Mitt Romney appears to be so anxious to hit Newt Gingrich on anything and everything, he completely misses the point that the mainstream media moderators of debates are the most powerful people in the room. They can shape, or frame
by Dan Riehl26 Jan 2012, 7:10 AM PST0
Whether they choose to acknowledge it or not, everyone in media understands what Media Matters for America (MMfA) is really about. MMfA is an online group of modern-day book burners, a tax-exempt gang of bullies and propagandists dedicated to snuffing
by John Nolte26 Jan 2012, 4:58 AM PST0
by NewsBusters25 Jan 2012, 3:33 PM PST0
Give Ryan Grim of the Huffington Post credit: it takes courage to change one’s mind, and to admit an earlier mistake. Grim has written that he was wrong to dismiss a November 2011 report by 60 Minutes (based on Breitbart
by Joel B. Pollak25 Jan 2012, 12:43 PM PST0
Let’s commend Jon Chrisos, co-host of Good Day Maine on WPFO Fox 23 in Portland, ME, for posing a simple and direct challenge to Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius: [youtube frWlBWqY0gM] Last night, the President gave his
by P.J. Salvatore25 Jan 2012, 11:59 AM PST0
With the publication of Peter Schweizer’s best-selling book Throw Them All Out, Media Matters for America embarked on a scorched-earth campaign in an attempt to undermine both Schweizer and his book, while dismissing the topic of insider trading in Congress.
by Dan Riehl25 Jan 2012, 11:24 AM PST0
When President Obama called for an end to congressional insider trading during his State of the Union Address last night, there may have been some colorful Greek expletives muttered by a multi-millionaire publisher we all know and love. When Breitbart
by Larry O'Connor25 Jan 2012, 10:27 AM PST0
– Ridiculous. The arrest of “journalists” at the Occupy movement has caused the US to drop in its ranking of press freedom. Reporters Without Borders’ latest Press Freedom Index was released on Wednesday, and the list reflected some of the
by P.J. Salvatore25 Jan 2012, 9:46 AM PST0
All you need to see is the picture of a beaming President Barack Obama included in USA Today’s print assessment of the president’s three-year anniversary to know which way the story is slanted. Or, just take a gander at the
by Christian Toto25 Jan 2012, 7:05 AM PST0
The mainstream media pontificators bloviating over President Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech last night failed to notice what should have been evident to anyone who had spent any time reviewing his past addresses to Congress: Obama plagiarized himself.
by Joel B. Pollak25 Jan 2012, 4:39 AM PST0
Charles M. Blow, over at The New York Times, loves to allege that Republicans are racist, racist, racist. James Clyburn, the third ranking Democrat in the House, accused Gingrich of practicing the Southern Strategy. The NAACP piled on. In Gingrich’s
by Charles C. Johnson25 Jan 2012, 4:08 AM PST0
I expressed my surprise at this last night on Twitter, while Jay Nordlinger noted it at NRO: Brian Williams doesn’t know what “begging the question” means…. Williams used the phrase as he turned to Ron Paul to ask him about
by Dan Riehl24 Jan 2012, 4:31 PM PST0
Via The Huffington Post: On Saturday Al Sharpton actually asked: “Are we dealing with someone who’s just racially insensitive or someone who’s cynical, who would use race to play and blacks as backboards to score a shot?” Is the mainstream
by Charles C. Johnson24 Jan 2012, 4:15 PM PST0
Apparently, not much. [youtube QYZvMMrgP20 nolink] The pressing issues of the day according to NBC: Terri Schiavo, sugar subsidies, the Everglades Project, the over-asked “Will you run as a 3rd party candidate?” question, English as the official language, and the
by Meredith Dake24 Jan 2012, 3:57 PM PST0
Today, on Fox News Channel’s The Five, liberal panelist Bob Beckel praised President Barack Obama’s efforts at job creation: “One good sign of the economy is there are more manufacturing jobs created in the last two years than the last
by Joel B. Pollak24 Jan 2012, 3:19 PM PST0
The Chicago Sun Times has received your message loud and clear, dear readers. As much as admitting that they are biased and they know it, the long-time Windy City staple has decided that hence forth it will no longer endorse
by Warner Todd Huston24 Jan 2012, 1:05 PM PST0
George Soros’ disciple Ken Vogel wrote a front-page Politico piece laying out the left-wing site’s narrative-attack regarding Governor Mitt Romney’s tax returns. To say the Vogel article is contextually challenged would be quite the understatement, and charitable. Ebenezer Obama What
by John Nolte24 Jan 2012, 12:12 PM PST0
Okay, perhaps I’m bitter about the All East Coast Super Bowl right now, but as a West Coast guy, I’m also not happy about these tape-delayed debates. NBC did it again. ABC did it earlier. To us folks out on
by Ron Futrell24 Jan 2012, 11:33 AM PST0
General Electric owns 49% of NBC. General Electric’s Chairman and CEO is Jeffrey Immelt. Jeffrey Immelt is a big-time Obama supporter, and if you’ve watched any one of NBC’s three news networks (or their entertainment endeavors), you know that NBC
by John Nolte24 Jan 2012, 11:18 AM PST0
When the South Carolina primary results revealed a blowout victory for Gingrich, Romney supporters and the Establishment Apology Brigade responded by borrowing progressives’s talking points against the tea party. That a sizable chunk of tea partiers, independents, and women voted
by Dana Loesch24 Jan 2012, 11:10 AM PST0
The reality behind the often reported story of an ACORN member who is part of the San Francisco Occupy movement is far more complex than the mainstream press has told the public. Donna Vieira, a frequent spokesman for the 99%
by Lee Stranahan24 Jan 2012, 9:07 AM PST0
– Geraldo: Newt Gingrich called Juan Williams a ‘racial epithet.’ [youtube eiI3EcQ-gBQ nolink] Yes, seriously. [via] – Former John Kerry Staffer Arrested For Disclosing Identities of CIA Operatives Who Interrogated Top Al-Qaeda Leaders To The Media: The Justice Department charged
by P.J. Salvatore24 Jan 2012, 7:05 AM PST0
The March For Life took place yesterday in Washington, DC despite the cold, dreary weather. But unless you tuned into C-SPAN2 for a few hours this morning or EWTN (the Catholic station) all day you wouldn’t have known it happened.
by Mary Chastain24 Jan 2012, 5:00 AM PST0
If you didn’t watch tonight’s debate, let me sum it up for you: Why English as the official language in US? Your Thoughts on Terri Schiavo? When was America last great? Also, the Bush tax cuts didn’t work, explain to
by Dana Loesch23 Jan 2012, 8:06 PM PST0
Media Matters for America (MMfA) must be really afraid of Andrew Breitbart. Once again, he’s their number one target for elimination from mainstream media appearances–even ahead of conservative media luminary Rush Limbaugh, whom MMfA hates with a passion. The above
by Joel B. Pollak23 Jan 2012, 5:41 PM PST0