I've made up my mind. I don't like Bernie Goldberg. Matter of fact, I hate him. Who does this man think he is? I've spent the better part of two decades exposing the outrages of the liberal media, and during most of that time Bernie Goldberg was earning a comfortable living in that very industry. Along the way I'd thought about writing a book about media bias, but before I could do that, Goldberg decided there was a problem with bias and decided to write a book about it, and "Bias" shot to the top of the New York Times... continue reading
Have you ever seen political correctness eat itself? In its latest lame attempt to package a "reality" show, ABC asked a group of neighbors to choose the new owner of a big house available on their block. The hook: in the process, these rich, white, conservative bigots would learn tolerance, acceptance, understanding, and the error of their nasty ways. But irony of ironies, political-correctness lobbies stopped the show before it could preach its political correctness. The show was called "Welcome to the Neighborhood," and its "educational" message oozed out over the last few weeks in promos during the hit ABC... continue reading
When Sandra Day O'Connor announced her intention to retire from the Supreme Court, Washingtonians gathered with one thought: the circus has come to town. Reporters quickly assured viewers this "titanic battle" that is guaranteed to be knock-down, drag-out, wall-to-wall ugly. They didn't wonder: why does this always happen with Republican nominations, but not Democratic ones? In 1993, President Clinton nominated Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who was calmly approved by a vote of 96 to 3. In 1994, Clinton nominated Stephen Breyer, who was confirmed by a vote of 87 to 9. By contrast, all hell broke loose with Robert Bork and... continue reading
The votes are in from a new Tivo poll to find the country's "Favorite TV Dad." It's no surprise to me that the winner was Bill Cosby's Heathcliff Huxtable. What a paradox: even though America's long-lasting warmth for Cosby and his classic 1980s series "The Cosby Show" lingers, inside the black community, Cosby is a lightning rod for criticism and abuse. When "The Cosby Show" hit the airwaves, the star opened himself up to vicious attacks from some cultural pundits who seemed to have a political investment in racism and division, and no patience for Cosby's positive portrayal of the... continue reading
Karl Rove proved a very salient point last week in his speech to the Conservative Party of New York. The media's reflexes still work. After most in the "news" media spent a week steadfastly ignoring Sen. Richard Durbin's hideous statement comparing U.S. detainees to the killing fields of Pol Pot to little avail, Rove said liberals were weak on terrorism, and zoom! Rove's remarks rocketed to the front page and with that, the top of the political buzz. The New York Times set the table by quoting only a few sentences in which Rove explained that conservatives saw 9-11 and... continue reading
Father's Day comes and goes without the same warmth and celebration as Mother's Day. The phone companies do not strain nearly as much with the prerequisite calls. The florists? Forget it. As for gifts in general, it's not the hottest holiday for retailers. Eight out of 10 people wait until the week before Father's Day to buy dad a gift, according to the Mass Retail Association. What's the most popular gift for Dad? The survey shows that 42 percent of shoppers buy their father...a card. Let's allow that this condition exists because it's not easy to buy for fathers, and... continue reading
After refusing to do so for seven days, Senator Richard Durbin of Illinois finally apologized for insulting his country. It is truly maddening to have the Senate Minority Whip, the number two Democrat in the Senate, compare our military prisons to the concentration camps of Hitler and Pol Pot. It is reprehensible that the so-called "mainstream media" chose largely to ignore it. I suppose we shouldn't be surprised, given their track record. They also ignored Washington Sen. Patty Murray in December 2003 when she stirred up outrage by claiming Osama bin Laden was very popular with Arabs because he was... continue reading
A new study by the Dove Foundation demonstrated that Hollywood may not love money as much as it loves its "adult" themes of sexual perversion, violent death, and ear-bending profanity. The foundation's founder and chairman, Dick Rolfe, reported: "While the movie industry produced nearly 12 times more R-rated films than G-rated films from 1989 to 2003, the average G-rated film produced 11 times greater profit than its R-rated counterpart." Wow. Defenders of Tinseltown's antics might argue that there's a lot more R-rated movies around to flop and ruin the averages. The Dove Foundation does note that R-rated films are declining,... continue reading
Last week, Fox anchor Neil Cavuto secured a White House interview with President Bush, and liberals were upset. It wasn't tough enough. Washington Post correspondent Daniel Froomkin reported that Cavuto asked about Mrs. Bush, John Kerry's grades, and media overcoverage of Michael Jackson, but sneered: "Who wants to talk about that messy war in Iraq, or the Downing Street Memo? Not Neil Cavuto, Fox News executive, anchor, commentator and Bush campaign contributor." Fox-defending blogger "Johnny Dollar" noted two problems with Froomkin. First, Bush was asked about Iraq and that memo at a press conference the day before, so would that... continue reading
Conservatives had better hope that Grover Norquist doesn't speak for them. The head of Americans for Tax Reform, Norquist has fought the good fight on many issues over the years. To my knowledge Norquist has never cared much about moral values issues, certainly not the raging debate over the sewage flooding our public airwaves courtesy of the broadcast networks. Not, that is, until those broadcast networks came knocking. Fox, NBC and CBS formed and financed an organization to fight those public policy groups that are holding them accountable for their abuse of the public airwaves. The networks didn't want their... continue reading