Uh-oh. Even perky Katie Couric has noticed that all is not well in ObamaLand and that reality may just be considerably different than the rosy fiction being spun by the administration.
Uh-oh. Even perky Katie Couric has noticed that all is not well in ObamaLand and that reality may just be considerably different than the rosy fiction being spun by the administration.
Reporter Chip Reid filed this skeptical report on Couric’s CBS Evening News:
Continue reading “Circle the wagons: Even CBS finds Obama’s stimulus claims “hard to believe””
In a sure sign that the Democrats consider New York’s 23rd Congressional District race a lost cause, Joe Biden got shipped in to do a little last minute campaigning for Democrat Bill Owens.
In a sure sign that the Democrats consider New York’s 23rd Congressional District race a lost cause, Joe Biden got shipped in to do a little last minute campaigning for Democrat Bill Owens.
In an equally sure sign that quality reporting is a lost cause, CNN referred to him as “former Vice President Joe Biden.”
For CNN, a simple error. For the rest of us, wishful thinking.
Fox News’ Red Eye is the funniest, most irreverent show on television. And fearless. Did we mention fearless? Well, we should have. Here they even make fun of Keith Olbermann.
Fox News’ Red Eye is the funniest, most irreverent show on television. And fearless. Did we mention fearless? Well, we should have. Here they even make fun of Keith Olbermann.
Thank god for Tivo.
Despite his “controversial” views on global warming, Steven Levitt, author of Freakonomics and now the new Superfreakonomics, visits with Jon Stewart and finds a surprisingly warm welcome.
Despite his “controversial” views on global warming, Steven Levitt, author of Freakonomics and now the new Superfreakonomics, visits with Jon Stewart and finds a surprisingly warm welcome.
Who’d a thunk it?
Why oh why would Kelli Carpenter want to divorce Rosie O’Donnell?
Just two things missing from this photo of Rosie O’Donnell: a double-wide and a six-pack.
Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly sends correspondent Griff Jenkins to Democratic Congressman Alan Grayson’s office. Grayson doesn’t like it. Not one little bit.
Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly sends correspondent Griff Jenkins to Democratic Congressman Alan Grayson’s office. Grayson doesn’t like it. Not one little bit.
Source: MofoPolitics.com
This video clip has two newsworthy components. First, Valerie Jarrett attacked Fox News while being interviewed on CNN. Second, CNN’s Campbell Brown actually had the integrity to call her on it.
This video clip has two newsworthy components. First, Valerie Jarrett attacked Fox News while being interviewed on CNN. Second, CNN’s Campbell Brown actually had the integrity to call her on it.
Brown: Do you think Fox News is biased?
Jarrett: Of course they’re biased. (laughs)
Brown: Well, do you also think MSNBC is biased?
Jarrett: Well, you know what? This is…this is the thing. I don’t want to generalize and say Fox is biased or another station is biased. I think what we want to do is to look at it on a case-by-case basis. And when we see a pattern of distorition, were going to be honest about that pattern of distortion.
Brown: But you only see that at Fox News. That’s all that you’ve spoken out about.
Jarrett: That’s actually not true.
Well, yes, Ms. Jarret, that actually is true. Fox is the only network you’ve criticized and the only one you’re likely to criticize. Criticizing MSNBC would be like eating your own young.
Kudos to Campbell Brown. The “are you friggin’ kidding me” look on her face during the interview pretty much says it all.
Source: HotAir.com
61% of the viewers of Fox describe themselves as middle-of-the-road or liberal?” Wallace said. “Given how much bigger the Fox audience is than the other Cable audiences, I’ll bet our 61% is bigger than CNN or MSNBC in total.”
A recent quote from Fox host Chris Wallace caught our attention.
“Did you know 61% of the viewers of Fox describe themselves as middle-of-the-road or liberal?” Wallace said. “Given how much bigger the Fox audience is than the other Cable audiences, I’ll bet our 61% is bigger than CNN or MSNBC in total.”
Let’s look at O’Reilly and Olbermann and do a little math and find out if Wallace is correct.
On Thursday, October 22 (a night chosen at random) Bill O’Reilly drew 3,436,000 viewers and Keith Olbermann drew a meager 1,179,000 viewers.
61% of 3,436,000 = 2,095,960.
Well, look at that. Almost twice as many Democrats and independents watch O’Reilly than watch Olbermann.
We’re not sure which stat surprises us most: the fact that more Democrats and independents watch Fox or that there are still a million people who watch Olbermann.
Source: LAradio.com, Media Bistro
Seriously. Bill Maher has off the deep end. Way off. Even liberal lunatics like Chris Matthews and Alec Baldwin are rolling their eyes and wondering if Maher has lost it.
Seriously. Bill Maher has off the deep end. Way off. Even liberal lunatics like Chris Matthews and Alec Baldwin are rolling their eyes and wondering if Maher has lost it.
Of course, he couldn’t lose it unless he once had it and that is definitely not an assertion that would hold up in court.
Source: Mediaite.com
Anyone who’s lived with Rosie O’Donnell for five years deserves the Nobel Peace Prize a hell of a lot more than President Obama does.
Anyone who’s lived with Rosie O’Donnell for five years deserves the Nobel Peace Prize a hell of a lot more than President Obama does.
But now we’re sad to report that Rosie and longtime partner Kelli Carpenter admit to having “issues.” That’s Hollywood talk for “I can’t stand the sight of you anymore, you fat, obnoxious, angry bitch.”
The New York Daily News reports the sad details:
Rumors that the relationship was on the rocks began after O’Donnell posted cryptic messages on her personal blog about the difficulties of marriage and the fact that she wasn’t aware Carpenter had a Facebook page until a reader asked her about it.
O’Donnell and Carpenter were married in a non-state-recognized ceremony in San Francisco in 2004 and have three adopted children – Parker, 14, Chelsea, 12 and Blake, 9 – as well as daughter Vivienne, 6, whom Carpenter gave birth to via artificial insemination.
“They’re adorable and wonderful and they are by far a priority,” O’Donnell told USA Today. “Kelli and I love each other very much and we are working on our issues. Those are the only words I am ever going to say. Ever. And that is something that has been agreed upon by all parties.”
“But everything’s fine and everybody’s good and we’re still both raising them together,” she added. “We will both continue to parent them and we’re friendly and everything’s all right.”
Carpenter has reportedly moved into the couple’s Manhattan condo with their youngest child, according to RadarOnline.com. According to the gossip site’s sources, O’Donnell’s mood swings were the cause of the split.
And by mood swings, they mean Rosie goes from neurotic to psychotic. On a good day.
Source: New York Daily News
Soupy Sales, one of the great comedians from the golden age of television, died on Thursday night. He was 83.
Soupy Sales, one of the great comedians from the golden age of television, died on Thursday night. He was 83.
We’ll miss Soupy, Pookie, White Fang, Black Tooth, Peaches and the rest of the gang.
When asked if it’s appropriate to be “working the umps” and saying Fox News is “not a news organization,” the President reassured the nation that he just doesn’t give the war on Fox any more attention than he gives the war in Afghanistan.
When asked if it’s appropriate to be “working the umps” and saying Fox News is “not a news organization,” the President reassured the nation that he just doesn’t give the war on Fox any more attention than he gives the war in Afghanistan.
“I think what our advisors have simply said is that we are going to take the media as it comes, and if media is operating, basically as a talk radio format, then, that’s one thing, and if it is operating as a news outlet, then that’s another, but I’m not something that I’m losing a lot of sleep over.”
If, however, some of the other pressing issues of the day do cause the President to toss and turn in the middle of the night, may we suggest that he turn on the TV and click over to Greg Gutfeld’s Red Eye. He’ll get a good laugh or two.
What’s that? It’s on Fox. Never mind.
Coulter does that Coulter thing by telling Behar that every presidential assassin was a left winger. Behar does that Behar thing by stammering and stuttering.
The god awful Joy Behar show may avoid cancellation for a few more days if continues to book Anne Coulter.
Coulter does that Coulter thing by telling Behar that every presidential assassin was a left winger. Behar does that Behar thing by stammering and stuttering.
This may be the first time Behar’s show has actually been watchable.
hen the White House attempted to bar Fox from interviewing the Pay Czar, ABC, CBS, NBC and CNN said they would also decline to interview him if Fox was barred.
The Huffington Post is outraged – positively outraged – that the rest of the news media has risen up in support of Fox News.
Fox News Channel is twisting American politics in an unprecedented way, and too many members of the press still aren’t getting it.
The White House has exposed Fox News for what it is: not a news organization, but a partisan political entity that is waging a war aimed at destroying the Obama administration and its progressive agenda.
That certainly does appear to be the case, because five other networks stood as one behind Fox News yesterday. When the White House attempted to bar Fox from interviewing the Pay Czar, ABC, CBS, NBC and CNN said they would also decline to interview him if Fox was barred.
We’ve criticized President Obama for taking so long to develop a strategy for the war in Afghanistan. But if the war on Fox is any indication of what happens when a strategy is rushed, take all the time you want on the Afghanistan thing, President Obama. All the time you want.
Source: Huffington Post
MSNBC’s Contessa Brewer introduced her guest by saying, “Joining me now to talk about this and the nation’s real problem of joblessness, the Reverend Al Sharpton.” Unfortunately for Brewer, she was interviewing Jesse Jackson.
This really is hilarious.
MSNBC’s Contessa Brewer introduced her guest by saying, “Joining me now to talk about this and the nation’s real problem of joblessness, the Reverend Al Sharpton.”
Unfortunately for Brewer, she was interviewing that other race baiting black reverend, Jesse Jackson.
“I’m Rev. Jesse Jackson,” he said.
“Right. I’m so sorry,” Brewer said. “The script in front of me said Reverend Al Sharpton. I’m looking at your face. I know who you are, Rev. Jackson, we all do. I’m sorry.”
Can you imagine the howls of outrage that would have gone up if someone at Fox had made this mistake.
“It’s an indication of the raaaaaacism that pervades Fox,” Reverend Jackson would have said. Or maybe it would have been Reverend Sharpton. We can never tell those two apart.
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Silly us. We thought that democracy meant allowing everyone a voice, not boycotting everyone that you don’t agree with. Guess we better start asking the butcher where he stands on the auto company bailout before getting our ribs this week.
The defenders of democracy over at Moveon.org are at it again. They’re putting together an anti-Fox petition, standing tall and defending the First Sissy President In History.
We’d say they were preaching to the choir, but they’d probably say we were violating the separation of church and state and call in the ACLU.
President Obama is fighting back against FOX. The White House communications director said FOX is a wing of the Republican Party…let’s not pretend they’re a news network.”
To draw attention to its biased coverage, President Obama will not appear on FOX for the rest of this year. Can you sign this petition asking Democrats to support President Obama’s stance by staying off FOX as long as he does?
A compiled petition with your individual comment will be presented to Democratic senators and representatives.
Silly us. We thought that democracy meant allowing everyone a voice, not boycotting everyone that you don’t agree with. Guess we better start asking the butcher where he stands on the auto company bailout before getting our ribs this week.
Source: MoveOn.org
– Written by Patrick Michael
Since MSNBC is a real news organization – unlike Fox – it’s only natural that the White House should email Mika while she was on the air on Morning Joe.
Remind us again. Isn’t Mika the daughter of Mr. Mxyzptlk, Superman’s enemy from another dimension? But we digress.
Since MSNBC is a real news organization – unlike Fox – it’s only natural that the White House should email Mika Brzezinski while she was on the air.
And voila! Mika rolled over and played dead and delivered the White House’s talking points exactly as they had requested.
“The White House did just e-mail saying that interaction with Jake Tapper was not heated…”
Anita Dunn then placed a biscuit on Mika’s nose, where she obediently let it sit until she was given permission to eat it.
Those of you who think it’s absurd to compare American 2009 to Nazi Germany would be well-advised to read this chilling excerpt from a speech by Joseph Goebbels, Hitler’s Minister of Propaganda
Those of you who think it’s absurd to compare America 2009 to Nazi Germany would be well-advised to read this chilling excerpt from a speech by Joseph Goebbels, Hitler’s Minister of Propaganda:
“The newspapers today are filled with congratulations for Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler. The nuances vary, depending on the tone, character, and attitude of the newspaper. All, however, agree on one thing: Hitler is a man of stature who has already accomplished historically important deeds and faces still greater challenges. He is the kind of statesman found only rarely in Germany. During his lifetime, he has the good fortune not only to be appreciated and loved by the overwhelming majority of the German people, but even more importantly to be understood by them. He is the only German politician of the post-war period who understood the situation and drew the necessary hard and firm conclusions. All the newspapers agree on this.”
Sound oddly familiar? Let’s look at the same speech with just the names changed:
“The news media today are filled with congratulations for Barack Obama. The nuances vary, depending on the tone, character, and attitude of the news media. All, however, agree on one thing: Obama is a man of stature who has already accomplished historically important deeds and faces still greater challenges. He is the kind of statesman found only rarely in the U.S. During his lifetime, he has the good fortune not only to be appreciated and loved by the overwhelming majority of the American people, but even more importantly to be understood by them. He is the only American politician of any period who understood the situation and drew the necessary hard and firm conclusions. All the news media except Fox agree on this.”
It’s easy to imagine the latter version came straight from the fawning Obama coverage provided by ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, CNN and most newspapers and magazines.
But let’s face it. The scheiße would have hit the fan had Anita Dunn said Goebbels was one of her “favorite philosophers” instead of Mao.
We’re confident, however, that the Nazi Minister of Propaganda will surely be added to her short list as soon as she reads this quote.
Source: Calvin.edu via IHTM reader Thallus
In the world we live in, the one where we include Fox News among our news (sorry, Mr. Gibbs) sources, we would naturally think that much of the country is aware of the controversies of radicals in the Obama Administration.
In the world we live in, the one where we include Fox News among our news (sorry, Mr. Gibbs) sources, we would naturally think that much of the country is aware of the controversies of radicals in the Obama Administration. But, sadly, this is not the case. Reports of what should be huge news events, like the ACORN videos, Van Jones and Anita Dunn’s war on Fox are under-reported or not reported at all in much of the now-fringe media like ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, and most newspapers.
For example, coverage of Anita Dunn’s praising of Mao ZeDong in an address to high school students was so unreported outside of Fox News that political insider, commentator and former counsel to Bill Clinton, Lanny Davis has never even heard of Dunn’s comments. The video from last night’s Hannity, shows Sean asking Davis what he thought of Mao being one of Dunn’s two philosophers she turns to most. Lanny smiled smugly and asked Hannity where he gets his information. In one of the better “gotcha” moments we’ve seen lately, Hannity then plays the video for him.
If political insider Lanny Davis had no idea of Dunn’s crush on the communist responsible for tens of millions of deaths just think how little the rest of the American citizenry knows.
A special note of thanks goes out to MediaMatters, who uploaded this video to Youtube, to go with an article not castigating Dunn, not making fun of Davis, but instead calling out Hannity for showing Davis a “cropped video.” The laughs never end, do they?
As world renowned promotional geniuses, we’d recommend that he offer a free pelvic exam with every car purchased. Or vice versa.
As world renowned promotional geniuses, we’d recommend that he offer a free pelvic exam with every car purchased. Or vice versa.
Source: MofoPolitics.com
Joy Behar and her panel of so-called celebrities rip Glenn Beck a new one for daring to compare anything to the holocaust.
Joy Behar and her panel of so-called celebrities rip Glenn Beck a new one for daring to compare anything to the holocaust.
Behar was thinking, “Who does Beck think he is, Alan Grayson?”
Bonadune was thinking, “I wonder what Beck would look like in a dress.”
– Written by Patrick Michael
Juan Williams and Reverend Ken Hutcherson, a former NFL player and long-time friend of that raaaaacist Rush Limbaugh put the entire Limbaugh-NFL fiasco in perspective.
Juan Williams and Reverend Ken Hutcherson, a former NFL player and long-time friend of that raaaaacist Rush Limbaugh put the entire Limbaugh-NFL fiasco in perspective.
One really interesting point of discussion is that Demaurice Smith, head of the NFL players union who denounced Rush, was a member of Obama’s transition team and formerly worked for Attorney General Eric Holder.
Make no mistake about it, Juan Williams is no one’s “house negro.” But he is Fox News’ house liberal.
We don’t want you to think we’re exaggerating this story. So watch the embedded video to the 2:15 mark. It’s un-friggin-believable.
We don’t want you to think we’re exaggerating this story. So watch the embedded video to the 2:15 mark. It’s un-friggin-believable.
Sure, it may show an Israeli soldier killing a sweet, smiling young Palestinian girl at point blank range, but what the heck. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu says the controversial drama Ayrilik (“Separation”) will continue to air.
Davutoglu said the government really has nothing to do with the issue. No, no, no. It’s all up to the state run Turkish Radio and Television Corp, which airs the show.
“This is a matter to be evaluated entirely as part of their broadcast policies,” he said. “Turkey does not have censorship.”
Of course, this comes from a report from the state run Anotolia news agency in a story about the state run television network. But the state run Turkish government bears absolutely no state run responsibility.
Naturally.
Source: Haarretz.com
Last week’s Anita Dunn headline was “White House escalates war on Fox News.” This week’s Anita Dunn headline is “White House admits: We ‘control’ news media.” The latter certainly goes a long way toward explaining the former.
Last week’s Anita Dunn headline was “White House escalates war on Fox News.” This week’s Anita Dunn headline is “White House admits: We ‘control’ news media.” The latter certainly goes a long way toward explaining the former.
Here’s how World Net Daily reports the story:
Anita Dunn, the White House Communications Director who declared war on Fox News, inadvertently revealed the truth behind the effort to silence the network. She says the Obama administration “controls” the media.
President Obama’s presidential campaign focused on “making” the news media cover certain issues while rarely communicating anything to the press unless it was “controlled,” White House Communications Director Anita Dunn disclosed to the Dominican government at a videotaped conference.
“Very rarely did we communicate through the press anything that we didn’t absolutely control,” said Dunn.
“One of the reasons we did so many of the David Plouffe videos was not just for our supporters, but also because it was a way for us to get our message out without having to actually talk to reporters,” said Dunn, referring to Plouffe, who was Obama’s chief campaign manager.
“We just put that out there and made them write what Plouffe had said as opposed to Plouffe doing an interview with a reporter. So it was very much we controlled it as opposed to the press controlled it,” Dunn said.
Continued Dunn: “Whether it was a David Plouffe video or an Obama speech, a huge part of our press strategy was focused on making the media cover what Obama was actually saying as opposed to why the campaign was saying it, what the tactic was. … Making the press cover what we were saying.”
Sure, Anita. Like you really had to twist the media’s arms to get positive coverage for Obama. And Fox, the only apparent voice of dissent in the country, must now be silenced because it cannot be controlled.
Is there still anyone out there who doesn’t find this administration frightening?
Source: World Net Daily
Source: Fox News
ObamaCare end-of-life counselor reveals the truth for senior citizens in this movie clip.
