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Is it that hot in here, or are they crazy?

**Written by Doug Powers Lots going on this weekend, and not all of it is debt ceiling related. Here’s a quick rundown: –Funny how the Democrats and mainstream media outlets started talking about Republicans taking “hostages” almost simultaneously. It’s almost as if it was planned somehow. –Shortly after the White House began its Twitter spam-fest, [...]

“Do you have a degree in economics?”

Heads are rolling in the News of the World hacking scandal aftermath. As they should be. Several editors and London police officials have resigned. More are undoubtedly on the way. A former NoTW reporter-turned-whisteblower who suffered from drug and alcohol addictions has now tragically turned up dead — compounding a global media tragedy that has [...]

**Written by Doug Powers Is there anybody in Washington at the moment who articulates the conservative philosophy more effectively than Florida Senator Marco Rubio? Rubio was on Face the Nation this morning and dismantled each one of Bob Schieffer’s points, counter-points and regurgitated talking points. I wish more conservative Republicans in Congress could communicate this [...]

**Written by Doug Powers A few days ago I wrote about Time magazine editor Richard Stengel’s cover piece entitled “One Document, Under Seige” in which Stengel seemed to reluctantly conclude that the Constitution does matter, just not as much as we think it does (though it always matters when Time needs to hide behind it). [...]

**Written by Doug Powers When I heard Wallace ask Michele Bachmann if she’s a flake I cringed a little, and I’m not surprised Wallace ended up apologizing. (Update: Apology not accepted?) You know, when I think of political figures who have made questionable statements and embarrassing gaffes in the past few days, Michele Bachmann isn’t [...]

Odds of recovery: Medium

**Written by Doug Powers In the past several months, Time Magazine Editor Richard Stengel has answered and asked the same question, in that order. From the Daily Caller: On Thursday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Time magazine editor Richard Stengel presented the cover of his new July 4 issue, which features the U.S. Constitution going through [...]

**Written by Doug Powers Which portion was edited out… twice? You probably guessed it already. Newsbusters: NBC on Sunday decided to cut the words “under God” from the reading of the Pledge of Allegiance that accompanied the beginning of its coverage of the U.S. Open Golf Championship. In fact, this happened twice during the show’s [...]

**Written by Doug Powers Thomas Friedman had a column in Wednesday’s New York Times entitled “The Earth is Full.” In the column, Friedman called for people to work less and own less in order to save the planet. Bla bla bla. There’s a common thread among many of the people who demand that everybody else [...]

**Written by Doug Powers To read the Politico article, which is entitled “Sarah Palin’s tour a rolling menace,” you’d think the tour is being directed by Jerry Bruckheimer. This could even be the script for the preview of “Speed 3: Chasing Palin” — provided Sandra Bullock has one more sequel in her. Here are just [...]

In January, I published “The progressive ‘climate of hate:’ An illustrated primer, 2000-2010.” Review it here. Part IV was a section on anti-conservative female hate, with tons of links on the sexist rhetoric of the Left. You’ll recall that the “M” in MSNBC stands for misogyny. Here’s a new entrant in the race to the [...]

**Written by Doug Powers Who do Americans trust the most to bring them accurate and fair news? Nobody. From Media Bistro: Suffolk University conducted another of its political polls this week. Mostly, the questions were about the candidates for president. But the last two questions, 58 and 59, had to do with the media, including [...]

**Written by Doug Powers Is it just me, or does the Secret Service need to redouble efforts these days to put the “secret” part back in their name? From Yahoo News: Turns out it’s not just news organizations that are grappling with proper Twitter etiquette for their employees. The U.S. Secret Service has also hit [...]

It’s time for the MSM to put its drool buckets in permanent storage. In the past month, we’ve had: – The Pleasanton (CA) Weekly bullied by the White House press shop over a benign article that irked the administration because it made Michelle Obama look snooty. – The San Francisco Chronicle punished by the White [...]

Down, and to the left

One of these pics is not like the other

**Written by Doug Powers Scott Pelley, who will take over for Katie Couric next month as anchor of the CBS Evening News, dropped by Washington DC’s CBS affiliate to let them know his plans for the broadcast. Pelley had better be careful, lest the first story he covers as anchor of the CBS Evening News [...]

**Written by Doug Powers A small, local news outlet with a name like “Pleasanton Weekly” doesn’t sound very threatening, but according to an email sent to the Daily Caller, the publication has some journalistic teeth that the White House thought needed to be filed down — specifically, the choppers that made Michelle Obama come across [...]

**Written by Doug Powers The White House Correspondents Dinner took place last night in Washington. MSNBC hosted a party where a Barack Obama lookalike jumped out of a cake, much to the delight of a giddy Chris Matthews (that’s an unverified rumor but it sounds about right). From what I’ve read so far, the best [...]

San Fran new media ban.

Messin’ with Texas

Isn’t there a more recent scapegoat from the world of politics?

Kinetic conspiracy theory action

**Written by Doug Powers On Monday, Nancy Pelosi warned against a devious Republican plot to snuff out the lives of the elderly via a planned starvation that, if allowed to happen and if not for brave Democrats standing firm, would make the siege of Leningrad pale in comparison. Said Pelosi: “In one of the bills [...]

**Written by Doug Powers Welcome to today’s debate on patriotism when it comes to unconditionally supporting a president at a time of war. Today’s debaters are MSNBC host Ed Schultz and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Ms. Clinton won the coin toss and has elected to defer to Mr. Schultz. Take it away, Ed: Republicans [...]

Music to his fears?

If the obscure and has-been comedians who appear on National Public Radio want to mock conservatives and spread left-wing propaganda, they should do it on their own damned dime. The government-sponsored radio conglomerate broadcasts a weekend show called “Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!” It leans heavily on laugh tracks to prop up the lame punchlines of [...]

With bonus Weiner rage