While being questioned by Fox’s Bill O’Reilly about why there is so much bitterness following the ObamaCare vote, Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell falls back on the tired old liberal argument that the average American just isn’t quite smart enough to understand the complicated health care bill.
While being questioned by Fox’s Bill O’Reilly about why there is so much bitterness following the ObamaCare vote, Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell falls back on the tired old liberal argument that the average American just isn’t quite smart enough to understand the complicated health care bill.
Maybe so, Governor, but you’d be surprised how many of those stupid Americans are smart enough to spell ‘liberal elitist’.
– Written by Patrick Michael
The White House is all smiles, the citizenry is mostly placated, and the media are ignoring our real problems. But, underneath all that, the survival of America as we know it is at stake. People paying attention are seeing the decline of America’s power, and see the fall coming on more quickly than most of us would expect.
The White House is all smiles, the citizenry is mostly placated, and the media are ignoring our real problems. But, underneath all that, the survival of America as we know it is at stake. People paying attention are seeing the decline of America’s power, and see the fall coming on more quickly than most of us would expect.
One such thinker is David Murrin, CIO of Emergent Asset Management and author of Breaking the Code of History, who outlined the currently unfolding scenario to CNBC’s Squawk Box Europe. He contends that the course Obama has put America on with Obamacare reminds him of the dismantling of the British empire after World War II, when the nation created their National Health Service, which ensures universal health coverage in Britain. But the Obama Administration is not only setting us on this path with his social policy, he is also appeasing our enemies around the world.
It’s bad enough that CNN begs viewers to send in videos, in effect, asking them to do the job that used to be called reporting. But now they’re airing apparently unedited viewer tweets with what should have been predictably bad results.
It’s bad enough that CNN begs viewers to send in videos, in effect, asking them to do the job that used to be called reporting. But now they’re airing apparently unedited viewer tweets with what should have been predictably bad results.
Politico reports:
CNN’s practice of running viewers’ Twitter feeds at the bottom of its screen put some jarringly raw anti-Israel and anti-Semitic sentiment on cable during an interview with Wolf Blitzer, a reader pointed out to me today, and the segment above illustrates.
As Wolf Blitzer and Rick Sanchez talked about the crisis in U.S. Israel relations, captions included, “Israel is greedy,” and “Jewish lobby runs America.”
The items are authentic replies to Sanchez’s Twitter feed and come with attributions to their Twitter authors, but the source isn’t immediately obvious to a viewer unfamiliar with the social network, and it’s hard to imagine CNN intends to air conspiracy theories about the “Jewish lobby” (not even the “Israel lobby”!).
Can you imagine, can you just imagine the howls of liberals indignation is this had happened on Fox News?
Source: Politico
“With Oprah Winfrey’s exit from television in 2011, there is a huge daytime talk show gap waiting to be filled. And Rosie O’Donnell has reportedly teamed up with two syndication powerhouses to put together a show for her return to TV, which would air as Winfrey’s show ends.”
Don’t know about you, but we can hardly wait.
Who better to fill a huge gap than Rosie O’Donnell? Chattahbox.com reveals the details of The Queen of Mean’s big comeback:
“With Oprah Winfrey’s exit from television in 2011, there is a huge daytime talk show gap waiting to be filled. And Rosie O’Donnell has reportedly teamed up with two syndication powerhouses to put together a show for her return to TV, which would air as Winfrey’s show ends.”
Don’t know about you, but we can hardly wait.
As a reminder of what a class act Ms. O’Donnell is, we’ve included this clip of her warming up the View audience right before her exit from the show.
There’s no denying that she’s a huge talent. Emphasis on huge.
Source: Chattahbox.com
– Written by Patrick Michael
This may just explain all of CNN’s problems. Jon Klein, president of the ratings-challenged cable news network, says social networking sites like Facebook scare him more than Fox News does.
This may just explain all of CNN’s problems. Jon Klein, president of the ratings-challenged cable news network, says social networking sites like Facebook scare him more than Fox News does.
From MediaBistro.com:
Highlighting the fact that Facebook draws many more users than Fox does viewers, Klein also pointed out the unique information-based relationships that social media users develop with one another. “The people you’re friends with on Facebook or the people you follow on Twitter are trusted sources of information,” he said. The popularity of these platforms reflects a high demand for new information, he said. “People bemoan the state of journalism today, but … the audience wants in. They don’t want to turn their backs on information.”
At the same time, all the new conduits for news make the world more confusing and complex, meaning that organizations that can synthesize the information will provide a highly valuable service to their audiences. In this arena, Klein said, CNN has an advantage over its more openly partisan rivals.
The last time Klein commented (on) Fox, a Fox News Channel spokesperson said: “We don’t respond to presidents of fifth-place news networks. The last time we looked, Jon was losing to the Weather Channel, so call us back when he and CNN regain relevancy.”
Well played, Fox spokesperson, well played.
Source: MediaBistro.com
Chris Matthews is upset – very upset – that Bret Baier had the temerity to repeatedly interrupt the Greatest President In History during his Fox News interview.
Hilarious. Absolutely hilarious. Funniest thing ever on MSNBC.
Chris Matthews is upset – very upset – that Bret Baier had the temerity to repeatedly interrupt the Greatest President In History during his Fox News interview.
At least Matthews is consistent. After all, this is a guy who never allows his guests to interrupt his questions with answers.
Yeah, that Chris Matthews.
But Matthews’ comments pale in comparison to the plums that come out of the mouths of guests Joan Walsh and Cynthia Tucker. Listen to the whole segment.
As conservatives, we are, of course, cold-hearted and uncaring by definition. Liberal definition, that is.
That being said, there’s a sick part of us that hopes every eco-bonehead who drives a Prius discovers that uncontrollable acceleration is real.
As conservatives, we are, of course, cold-hearted and uncaring by definition. Liberal definition, that is.
That being said, there’s a sick part of us that hopes every eco-bonehead who drives a Prius discovers that uncontrollable acceleration is real.
Think of it as Darwin in action.
Oh, wait, we’re conservatives and don’t believe any of that Darwin stuff. We forgot.
Make MSNBC’s Chris Matthews the latest liberal to jump on the Slaughter Strategy dog pile.
It’s not like Matthews thinks Deem and Pass is unethical or even unconstitutional. No, not at all. He’s merely worried that this convoluted Parliamentary procedure will cost the Democrats dearly in 2010 and 2012.
Make MSNBC’s Chris Matthews the latest liberal to jump on the Slaughter Strategy dog pile.
It’s not like Matthews thinks Deem and Pass is unethical or even unconstitutional. No, not at all. He’s merely worried that this convoluted Parliamentary procedure will cost the Democrats dearly in 2010 and 2012.
As he should be.
H/T: HotAir.com
There it is on MSNBC’s home page: “Is America Ready? Vote on whether prostitution should be legalized.”
We’re pretty sure this is a documentary about Mary Landrieu.
There it is on MSNBC’s home page: “Is America Ready? Vote on whether prostitution should be legalized.”
We’re pretty sure this is a documentary about Mary Landrieu.
Source: National Review (deadlink)
CNN can’t figure out what it’s doing wrong. All they know is that viewers are abandoning them like they’re the Titanic and Fox News is the iceburg.
CNN can’t figure out what it’s doing wrong. All they know is that viewers are abandoning them like they’re the Titanic and Fox News is the iceburg.
MediaBistro.com reports the chilling details:
CNN’s saw its worst primetime averages in a year as its primetime programs hit ratings lows.
… In February’s total day and primetime demo, CNN finished in fifth place for the first time ever, behind FNC, MSNBC, HLN, and CNBC. (Note: Includes Olympic coverage.)
“Campbell Brown” and “AC360” saw their lowest total viewers since their launch, and “Larry King Live” saw its lowest in at least 13 years. In the demo, it was Cooper’s lowest rated month ever and it was the second lowest rated months for King and Brown. CNN’s primetime was down -54% in total viewers (-57% demo) from last year. The biggest decrease of any network.
Competitively, CNN topped MSNBC in total day and daytime hours, but CNN was also down in total day compared to last year (-35% in total viewers and -40% in the demo).
In its first full-month since launching, “Rick’s List” averaged 560k total viewers and 111k in the demo, which is down -43% and -52% respectively in the time slot from last year.
Say good night, Campbell. Say good night, Larry. Say good night, Rick. Say good night, Cooper.
Source: MediaBistro.com
As the last of its viewers drift away, CNN has apparently given up even trying to pretend that it’s impartial.
As the last of its viewers drift away, CNN has apparently given up even trying to pretend that it’s impartial.
On a day when the government report that another 36,000 Americans had joined the rolls of the unemployed, National Review caught CNN reporting the story like this:
State unemployment picture brightens
A total of 30 states and Washington, D.C., reported rising unemployment rates in January, down from the number in the previous month, according to a government report released Wednesday.
Jobless rates decreased in nine states, according to the Labor Department’s monthly report on state unemployment. Eleven states reported no change.
Got that?
36,000 people added to the unemployment rolls and 30 states report rising unemployment, yet CNN mysteriously reports that “State unemployment picture brightens.
CNN. The Confused News Network.
Source: National Review
There’s only one way to explain this clip: Chris Matthews is on a mission to prove to the world that he is a complete moron.
There’s only one way to explain this clip: Chris Matthews is on a mission to prove to the world that he is a complete moron.
The ratings-challenged MSNBC host actually attacked newly-elected Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown for signing a book deal just weeks after being elected.
We learn today that Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown, who’s been a Senator for just 35 days, has a book deal. According to the Wall Street Journal, Brown’s expected to write about his upbringing, his early career, and how he beat Martha Coakley to win his Senate seat. Maybe he can call it It’s Not About the Truck. Just a thought, but didn’t people used to write the memoirs after their careers? This guy’s been in office what, a month?
Oops. Matthews seems to have forgotten a certain president whose first memoir came out before he’d ever run for office and whose second one came out after he’d been in the Senate for just a matter of months.
Source: HotAir.com
Such is the dwindling stature of MSNBC that they’ve taken to reporting events that occur on Fox.
For example, MSNBC’s Morning Joe show devoted an entire segment to Glenn Beck’s interview with disgraced Democrat Congressman Eric Massa. And it was surprisingly even-handed.
Such is the dwindling stature of MSNBC that they’ve taken to reporting events that occur on Fox.
For example, MSNBC’s Morning Joe show devoted an entire segment to Glenn Beck’s interview with disgraced Democrat Congressman Eric Massa. And it was surprisingly even-handed.
“Let me tell you something,” said Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough. “[Beck] was not on his heels. He just, he played straight man and Donny Deutsch, he was, he did it very, very well.
Deutsch agreed saying, “Beck actually helped his brand a lot because he went from the crazy idiot to kind of a good interviewer. You know what I mean? And you know, you couldn’t help but not enjoy Glenn Beck yesterday, speaking from the extreme left.”
First of all, Deutsch doesn’t have to tell us he speaks from the extreme left because he’s a regular guest on MSNBC, so that’s just understood.
Second, nobody knows brands better than former ad genius Deutsch. So when he says Beck helped his brand, you know it’s true.
And third, well, we don’t really have a third point, but we needed to fill a little more space at the bottom of this story.
H/t: NewsBusters.org
Those poor devils at CNN must wonder why they’re frowned on by the gods of media.
Those poor devils at CNN must wonder why they’re frowned on by the gods of media.
MediaBistro.com has the details of the original news network’s latest humiliation:
Glenn Beck may not have thought much of his interview with former Rep. Eric Massa yesterday — he apologized to his viewers saying, “I think this is the first time I have wasted an hour of your time.”
But the interview, which was Massa’s first national TV interview since his resignation from office Monday, was a ratings hit for Beck. The hour drew 3.41M Total Viewers at 5pmET, and 860,000 in the A25-54 demo. That’s just shy of network-leading Bill O’Reilly who pulled 3.5M at 8pmET (925K in the demo.)But Massa did not have the same pull for CNN. His second interview, with Larry King at 9pmET, drew just 669K Total Viewers (169K in the demo) — fourth place for the hour among the cable news nets after Sean Hannity on FNC, Rachel Maddow on MSNBC, and Joy Behar on HLN.
Good lord. You interview the guy who is arguably the biggest headline maker of the day and you finish behind Rachel Maddow and Joy Behar? Depressing.
King’s response?
“Is it Tuesday yet? I like Tuesdays because that’s shuffleboard night here at the home.”
Source: MediaBistro.com
Chris Matthews tries to compare former Vice President Dick Cheney to Jor-El, Superman’s father on the planet Krypton.
We are concerned about the health of MSNBC’s Chris Matthews. Very concerned. The MSNBC host has apparently suffered an unannounced stroke that has left him unable to put together a coherent question. Take this clip, for example, where he tries to compare former Vice President Dick Cheney to Jor-El, Superman’s father on the planet Krypton.
Matthews: One of the new ideas that Dick Cheney’s trying to sell right now is his daughter, Steve. He reminds me of that Marlon Brando character in…in Superman up on Krypton. The island is about to…the planet is about to blow up. So he puts his little kid, in this case Superman, into a little capsule and sends him to Earth. It’s like Cheney knows his whole world is blowing up, so he’s put his little daughter in this capsule and is sending her to us. It just seems like he’s spending all his time, it’s kind of like a booster rocket, building one for his offspring. What’s going on with this family?
We were tempted to close this out this story with a Bizarro reference, but it would have been just be too damn easy.
H/t: NewsBusters.org
It’s about time Letterman actually goes after a lib. Is this another sign that the liberal love affair with Obama is over?
It’s about time Letterman actually goes after a lib. Is this another sign that the liberal love affair with Obama is over?
George Will took Berkeley professor Robert Reich to school on this week’s edition of ABC’s This Week, on healthcare and liberalism.
George Will took Berkeley professor Robert Reich to school on this week’s edition of ABC’s This Week.
You almost felt sorry for Reich. Almost, but not quite.
Reich: The health insurers are not, George, you said they’re popular and everybody likes their health insurer. They like their doctor. They hate their health insurer. And health insurance is going up in terms of rates 20, 30, 40, 50 percent in many states. In fact, Goldman Sachs just this past week has said to its many of its investors, “Invest in some insurance companies because they don’t have competition, and they have, are exhibiting huge profits.” That is money directly out of the pockets of Americans.
Will: A, you say they have huge profits. As you know, confiscate all the profits of all the health insurance companies, with those profits you could finance our healthcare for 48 hours. What you do for the next 363 days I don’t know. Second, you say there’s not enough competition? Fine, let them compete in a national market across state lines.
Reich: Yes, let them compete across state lines, fine. But not a race to the bottom. Set minimum federal standards because we’ve seen over and over again that the recipients of health insurance don’t know what they are buying very often. Until there are common standards, minimal standards, then people are going to be taken. And that is what’s happened over and over again.
Will: There you have the premise of this legislation and the core of today’s liberalism: the American people are such dopes they can’t be counted upon to buy their own insurance.
A few minutes later, Reich was undoubtedly in the producer’s office begging not to be booked on the same show as Will ever again.
H/t: NewsBusters.org
Maybe not. The dictionary defines caricature as “a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect.” So is it still a caricature if nothing really has to be exaggerated?
Maybe not. The dictionary defines caricature as “a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect.” So is it still a caricature if nothing really has to be exaggerated?
Chris Matthews and the talking heads discuss ObamaCare. Hilarity from the boys over at IOwnTheWorld.com.
Chris Matthews and the talking heads discuss ObamaCare. Hilarity from the boys over at IOwnTheWorld.com.
Source: IOwnTheWorld.com
Ahhhh, the beauty of Britain’s socialized medicine. Coming to a doctor near you soon.
Ahhhh, the beauty of Britain’s socialized medicine. Coming to a doctor near you soon.
Is Dan Rather a racist? Despite this outrageous comment, we don’t think so. We think it was just a poor attempt on Rather’s part to create one of those artificially-folksy idioms for which he’s famous.
Is Dan Rather a racist? Despite this outrageous comment, we don’t think so. We think it was just a poor attempt on Rather’s part to create one of those artificially-folksy idioms for which he’s famous.
Rather: Part of the undertow in the coming election is going to be President Obama’s leadership. And the Republicans will make a case and a lot of independents will buy this argument. “Listen he just hasn’t been, look at the health care bill. It was his number one priority. It took him forever to get it through and he had to compromise it to death.” And a version of, “Listen he’s a nice person, he’s very articulate” this is what’s been used against him, “but he couldn’t sell watermelons if you gave him the state troopers to flag down the traffic.”
Now, then, had you asked Is Dan Rather stupid, well, that’s a whole different question.
Source: NewsBusters.org
Saturday Night Live savages ObamaCare
Another month of absolutely stellar ratings over at MSNBC. Hah! Just kidding. They sucked even more than they did in January.
Another month of absolutely stellar ratings over at MSNBC. Hah! Just kidding. They sucked even more than they did in January.
MediaBistro.com reports the highlights lowlights:
“Countdown” and “Rachel Maddow” ended the month averaging the second-most viewers in their time slots, ahead of CNN and HLN, but behind Fox News. “Countdown” finished the month averaging 964,000 total viewers (350,000 demo) and “Rachel Maddow” finished with 819K total viewers (213K demo).
But both were down from February of 2009. Olbermann was down -29% in total viewers (-43% demo) and Maddow was down -44% in total viewers (-33% demo). “Morning Joe” remains in 4th among the morning shows, and MSNBC programs from 9am-5pm still trail CNN and HLN.
Outstanding, Keith. Fabulous, Rachel. Has anyone seen Ed Schultz lately?
Source: MediaBistro.com
It was bad enough when the host of The Daily Show poked fun at about Barack Obama. But now he’s poked fun at about Charlie Rangel and David Paterson.
It was bad enough when the host of The Daily Show poked fun at about Barack Obama. But now he’s poked fun at about Charlie Rangel and David Paterson.
The man is a dangerous bigot who must be removed from the airwaves. He must not be allowed to poke fun at any more fine, upstanding black Americans.
What’s the difference between Italian TV and CNN? CNN went down without a fight.
What’s the difference between Italian TV and CNN? CNN went down without a fight.
Source: LiveLeak.com
