Newt Gingrich was a tour de force in tonight’s debate. He took a narrative the media hammered at al day, flipped it, and effectively killed it in the span of five minutes. He received another standing O for his rhetorical
From Drudge: Marianne Gingrich has said she could end her ex-husband’s career with a single interview. Earlier this week, she sat before ABCNEWS cameras, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned… MORE… Developing… She spoke to ABCNEWS reporter Brian Ross for two
If you were mad about Obamacare, if you were made about the Patriot Act, the DHS watch lists, the administration’s reach into your diets, then you’re already concerned about SOPA. SOPA = Stop Online Piracy Act sounds benign, as almost
Oh Tingles. ‘Juan’s name is code for … racism.’ I for one would pay Chris Matthews to give a demonstration as to how one can address another without sounding a racist dog whistle.
Yesterday on my radio show I discussed the topic of the Marines videotaping themselves urinating on dead Taliban fighters. The usual mob of progressive haters started campaigning on Twitter and complaining to CNN. The first source of “outrage” was “Nicole
I’m from Ozark country and it is against the law for any home south of Rolla to have a Twinkie-less pantry. Alright, so maybe not “against the law,” but I’ve yet to see a pantry without one. All my kin
Current continues its swirl at the bottom of the toilet: Al Gore‘s Current TV channel in the UK is facing closure after BSkyB – part owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation – axed it from its pay-TV lineup. Cue whining:
This morning on our CNN panel Will Cain and I discussed the “angry Newt narrative.” The question centered around Peggy Noonan’s latest column wherein she calls Gingrich an “angry little attack muffin“: Right now Mr. Romney’s taking a beating. He’s
The Obamas threw an epic Halloween bash in 2009 and we’re only just now discovering how over-the-top the bash was — and how complicit media was in keeping the White House’s secret. After all, White House staff was “concerned” that
Martin Bashir has situational concern for race. His remarks from his program the other evening: “It also showed how political leaders could be responsible for either encouraging better race relations or making matters a whole lot worse by using cheap
Jezebel, the site where self-obsessed women celebrate unprotected promiscuity, is smearing another woman’s loss of child for politics. This, in the Claire’s Boutique mindset of progressive feminism, is called “empowerment.” Let’s get down to brass tacks: Presidential candidate Rick Santorum,
Media Matters feebly attempted to save face from the Girl Scout brochure controversy after the group dumped the propaganda website. The Girl Scouts say they will no longer recommend the liberal website Media Matters as a good source for fact-checking
Courtesy of the Washington Post. Writer Amy Gardner makes no attempt to explain her headline. We’re left to assume that she’s equating Callista Gingrich and Camilla Parker Bowles because they both were at one time the “other woman.” That’s pretty
Behold, Progressive Entitlement Syndrome: There’s a small act of rebellion that I indulge in whenever I’m on an airplane. I don’t turn off my iPhone or iPod during takeoff and landing. And if I’m tucked away in a window seat
Wishing you a happy and healthy New Year from all of us here at Big Journalism. The battle for the White House, for congress, for the media narrative, for history, kicks into full gear today. Are you ready? Send tips
The Daily Mail is a joy to read, mainly because you never know what delicious nugget of editorial bizzarreness you’ll find in its column inches: photos that have nothing to do with the story, misidentified subjects, ads for products published
The Soros and SEIU-funded Media Matters is smarting over three losses these past two weeks. First there was the Simon Wiesenthal Center slamming Media Matters for America for its anti-Israel screeds, the second was Politico calling the propaganda site a
Can a Christian be a libertarian? A column with some questionable logic that prevents the piece from being truly thought-provoking. A few things: Libertarians talk a lot about economics, and rightfully so. Money is central to a healthy economy. Christians
Think twice before buying Girl Scout cookies next year. Fox and Friends discussed how the Girl Scouts of America is now promoting Media Matters, in addition to its affiliation with Planned Parenthood (more). [youtube V7M0qODoqtM nolink] Check out the brochure
Howard Fineman pretends to know what’s best for the tea party and plays into the hands of the establishment by issuing back-pats for Mitt Romney. Newsbusters notes: The show did not delve into whether the GOP candidate had a legitimate
The American Spectator does a nice job of deconstructing this ridiculous piece from a progressive blogger over at the Progressive Christian Alliance. The gist of the piece is this: Jesus was an illegal immigrant baby, thus if you are against
[youtube pn10FF-FQfs nolink] From all of us here at Big Journalism, a very merry Christmas to you and yours. And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 An angel of
Victory over darkness. We at Big Journalism wish everyone a very happy Hanukkah.
This qualifies as a Credit Where It’s Due and a Soundbite For The Day. Kudos to CNN’s Jack Cafferty for his reporting. [youtube MIRTeTvjR7Y nolink] For more on our F&F Media Watch, check out Mary Chastain’s excellent reporting.
Here we go with dog whistle again. The Nation’s Lizzy Ratner surmises that it’s racist to acknowledge that a record number of Americans are on the government dole. The deep racism at the heart of conservative food stamp critiques offers
Why do I not bet on things like this? In a truly “shocking” turn of events, an associate librarian at Yale has once again, compiled a list of top quotations of the year and they are, predictably, predominately unfriendly to
Media Matters for America has had a bad year, with declining traffic and regular knocks from more notable media outlets. This week alone, MMfA was slammed by Politico and the Simon Wiesenthal Center for antisemitism, so they are eager to
Vanity Fair brings the news. Christopher Hitchens–the incomparable critic, masterful rhetorician, fiery wit, and fearless bon vivant–died today at the age of 62. Hitchens was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in the spring of 2010, just after the publication of his
Only Media Matters can bury the lede of their latest Christian-bashing missive five graphs down into a story. After starting one story on Tim Tebow, the article plunges headfirst off the cliff into insanity by switching gears and blaming poverty
Remember when AttackWatch launched? The President’s new site aimed at fighting that with which they disagree collects anything negative written of the President — what it terms “smears.” Now it’s completely silent and has been so for the past several
If I have to do one more piece on correcting Tommy Christopher’s silly bias, I’m going to start charging Mediaite for copy-editing. Christopher recently wrote a post attacking Rush Limbaugh and later Ann Coulter for criticizing Romney at CPAC and
Alec Baldwin cannot stop sticking his foot into his mouth. He does so again on the virtual pages of the Huffington Post, in explaining his rude behavior on the American Airlines flight from which he was ejected. He describes American
My colleague John Nolte blows the lid off the weak excuse used by Questlove to deflect the Fishbone/Michele Bachmann fallout. Questlove ratted himself out in the lastest issue of Rolling Stone: When the Fallon/Bachmann controversy first exploded, Questlove issued a
Whenever I think of the Huffington Post newsroom I think of the frat house from “PCU.” That’s the only possible explanation for the is-it-or-isn’t-it-true story posted to HuffPo yesterday detailing how Eric Boehlert firmly believes that the bearded Verizon guy
And it’s legal. Legal and the government doesn’t disclose the details. Mary Chastain has been all over Fast and Furious for the past several weeks. You’d think such a story as this would be headline news, considering we’re talking about
“To be honest, I don’t even really know who Ed Schultz is … I know he yells a lot.” Oh ouch. “Apparently, Mr. Schultz has a pretty thin skin for someone who goes around calling people sluts.” Still laughing. “But
Progressives, the vultures of tragedy, aren’t above exploiting it for a political purpose. (See the funeral of Paul Wellstone, Hurricane Katrina, 9/11, the Tucson shooting.) Cartoonist Pat Oliphant is no exception: his latest attention-seeking panel compares Republicans to child rapists.
Even in a far-left city such as San Francisco no one listens to progressive talk radio. Green 960 will be replaced by a conservative talker KNEW, and KNEW’s old spot on the dial 910 AM will be relaunched as KKSF
When did Vanity Fair become a poorly-written, fraternity version of itself, aka Wonkette? VF has delved into the serious journalistic endeavor of analyzing Newt Gingrich’s office knickknacks. I know it’s the publication’s attempt to be cutesy, but instead it comes
The SEIU and Soros-funded Media Matters for America is sounding the alarm: Fox News, they gush, has given a lot of airtime to Republican primary contenders. The Republican presidential primary race isn’t news? A serious question: is Fox supposed to