You know things are tough all over when even the media start noticing what’s wrong with this picture: But while most of the country is pinching pennies and downsizing summer sojourns – or forgoing them altogether – the Obamas don’t
As usual, Sean Penn just can’t say enough bad things about America — and could he be more humorless? The real story here, however, is Penn’s relentlessly brutal trashing of the Fugee’s Wyclef Jean as some kind of stooge for
Proposition 8 in California contains this simple statement, “only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.” A single judge in California reversed the vote of seven million people. Certainly, this issue will go to
It has been over a year since the Iranian elections were held and a beautiful young woman was killed on that nation’s streets while protesting the election results. Since those public demonstrations, the same brutal Iranian regime remains in power.
Anyone who’s been paying attention for the last ten years is aware that the level of public acrimony has been increasing steadily. This applies to acrimony in politics and journalism, as well as to surging xenophobia in many countries around
Full story at CNN: Remains of John the Baptist found in Bulgaria? Archaeologists in Bulgaria claim they have found remains of John the Baptist while excavating the site of a 5th century monastery on the Black Sea island of Sveti
So, you know what’s been keeping me up at night? My vertical sleeping bag. But also, Wikileaks. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says WikiLeaks is “morally” guilty for putting lives in danger – by exposing Afghan contacts, our intelligence methods, and
In Orwell’s 1984, Big Brother increased chocolate rations from 30 grams per week to 25 grams per week. You read that right. There are no objective facts; there is only the word of the Ministry of Truth. The 21st century
James Taranto in his “Best of the Web Today” column in The Wall Street Journal: Shirley Sherrod says she plans to sue conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart, the Associated Press reports from San Diego: “Speaking Thursday at the National Association of
[youtube KfqzH5tNkgc nolink] In the early stages of the Shirley Sherrod controversy, the media began to craft the narrative Shirley Sherrod was the embodiment of the term “post-racial.” Then on July 22nd on Anderson Cooper 360, this happened: SHIRLEY SHERROD:
[youtube KfqzH5tNkgc nolink] In the early stages of the Shirley Sherrod controversy, the media began to craft the narrative Shirley Sherrod was the embodiment of the term “post-racial.” Then on July 22nd on Anderson Cooper 360, this happened: SHIRLEY SHERROD:
Anderson Cooper apologizes for not challenging Shirley Sherrod last week when she labeled Andrew Breitbart a “racist” who wants to “go back to the days of slavery” on his show. The CNN host then explored the latest controversy involving her
You have to give mainstream journalists credit. No matter how high the evidence of liberal bias stacks up, they stick to the notion they don’t play favorites. Rathergate? An aberration. A Washington Post ombudsman admitting journalists favored Sen. Barack Obama
As a political music blogger with no political credentials and horrible musical taste, it was a huge deal when I found the very first straw-man Daily Kos rebuttal to an article of mine. According to the author “jethrock,” I hopped
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer makes a statement to the press after a temporary injunction against part of the anti-illegal immigration law in her state.
How many women have to claim they were raped and/or sodomized by fugitive director Roman Polanski before Hollywood starts to treat him with a tenth of the disdain they have for Mel Gibson? How many, Harvey? Woody? Marty? Ms. Rape-Rape?
With no shock and awe and little pomp and circumstance, China has declared war on the world. Having watched the Gulf Wars on CNN, Americans are accustomed to wars fought with jets, battleships, tanks and infantry. We constantly are on
I’m sunbathing naked in my backyard. I’m on the lookout for bees. Yesterday one stung me on my thigh. Thoughts are swimming in my sun baked head. One thought keeps popping out amidst the others. I can’t keep up with
CNN Anchor to Shirley Sherrod: Would you like to see [Andrew Breitbart’s] site to be shut down? Shirley Sherrod: “That would be a great thing. Because I don’t see how that advances us in this country.” —- Jonathan Zasloff, a
CNN Newsroom: The Woman behind the controversy: Who is Shirley Sherrod? Don Lemon takes an intimate look into the life of the woman.
Ann Coulter appears on CNN with Rick Sanchez and devastates his arguments on the Shirley Sherrod story.
CNN Anchor to Shirley Sherrod: Would you like to see [Andrew Breitbart’s] site to be shut down? Shirley Sherrod: “That would be a great thing. Because I don’t see how that advances us in this country.” —- Jonathan Zasloff, a
Frightened by websites that don’t only report on stories that are Soros- and Obama-administration approved, CNN decides it just better to demand that free speech be shut down. Yesterday on CNN’s American Morning, Kiran Chetry and John Roberts interviewed Shirley
On Tuesday, July 21, Rep. Andre Carson released the following statement to CNN’s John King: “The incident on March 20th happened as I’ve described. It has been reported by numerous media outlets because it is a fact. Andrew Breitbart has
We have finally reached the number one, most left-biased journalist in America today on our top ten count down and our most biased journo pick probably won’t surprise any of you. Even though she just “retired” due to her outrageous
