It started on his show with guest Michael Moore, who put up $20k in bond for Assange. Later on Olbermann, on Twitter, reTweeted something from Bianca Jagger which included the accusers’ names (which have been all over the Internet, along
From the Huffington Post: I’m writing this a little before sunrise at a hotel room in Jackson, Mississippi. I’m traveling with my family — my wife, three of our kids and two cats — and gathering facts and conducting interviews
I think they mean “ABC.” This isn’t just any political interest group, though is should be scandalous for any political interest group to attempt to influence media in a partisan manner, much less crow about it in a public forum
“I believe that we exposed a wider truth …” Back in 2004, Piers Morgan was axed as editor-in-chief of the Daily Mirror, a British tabloid, for publishing photos of British soldiers who appeared to be abusing an Iraqi prisoner. They
Sure seems like it.
I understand the need for getting a good quote; the right does it all the time, most recently with Big J’s Bill Kelly and Rahm Emanuel. This guy was polite as well and once he saw he was defeated, he
AP: She found time for a little light turn about WikiLeaks during a reception she hosted Saturday night at the State Department for recipients of this year’s Kennedy Center Honors — who include Oprah Winfrey and Paul McCartney. Clinton said
George Soros-funded project Media Matters amped up their Fox obsession by blaming Fox for a video created by the “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.” Their headline? Fox’s Special Report runs Tonight Show video of Sarah Palin punching Nicolle Wallace*
More trouble for Wikileaks: The online payment service provider PayPal has cut off the account used by WikiLeaks to collect donations, serving another blow to the organisation just as it was struggling to keep its website accessible after an American
Glenn Beck had some nice things to say about newly announced ABC President Ben Sherwood today describing him as “fair.” The Freedomist notes that the Ventura Tea Party includes Sherwood’s book on its reading list. The announcement: After an extensive
From British paper The Metro, which took care to mention the right-wing a lot in its write-up on the Wikileaks fallout: The internet giant took action after coming under pressure from right-wingers in the US to stop hosting the site,
Surely this isn’t bias? Geez, MSNBC, could you at least try a little bit to hide it?
“Is Drudge America’s assignment editor?”
In these precarious financial times in an America currently governed from the economic left, it’s only fitting that a historic left-wing online edifice has fallen on its toughest times to date. From the Wall Street Journal: Salon.com is exploring opportunities
(AFP) – US conservative standard bearer Sarah Palin has accused critics of unfairly singling her out, after a slip of the tongue rekindled questions about her credibility. After mistakenly urging radio listeners to “stand with our North Korean allies,” the
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The blogosphere was in an uproar after GQ published a risqué photo of Fox News’s Megyn Kelly: I’ll admit, it does sort of undermine her straight-no-chaser serious sensibility. Is this a case of a woman simply embracing the hot, celebrating
It would seem that if you are giving a public speech at a public location that free men have the right to report about what you say. Maybe not. “PLEASE NOTE: President Clinton’s representatives have mandated that there be absolutely
NEW YORK (AP) – The publisher of Sarah Palin’s forthcoming book filed a lawsuit against Gawker Media on Friday for leaking pages of “America By Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith and Flag” before its release next week. The legal complaint
[youtube lKdWsloo2RE nolink] Especially after this headline: Irony Alert: Accused Plagiarist Arianna Huffington Accuses Bush of Plagiarizing… His Own Words HuffPo’s Plagiarism Crier: Toking Soros Minion? Still crickets from HuffPo on the issue.
Someone doesn’t have a problem with self confidence. Actually, I did not take part in it. I led it. OK? This entire discussion presupposes that Palin is dead politically and that Parker is a conservative. Considering that Palin has a
Why doesn’t George Soros just go himself? Media Matters, the liberal media watchdog that spends most of its time attacking Fox News, won a charity auction lunch with Rupert Murdoch for $86,000. “I look forward to this opportunity to have
Because Jesus apparently put the Reverend in charge of measuring melanin. CNN published an excerpt of Soledad O’Brien’s candid memoir, The Next Big Story, in which she recounts her offense at being racially profiled by Jesse Jackson: Today he is
Over a week after the election, ABC news continues to catch flack for their decision to capitulate to the organized left and silence Andrew Breitbart. Today, Breitbart spoke with Sean Hannity on his radio program and rehashed the step-by-step process,
Like you didn’t know. The New York Times cultivates an image as the preferred read of the intellectual elite, but at least one of the paper’s higher-ups seems to think its customers aren’t all that bright. During a panel discussion
Courtesy of Johnny Dollar. Enjoy: [youtube txjXBx9-2c0 nolink] Ms Maddow’s examples of this happening on FNC? A grand total of: one. John Kasich, appearing on Hannity, gave out his website URL and encouraged donations. It’s the only example Maddow gave
From the New York Times’s “Media Decoder” blog: In an aggressive statement questioning the legitimacy of his two-day suspension from MSNBC, Keith Olbermann addressed his viewers Monday night, saying that they were responsible for returning him to the air following
[Michael Ramirez] Question: While the media and grassroots conservatives were adversaries these last two years, do you think the media’s admitted hatred of all things non-left will be an unintended tool for conservatives looking to keep the GOP in line
NEW YORK (AP) – MSNBC says Keith Olbermann will be back on the air Tuesday, ending his suspension for violating NBC’s rules against making political donations after two shows. MSNBC’s chief executive Phil Griffin said late Sunday that after several
NEW YORK (AP) – MSNBC has suspended prime-time host Keith Olbermann indefinitely without pay for contributing to the campaigns of three Democratic candidates this election season. Olbermann acknowledged to NBC that he donated $2,400 apiece to the campaigns of Kentucky
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Andrew Breitbart gives insight into the mid-term elections and his recent dust-up with ABC News on The Dennis Miller Show. [youtube OX6mmo4SSvM nolink] Part II after the jump. [youtube Kw9GWNq9CsQ nolink]
This photo ran on CBS’s website yesterday: The image depicts, from left to right, Sen. Schumer, Sen. Reid, President Obama, Rep. Boehner, and Rep. Cantor. Obama’s face is photoshopped so that the darker half is on the side of the
We have a pretty substantial file built up on liberal Mediaite blogger Tommy Christopher, who has put in a lot of hours attempting to damage the Breitbart brand. But today he writes one of the best pieces we’ve seen recapping
Here’s one example of race hustling via liberal commentator Alicia Menendez delivered where else but MSNBC: [youtube eugGUG9HFEE nolink] Another example is MSNBC’s election night panel which consisted of hosts Lawrence O’Donnell, Rachel Maddow, Keith Olbermann, and Chris Matthews. As
After flying Andrew Breitbart all the way out to Phoenix, Arizona yesterday to participate in an online Townhall election event, after taking him out of his home state, away from his business, and nearly making it impossible for him to