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CBS Highlights Ex-IRS Staffer Who Declares There Were No Politics at Cincinnati Office

ThePressGuy — Tue, 21 May 2013 12:47:48 +0000

Monday’s CBS Evening News took one break from Oklahoma tornado coverage – to run a piece on how an IRS manager who recently retired from the Cincinnati office, where 501 (c)(4) app...

At Least 91 Dead in Moore, Oklahoma – Number Expected to Rise

ThePressGuy — Tue, 21 May 2013 12:30:59 +0000

At least 91 people were killed in the devastating tornado yesterday in Moore, Oklahoma. That number is expected to rise. KFOR reported: Officials have confirmed at least 91 people have been killed in the Moore tornado Monday. The medical examiner’s … Continue reading →

Jon Stewart ‘Daily Show’ Creator: Oklahoma Tornado ‘Ordered to Only Target Conservatives’

ThePressGuy — Tue, 21 May 2013 05:00:33 +0000

As NewsBusters reported, a deadly tornado stroke Oklahoma Monday.

At approximately the same time it was bearing down to kill innocent people, Lizz Winstead, the co-creator of Jon Stewart's Daily Show, commented on Twitter, "This tornado is in Oklahoma so clearly it has been ordered to only target conservatives":

Because She Hasn’t Suffered Enough… Obama IRS Targeted 83 Year-Old Survivor Of a Japanese Concentration Camp

ThePressGuy — Tue, 21 May 2013 03:55:57 +0000

Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse… The Obama IRS targeted an 83 year-old great grandmother and survivor of a Japanese concentration camp. Marianne Chiffelle says she is not surprised she was targeted by the Obama administration. “It’s … Continue reading →

But of Course: For Bloomberg’s Al Hunt, ‘Scandal’ Is a ‘Misnomer’ for Benghazi, IRS Targeting and DOJ’s Snooping on AP

ThePressGuy — Tue, 21 May 2013 02:52:49 +0000

Old dog, same old tricks.

At Bloomberg Views, Al Hunt, formerly "the executive editor of Bloomberg News, directing coverage of the Washington bureau," referred to the controversies swirling around the White House as "faux scandals" and insisted that ... wait for it ... the Obama administration "is the most scandal-free administration in recent memory." No wonder Bloomberg News developed into such a hopelessly biased outfit while he was there. As much as I could stand to excerpt from Hunt's harangue follows the jump (bolds and numbered tags are mine):

‘Get to Know Chris Hayes’ — Learn He Really Avoids Obama Scandals Like the Plague

ThePressGuy — Tue, 21 May 2013 02:33:51 +0000

MSNBC ads on liberal websites like Salon.com are pushing to increase interest and ratings in the badly named show "All In," when it could be titled "A Few In." Or, to quote Dana Carvey's George Bush, "Still Gaining Acceptance." The ad says “Click here to get to know Chris Hayes.” This takes you to the “All In With Chris Hayes” Facebook page.

What you get there is a great sense of just how energetically Hayes is trying to avoid the Obama scandals. Instead, the scandal is the alleged starvation of the public sector:

PICTURES – Out of the Rubble, the Children of Moore, Oklahoma

ThePressGuy — Tue, 21 May 2013 02:33:32 +0000

The children in Moore, Oklahoma went to school today like any other day. But many of them never made it back home. They were killed in the disaster. Children at Briarwood and Plaza Towers elementary schools were buried in rubble. … Continue reading →

Outrageous!… Democratic Senator Uses Moore, OK Massacre to Berate Republicans on Global Warming

ThePressGuy — Tue, 21 May 2013 01:42:02 +0000

They can’t help it. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) used the tragedy in Moore, Oklahoma today to berate Republicans on global warming. What a pig. The Daily Caller reported: While many Americans were tuned into news coverage of the massive damage … Continue reading →

HORROR – Death Count Reaches 51 in Moore, Oklahoma… Number Expected to Rise

ThePressGuy — Tue, 21 May 2013 01:22:23 +0000

Large, violent tornado plowed through Moore, Oklahoma this afternoon. 51 people are confirmed dead including children who were trapped in a local elementary school. This video was taken within a half mile by South Moore High School. It was complete … Continue reading →

Tornado Warnings – West St. Louis County

ThePressGuy — Tue, 21 May 2013 00:33:53 +0000

It’s absolutely still outside – just how it always is before a major storm hits. Friends in St. Louis county just texted to say the alarms went off and they are in the basement. The storm front is heading our … Continue reading →

Horror! Trapped People Call For Help in Moore, Oklahoma (Video)

ThePressGuy — Tue, 21 May 2013 00:07:14 +0000

The middle of a leveled neighborhood. Trapped people are calling for help. This Vine video was posted by David Massey who lives two miles from the destruction. NEW PHOTO: Searchers calling for victims in Moore, Oklahoma.

Not In the MSNBC Talking Points: Virginia’s 2013 Democrat Candidates Are Pro-Abortion Extremists

ThePressGuy — Tue, 21 May 2013 00:03:37 +0000

As MSNBC and Chuck Todd recycle the hidebound liberal argument that perhaps the new black GOP nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia is "out of the mainstream" on abortion, no one expects the Maddow Network to do the same for the Democrats.

State. Sen Ralph Northam, one of the two LG candidates who will be on the primary ballot on June 11, is so proud to be associated with the abortion-on-demand industry of Planned Parenthood that he posted a picture of himself with Planned Parenthood boss Cecile Richards at the top of his "Issues" page, insisting the latest laws "embarrass the Commonwealth" by mandating an ultrasound before an abortion and imposing hospital standards on abortion clinics:

DEVASTATING NEWS: 24 Children Dead and Trapped Under Plaza Towers Elementary School Debris

ThePressGuy — Mon, 20 May 2013 23:53:52 +0000

KFOR reported this afternoon that 24 third-graders are dead and trapped under the rubble at Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Oklahoma. They may have drowned. These men are looking for a little boy named Tommy. A little girl is … Continue reading →

Martin Bashir on Moore, Oklahoma: ‘Perhaps the Worst Tornado in the History of the Planet’

ThePressGuy — Mon, 20 May 2013 23:37:34 +0000

As NewsBusters has reported over the years, America's media love to hype every serious weather event.

On Monday, shortly after an F4 tornado demolished the town of Moore, Oklahoma, MSNBC's Martin Bashir called it "perhaps the worst tornado in the history of the planet" (video follows with transcript and commentary, file photo):

Martin Bashir on Moore, Oklahoma: ‘Perhaps the Worst Tornado in the History of the Planet’

ThePressGuy — Mon, 20 May 2013 23:37:34 +0000

As NewsBusters has reported over the years, America's media love to hype every serious weather event.

AP Waits Until Carney Responds to WSJ Story on IG’s IRS Tea Party-Targeting Report, ‘Forgets’ to Mention WSJ Story

ThePressGuy — Mon, 20 May 2013 23:33:12 +0000

Well, it looks like I was right earlier this afternoon when I thought that the Associated Press, aka the Administration's Press, was among those holding off on reporting the Wall Street Journal's Sunday evening disclosure that Kathryn Ruemmler, the head of the Office of the White House Counsel, "learned weeks ago that an audit of the Internal Revenue Service likely would show that agency employees inappropriately targeted conservative groups" was "nervous about the Journal’s report, waiting for administration apparatchiks to tell them what to say, or both."

It turns out that the AP, in an unbylined report, waited until Jay Carney told them what to say and then pretended that the Journal's Sunday story didn't exist (the time stamp seen at story as carried at the AP's national site at the time of this post was 2:51 p.m.; the graphic which follows is of the identical story at Yahoo News):

Daily Show Creator: Oklahoma Tornado Was Meant For Conservatives

ThePressGuy — Mon, 20 May 2013 23:16:18 +0000

It was her first reaction. Liberal/Writer/Producer/Comedian Lizz Winstead the co-creator of The Daily Show tweeted this out following the news that Moore, Oklahoma was destroyed by a tornado. Via Life News:

Lady Obama Expands Anti-Obesity to Museums, Zoos

ThePressGuy — Mon, 20 May 2013 23:15:06 +0000

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Lady Obama Expands Anti-Obesity to Museums, Zoos

According to CNS News, First Lady Michelle Obama has expanded her anti-obesity campaign to museums, enlisting them to offer “healthy food options,” and change their menus.

Mrs. Obama’s “Let’s Move!” initiative is now calling for museums, zoos, gardens, science and technology centers to “join the call to action,” to decrease obesity among children. The first lady is recruiting these institutions to join the “Let’s Move! Museums and Gardens” project because of their power to “influence real and sustained behavior change” on the eating habits of kids.

CHICAGO: NEW INTERACTIVE PETTING ZOO

Artist's Rendering of New Petting Zoo

At the Chicago Zoo, officials unveiled their “Let’s Move!” initiative: a children’s interactive exhibit in their new Coliseum Wild Jungle Cat Petting Zoo. Zoo Director, Caesar Nero, explains:

“Children are invited to interact with our stock of full grown lions, cheetahs, leopards, panthers, and our exclusive Siberian Tiger, Snowball, (On loan from the Beijing Zoo) in an open forum. This will encourage the young crumb-crunchers to experience an intense cardio training with these playfully, frisky kitty-cats in an ‘interactive’ forum. We extended our initial invitations to Sunday Schools in the local Christian Churches. Initial responses have been very positive – turnout was much higher than expected. My thanks to local IRS officials for assisting in transmitting our invitations, personally, in conjunction with their unannounced visits to review the Churches’ tax exempt status.”

Lady Obama was on hand for the inaugural festivities. According to reporters covering the slaughter festivities, Ms. Obama seemed well pleased with the amount of exercise the urchins were receiving – even offering a ‘thumbs up’ for one child who managed to escape the clutches of a hungry lioness. There were some less than favorable performances from the fatter, lazier ... read more ... Statistics : 3 Replies || 240 Views Post by Raum Emmanual Goldstein

Lady Obama Expands Anti-Obesity to Museums, Zoos

ThePressGuy — Mon, 20 May 2013 23:15:06 +0000

People's Blog

CHICAGO: NEW INTERACTIVE PETTING ZOO

TRAGIC… Moore Resident Weeps On Air After His Home Is Destroyed in Massive Tornado (Video)

ThePressGuy — Mon, 20 May 2013 22:20:05 +0000

Moore, Oklahoma Resident Weeps Outside His Home – Destroyed in Today’s Tornado James Moody from Moore, Oklahoma, called into FOX News this afternoon to give a firsthand account of the destruction after a massive mile-wide tornado ripped through town. James … Continue reading →

Networks Hype Obama’s ‘Powerful’ Commencement Speech; Set Aside Over Five Minutes of Air Time

ThePressGuy — Mon, 20 May 2013 22:13:11 +0000

ABC, CBS, and NBC touted President Obama's Sunday commencement address at Morehouse College in Atlanta on their Sunday evening and Monday morning newscasts, devoting a total of five minutes and 14 seconds to the "powerful speech", as NBC's Tamron Hall labeled it on Monday's Today. On Monday's CBS This Morning, Norah O'Donnell gushed, "I think it's one of those speeches that will be looked at over the years."

Lester Holt played up the President's apparent "voice of experience" on Sunday's NBC Nightly News, and asserted that "the President is sharing in a way we rarely hear him."

CNBC’s Harwood: Republicans Might ‘Impede’ Efforts to Change Party If They Are Too Hard on Obama

ThePressGuy — Mon, 20 May 2013 21:47:37 +0000

The liberal media continue their effort to spin the Obama administration right out of trouble. On Saturday’s Today, NBC brought on John Harwood, CNBC’s chief Washington corresponde...

MSNBC Slams ‘Scandal’ of GOP Vote to Repeal ObamaCare

ThePressGuy — Mon, 20 May 2013 21:24:41 +0000

On Friday's PoliticsNation on MSNBC, host Al Sharpton lambasted House Republicans for repeatedly voting to repeal ObamaCare, calling it a "scandal" and an "outrage," as he seemed to cite a questionable study from a left-wing source from 2009 claiming that 45,000 people a year die because they lack health insurance. Sharpton began the segment:

MSNBC Slams ‘Scandal’ of GOP Vote to Repeal ObamaCare

ThePressGuy — Mon, 20 May 2013 21:24:41 +0000

Even Ed Schultz Skeptical of Dem Rep. McDermott’s Spin on IRS Scandal

ThePressGuy — Mon, 20 May 2013 21:05:33 +0000

Ah, seems like old times.

Way back when, it was Congressman Jim McDermott's apologia for Saddam Hussein that earned McDermott the enduring nickname "Baghdad Jim." (Audio after page break)