US News editor trolls conservatives over ‘real' (yet debunked) Benghazi scandal

May 17, 2013  10:34 PM

We fully expect Sen. Barbara Boxer to beclown herself whenever possible — it’s her job, and she’s dedicated. She did her best to run interference for President Obama on the Senate floor this week by claiming that the GOP was responsible for the deaths of four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, because they’d cut the budget that would […]

Petty cash: BuzzFeed headline trumpets GOP taking IRS campaign money

May 17, 2013  07:57 PM

IRS Union gave Dems $23 for every $1 to GOP. Buzzfeed headline: GOP Took IRS Campaign Cash bit.ly/107xmuA— Political Math (@politicalmath) May 17, 2013 Well, give BuzzFeed credit for trying … and failing. We’ve learned from experience to be skeptical when headlines use the adjectives “GOP” or “Republican” as shorthand. The numbers don’t always add […]

First lady urges graduates to reject media's culture of celebrity worship

May 17, 2013  06:47 PM

When Michelle Obama, during a commencement speech at Bowie State University today, urged young people to expand their career dreams beyond “fantasizing about being a baller or a rapper,” we couldn’t help but agree. We can’t say we disagree either with her entreaty that students “stand against the media that elevates today's celebrity gossip instead […]

Actress Stacey Dash calls for leadership: ‘This White House is like Lord of the Flies'

May 17, 2013  06:17 PM

Once again, Dash is boldly speaking out against the “low-level henchmen” otherwise known as the gangrenous Obama administration, this time with a literary simile: Couldnt say it better myself!RT@REALStaceyDash: This White House is like Lord Of The Flies. Someone please! Get the conch shell and lead us!— Indian Catcher (@bsqjrt) May 17, 2013 Let the […]

Morton Blackwell: IRS treated conservative startups like Gosnell treated newborns

May 17, 2013  05:37 PM

The #IRS lied, and some conservative groups died #tcot— Matt Vespa (@mVespa1) May 17, 2013 We’ve heard plenty of firsthand reports of IRS intimidation from conservatives trying to launch nonprofit groups, but the growing IRS scandal doesn’t stop with bullying the new kids on the block. The Leadership Institue, which was founded by Morton Blackwell […]