In a blatant act of political campaign desperation, Lizbeth Benacquisto’s campaign has produced one of the most despicable and false TV attack ads against their Republican congressional opponent, Curt Clawson. Benacquisto’s attack ad, which can only be described as being
It is likely that Geoff McGrath wants to test the Boy Scout rule that openly gay adults are not allowed as voluntary leaders in the Scouts. After all, why would he agree to appear on an NBC News program about
On the first day of April, Chicago suffered through bitingly cold winds and unseasonably cold temperatures, seemingly another cold spate that threatened to set temperature records. But April first aside, the Windy City has set a greater Winter record. December
NEW YORK (AP) — With A-listers like Matthew McConaughey, Julia Roberts and Halle Berry jumping to TV, actor Bradley Whitford marvels at how show-biz stigma of the small screen is now a thing of the past. Whitford is best known
Joe Scarborough, the Morning Joe host who has become a Rockefeller Republican since becoming comfortable at 30 Rock, said he is not running for president. However, that has not stopped the media from covering his visits to early primary states
On March 27th the Environmental Protection Agency’s Criminal Division (EPA) raided USA Brass in Bozeman, Montana. FBI agents were also on scene. “USA Brass cleans and sells ammunition casings” which are then reused to make more ammunition. According to NBC
The Mayor of Ithaca, Svante Myrick (D-NY) appeared on NBC’s “Meet The Press” political roundtable on Sunday and downplayed Democrats’ ObamaCare problem in the upcoming 2014 midterm elections by claiming people are more concerned about potholes… Follow Pam on Twitter
On NBC’s “Meet The Press” on Sunday, after running a montage of the many White House ObamaCare enrollment campaigns host Chuck Todd declared, “Do we have two ferns? We can have a roundtable between two ferns” in reference to the
Even Saturday Night Live can’t ignore the one-two punch of failing health care reform and a president so desperate to hawk it he’ll degrade the office to do so. The politically aware show has gone mostly soft on President Barack
Huffington Post editor Willow Bay was named director of the University of Southern California’s journalism school on Wednesday. Starting in June, Bay will take over the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, overseeing programs dedicated to reporting and public relations. The former
From January 1st to March 24th, Brent Bozell’s Media Research Center looked at every story that was on ABC, CBS, and NBC’s nightly news programs. The total amount of airtime all three networks spent on the results of Obamacare was
A 5.1 magnitude earthquake, which had an epicenter at La Habra, California, was felt at Dodger Stadium in the bottom of the sixth inning while the Angels and Dodgers were playing their annual Freeway Series Spring Training game. Legendary and
An NBC News report released this week confirms that the Russian government warned the United States twice that Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev was associating with radical Islamists, but a variation on the spelling of his name prevented the FBI
Although she was a regular fixture on NBC’s “The Tonight Show” when it was hosted by Johnny Carson throughout the 1980s, former fill-in host Joan Rivers hadn’t made an appearance on the program in 26 years. Rivers was never a
On Wednesday’s “The Tonight Show” on NBC, host Jimmy Fallon and comedian Bill Cosby pretended to tightrope walk across Rockefeller Center’s Studio 6b…
On Tuesday’s broadcast of NBC’s “The Tonight Show,” a YouTube ad for State Sen. Joni Ernst, one of the Republican hopefuls seeking an Iowa Senate seat, drew the attention host Jimmy Fallon. In the ad, Ernst touts “castrating hogs” as
A massive wall of earth came cascading down on the tiny enclave of Oso about 55 miles northeast of Seattle Washington. Fourteen people are known dead and 176 are reported missing. More than 150 rescue workers sifting through nearly a
Contrary to rumors that the Tea Party is in demise, if Republicans gain control of the Senate and retain control of the House after November, the Tea Party versus establishment battle may just be getting started. Statistician Nate Silver gave
WMAQ-TV: NBC Chicago- Thirty-two people were injured — none seriously — when an eight-car Chicago Transit Authority train continued through the end of the platform and struck the escalators leading to the terminals at O’Hare International Airport early Monday morning.
Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” Former President Jimmy Carter says he only corresponds with foreign leaders to avoid NSA monitoring… Follow Pam on Twitter @pamkeyNEN
In discussing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s attempt to annex the Crimea, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) took some shots at Russian President Vladimir Putin Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press”: Follow Pam on Twitter @pamkeyNEN
The Ottumwa Police Department in Iowa reports it arrested a 17-year-old male on the charge of sexual abuse in the second degree for his alleged role in producing child pornography with an infant in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, according to
On Friday’s broadcast of NBC’s “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon,” actor Kevin Bacon “breaks the rules” with a “Footloose” entrance…
Alec Baldwin couldn’t draw a big crowd for his long-running sitcom 30 Rock. His brief stint as a liberal anchor on MSNBC last year also attracted a small audience. Yet NBC heavily hyped his guest appearance this week on Law
Since taking over NBC’s Sunday morning political talk show, Meet The Press, David Gregory’s ratings have not been good. Despite poor ratings, Gregory has received full-throated support from network executives. In fact, it has been reported that NBC is “doubling down”
In an interview with San Diego NBC affiliate KNSD’s Mark Mullen, President Barack Obama dismissed the possibility of U.S. military involvement in the Ukraine. (h/t RCP Video)
On Monday’s “The Tonight Show” on NBC, host Jimmy Fallon and his guest Kermit the Frog of Muppets fame teamed up to perform “It’s not Easy Being Green” for St. Patrick’s Day… Follow Jeff on Twitter @jeff_poor
Is it possible to snub a team when the tournament invites sixty-eight of them? Why must MMA imitate boxing’s ten-point-must system when its success has conspicuously come from doing the opposite of what the struggling sweet science does? What in
After a hard-hitting interview by NBC’s Meet The Press host David Gregory, Senior Adviser to the White House Dan Pfeiffer claimed President Obama, with his approval ratings tracking in the low-40 percent range for three months, will be an “asset
Carolyn Ryan, the New York Times Washington Bureau Chief, told NBC’s Meet The Press host David Gregory her paper’s reporters are being told Obama is “poison” for the Democrats battling for reelection in the 2014 mid-terms… Follow Pam on Twitter
Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said the Democrats are absolutely in danger of losing the six seats needed to hold on to control of the U.S. Senate in the 2014 midterm elections…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — David Brenner, the lanky, toothy-grinned “Tonight Show” favorite whose brand of observational comedy became a staple for other standups, including Jerry Seinfeld and Paul Reiser, died Saturday. He was 78. Brenner, who had been fighting cancer,
The U.S. Paralympic sledge hockey team beat Russia 1-0 for the gold medal in Sochi on Saturday in the Paralympic games, becoming the first nation to win back-to-back gold medals in the event. According to NBC Sports: Josh Sweeney scored the only goal
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will reportedly launch a subscription digital video channel in the coming months in a venture with former executives from NBC and CNN. Subscriptions will cost $10 a month or $100 per year. According to a
Richard Engel and his NBC News crew were briefly detained in Crimea. Engel documented the ordeal on Twitter. Detained by pro russian militia in crimea. Questioned for an hour or so. Not allowed to move or phone. Then released. #ukraine
NBC’s political chief Chuck Todd said Obama was so unpopular that conditions are in place for Republicans to take back the Senate in November by picking up six seats. Todd made his comments after Republican David Jolly won a special election House
Establishment Republicans have said that GOP candidates cannot win races in swing districts, especially against strong Democrats, by firmly opposing amnesty. In what could be a bellwether for November, Republican David Jolly won a special election House race in Florida’s
(AFP)–US spy satellites detected no sign of a mid-air explosion when a Malaysian airliner lost contact with air traffic controllers, American officials said Wednesday. The US government in the past has used its satellite network to identify heat signatures linked
Democratic Congressman Charlie Rangel represents Harlem, devastated Wednesday by a gas leak explosion that collapsed two buildings and severely damaged several others. On NBC 4, Rep. Rangel described the situation as “our community’s 9/11,” though Harlem very acutely experienced that
Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) speaking to NBC’s New York affiliate Wednesday about the tragic gas explosion and building collapse in his district in Harlem said it was like his community’s Sept. 11, 2001… Follow Pam on Twitter @pamkeyNEN
