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Holder to Meet with Press on DOJ Journalism Guidelines…Off the Record

US Attorney General Eric Holder will reportedly meet this week with Washington bureau chiefs at major media outlets to brief them on how the Justice Department deals with journalists who work with leakers. Michael Calderone of Huffington Post reports, “It’s

Holder to Meet with Press on DOJ Journalism Guidelines…Off the Record

Feds Spend $1.3M to Study Internet Sex Solicitation

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) have given $1.3 million to Columbia University researchers to study how straight people use the internet to pursue sex. “Researchers have raised significant concerns about the Internet’s potential to facilitate sexual encounters that result

Feds Spend $1.3M to Study Internet Sex Solicitation

What Comes Next: Fox vs. Obama

With Fox News‘ “declaration of war” on the Obama administration’s anti-journalism policies, the Democrat-Media Complex has been divided against itself.  Members of the press, who consistently hide behind their own objectivity, have been forced to come out in Fox News’ favor in

What Comes Next: Fox vs. Obama

Children's Network Launches Transsexual Superhero Show

Nothing says “child-appropriate material” quite like gender-bending underage superheroes. At least that’s the theory over at the Hub, the network co-owned by Discovery and Hasbro, which is trotting out its latest soon-to-be-dud, SheZow. That show follows the adventures of a

Children's Network Launches Transsexual Superhero Show

Russell Brand: Blame Madness, Not Islam, for Woolwich Attack

Nutty British star Russell Brand took to the pages of The Sun today to pretend that there is no relationship between radical Islam and the murder of British soldier Lee Rigby by Islamists in Woolwich. Brand tweeted within hours of

Russell Brand: Blame Madness, Not Islam, for Woolwich Attack

Bill Clinton Meets 'Jeannie'

Just because President Clinton is overseas doesn’t mean he isn’t accessing the harem. According to reports from the Life Ball 2013 in Vienna, President Clinton spent Saturday evening with former I Dream of Jeannie star Barbara Eden. She appeared onstage,

Bill Clinton Meets 'Jeannie'

Weiner to Child: 'The Internet Is Where It's At'

Over the weekend, former Congressman and current New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner hit the stump to push his campaign. During one event, he had an awkward event with a child. An eight-year-old second-grader at PS 182, Jenesis Vaughn, had

Weiner to Child: 'The Internet Is Where It's At'

Report: Cameron to Launch Task Force to Stop Islamic Radicalization

British Prime Minister David Cameron has reportedly decided on a new task force to stamp out Islamic extremism across the country. According to the UK Daily Mail: The Prime Minister wants to stop extremist clerics using schools, colleges, prisons and

Report: Cameron to Launch Task Force to Stop Islamic Radicalization

Rand: Obama 'Losing the Moral Authority to Lead'

Appearing on ABC’s This Week on Sunday, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said that President Obama’s “moral authority to lead” has crumbled. Referring to the troika of scandals now plaguing the administration – the IRS targeting of conservative non-profits, the Department

Rand: Obama 'Losing the Moral Authority to Lead'

Menendez: Immigration Bill Doesn't Have Votes in Senate

According to Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), the so-called Gang of Eight’s immigration reform bill does not have enough votes at this point to pass the Senate.  Even though the bill has exited the Senate Judiciary Committee with a 13-5 vote,

Menendez: Immigration Bill Doesn't Have Votes in Senate

Graham, McCain Back Promotion for Benghazi Talking Points Manipulator

Establishment Republican Senators John McCain (AZ) and Lindsey Graham (SC) defended State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland on Friday, shortly after President Obama nominated the Benghazi talking points manipulator for a promotion. She would be up for the position of Assistant

Graham, McCain Back Promotion for Benghazi Talking Points Manipulator

Snooki Ambushes Chris Christie at Jersey Shore

On Friday, tragedy broke out as New Jersey Governor Chris Christie visited Seaside Heights: a fight broke out between him and “Jersey Shore” star Snooki.  Christie was walking around the boardwalk after having appeared on NBC’s Today when Nicole “Snooki”

Snooki Ambushes Chris Christie at Jersey Shore

Axelrod Blames Republicans for Washington Bridge Collapse

On Twitter, former senior advisor to President Obama, David Axelrod, blamed Republicans for the collapse of a portion of the I-5 bridge in Mount Vernon Washington. He tweeted: The Obama administration supposedly spent hundreds of millions of dollars on infrastructure

Axelrod Blames Republicans for Washington Bridge Collapse

Obama to Promote Benghazi Talking Points Manipulator

Continuing with the White House strategy of denying any wrongdoing with regard to manipulation of talking points after the Benghazi terror attacks of September 11, 2012, President Obama nominated a central figure in that manipulation, State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland,

Obama to Promote Benghazi Talking Points Manipulator

Cuomo: I Was Just Joking About Weiner Slap

On Thursday, media reported that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo had come out against former Congressman Anthony Weiner’s bid for New York City mayor. “Shame on us [if we elect him],” Cuomo supposedly said. On Friday, Cuomo walked back those

Cuomo: I Was Just Joking About Weiner Slap

McCain: Tea Party Senators Forcing Dems to Destroy Senate Rules

On Thursday, former Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said that the Gang of Three – Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX), Rand Paul (R-KY), Mike Lee (R-UT) – had provoked Democrats into trying to change traditional Senate rules. Cruz said

McCain: Tea Party Senators Forcing Dems to Destroy Senate Rules

Alec Baldwin: IRS Scandal Has 'Whiff of Breitbart To It'

On Thursday evening, Alec Baldwin took to Twitter to credit Breitbart News with breaking the scandal of the IRS targeting of conservatives. Or something. Here’s the tweet: Ben Shapiro is Editor-At-Large of Breitbart News and author of the New York

Alec Baldwin: IRS Scandal Has 'Whiff of Breitbart To It'

Shrug: Obama Says Benghazi Attack Isolated Incident, Localized Threat

In his Thursday speech at the National Defense University in Washington D.C., President Obama went out of his way to spin the terrorist attacks in Benghazi as a predictable result of loosely-affiliated terrorism. First, Obama stated that “the core of

Shrug: Obama Says Benghazi Attack Isolated Incident, Localized Threat

Obama: Libya, Tunisia, Egypt 'Rebuke' to 'Violent Extremists'

On Thursday, in a wide-ranging speech on foreign policy and national security at the National Defense University in Washington, President Obama said that he would support what he termed democratic transitions in Islamic countries. He cited Libya, Tunisia, and Egypt

Obama: Libya, Tunisia, Egypt 'Rebuke' to 'Violent Extremists'

Cruz: Immigration Bill 'Makes The Problem Worse'

On Thursday, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) spoke out at the Senate Judiciary Committee with regard to the so-called Gang of 8’s immigration bill. Cruz stated that the bill might do more harm than good: “Number one, it doesn’t stop illegal

Cruz: Immigration Bill 'Makes The Problem Worse'

Woolwich Beheading Suspect Linked with Islamic Hate Preacher

One suspect in the barbaric beheading of an off-duty British soldier has now been identified as Michael Abedolajo. Abedolajo, a Muslim from a Christian family, has also been linked with hate preacher Anjem Choudary. Both killers are of Nigerian background,

Woolwich Beheading Suspect Linked with Islamic Hate Preacher

Report: Broke LA Mayor Villaraigosa Asked O'Reilly for Fox News Job

In a comprehensive profile of outgoing Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, L.A. Weekly reveals that the former Democratic National Convention chairman has solicited Fox News host Bill O’Reilly for a job. According to the article: He had fervently hoped, friends

Report: Broke LA Mayor Villaraigosa Asked O'Reilly for Fox News Job

Report: Villaraigosa Spent 15% of Time as Mayor on City Business

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who is likely to run for governor of California after his term as mayor expires next month, has wasted the vast majority of his time as mayor, according to the L.A. Weekly. In 2012, Villaraigosa

Report: Villaraigosa Spent 15% of Time as Mayor on City Business

McConnell 'Undecided' About Immigration Bill

On Wednesday morning, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) appeared on Fox News to discuss his decision to allow a floor debate on the immigration reform bill from the so-called Gang of 8. “I’m undecided about the bill but I’m

McConnell 'Undecided' About Immigration Bill

WH Scapegoats Counsel Ruemmler for Benghazi, IRS

On Wednesday, the White House’s favorite media outlet, BuzzFeed, reported from anonymous White House sources that the administration counsel, Kathryn Ruemmler, was largely responsible for both the IRS and Benghazi scandals. “Advisors Urged Obama Early On To Release Comprehensive Benghazi

WH Scapegoats Counsel Ruemmler for Benghazi, IRS

WH Admits to Conversations About How to Spin IRS Scandal

In the drip-drip-drip strategy of information release that characterizes the Obama White House, on Tuesday White House press secretary Jay Carney admitted that Mark Childress, deputy chief of the White House staff, had two conversations with the Treasury Department about

WH Admits to Conversations About How to Spin IRS Scandal

Rand Blasts Senate Dems for Apple Show Trial

On Tuesday, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) launched into Senate Democrats for their show trial against Apple. The Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations has called Apple CEO Tim Cook to testify about the company’s use of tax shelters offshore to avoid

Rand Blasts Senate Dems for Apple Show Trial

Culture of Intimidation

With new reports today that the Obama Department of Justice leaked documents intended to smear a whistleblower in the Fast and Furious gunwalking scandal, it is now more obvious than ever that this administration has, in the words of Senate

Culture of Intimidation

WH: 'Irrelevant' Where Obama Was During Benghazi Attacks

On Fox News Sunday this morning, White House spokesman Dan Pfeiffer was asked by Chris Wallace where in the White House President Obama was during the September 11, 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi that killed four Americans. “Question,” asked Wallace.

WH: 'Irrelevant' Where Obama Was During Benghazi Attacks

Acting IRS Commissioner Admits Planting Question to Spin Scandal

Last week, senior IRS official Lois Lerner was speaking at the American Bar Association conference in Washington, D.C. when she was seemingly-spontaneously asked a question about IRS discrimination against conservatives. She then admitted that the IRS had “used names like

Acting IRS Commissioner Admits Planting Question to Spin Scandal

Former Obama Car Czar Defends 'IRS Mess'

Even as Reps. Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Jim Renacci (R-OH) requested that Treasury Secretary Jack Lew demonstrate that there was no partisanship in the administration’s decisionmaking with regard to shutting down General Motors dealerships in 2009, former Obama car czar

Former Obama Car Czar Defends 'IRS Mess'

Carney Scolds Reporter for Skepticism on Benghazi Spin

On Tuesday, White House press secretary Jay Carney scolded a reporter for daring to shake her head at his spin. The reporter, Alexis Simendinger of Real Clear Politics, asked, “I just wanted to make sure, are we going to find

Carney Scolds Reporter for Skepticism on Benghazi Spin