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‘Fox & Friends’ hosts: Why weren’t we invited to the White House with MSNBC?
The hosts of a Fox News morning show that created and aired a four-minute, attack ad-style video filled with falsehoods about President Barack Obama during his re-election campaign are wondering why they did not get invited to the White House with other media personalities on Tuesday. Several reports confirmed on…
‘Mind control’ Georgia caucus leader to lead public broadcasting program
The Georgia lawmaker who led a caucus meeting over an alleged plot by President Barack Obama and the United Nations to bring about a communist dictatorship using mind control will be at the helm of a Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) initiative, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Wednesday. Starting next month, State…
Alan Simpson does the horse dance ‘Gangnam Style’ in anti-debt ad
Former Sen. Alan Simpson (R-WY) has become the latest public figure to join the “Gangnam Style” dance craze. In a parody of South Korean singer Psy’s popular YouTube video, Simpson attempts several dance moves including what he calls “the lasso” and “the horseback.” The former senator is hoping to get…
Maddow: Secret Petraeus audio means Fox News ‘officially’ part of the GOP
When Fox News chief Roger Ailes sent one of his national security correspondents to interview then-General David Petraeus in 2011, chances are he didn’t want the full conversation to ever see the light of day — because if it did, the network’s claim of being “fair and balanced” could be…
Creepy: Fox News host giggles during talk about shooting deaths of inner-city teens
Fox News co-host Greg Gutfeld on Tuesday seemed to find something amusing the deaths of children in cities like Chicago as he asserted that all 17 year olds killed by guns were in gangs. Fox News’ The Five devoted a segment of their Tuesday show to talking about what —…
Cenk to O’Reilly: ‘You might burn in hell’ over phony ‘war on Christmas’
After playing a series of clips featuring conservative talk show host Bill O’Reilly railing at guests on his show over the so-called “war on Christmas” debate Fox News recycles every year, Current TV host Cenk Uygur just couldn’t resist any longer. Explaining where the tradition of the Christmas tree comes…
Bob Costas: Gun culture in this country is the problem
NBC sportscaster Bob Costas blasted the gun culture in the United States on Tuesday night. Costas had received flak from gun rights advocates after reading portions of an article by Fox Sports.com columnist Jason Whitlock on air after a murder-suicide incident involving Kansas City Chiefs player Jovan Belcher. “What I…
Krugman: Budget proposals ‘only considered serious if you inflict pain on vulnerable people’
Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman on Tuesday said it was “unfair” to accuse President Barack Obama of not putting forth serious reforms to Medicare amid the fiscal cliff negotiations. Krugman noted on PBS’ Newshour that Obamacare seeks to reduce Medicare costs without affecting eligibility or benefits. The law is estimated…
Bryan Fischer: Gun rights based on Christ’s teachings
Though the Bible and church historian Eusebius both tell of early Christians gleefully accepting death in the face of persecution, American Family Association’s Bryan Fischer said Tuesday that Jesus instructed his followers to use deadly force to defend themselves. “This whole concept of using a weapon for self-defense is rooted…
Republicans cite abortion, home schooling to defeat UN disability treaty
Republican Senators on Tuesday voted to block a United Nations treaty that would have helped to protect disabled Americans — including veterans — while they are in foreign countries. Thirty-eight Republicans voted no, giving them five votes more than necessary to defeat the United Nations Convention on the Rights of…
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