George Soros, billionaire investor and grand patron of the American institutional left, has just failed in his attempt to have his 2002 conviction for insider trading in France overturned. He plans to appeal. The Soros result has gone virtually unnoticed
It’s not NBC star Ed Shultz without an on-air temper tantrum.
NBC Sports: Though ESPN’s decision to yank Hank Williams, Jr. from the opening theme music to Monday Night Football initially seemed to be a one-week suspension, it’s a little more permanent than that. OK, it’s a lot more permanent than
Forced to choose between left-wing bias and federal stimulus, National Public Radio is choosing left-wing bias. And that’s something to welcome. As reported yesterday morning by NPR’s David Folkenflik, after the scandals and resignations of the past year, the organization
The Obama administration has responded in court regarding Judicial Watch’s pursuit of the CIA’s bin Laden death photos. Given the administration’s open hostility to government transparency, it probably does not come as a surprise that the CIA is fighting tooth-and-nail
– MMfA’s new slogan, hate groups for me, but not for thee? How many pea brains can you fit in a pod? I don’t know. How many employees does Media Matters have these days? But of course MMFA immediately jumps
The liberal media has constantly found new ways to put down the tea party movement. First came the sexual slurs; we were “tea baggers.” Then we were racists, we were stupid, and finally, we were stubborn extremists whose only wish
—– When first asked about the issue, there were no doubt 50 better ways Herman Cain could’ve responded when presented with the non-story of an offensive word on a rock Rick Perry’s family painted over decades ago. But to his
I can hear them right now in newsrooms across the country— “Are you sure we need to cover this story about a possible fraudulent solar power company?” “Won’t we look bad when we promote ‘Green Week?’” “Should we show that
***UPDATE: J.D. Gordon will replace Ellen Carmichael. CNN: Des Moines, Iowa (CNN) – The communications director for Herman Cain’s presidential campaign has resigned, CNN has learned. Ellen Carmichael told CNN on Saturday her decision is firm but not yet finalized.
No matter how you slice it, Operation Fast and Furious is a serious problem for the Obama administration. It’s beyond question that the ATF oversaw the sale of approximately 2,500 weapons to straw purchasers whom they knew were going to
Via Fox News, the Media Research Center has published a report examining a three-hour, online journalism course offered by Poynter: A new course on Islam designed for journalists tries to minimize the impact and importance of ”jihad” by comparing it
– What NBC News producers do when they retire? The same thing they always did, perhaps, influence news coverage? Former NBC News Producer Yells at NPR For Missing Leftist Wall St. Protest: If the Tea Party farts, that’s news. But
Author Joe McGinniss had months of advance media interest and a huge rollout from well-heeled Random House which included appearances on NBC’s Today, CNN’s Piers Morgan and ABC’s “The View.” And yet, newly released figures show his book is languishing
—– In a single year, health care premium costs have jumped 9% and nowhere in this report does the NBC Nightly News bother to look at the reasons why. All they appear to be doing is trying to scare people
NIRVANA’S “NEVERMIND” IS 20 YEARS OLD? All I remember about this album is that it ushered in the grunge era which in turn forced me to stop wearing flannel shirts because I’d rather be dead than trendy. Yep, it’s been
MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts doesn’t hold anything back in his opinion of the Republican Party. Mr. Roberts is a news anchor, not the host of an opinion show.
Columnist and author Mark Steyn appeared on the Hugh Hewitt Show and found great irony in the fact that NBC News would feature Joe McGinniss to discuss his discredited book about Sarah Palin, but won’t offer an interview to him
No surprises from Washington Whispers: A new study by a conservative media watchdog group finds that the big three TV network’s morning shows are far more biased against the current GOP presidential field than they were to Democrats running in
NBC News can’t just hide behind the fact that Al Sharpton is over on that cable station MSNBC. He was propped up as an analyst on the influential “Today Show” with Matt Lauer this morning for a serious interview on
When The Learning Channel (TLC) carried “Sarah Palin’s Alaska,” the premiere drew record ratings. Salt-of-the-earth citizens in flyover country loved it, as they always love pro-American programming, and they turned off ABC, CBS, and NBC to turn on TLC and
It’s easy to beat up on MSNBC but let’s not forget their ideological main-stream cousins further down the channel.
First some context. Sunday night the Emmys scooped up 12.4 million viewers. This was a broadcast network telecast, not cable. On cable, however, the season premiere of “Jersey Shore” managed to snag nearly 9 million viewers. That’s telling. Moreover, 21
MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts anchored coverage of President Obama’s tax hike speech this morning. He asked one of his guests a somewhat slanted question.
