Former adviser to the President Austan Goolsbee was accused of looking into private tax records of White House critics. An IG investigation of the matter was completed two years ago but has never been released. Ten days ago, on Twitter,
Yesterday an organization of LA area unions organized held a rally in downtown Los Angeles to protest the possible purchase of the LA Times by the Koch brothers. The event was announced last week with a press release that promised
More conservative organizations and individuals have emerged to tell their stories of tax troubles after revelations surfaced that the Internal Revenue Service targeted conservative organizations unjustly. Speaker of the House John Boehner (R – OH) stated at the weekly GOP
During the 2012 presidential campaign, many conservatives complained that the IRS was targeting them for harassment, with some even claimed that Obama had an “enemies list.” At the time, the progressive media complex ridiculed these claims, but now the IRS
There’s been a lot of talk about the possibility of the Koch Brothers buying the Tribune Company (which owns the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, the Baltimore Sun, and others). However, Minding the Campus has another idea: Leaving aside the obvious arguments about
Employees of the Los Angeles Times have threatened to walk off the job if Charles and David Koch purchase the newspaper, as has been reported recently. Brent Bozell, president of Media Research Center, appeared on The Kudlow Report, Wednesday
In their tyrannical efforts to stop the Los Angeles Times from being sold to the conservative Koch brothers, members of the Los Angeles City Council have now announced that they want to cut pension investment in any firms that own
On the heels of reports that “half” the staffers at the L.A. Times would resign if the paper was sold to conservative billionaires the Koch brothers, the Newspaper Guild-Communications Workers of America, a journalist labor union, have issued a statement
Here is a fascinating look at our open-minded, objective, unbiased, not-at-all-liberal media: At a Los Angeles Times in-house awards ceremony last week, columnist Steve Lopez addressed the elephant in the room. Speaking to the entire staff, he said, “Raise your
I don’t know where to begin when nearly every sentence in this Slate post is silly. I am reminded of Ann Coulter’s characterization of arguing with liberals. After a barrage of idiotic statements, the conservative is basically forced to answer, “How is an
The recent plunge in ratings, readership, revenue, and credibility doesn’t frighten the media — but the idea of diversity-of-thought sure does. With the news breaking Monday that the Koch Brothers might be interested in purchasing the Tribune Co., the media
As you read this New York Times story about the Koch Brothers’ apparent interest in making a serious bid for the Tribune Company (publishers of eight local newspapers including the Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune,) ask yourself how outlets
Daily Kos and a group called the Courage Campaign are running petitions to keep the LA Times out of the hands of the Koch Brothers. Together the two groups have gathered about 45,000 signatures. The LA Times is up for
In response to Koch Bros. to Buy LA Times?: I think this is a fantastic idea. If the Koch Brothers were to buy the Los Angeles Times I think it would be a wonderful opportunity for conservatives to get their
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the Koch Brothers might be interested in purchasing the LA Times. The Kochs, who some sources say are interested in the clout they could gain through the Times’ editorial pages, could bid on their own
The Los Angeles Times ran a Thursday editorial by Middlebury College Professor Bill McKibben arguing that allowing millions of illegal immigrants into America will reduce global warming. “I feel it’s urgent that we get real immigration reform, allowing millions to
Mark Tapscott, executive editor of The Washington Examiner, did an interesting spot-check yesterday. Using the search engines of a few high-profile news outlets, he documented the number of references each made to conservative political activists, “the Koch Brothers,” as compared
Politico’s Ken Vogel is obsessed with what private citizens do with their own money, especially those private citizens who don’t do what Politico tells them to do — support Obama. You would think that a “real” reporter would be more
This is a little off-topic, but my favorite part of this Politico article is the last line that reads, “Kenneth P. Vogel contributed to this report.” Talk about unnecessary. About half-way though the brutally-long 1600-worder, while my mind started to
When filmmaker Phelim McAleer sought to bring some sanity to environmental alarmism he called his documentary Not Evil Just Wrong. The folks behind a new movie slamming anyone who doesn’t attend the Green Church of Al Gore are taking a
Koch Industries recently published a response to the work of UK Independent journalist Steve Connor, whose work, Koch says, “misled readers.” The two articles accused Koch Industries of secretly funding attacks on climate change. The articles written by Connor “got
President Barack Obama’s first term energized Hollywood in direct proportion to the anger the industry aimed at his predecessor. Gone were the hard-hitting documentaries, protests and anti-authoritative rants that came to typify the celebrity response to two President George W.
Ever wonder why Hollywood shows such disdain for conservatives? Just take a gander at the Twitter accounts of some of the town’s biggest directors. Adam McKay, whose directorial credits include “Anchorman,” “Step Brothers” and the Koch Brothers-bashing comedy “The Campaign,”
Today, the Democratic Governors Association sent out a blast email suggesting that higher taxes on high-income earners was justified because it would target the Koch brothers. This is how low the left now stoops: they think that hurting the economy
The right-to-work legislation passed by Michigan lawmakers and signed into law by Rep. Gov. Rick Snyder has been widely recognized as accomplishing one major thing — it grants Michigan employees the ability to choose whether they do or don’t want
