Open Thread Friday: Corporate Jet Edition
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From the group that turned “racist” into a joke and labeled independent black and white Americans as such for wanting to pay their own bills comes this: In a press release issued this morning, the NAACP condemned 24-hour cable news
LONDON (AP) – News International announced Thursday it is shutting down the News of the World, the best-selling tabloid at the center of Britain’s phone hacking scandal. James Murdoch, who heads European operations for the paper’s parent company, said the
CNN press release: Schedule Showcases Erin Burnett, Anderson Cooper and Piers Morgan to Air this Fall CNN has unveiled a new evening lineup with anchors Erin Burnett, Anderson Cooper and Piers Morgan to launch this fall, it was announced today
“This is somebody, who seemingly has such low self esteem Steve, that he’s lurching from one group to another, that whoever will embrace him, and reassure him that he’s a decent guy and be his cheerleader in a dramatic way,
[youtube 0-vbYU4MUBI nolink] “It’s not an honest watchdog group anymore … … they’re trying to ruin people’s lives, reputations, because they disagree with their politics.”
GMA is attempting to recreate the Rebecca Black sensation (for the lack of a better word) by patterning with crimes against music, Ark Music Factory. The company seemingly produces easy-to-make videos for rich suburban tweens, the ridicule of which, not
While most Americans spent their Independence Day barbecuing, enjoying family time, letting off fireworks, apparent Fox News haters hacked into the network’s Twitter account to post this: The Guardian: Whatever the hoaxer’s identity, they do not appear to have been
My God! How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy! – Thomas Jefferson
IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and
“We’re getting hit a lot lately for not bringing on people who speak on behalf of the White House and really stick up for the President.” … Joe Scarborough pointed out moments later, when the show researched its guest list,
“That is a huge digital camera taped to a green Mardi Gras necklace.” [youtube -5gt_Ob0TeQ nolink]
From Breitbart.tv: This video shows only the questions asked by CNN American Morning anchor Kiran Chetry. No questions about unemployment, the budget, the economy, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, the deficit, Medicare, health care, terrorism, Iran, Syria, Israel, Greece or gas prices.
This is no way to talk about the President of the United States: Mr. Halperin has been suspended indefinitely by MSNBC. Halperin is also a senior political analyst for TIME and co-authored the bestseller Game Change.
Flashback: “The Right’s Rising Tide of Violent Rhetoric”: Rep. Gabrielle Giffords appears be the latest victim of anti-government violence that has taken hold in America since 2009. It’s a wave of violence that’s cresting along with a tide of hateful,
I honestly had no other conclusion to reach after reading Frances Martel’s latest, wherein she compares Glenn Beck mocking David Carr’s “Real Time” comments to the behavior of a mentally disabled person. Except Beck’s imitation of Neanderthal wasn’t so much
Pinch Happened: Republicans should celebrate Abramson’s promotion because if they look closely at it — and at the growing effectiveness of conservative media — they will see two freight trains running toward each other that will collide spectacularly next year
ABC’s Christiane Amanpour practically begs Mitch McConnell to raise taxes: *** NY Times Columnist Carr says Kansas, Missouri “middle places,” land of “low sloping foreheads”: “If it’s Kansas, Missouri, no big deal. You know, that’s the dance of the low-sloping
I watched in amazement, as did all of you, the video in which some d-list Kos diarist attempted “gotcha” journalism by asking Breitbart whether or not he has a coke/prostitute/gay/beats baby harp seals/etc. habit. A hysterical Clayton began by demanding
Three finger snap. “Morons.”
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Ed Schultz tries to pronounce “Schlafly.” For the record, it’s Shlaff-flee. As in Phyllis Schlafly, the woman who single-handedly defeated the disastrous ERA amendment and began exposing modern feminism for the partisan patriarchal tool that it is. Speaking of history,
The call to disallow Media Matters use of a 501(c)(3) status is growing, most recently with this in-depth article from the Washington Times: What the news coverage has ignored is his use of tax-free funds for his organization, Media Matters
Apparently, the NYT smells like “hints of guaiacwood, cedar, musk, spice, with “a powdery note and velvet nuance.” Personally, I would have thought the tangy aroma of bull excrement would form the base scent, but I’m not a perfumer. This
From Fareed Zakaria on CNN:
I have to go cleanse my palette by watching a legitimate interview carried off by someone who doesn’t get the vapors, like Chris Wallace or even Chris Matthews. Lefty Nicole Sandler begins hysterically by starting off with a straw man
Andrew Marcus of Founding Bloggers caught up with Daily Kos publisher Markos Moulitsas at Netroots. [youtube L_MADi7wsvg nolink] No, in order for Markos to be a coward he would have to not run away from the camera and instead go
President Obama is drawing criticism from lefty conference Netroots this weekend. President Obama took his licks from progressives who are meeting in Minneapolis at the Netroots Nation Convention, the annual gathering of liberal bloggers and other social media activists. The
These videos from Kerry Picket of the Washington Times show just of quickly progressives can make themselves hysterical. [youtube hwN3VNTyqOA nolink] Ryan Clayton with Insert Leftist Organization Here angrily confronted Andrew Breitbart when he ventured into the lobby where Netroots
AMW has contributed to over 1,100 captures and saved scores of missing children in the twenty-plus years its been on air. The show was remarkable in that it was the first of its kind to use mass media and entertainment
They’re enjoying themselves way too much.
If they’re not stumping for him and serving as an unofficial economic advisor during the 2008 campaign or footing the bill for his swearing-in ceremony, they’re accommodating the 2012 campaign with special deals involving their new advertising product. Google denied
Is this the same Chris Matthews? Maybe the biggest story from last night was not Romney’s cool or Pawlenty’s retreat, but the emergence of a star, Michele Bachmann. She was, of course, created here. She came off as poised, informed,
Silky Pony’s mugshot was just released:
“You film videos to slander protesters! THIS MAN HERE IS FILMING!” [youtube EJ8y-97BUL8 nolink] Since when was “slanderous” defined as “taking video of people who willingly choose to act a fool and putting it on the Internet?”
From Breitbart.tv: The DNC has produced a deceptively edited advertisement to make it look as though the GOP candidates for President aren’t interested in education or the middle class and instead are fixated on Shariah Law and permanent moon bases.
Steven Crowder shares the fall-out of calling out the bias in “The Daily Show,” which prides itself on “moderation” and pretending to lampoon both sides. [youtube HdW4geJ-lik nolink] From sister site Big Hollywood: When Ben Shapiro approached me, asking me