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No, Nate Silver Did Not 'Debunk' IRS Scandal

No, Nate Silver Did Not 'Debunk' IRS Scandal

Nate Silver, the New York Times‘ political number-cruncher, has earned his bragging rights after schooling conservative pollsters in the 2012 presidential election. However, his attempted “debunking” of one aspect of the IRS scandal is nothing of the sort. There are two claims

New York Times Lauds Jay Carney

New York Times Lauds Jay Carney

The New York Times, ever eager to leap to the defense of embattled Obama Administration officials, has a puff piece extolling the virtues of White House Spokesman Jay Carney amid the slings and arrows he must suffer.  Noting that Carney

Fisking the New York Times' Attempt to Fisk Obama Scandals

Fisking the New York Times' Attempt to Fisk Obama Scandals

Today’s lead editorial in the New York Times, “The Republicans’ Scandal Machine,” attempts to dismiss two out of the three major scandals that have hit the Obama administration over the past week. Never has the so-called “paper of record” even been

Report: IRS Covered Up Scandal Until After Election

Report: IRS Covered Up Scandal Until After Election

Friday’s IRS Congressional hearings have made three things abundantly clear. First, Democrats and the IRS believe they can convince the American people that the singling out of conservative groups for audits, leaks, and Kafka-esque like “questionnaires” was just a wild

Woodward Compares Benghazi To Watergate

Woodward Compares Benghazi To Watergate

Bob Woodward appeared on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” this Friday morning and, in stark contrast to his less-concerned Watergate colleague Carl Bernstein, he admonished the show’s hosts to “not dismiss Benghazi” and compared the White House’s behavior over CIA/State Department talking

MSNBC Analyst Breitbart Sets GOP Agenda

MSNBC Analyst Breitbart Sets GOP Agenda

MSNBC analyst Joy-Ann Reid joined host Thomas Roberts yesterday to comment on John Boehner’s call for accountability and, perhaps, jail time for individuals responsible for the IRS scandal involving harassment and denial of non-profit status to conservative advocacy groups.   Reid asserted that

'Visionary' Roger Ailes to Receive Bradley Award

'Visionary' Roger Ailes to Receive Bradley Award

FOX News Chairman and CEO Roger Ailes will be honored with the $250,000 Bradley Prize for being a “visionary of American journalism” on June 12 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.  “Roger Ailes

Piers Morgan Uses IRS Scandal to Re-Litigate Nixon

Piers Morgan Uses IRS Scandal to Re-Litigate Nixon

During an appearance on Piers Morgan Live Wednesday, former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld would not allow Morgan to imply that keeping a list of political enemies is the same as using the IRS to target political enemies. Morgan brought up the IRS

Fox News Hires Former US Rep. Allen West

Fox News Hires Former US Rep. Allen West

On May 16, Fox News announced it had hired former Florida Representative Allen West as a contributor to offer political commentary during the network’s daytime and prime time shows. In a statement, Executive Vice President of Programming Bill Shine said,

Lowry: When It's Their Rights, Media Become Tea Party, NRA

Lowry: When It's Their Rights, Media Become Tea Party, NRA

Another brilliant column from National Review’s Rich Lowry at Politico. Lowry makes the indisputable point that the same media that have spent years attacking the Tea Party, and months savaging the NRA, are now revealing brazen hypocrisy when it comes

Chris Matthews Loses That Tingling Feeling… For Now

Chris Matthews Loses That Tingling Feeling… For Now

This won’t last. Chris Matthews is in love with Barack Obama. I’m not being hyperbolic, either. This isn’t about a a man-crush or even partisan worship. What Matthews feels is way beyond that. The “Hardball” anchor is deeply in love

O'Donnell: IRS Did Nothing Wrong

O'Donnell: IRS Did Nothing Wrong

Lawrence O’Donnell likes to march to the beat of a different drummer. And in the case of Wednesday night’s edition of “The Last Word” on MSNBC, he marched away from just about everyone in the media and politics by maintaining

Gut Check: Intervention

Gut Check: Intervention

When I watch that really depressing TV show Intervention, it’s only to feel better about myself. It’s one of the great benefits of television: it’s personal therapy that elevates self-esteem quicker than a pep talk from a noxious life coach.