Culture/Society

Obama And The 'Hipster Elite'

tim.graham — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 20:33:47 +0000

L. Brent Bozell III

Tim Graham

Politico reported something interesting before President Obama met with Pope Francis: “The visit is a rare chance for Obama to associate himself with a world leader whose cool factor far outweighs his own.”

It’s rare for pundits to admit that someone else might top their revered Barack in the coolness category. They’re equating coolness and popularity, and the Pope certainly polls much better than the president, which is no surprise these days.

Saturday GMA Devotes 10x More Coverage to De Blasio's Pizza Faux Pas Than ObamaCare News

paul.bremmer — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 14:35:13 +0000

Paul Bremmer

Some important ObamaCare news broke late on Friday when the Obama administration announced it was dropping CGI, the contractor that built the inept healthcare.gov website, and replacing it with technology consulting firm Accenture. On top of that, on Friday, the Republican-led House passed a bill -- with a substantial number of Democrats joining in -- to partially address security concerns regarding healthcare.gov.

CNN's Sanjay Gupta Asks 'Did Someone or Something Fail Jared Loughner?' After Patrick Kennedy Sympathizes with Tucson Shooter

Tue, 24 May 2011 14:37:00 +0000

Matt Hadro

"Did someone or something fail Jared Loughner?" CNN's chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta asked recovering alcoholic and former Congressman Patrick Kennedy Sunday. The question came after Kennedy described his alcoholic condition as a mental disease and not a moral failure, and attributed mental illness to Loughner, the Tuscon shooter who killed six and critically injured Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) in January.

Joy Behar: Rick Santorum 'Seems Like a Big Homophobe'

Wed, 18 May 2011 14:31:00 +0000

Matt Hadro

Hosting openly-gay CNN anchor Don Lemon on her Monday night show, HLN's Joy Behar lamented that Lemon will have to interview GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum "who seems like a big homophobe."

CBS's Schieffer Hits Miller for 'Extreme Positions,' Ridicules GOP Field as 'Kind of an Exotic Crew'

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 17:52:00 +0000

Brent Baker

Republicans are "exotic" and "extreme," and against science too, CBS's Bob Schieffer contended on Sunday's Face the Nation.

AP Excited 'Bold Colors' and 'Squiggly Lines Have Arrived' on White House Walls

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:45:00 +0000

Brent Baker

"You can't see it, but there's a quiet cultural revolution under way at the White House," gushed the AP's Nancy Benac in the lead to her Tuesday night dispatch headlined: "Modern art hits 1600 Pa. Ave." Benac heralded: