Democratic party front group Media Matters for America responded with typical vomit-slurping gusto in its response Sunday to Big Journalism’s report on the Washington Post crossing the line from journalism to partisan political action by orchestrating a viral Twitter campaign
by Kristinn Taylor24 Jan 2011, 1:07 PM PST0
Larry McMurtry is a national treasure, the man responsible for literary classics like Lonesome Dove and The Last Picture Show. His op-ed skills, alas, need some fine tuning. McMurtry took to the pages of The Washington Post this week to
by Christian Toto24 Jan 2011, 4:55 AM PST0
This is the most recent installment of exclusive interviews with Dr. Paul Kengor on his book revealing how communists, from Moscow to New York to Chicago, have long manipulated America’s liberals/progressives. Dupes: How America’s Adversaries Have Manipulated Progressives for a
by Sun Tzu23 Jan 2011, 11:33 AM PST0
George Will in today’s Washington Post: By the time Huntington’s book appeared, American had had four of what he called “periods of creedal passion” – the Revolutionary era (1770s), the Jacksonian era (the 1830s), the Progressive era (1900-20) and the
by Publius23 Jan 2011, 7:50 AM PST0
Can GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt talk President Obama into a major corporate tax cut? Immelt has been appointed to the new Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, which replaces the disbanded Paul Volcker Economic Recovery Advisory Board. Immelt was a member
by Larry Kudlow22 Jan 2011, 8:23 AM PST0
The Washington Post is engaging in online political activism by encouraging its readers to boycott news coverage of Sarah Palin. The Post has picked up the call initiated this morning by Post columnist Dana Milbank, adding a Twitter link on
by Kristinn Taylor22 Jan 2011, 4:58 AM PST0
What do you get when you mix bureaucrats with a bunch of adorable puppies? In Kim Houghton’s case, you get a major First Amendment lawsuit. [youtube eFm0jWM2-zg] Kim Houghton decided after a successful, 20-year career in advertising that she wanted
by Bob Ewing21 Jan 2011, 6:18 AM PST0
We were told that President Obama was going to get real results and take a tougher position toward China with President Hu’s visit. And to demonstrate his effectiveness, the White House has trotted out “accomplishments.” What exactly are the results?
by Peter Schweizer20 Jan 2011, 3:36 AM PST0
The Washington Post has just reported that Mullah Omar suffered a heart attack on January 7th and was rushed to the hospital by Pakistan’s spy network, the Inter-services Intelligence Agency. And how is it that the ISI was right there
by Brad Thor18 Jan 2011, 2:20 PM PST0
The Washington Post has just reported that Mullah Omar suffered a heart attack on January 7th and was rushed to the hospital by Pakistan’s spy network, the Inter-services Intelligence Agency. And how is it that the ISI was right there
by Brad Thor18 Jan 2011, 1:45 PM PST0
For over a week we have heard the pundits on the left try to pin the blame for the horrible Tucson shootings on the Tea Parties, Sarah Palin, and/or Right Wing Radio hosts. However there was no evidence that anything
by Jeff Dunetz18 Jan 2011, 9:00 AM PST0
More raging media hypocrisy exposed via Bozell at NewsBusters: Within minutes of the news breaking that Jared Lee Loughner had killed six and wounded 12 in a rampage outside a Tucson safeway store, including a critically injured Rep. Gabrielle Giffords,
by Hollywoodland17 Jan 2011, 3:38 PM PST0
Dare I say, God bless Ricky Gervais? How many times have those of us in Middle America gotten all settled in for an expected evening of relaxing entertainment, be it at the movies, in front of the television, or in
by John Nolte17 Jan 2011, 9:04 AM PST0
George Will in today’s Washington Post: Unlike most of the 111 that preceded it, the 112th Congress must begin the process of restoring the national regime and civic culture the Founders bequeathed. This will require reviving the rule of law,
by Publius16 Jan 2011, 11:23 AM PST0
I know, my use of the term “on-target” makes me a vitriolic, hateful rhetoric espouser in the eyes of some. It’s not conducive to the “new tone” we are all supposed to embrace for some unfathomable and delusional reason. Of
by Lori Ziganto14 Jan 2011, 7:00 AM PST0
“Never mind, they’ll swallow it,” said Stalin, the 20th Century’s first successful progenitor of the Big Lie. — The suppression of the facts is by no means the most dangerous aspect of any Big Lie. After all, facts don’t go
by Diana West14 Jan 2011, 6:17 AM PST0
Fashioning good legislative policy (so that laws that we enact garner maximum respect from the public) requires, as we have seen from its absence in the prior Congress, patience and compromise. A party with electoral control over both chambers of
by Of Thee I Sing 177614 Jan 2011, 4:51 AM PST0
Palin-haters are attempting to turn Gov. Sarah Palin’s reasonable and empathic response today to the Tucson atrocity into an antisemitic outburst. Palin, like Glenn Reynolds (and, independently, Andrew Breitbart) used the term “blood libel” to describe the way in which
by Joel B. Pollak12 Jan 2011, 3:01 PM PST0
Man some people are just looking for something to pick at. As reported earlier today, Sarah Palin released a heartfelt video this morning expressing her grief over the tragedy, relaying her prayers for the wounded and families of all the
by Jeff Dunetz12 Jan 2011, 3:00 PM PST0
The Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE), the most important ethics reform for the House in a generation, appears to be safe from being disbanded for now. While Republican leadership has never liked the idea of the OCE, this was the
by Tom Fitton11 Jan 2011, 5:01 PM PST0
(Continued from yesterday) Recap: Radical philanthropist George Soros gave $1 million to Media Matters for America, a well-funded slander shop that roots out “conservative misinformation.” It’s all part of his campaign to suppress conservative ideas that stand in the way
by Matthew Vadum11 Jan 2011, 4:27 AM PST0
George Will in today’s Washington Post: Now we have explainers. They came into vogue with the murder of President Kennedy. They explained why the “real” culprit was not a self-described Marxist who had moved to Moscow, then returned to support
by Publius10 Jan 2011, 1:01 PM PST0
That was fast. Sunday, the Virginian-Pilot posted a montage of lewd, “morale-boosting” videos that Capt. Owen P. Honors starred in, directed and broadcast to the crew of the USS Enterprise dating back to 2006-2007 when he was the ship’s executive
by Diana West7 Jan 2011, 8:59 AM PST0
Progressives have been lining up against Speaker Boehner’s plan to open tomorrow’s House session with a reading of the United States Constitution. Their objections come even though the Democrats have been invited to participate in the ceremony. Rep. Bob Goodlatte’s
by Jeff Dunetz6 Jan 2011, 5:55 AM PST0
I am waiting for Ezra Klein to eat a copy of the Constitution and tell us if it’s binding and I am waiting for 60 Minutes to wind down and I am waiting for a presidential debate moderator to crack
by Steve Grammatico5 Jan 2011, 4:00 PM PST0