboot. In August of last year, Chalian was fired
When it comes to the sins committed by the mainstream media in their 18-month crusade to accomplish a media-lynching of George Zimmerman, we have seen countless new lows in an ocean of lows (including ABC News — more on that
In 2009, “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” opened to $85.1 million, and as Nikki Finke points out, this was after scathing reviews (I enjoyed it) and a copy leaked online that no one liked. With better reviews and the weekend all to
My mile-wide libertarian streak when it comes to what consenting adults do in the privacy of their own homes, wants to agree with those who claim that how Anthony Weiner conducts himself in private has nothing to do with his
While some corners of the Democrat establishment and much of the mediaare pressuring Anthony Weiner to pull out, New York voters disagree. A new NBC4 New York/Wall Street Journal/Marist poll shows that, while 43% of New Yorkers want the disgraced
The Washington Post polled on a number of abortion questions and released the results Friday. The most interesting takeaway is that by an almost 30-point margin (56%-27%), people favor a ban on abortion after 20 weeks. One question the Post
In late June, the whole of the mainstream media attempted to turn Texas State Representative Wendy Davis into a national folk hero. The morning and days after the Democrat successfully filibustered a law that would ban abortion after 20 weeks
Remember how, during the media’s failed months-long crusade to push for gun control, the GOP was under siege 24/7 from left-wingers like Chuck Todd, Joe Scarborough, and Wolf Blitzer armed with polls that showed 80% wanted background checks tightened, including
After the Boston Marathon bombing, much was made of the fact that CNN seemed to be on a ratings comeback. Suddenly, the third place network had jumped to second place, and it was MSNBC suffering through stories about a fall
National Review’s Jonah Goldberg took a look at all the media tributes to Helen Thomas, the 92 year-old disgraced “dean” of the White House Press Corps, who died over the weekend. Then he took a look at the actual journalistic
Based on history, most media watchers would probably expect NBC News to win the award for the most shameful coverage of George Zimmerman, the 29 year-old Florida man recently acquitted for the tragic shooting of teenager Trayvon Martin. But an
The Associated Press disguised a partisan attack as news Tuesday, but did so with breathtaking dishonestly. In a story titled “Fears over Zimmerman Verdict Riots Prove Overblown,” the subtext is that conservatives like Glenn Beck are racist for fearing their
My headline is a little deceiving because it makes it sound as though there is something in George Zimmerman’s past, or in the events that led to the tragic shooting of Trayvon Martin, that indicates that he is in any
The bad news keeps piling up for our besieged president. A stagnant, jobless recovery; a collection of growing scandals (despite with the media tells you), the increasing unpopularity of ObamaCare, and his sowing seeds of racial division with the George
Contrary to the way the media approach the issue of immigration reform, a CBS poll released Tuesday makes it crystal clear that a majority of Americans, 56%, want the border secured before anything is done to address legalization or a
A CBS News poll released Tuesday backs up yesterday’s poll that shows that the public’s souring on ObamaCare continues to increase. A full 57% now want all or part of the president’s signature achievement repealed, up from 48% last October.
Jeff Zucker, the newly installed CNN chief stated during a recent interview that, “The idea that CNN “didn’t have enough conservative points of view was probably a valid criticism.” He went on to explain that the hiring of Newt Gingrich
