The Brian Williams MSNBC debate in Florida was not only dreadfully boring – I never thought I could ever long for commercials – it was pathetic. Freed of the fear of triggering an avalanche of applause against loaded questions, Williams and his co-moderators couldn't bring themselves to utter one single question asking the Republican candidates to respond to Obama mistakes. For almost two hours, not one Obama failure was cited. Apparently, his record is spotless. Instead, the candidates (especially Rick Santorum) were thrown four questions surrounding the 2005 legal battle in Florida over pulling the feeding tube of Terri Schiavo,... continue reading
Late-night comedians historically have relished the opportunity to poke fun at politicians. Sometimes they savage them. In the Obama era, they haven't been so enthusiastic about any of it. A recent study of political jokes on three late-night shows (Letterman, Leno, and Jimmy Fallon) by the Center for Media and Public Affairs found that Barack Obama's joke count is 'substantially lower than any other president.' Some of the Obama jokes are actually bipartisan slams. Jimmy Fallon joked that 'Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton are more mature than President Obama and John Boehner.' This is the classic comedian's pose, and the... continue reading
It's a crying shame that in today's network 'news' media, only books written by gabby leftwing celebrities generate interest. When those leftwing screeds are written by leftwing celebrity clowns like Michael Moore or Bill Maher or Ed Schultz, then somehow it's A-list booking. That's when the "Today" show and 'The Tonight Show' roll out the red carpet. It's a sad indictment of the industry that serious books about ideas are rarely discussed, and if the serious book is written by a serious conservative then 'rarely' becomes 'never.' Not even when there is a screaming market demand for such a book... continue reading
It was symbolically perfect that on the same day Hollywood went to the Supreme Court to make the case for broadcast profanity, Entertainment Weekly reported that the next showing of the ABC smutcom 'Modern Family' would feature a two-year-old girl dropping the F-bomb. The episode's title will be 'Little Bo Bleep.' Shameless. There's no other way to describe the people running these networks. We're told 'It might be the first time in a scripted family broadcast TV series where a child has said the F-word.' But it won't be the last – especially if the high court grants Hollywood's demands... continue reading
Sitting through the Republican debate on Saturday night with ABC's George Stephanopoulos was just painful, from beginning to end. Some of it was just political Ambien. But when it was finally over, there was just one question. Who in the GOP in his/her right mind invites a historically shameless Democratic spin controller like Stephanopoulos to 'moderate' a primary debate like this – ever? The only thing that can be said in defense of that horrible decision was turning to NBC the next morning and seeing 'moderator' David Gregory be even more slanted in his questioning. ABC slanted the ideological questions... continue reading
For many months, the liberal media elite has made no secret that in its mind, the field of Republican presidental candidates includes Mitt Romney and a collection of clowns. Clearly, Romney is the opponent that Barack Obama and the liberal establishment want nominated. Journalists have mercilessly savaged every single conservative alternative to Romney who's ascended to the top of the polls. Palin. Bachmann. Cain. Perry. Gingrich. It's too bad for them that the results from the Iowa caucuses threw off their bold predictions that the Romney Juggernaut would achieve liftoff in Des Moines. Yet Romney won by only eight votes... continue reading
The 'Occupy Wall Street' movement has hit several huge road blocks. First it was the cold temperatures that sent many home. Next was the long-overdue decision to evacuate them out of public parks by liberal Democrat mayors. But another huge road block that's emerging: their enormous hypocrisy on wealth. The 'occupiers' have pushed the ludicrous slogan that 'we are the 99 percent,' somehow standing for the same public that installed 63 new conservative Republicans in the House in 2011. To demonstrate their 99 percentism in October, these protesters staged a 'Millionaires March' in New York City, parading to the homes... continue reading
Profanity and pop music go hand in hand these days. The pop star Rihanna recently appeared on the British version of Simon Cowell's singing competition 'The X Factor' dressed in a demure plaid jumper with a prim white collar. It seemed like a bow to younger viewers (and their parents). But a glance at her black sneakers and the mood was shattered: she'd inscribed the words 'F— Off.' On her blog The Record, NPR music critic Ann Powers declared this little stunt exemplified an undeniable reality: '21st century pop music is very dirty.' In fact, '2011 saw so much boundary-breaking... continue reading
For those Republican presidential candidates who eventually conclude there is no path to the nomination, there is consolation in the notion that they won't be the ones to face the brutal onslaught being prepared for the GOP king of the mountain by Team Obama and their army of 'objective' media allies. This time around, the Obama machine cannot run on the fairy dust of Hope and Change. They cannot suggest after four years of dreadful executive-branch performance, the Promised One is on the horizon. Their only path to victory is the one that finds their opponents even more disliked. So... continue reading
The depravity of our popular culture and our eagerness to shred traditional values manifests itself every day. Lady Gaga, the top-earning woman in the music business and deemed by ABC's Barbara Walters to be one of the 'most fascinating people,' has a new vocation in mind. She's announced she wants to become an ordained minister of the Universal Life Church so she can marry two gay male friends. Lady Gaga is as unattractive, in every sense of the word, as her name is stupid. She welcomed Easter with a single called 'Judas' ('I'm still in love with Judas, baby') and... continue reading