This was the most social issues-heavy debate of them all. In New Hampshire. It was no coincidence. In an election cycle where the economy is more important to voters than it’s ever been, focusing on social issues not only lets
The ever-objective LA Times cited left-wing propaganda site Media Matters in a piece wherein the likeness of Michelle Obama as Marie Antoinette was deemed “racist .” The caricature of Obama as a profligate queen relies on the racist stereotype of
NEWPORT, N.H. (AP) – Republican presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman has won the endorsement of The Boston Globe, marking the second time Massachusetts’ largest newspaper has snubbed its former governor, Mitt Romney, ahead of the New Hampshire primary. Huntsman announced the
Echoing the spin of Red Star recipient Scot Horsley of NPR, ABC’s Diane Sawyer today celebrated Richard Cordray, President Barack Obama’s new appointee to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, as a “consumer champion.” He’s certainly no champion of the
The mainstream media’s attempt to sink Sen. Rick Santorum continues. Via Breitbart.tv, here’s how CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360 introduced Santorum to viewers–not by describing his accomplishments or principles, but by branding him–falsely–as a racist religious extremist who hates homosexuals: Would
– Keith Olbermann cannot keep his ego in check, clashes with Current: The latest developments: Olbermann’s lawyer, Hollywood power attorney Patty Glaser (who repped Conan O’Brien during his battle with NBC) is negotiating with Current TV, according to The Hollywood
Earlier today, Mark Allen, who is a contributor to the New York Times and National Public Radio, compared Republican presidential candidate Sen. Rick Santorum to Dan White, the man who assassinated Harvey Milk, San Francisco’s first openly gay member of
Tuesday wasn’t a great night for accuracy at the (openly) liberal network, as Charlie Spiering of the Washington Examiner points out: [youtube rifGntoANcg]
Sign On San Diego recently awarded its “Person of the Year” to the Marine. We can think of no better way to begin this tradition than by selecting as our first winner the Marine. Since Sept. 11, 2001, America has
Earlier today, Keith Olbermann of Current TV tweeted that his “Countdown” program would not air tonight. No reason was given, and Olbermann himself seemed to have been taken by surprise, referring all questions to senior Current TV management: Mediaite noted
Jack Cafferty gave CNN’s coverage of the Iowa caucuses his special touch this afternoon: Cafferty added a little dig at Jewish voters–“a boost in New York and Florida”–at the end.
– Fox News Contributor Sarah Palin on Bachmann: “It’s not Bachmann’s time.” – The 50 most obnoxious quotes of 2011. Staff favorites: 48) I’m in, like, dating Babylon. Like, I go on dates with men and, literally, like Sarah Palin
On Sunday’s broadcast of NBC Nightly News, Andrea Mitchell hosted a segment on the upcoming GOP caucus in Iowa. Referring to the state itself, she stated: The rap on Iowa? It doesn’t represent the rest of the country. Too white,
– Dueling narratives emerge on Iowa. – Big Journalism’s Dana Loesch will be bringing coverage of Iowa with CNN beginning this evening. Larry O’Connor will be bringing coverage from Iowa on UStream; watch Breitbart.tv for details. – The NYT: Why
Chris Matthews looks as though he’s broadcasting his show out of a bar which is apropos, as it takes a few to before the average sane American can tolerate it. Matthews and the panel deliver the top-notch political punditry for
The NYT reports that Keith Olbermann’s ego may cost him yet another job and his absences behind the anchor desk during the biggest political nights of the season aren’t going unnoticed. In the television industry, Mr. Olbermann is well known
More MSM Palace Guarding as documented by RCP’s Richard Benedetto: Over the past five months, the Republican presidential candidates participated in 13 debates where they fielded dozens of penetrating questions on every major issue facing the nation, and some not
– CNN debuts new morning show: – Megyn Kelly vs Kent Sorensen. Point Kelly. I adore how at 1:45 in a Bachmann for President truck drives by in the background. – Rick Santorum vs Al Sharpton. Point Santorum. [youtube cDXPcI28tlM
– The Denver Post fabricates gun statistics, is called out, and corrects: Editor’s note: This story was corrected. Because of a reporting error, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention statistics on fatal shooting accidents involving children in 2007 were
Robert Spencer picks up on an important unreported detail from the horrifying story of the Christmas morning murders-suicide which left six relatives dead. The father and murderer, it seems, disliked that his daughter was dating a non-Muslim [Spencer’s emphasis]: Neighbors
– James O’Keefe is recognized for his new media achievements: James O’Keefe, founder of Project Veritas, was recognized this week by Forbes Magazine in its list of “30 Under 30” within the media category for his investigation of National Public
What? More violence and fighting at an OWS encampment? Say it isn’t so? A tale of two cities’ coverage: Nashville immediately reported the slapfight at their OWS hobo HQ: Occupy Nashville protesters have been together since October 6 on Legislative
The Washington Post reports that journalists are complaining of the White House’s heavy-handed rudeness towards them when they do anything but fawn over the administration, branding the correspondence “nastygrams.” … this year, some reporters say, things have taken a decidedly
– Politifact defends its lie of the year: We’ve read the critiques and see nothing that changes our findings. We stand by our story and our conclusion that the claim was the most significant falsehood of 2011. We made no
She had the courage to be who she was. From the New York Daily News: On the radio, Samuels was exactly what much of the country thinks New York sounds like. She had a city accent she never tried to
