Last night I fact checked President Obama’s answers on Operation Fast & Furious during a Univision town hall. I’m happy to see ABC News reporter Jake Tapper did the same thing. Mr. Tapper is one of two journalists (the other
ABC News’ Jake Tapper was met with a stone wall in the White House briefing room today as spokesman Jay Carney deflected distracted and demurred on any question related to the administration’s failure to provide adequate security at the US
Nothing like some ill-timed Jewish jokes to make today’s events in Libya and Egypt – and in the Obama-defending mainstream media – complete. This afternoon, ABC News’ Jake Tapper tweeted, “There’s no way Jews are behind that Mohammed movie. Horrible
Several journalists have reportedly used fake names to buy Obama campaign merchandise inside media-only areas of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, NC. Politicker author Hunter Walker recounts that a seller at a souvenir stand revealed the practice when he declined
For the last several years, the Obama administration has acted as though the press was an arm of the White House. They give exclusive access to friends; they punish enemies. And most of all, they don’t allow anyone in the
During Thursday’s regular press briefing White House Spokesman JayCarney was asked by ABC’s White House correspondent Jake Tapper aboutthe unattributed “Anglo-Saxon” comments which drew a negative responsefrom Vice President Biden. Carney referred that question to the campaignthen offered his positive
Jake Tapper of ABC News cut a segment today for ABCNews.com in which he discussed Rajiv Chandrasekaran’s Little America: The War Within The War In Afghanistan; Chandrasekaran showed up for an interview. Said Chandrasekaran: We squandered the troop surge, as
ABC News White House correspondent Jake Tapper once again proves why he should be the permanent host on ABC’s This Week. Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa sat down with Mr. Tapper for an interview about Operation Fast & Furious. It
ABC News’s Jake Tapper is one of the good guys, one of the few reporters I wish I could asterisk every time I use the term “corrupt media” — a term I use about sixty times a day. Tapper not
Were it not for a multitude of “just bloggers”–the new media vanguard like our own Mary Chastain, the Daily Caller’s Matthew Boyle, Townhall’s Katie Pavlich, J. Christian Adams, and the new-media user Sharyl Attkisson at CBS–most households wouldn’t be learning
When a bill outlawing sex-selection abortion was brought up in theHouse last week, ABC’s Jake Tapper asked White House spokesman JayCarney if the President had a position on the issue. Carney didn’t havean immediate answer but later a deputy press
After much weeping and gnashing of teeth over the VAWA (which was contested due to the numerous poorly-written add-ons from the Schumer crowd), you’d think that Democrats would be quick to support PRENDA, the Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act, which aims to
video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Appearing on ABC’s “This Week” guest hosted by Jake Tapper President Obama’s senior campaign adviser David Axelrod shrugged off suggestions that the Obama campaign was dealing with an enthusiasm gap this time around. He was
Jake Tapper (ABC) presses the White House on the President’s campaign travel being covered up as “official” trips.
At yesterday’s Easter Egg Roll at the White House, President Obama’s staff had a very special treat for the kids: a basketball clinic featuring NBA players. And there was a second special treat for the children: the basketball itself featured
Jake Tapper, Austan Goolsbee, Mary Matalin, Eliot Spitzer and Nicolle Wallace discuss the current state of the GOP nomination race.
I’m watching this unfold now on Twitter, after the original answer from earlier today. In an interview with Jim Heath, an Ohio reporter, Romney said he was against the Blunt Amendment which would exempt religious entities from being forced to
When presented with a rumor about him by one of his aides, Abraham Lincoln was said to have remarked, “For people who like this sort of thing, this is the kind of thing they will like.” Whether it’s the debunked
This, this is how the press should behave with the administration, with any administration, with any politician. Adversarial. Our administration shouldn’t reverse this role with the press and go a step further by punishing them for it. An abridged free press compromises one of
Reporting on Good Morning America Tuesday, ABC News senior White House correspondent Jake Tapper mocked the idea of new Republican candidates getting into the Presidential race. “Jon Karl got news from Republican Senators saying that if Mitt Romney loses in
Jake Tapper on ABC News did a very critical, honest piece on Obama’s budget saying it represents a broken promise. Trapper pointed out Obama’s pledge in 2009 to cut the deficit in half by the end of his first term.
Jake Tapper challenged the White House spokesman about previous “State of the Union” addresses. Tapper asked how the President was going to field criticism that previous promises in past speeches have not been fulfilled.
Nothing could be more repugnant than ridiculing the actions of a grieving family after the death of a child. It has not been a surprise that Leftists, who celebrate a culture of death, would pile on presidential candidate Rick Santorum
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From Jake Tapper’s Tweet: Progressive talking heads and journolisters meeting the President? Any guesses in the comments as to their meeting agenda? I’m sure the these transparent media folks will disclose this on their shows tonight or within their column
Tapper: “I just want to make sure I understand. You’re saying that what the president proposed is all that needs to be done to contain the growth of health care and Medicare and whatever problems Medicare created? Because that’s what
Potential good news via the New York Post: Christiane Amanpour may soon be giving up the anchor chair on ABC News’ “This Week.” Sources say network honchos are mulling who might replace the award-winning journalist, who has struggled in the
There have been a great number of debates this primary season. Some have been more interesting than others. Some have been soporific and a few have had some exciting moments. While there may be those who take issue with how
– Apparently, calling your viewers “bastards” may affect your ratings. – The DNC attacks Jake Tapper for not being a lapdog. – Mitt Romney complains to Bret Baier that Baier’s questions were “overlyaggressive.” If Romney thinks Baier is “too aggressive,”
Whoa. “I reject the premise of that …” I love how Jay Carney spends five minutes attempting to package up a rambly pseudo-answer into sound bite form for Jake Tapper. Tapper is one of few journalists in the White House
In his interview Tuesday evening with ABC’s Jake Tapper, President Obama was asked to reflect on the economy and his overall performance as president. Asked by Mr. Tapper how he would grade himself thus far, the president declined to give
In an interview with ABC News’ Jake Tapper, President Obama likened the Occupy Wall Street protests where people are living, in the streets of New York and calling for major economic upheavals in America’s capitalist system to the tea party
From ABC News: As the Justice Department investigates how U.S. guns were allowed to flow illicitly into Mexico under the watchful eyes of federal agents, President Obama said today in an exclusive interview with ABC News that “people who have
– ABC’s Jake Tapper headlines. Are You Ready For Some Führer? No, but we’ll take more of what Hank Williams offers up below the headline, if you don’t mind. “Every time the media brings up the tea party it’s painted
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Even after it was thoroughly debunked, Obama mentioned it anyway to drum up dollars at his ritzy $35,800 per plate Facebook fundraiser tonight. Jake Tapper and Ed Henry live-Tweeted the speech. An individual, via those in attendance, hollered at the
***UPDATE: ABC News changed their headline. Somehow they’ve made it even more dishonest: David Stockman Criticizes Obama’s Jobs Plan, Other Economists Cheer Does this sound like a cheer from one of their non-Stockman economists? “So this is an incomplete proposal.”
Kudos to Jake Tapper for showing his fellow White House press members, save for Ed Henry, how journalism is done. Media is supposed to be antagonistic towards the government; they are its check and balance. When media doesn’t do its
Despite the best efforts of ABC News’ Jake Tapper to get a straight answer from Jay Carney about Jimmy Hoffa’s controversial statements when introducing the president at a Detroit Labor Day rally, the press secretary kept mum on the issue,