—– “Narrated by Matt Damon.” Yawn. Did anyone hear the words Freddie or Fannie in that clip? How about toxic mortgages. Community Reinvestment Act. ACORN? No you did not. Don’t misunderstand me, I’m no Wall Street fan, and Obama bailing
Gov. Tim Kaine asserts that the Tea Party energy is often focused on Republicans, thereby helping Democrats in November.
The preening, sneering, cocksure face of the modern Left: Rep. Alan Grayson, whose one term in Congress is about to come to a merciful, if ignominious, end when the good folks of his traditionally Republican district regain their senses this
There are three important things going on in “The Tillman Story” (in selected theatres today), two of which almost make the conspiracy-mongering documentary worth your time. The first and best is the opportunity to get to know better the extraordinary
Rep. Alan Grayson of Florida continues to build his demo reel for his future show on MSNBC.
Recent news about Levi Johnston’s possible reality show, “Loving Levi: The Road to the Mayor’s Office,” proved once more that Sarah Palin scares the Left to death. How so? For starters, Johnston is the former almost son-in-law of Palin. It
The target of Islamic hijackers aboard United flight 93 on September 11th, 2001 was depicted in a 2006 film as being the United States capitol building. Investigations after the plane crashed into a Pennsylvania field pointed to a high probability
There’s been a lot of rhetoric lately about the so-called ground zero mosque on all sides: Governor Christie saying that the mosque was merely being used as a “political football,” Mayor Bloomberg saying that opposition to the mosque is treating
On Morning Joe, Norah O’Donnell says that those who oppose the Ground Zero mosque are acting “like the people who attacked America and killed 3,000 people.”
Today Obama administration mouthpiece Mark Halperin is imploring the GOP to hold its fire on Democrats and, specifically, the president for weighing in on the side of the Ground Zero Mosque, Shariah and the disingenuous imam behind it. In his
In his latest Time.com piece, Mark Halperin, Editor At Large and Senior MSNBC Political Analyst, has decided that the GOP must not jump into the furor surrounding the latest slip of the First Tongue as it relates to the controversy
Chris Matthews this weekend winced in pain when a guest on his syndicated program said it’s actually more likely the Democrats will lose the Senate than the House in the upcoming midterm elections.
So New Hampshire State Rep. Timothy Horrigan has stepped down after posting on Facebook that a dead Sarah Palin is “more dangerous than a live one.” Because he’s stupid, he added: “if she was dead, she cldn’t [sic] commit any
It seems like Rep. Alan Grayson is continuing his audition process for his own MSNBC show.
Joe Scarborough confronts Rep. Anthony Weiner on the first-responder’s bill and the congressional dispute that caused a screaming match on the House Floor and cable news networks.
Remember the day when “Nothing Happened?” to Ralph Melish back in 1973? [youtube hps0TsJvqEA&feature nolink] Oddly enough, 1973 was also the year that gave us Rachel Maddow, star of the ratings-challenged MSNBC. Perhaps as an infant, young Ms. Maddow heard
—— 10. No one will ever say that David Letterman is “too smart to believe what he believes.” 9. Whatever was left of Dave’s edgy sense of irony died while engaging in a serious discussion about the ethics of journalism
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
Earlier yesterday Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) ambushed an IDF position in Israeli territory along the Lebanese border in northern Israel. Coordinated with the United Nations Peacekeeping troops (UNIFIL), the IDF forces were cutting down a tree that obstructed its view
My colleague Alex Marlow has already done an effective job of pointing out how Howard Kurtz of CNN’s “Reliable Sources” maneuvered his Sunday coverage of last week’s “Hardball” redo into yet another MSM hit that intentionally ignores the fact that
Buried at the bottom of a story published the other day, the New York Times printed a curious little correction: The Political Times column last Sunday, about a generational divide over racial attitudes, erroneously linked one example of a racially
Saying Democrats have effectively caved in to Republican wishes, particularly on the issue of yet another unemployment benefits extension, MSNBC libtalker Ed Schultz told radio listeners he’s kicking off a 2010 election boycott campaign.
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Eugene Robinson, the name-calling scourge of all critics of Obama who writes one of the anti-conservative columns at the Washington Post and serves the same function on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” has just provided another example of what post- — or
As you probably know, the new TV season begins in the middle of September. That’s when all the TV networks spruce themselves up and reveal the new programming lineups for the next twelve months. MSNBC has planned a major overall
