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For Sale: Current TV, Slightly Watched

For Sale: Current TV, Slightly Watched

After inventing the Internet, Al Gore hoped to re-invent TV when he helped found the Current TV network. Now the struggling network is admitting that it is looking to put itself up for sale. Current TV CEO Joel Hyatt told

News Outlets Mostly Ignore Dunham Ad, Controversy

News Outlets Mostly Ignore Dunham Ad, Controversy

The release yesterday of an Obama for America ad featuring Lena Dunham discussing her “first time” in a voting booth caused a flare on Twitter yesterday, but for the most part the major media has ignored the ad and the

Real Media Would Take Trump Challenge Seriously

Real Media Would Take Trump Challenge Seriously

The palace guard media were on tenterhooks Wednesday, waiting for a promised “bombshell” announcement about Barack Obama from Donald Trump. Shortly after noon, Trump released a video message, promising to donate $5 million to charity if Obama released his college

South Florida Sun-Sentinel Endorses Romney

South Florida Sun-Sentinel Endorses Romney

On Friday, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, one of the major Florida newspapers that endorsed Barack Obama in 2008, endorsed Mitt Romney for President in the 2012 election: Brush away all the rhetoric, all the vitriol, all the divisiveness from the presidential

Media Down on Stagnant GDP Growth

Media Down on Stagnant GDP Growth

The mainstream media, accustomed to celebrating even not-so-bad economic news as wonderful news for President Barack Obama, is greeting news of 2% economic growth in the third quarter with somber sobriety. The 2% growth rate in gross domestic product (GDP)

The Vetting: Why Obama Can't Win on 'Trust'

The Vetting: Why Obama Can't Win on 'Trust'

“Trust matters,” President Barack Obama said this week, campaigning in Iowa.  And here’s the thing, Iowa, you know me. You know–you know that I say what I mean and I mean what I say. There’s some folks in this crowd

CNN's Blitzer Unintentionally Backs Romney on Israel Claim

CNN's Blitzer Unintentionally Backs Romney on Israel Claim

CNN’s Wolf Blitzer stepped in it while trying to distract from Gov. Romney’s correct assertion that damage has been done to Israeli/U.S. relations under Obama. Every time Israel came up during the three presidential debates, Romney would point out that

Des Moines Register: Romney Optimistic, Obama Criticizes

Des Moines Register: Romney Optimistic, Obama Criticizes

President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney made campaign stops in Iowa on Wednesday, and The Des Moines Register, Iowa’s most prominent paper that endorsed Obama in 2008, depicted a stark contrast between the two campaigns. Obama and Romney are pictured

The Detroit News Endorses Romney

The Detroit News Endorses Romney

On Thursday, one day after a Michigan poll had President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney tied in the state, The Detroit News endorsed Romney for president.  The newspaper acknowledged it was not a shoo-in for a conservative-leaning paper to endorse Romney because many

Fast and Furious Whistle Blower Sues Fortune Mag

Fast and Furious Whistle Blower Sues Fortune Mag

Operation Fast and Furious whistle blower is suing Time, Inc for libel because of an article Katherine Eban published in their Fortune Magazine. He’s suing for $75,000. Fast and Furious was a gun walking operation that allowed over 2,000 high

'Boston Globe' Joins Obama's Dirty Trick Brigade

'Boston Globe' Joins Obama's Dirty Trick Brigade

We know Gloria Allred has personally met with Barack Obama. We also know Gloria Allred is currently attempting to create a whiff of scandal to aid and abet Obama’s war on women narrative over some nonsense involving a scorned woman

AP, NY Times: Growing Anxiety Among Democrats

AP, NY Times: Growing Anxiety Among Democrats

Two stories published this week note that Democrats are increasingly uneasy as they see challenger Mitt Romney surging in the polls. While Democrats still expect Obama to pull off a win, there is a dawningrealization that this is not going

The Cleveland Plain Dealer Deals in Biased News

The Cleveland Plain Dealer Deals in Biased News

Do Ohio voterstruly believe the Cleveland Plain Dealer delivers the news impartially? ThePlain Dealer‘s coverage of thethird and final presidential debate was cunningly supported by quotes that wereonly from left-wing news outlets. First, thePlain Dealer said Obama had won a

Cleveland Plain Dealer Shills for Obama on Debate

Cleveland Plain Dealer Shills for Obama on Debate

Do Ohio voters truly believe the Cleveland Plain Dealer delivers the news impartially? The Plain Dealer’s coverage of the third and final presidential debate was cunningly supported by quotes that were only from left-wing news outlets. First, the Plain Dealer

Fox News Blows Away Competition in Debate Ratings

Fox News Blows Away Competition in Debate Ratings

Fox News has been setting records all election season long in terms of ratings. Last night was the channel’s biggest night ever, with 11.5 million tuning in for the third presidential debate. They blew away CNN and MSNBC, which combined

Huff Post Recycles Palin Attacks

Huff Post Recycles Palin Attacks

Once the left invents a gaffe they never let it go. There’s a good example of that at Huff Post yesterday where a post on political blunders includes Sarah Palin’s interview with Katie Couric. Huff Post claims Palin’s statements about