In a special video message (below) to members of the military, President Obama turned political when communicating to American troops who’s to blame for the impasse over Obamacare and the funding of the federal government. The president told our troops
KRON TV reporter Jeff Bush was reporting with his crew in San Francisco’s Bayview district when two men confronted him and demanded his computer and camera equipment. Police have arrested two 19-year-olds, Armani McFarland and John Woods, on suspicion of
Journalist Seymour Hersh, who called Republicans terrorists long before Dan Pfeiffer ever did, tells the Guardian that the events surrounding the US Navy Seal’s raid on Osama bin Laden have never truly been investigated or reported on and what the world
Facebook isn’t cool anymore and probably never will be again. That’s what CEO Mark Zuckerberg admitted in an interview with The Atlantic this week. People assume that we’re trying to be cool. It’s never been my goal. I’m the least
Rush Limbaugh spoke to a party hosted by his syndicator Premiere Networks at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) conference in Las Vegas today. Limbaugh addressed the gathering of radio industry insiders – many of whom were station owners and
What influenced President Obama’s mercurial decision on military intervention in Syria? According to Michael Calderone, it may have been the editors and op-ed writers at the New York Times. Calderone confirms that President Obama had an off-the-record meeting with Times
MSNBC’s Ed Schultz took aim at video games Tuesday night by holding up the latest release of “Grand Theft Auto” as an example of “violent” video games that theoretically contribute to mass shootings like the Navy Yard rampage on Monday.
Polling agency Survata conducted a survey or 8,546 people to determine the initial perceptions of America’s newest cable news station. They asked respondents a straightforward question: “Do you perceive Al Jazeera America as an objective news source?” According to the survey,
Yesterday the US Senate attempted to define who is and is not a journalist. In the process of passing a “Shield Law” to protect journalists and their sources, a fiery debate ensued over just who is a journalist and who
An Italian journalist and Belgian writer who had been held captive in Syria for the past six months were released this past Sunday. Domenico Quirico says he overheard a conversation held on Skype by his captors. The captors claimed that the
Lionel Richie is offering unsolicited advice to Billy Ray Cyrus in light of the recent questionable behavior of Billy Ray’s Disney princess, Miley. “When you have a teenage daughter growing up in Hollywood, in the business, I mean, what I
Anthony Weiner suffered a humiliating loss in his bid to become the mayor of New York City. Remarkably, a little over 31,000 New Yorkers wanted Weiner to run Gotham but that wasn’t enough to give the former congressman even 5%
Today Show host Matt Lauer has lashed out at the media for negative reporting on his conflicts with former co-host Ann Curry. Lauer’s harsh words appear in the latest issue of Esquire where the NBC star gave an extensive
CNN’s Jake Tapper grilled deputy national security adviser Tony Blinken Monday over Bashar al-Assad’s assertion that the Obama administration had “no evidence” that the Syrian government had ordered a chemical attack last month. Tapper played part of the interview Assad
When he needed their votes, President Obama was more than willing to go to the Univision studios for a special forum appealing to the Latino vote. But now that he’s president and a major international crisis is brewing over chemical
Now junior can play with his own meth lab with the all new lego brick set based on the AMC hit series “Breaking Bad.” The manufacturer is quick to point out that they are an independent toy designer not affiliated
The Washington DC government is contemplating a 24-hour waiting period for people looking to get a tattoo. The “Think Before You Ink” law would apply to piercings as well. “The licensee or operator of a body art establishment shall
Charlie Rose has scored an exclusive interview with Syrian despot Bashar al-Assad. Excerpts of the interview ran on CBS’ morning show hosted by Rose, but the full interview will run exclusively on Rose’s PBS program Monday night. Given the American
Should American school days start later? President Obama’s Secretary of Education Arne Duncan started a lively debate on Twitter Aug. 19 when he wrote, “Common sense to improve student achievement that too few have implemented: let teens sleep more, start school
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan., Sept. 4 (UPI) — Officials said Fort Hood gunman Nidal Hasan was shaved after his move to death row and Texas legislators proposed a new compensation bill for shooting victims. Hasan, who was convicted in the 2009
Brazil’s senate is requesting federal police protection for US journalist Glenn Greenwald and his domestic partner, David Miranda. The request came as the senate opened an investigation into U.S. spying in the nation. Senators want journalist Glenn Greenwald and his
Chris Matthews appeared on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” Wednesday morning to analyze the political ramifications of the congressional debate to support President Obama’s call for a military strike against Syria. Matthews said the President had put the Democrats in congress in
Rush Limbaugh speculated that perhaps the Syrian rebels affiliated with Al Qaeda used chemical weapons to frame Bashar Al-Assad and to draw the US into the effort to topple the Assad Regime. On his Tuesday morning program, Rush asked the
New York Times public editor Margaret Sullivan characterized the paper’s Syria coverage as not “sufficiently skeptical” of President Obama’s case for war. Going further, Sullivan accused her paper of using the administration’s voice rather than their own in reporting: I’ve
Reporters Without Borders has issued a scathing report on the treatment of reporters in Egypt since the removal of President Mohamed Morsi in early July: Since 3 July, a total of five journalists have been killed, 80 journalists have been
