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Bernie Sanders and the Playboy Paradox

Bernie Sanders and the Playboy Paradox

The November issue of Playboy features an interview with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), who spends much of the article railing against the evils of capitalism and its alleged control of the political system. Playboy does deserve some credit for ideological diversity: in

New York Times: Sebelius Throwing White House Under Bus

New York Times: Sebelius Throwing White House Under Bus

This morning’s New York Times features an article on Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, the administration official shouldering most of the blame for the disastrous rollout of Obamacare.  It appears Ms. Sebelius gave permission to friends and allies

HuffPo: Obama Policy Toward Press A 'Dictator's Dream'

HuffPo: Obama Policy Toward Press A 'Dictator's Dream'

Huffington Post labeled the Obama Administration’s attacks on press freedom a “Dictator’s Dream” when highlighting a wire story from the Associated Press.   The article details remarks made by AP CEO Gary Pruitt to the 69th General Assembly of the Inter

Piers Morgan: Press 'Quite Soft' On Obama

Piers Morgan: Press 'Quite Soft' On Obama

CNN’s Piers Morgan is criticizing the American press corps for being “quite soft” on President Obama: “I would say actually they’ve been probably quite soft and could have gone harder. The financial crisis was inherited by the president, but he’s

Ezra Klein 'Shocked' At Joan Walsh Criticism

Ezra Klein 'Shocked' At Joan Walsh Criticism

Washington Post and MSNBC pundit Ezra Klein is stinging from fellow liberal Joan Walsh’s criticism of his harsh analysis of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) rollout.  As John Nolte pointed out yesterday, Walsh did the White House’s heavy lifting and

Daily Beast Editor-in-Chief Slams Obamacare

Daily Beast Editor-in-Chief Slams Obamacare

Tina Brown, who is leaving her position as editor-in-chief of the Daily Beast which she founded in 2008, had a few choice words regarding the rollout of ObamaCare, castigating Barack Obama’s defining accomplishment for issuing portentous announcements with an incompetent follow-through. 

Shutdown Week 2: Fox Dominates, CNN Sinks to 3rd

Shutdown Week 2: Fox Dominates, CNN Sinks to 3rd

Yet another terrible week during a Big News week for CNN. During both weeks of the government shutdown, CNN not only got the now-expected trouncing from Fox News, but MSNBC also handily beat The Least Trusted Name In News …

Five-Alarm Fire for Obama's 'Fifth-Year' Fall Failure

Five-Alarm Fire for Obama's 'Fifth-Year' Fall Failure

President George W. Bush’s presidency began to unravel in the autumn of 2005, after the Hurricane Katrina disaster seemed to affirm much of what critics had said about the administration’s cronyism and inattention to domestic affairs. Likewise, President Barack Obama’s

Break: New York Magazine Floats Individual Mandate Delay

Break: New York Magazine Floats Individual Mandate Delay

When the GOP suggested President Obama delay the individual mandate for a year, the media brought out the pitch forks and torches while screaming, “Freak! Racist! Extremist! Arsonist! Anarchist!” But now that a reality is fast-approaching that could see people

MSNBC's Matthews: Ted Cruz Racist

MSNBC's Matthews: Ted Cruz Racist

In his unending quest to find reasons to call Republicans racist, Chris Matthews of MSNBC stumbled Monday night onto yet another example of GOP bigotry: Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), a Hispanic, returning to Texas and stating, “Gee, it’s great to

Yahoo plucks influential tech writer from NY Times

Yahoo plucks influential tech writer from NY Times

(AP) Yahoo plucks influential tech writer from NY TimesSUNNYVALE, Calif.New York Times technology columnist and gadget reviewer David Pogue is leaving the newspaper to cover similar topics for Yahoo. The hiring announced Monday is the latest step in Yahoo CEO

Tech Magnates Buying Stakes in Journalistic Enterprises

Tech Magnates Buying Stakes in Journalistic Enterprises

On Sunday, The New York Times ran a lengthy ode to the journalistic investments of technological entrepreneurs, who have been pumping cash into both established and start-up journalism enterprises. As the Times pointed out, Pierre M. Omidyar, founder of eBay,

Yahoo again tops Google in US Web visitors in Sept

(AP) Yahoo again tops Google in US Web visitors in SeptNEW YORKFor the third month in a row, more Americans visited Yahoo’s websites than Google’s, according to comScore Inc.’s Internet traffic data for September. The research firm said Monday that

AP Editor, Reporter Fired Over Erroneous McAuliffe Story

AP Editor, Reporter Fired Over Erroneous McAuliffe Story

Two weeks ago the Associated Press published a false reportthat claimed Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe had lied to an investigatorduring a federal fraud case. The story was retracted less than two hours later.Monday, the AP firedBob Lewis, the reporter

Top Five ObamaCare Catastrophes the Media Refuse to Cover

Top Five ObamaCare Catastrophes the Media Refuse to Cover

The media are doing a good job covering the ObamaCare launch problems. But like their coverage of President Obama’s disastrous performance in his first presidential debate with Mitt Romney, there is a partisan motive at work here. The media want