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Washington Times Hires Chuck Woolery

Washington Times Hires Chuck Woolery

Former game show host and popular internet pundit Chuck Woolery has been hired as a contributor by the Washington Times.  Exciting news @chuckwoolery will now be a contributor to the Washington Times. We are looking forward to this. — Mark

Salon's Joan Walsh: Race-Baiting Sirota Was Right

Salon's Joan Walsh: Race-Baiting Sirota Was Right

Just one day after the Boston Marathon bombing killed three and injured over one hundred people, Salon.com’s David Sirota caused a stir with his article titled: “Let’s hope the Boston Marathon bomber is a white American.”  Social media hammered and disgraced Sirota

NYT's David Brooks: Ted Cruz Has Face of 'McCarthy'

NYT's David Brooks: Ted Cruz Has Face of 'McCarthy'

David Brooks, the liberal Republican columnist for the New York Times, said Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) had a face that resembled Joe McCarthy. In comments in which he seemed particularly peeved at the conservative, Brooks also called Cruz “unconservative” for not

Buyouts Announced at CQ Roll Call

Buyouts Announced at CQ Roll Call

Betsy Rothstein at FishbowlDC: As part of the transition from print to digital, CQ Roll Call has announced that it’s offering a “small handful” of employees in editorial voluntary buy-out packages. … The number of buyouts needed depends on who

Reuters Announces 'Bad News For Economy'

Reuters Announces 'Bad News For Economy'

The terrible economic news released today is so terrible Reuters didn’t even attempt to spin it. The headline reads, “Durable Goods Report Delivers More Bad News for Economy,” and the story gets right to the point: Orders for long-lasting U.S.

Poynter Laughs at Politico's Big New York Times 'Scoop'

Poynter Laughs at Politico's Big New York Times 'Scoop'

Early Wednesday morning, I read Dylan Byers’ Politico piece that promised to expose all the dysfunctional turmoil and drama boiling within the New York Times, and came away with a shrug. The piece reads like a media writer grasping for

The Gun Control Poll That Might Finally Shut the Media Up

The Gun Control Poll That Might Finally Shut the Media Up

For weeks, the media pretended that poll after poll proving the American people were moving against stricter gun control simply didn’t exist. This included a Gallup poll that showed 96% of the American people did not consider gun control any

ABC News: Did Boston Bomber Suspect's 'Teen Brain' Lead to Terror?

ABC News: Did Boston Bomber Suspect's 'Teen Brain' Lead to Terror?

In its attempts to humanize Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the suspected younger bomber in the Boston Marathon attacks, ABC News has now run a piece blaming Dzhokhar’s brain biology. Noting that teenagers have underdeveloped critical thinking skills and overdeveloped emotional centers, ABC

Former Bush AG: It Was Jihad

Former Bush AG: It Was Jihad

In his April 21 column in the Wall Street Journal, former Attorney General Michael Mukasey said if we want a reason to relax a week after the Boston Marathon bombing we can take solace in the fact the two bombing

Demint: Repubs in Gang of Eight Gave In to Dems on Amnesty

Demint: Repubs in Gang of Eight Gave In to Dems on Amnesty

Former Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC), President of The Heritage Foundation, appeared on “Mornings on the Mall” on WMAL-FM in Washington DC Tuesday morning to speak out against the “Immigration Reform” bill. After some very critical comments about the bill and

Survey: Reporter Worst Job In America

Survey: Reporter Worst Job In America

Newspaper reporter is the worst job in America according to a survey by CareerCast.com.  “I had aspirations to get bigger and better newspaper jobs, but the opportunity to climb the ladder disappeared as newspapers cut back, which was very discouraging,”

Ratings: Fox Number One In All Cable, MSNBC Collapses

Ratings: Fox Number One In All Cable, MSNBC Collapses

In all of cable, not just cable news, Fox News was the most-watched channel throughout all of last week. During the Boston bombings and subsequent manhunt, the new “Most Trusted Name In News” averaged 2.874 million viewers during primetime, and

Amputated Photographer: Hope for Boston Survivors

Amputated Photographer: Hope for Boston Survivors

By EMILIO MORENATTIAssociated PressBARCELONA, SpainIn the first horrific moments after the Boston bombing, with smoke still billowing around the wounded, I know what is going through the minds of the maimed victims. They are at once conscious and unconscious. They

Scarborough More Shrill as Support for Gun Control Fades

Scarborough More Shrill as Support for Gun Control Fades

In the wake of the media’s failure to get gun control passed, no one has been more amusing to watch than MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough; especially if you remember the former Florida congressman from his “Scarborough Country” days. Minus the British