If you haven’t had any delicious crispy bacon yet this morning, grab a couple of slices and enjoy this news from the Wall Street Journal: On Saturday, pork aficionados will meet up in Des Moines, Iowa, for the fifth annual Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival, billed as America’s “premier” bacon celebration. The event, which sold out [...]
Several websites belonging to the Federal Trade Commission were allegedly knocked offline on Friday by cyber activist group Anonymous. Anonymous, in a post to the site Pastebin, said that the action was taken in protest to the international treaty,The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). The ACTA was first signed by eight countries — including the United States, [...]
SHANGHAI (AP) — Apple’s dispute over the iPad trademark deepened Monday after the Chinese company that claims ownership of the name said it won a court ruling against sales of the popular tablet computer in China. Xie Xianghui, a lawyer for Shenzhen Proview Technology, said the Intermediate People’s Court in Huizhou, a city in southern [...]
On his HBO show Friday, “Real Time” host Bill Maher offered his audience a theory about why President Obama is treated with less respect than others who have held his office, and said that his life would be threatened if he “had sex with a White House intern on Easter.” According to Maher, a protocol [...]
“The O’Reilly Factor” host Bill O’Reilly got a taste of Kenan Thompson character DeAndre Cole on this week’s “Saturday Night Live” on NBC. The segment, “What’s Up With That?,” spoofed BET. O’Reilly appeared on the so-called President’s Day episode and spoke about his book, “Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever,” but the perplexed [...]
Michelle Obama’s pet project as first lady has been to campaign for healthier diets to fight obesity, and the cast on Saturday’s “SNL” on NBC had a little fun at her expense. During a skit mocking her campaign, former SNL regular Maya Rudolph as Michelle Obama and Fred Armisen as Barack Obama pretended to be [...]
Family members of a Chicago man killed in 2011 by a drunk driver are steaming mad at city officials for failing to bring the man’s illegal immigration status to the attention of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). A police report shows authorities knew Denny McCann’s killer was an illegal immigrant since the day of an unrelated [...]
A speech former Senator Rick Santorum delivered at a Catholic college in 2008 began burning up the left-wing blogosphere Friday afternoon. At Ave Maria University in Naples, Florida, Santorum argued that Satan was using the national debate over abortion as a tool to destroy the institutions of American culture — including universities, the government, popular culture, [...]
Lunchgate continues. The Blaze reports: North Carolina officials have said there was a misunderstanding when a preschooler’s homemade lunch was sent home for not meeting certain nutritional requirements, but now a second mother from the same school has come forward exclusively to The Blaze to say the same thing happened to her daughter. Diane Zambrano [...]
Charlie Sheen is back on the ‘Two and a Half Men’ warpath. “I’m tired of pretending Ashton doesn’t suck,” Sheen told TMZ in a live telephone interview Thursday. “I’m tired of lying. I’m tired of pretending the show doesn’t suck. I’m tired of pretending Ashton doesn’t suck,” he explained. “It’s nothing personal. I just feel [...]
Like to laugh? Like to be informed? Then sign up for TheDC Morning email here. 1.) Has a movie finally been made that’s worse than “Battlefield Earth”? – This April in Europe, get ready for what most assuredly will be the leading contender for worst movie of the year, if not decade, if not several decades. TheDC’s [...]
Not even the so-called “phony soldiers” controversy which led to the attack of Rush Limbaugh, and propagated by Media Matters, has caused its conservative counterpart the Media Research Center to challenge its purpose. But revelations about Media Matters in recent days have changed that. For the first time since Jan. 2008, MRC president Brent Bozell [...]
Jeremy Lin’s play has been the non-stop talking point of NBA for the past two weeks. Now, due to the MSG Network, Lin’s race has become a popular subject as well. MSG Network, the station that broadcasts the majority of New York Knicks games, placed a picture of Lin in between a broken fortune cookie [...]
Megadeth rocker Dave Mustaine has clarified his position of support for Republic presidential candidate Rick Santorum, saying that he is not ready to give a full endorsement of the former Pennsylvania senator. “Contrary to how some people have interpreted my words, I have not endorsed any presidential candidate,” Mustaine said in a statement. Full story: [...]
Shooting guard Randy Foye demonstrated his ability to perform as the Los Angeles Clippers sealed a 102-84 victory over the Washington Wizards Wednesday night. On the same day that Chauncey Billups underwent surgery on a torn left Achilles’ tendon that ended his season, Foye contributed 10 points, all of which came in the fourth quarter. [...]
The budget President Obama released this week demonstrates the administration’s detachment from our current fiscal situation. As a physician, I’m particularly concerned about the president’s refusal to offer a plan to reform Medicare so it will be here for future generations. The budget is a tremendous opportunity to create policy, yet the president’s budget of [...]
1.) In Obama’s America, chicken nuggets are healthy — Want further evidence that this is not your founding fathers’ America? TheDC’s Matthew Boyle depresses with his report: “A North Carolina elementary school forced a preschool student to eat cafeteria chicken nuggets for lunch on Jan. 30 after officials reportedly determined that her homemade meal wasn’t [...]
Trapped inmates screamed from their cells as a fire swept through a Honduran prison, killing at least 300 inmates, authorities said Wednesday. Lucy Marder, chief of forensic medicine for the prosecutor’s office, said early Wednesday some 356 people on the prison roster are unaccounted for among 852 prisoners. “The majority could be dead, though others [...]
Valentine’s Day 2012 has become a firearms focal point this year. A coalition made up of several secular anti-gun groups has banded together to plan and organize a boycott of Starbucks coffee shops in retaliation for the chain’s refusal to ban guns from its premises. These groups are pushing for corporations to ban guns in [...]
The cause of Whitney Houston’s death has yet to be officially determined by the Los Angeles coroner, but fellow diva Celine Dion says she knows what killed the singer: A fatal combination of drugs and bad influences, New York Daily News reported. “Whitney has been an amazing inspiration for me,” Dion said on “Good Morning [...]
On his Monday show, radio talk show host Mark Levin, author of “Ameritopia: The Unmaking of America,” said “what would happen if we were living in a functioning constitutional republic is articles of impeachment would be drawn up against the secretary of [Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius]” over a slew of charges, most recently the [...]
DETROIT – The Flyers tried to protect a special segment in the franchise’s history Sunday night. But despite the first two-goal game of Brayden Schenn’s young career, it didn’t happen. The Detroit Red Wings tied an NHL record with their 20th consecutive home win, 4-3, at the reverberating Joe Louis Arena. They equaled the record [...]
DETROIT – The Flyers tried to protect a special segment in the franchise’s history Sunday night. But despite the first two-goal game of Brayden Schenn’s young career, it didn’t happen. The Detroit Red Wings tied an NHL record with their 20th consecutive home win, 4-3, at the reverberating Joe Louis Arena. They equaled the record [...]
LOS ANGELES — Whitney Houston died after consuming a cocktail of prescription drugs and alcohol, not from drowning, according to a new report. The singer did not have enough water in her lungs to have drowned, Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office officials told the 48-year-old superstar’s relatives, family sources told TMZ. Houston took a combination [...]
LOS ANGELES — Whitney Houston died after consuming a cocktail of prescription drugs and alcohol, not from drowning, according to a new report. The singer did not have enough water in her lungs to have drowned, Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office officials told the 48-year-old superstar’s relatives, family sources told TMZ. Houston took a combination [...]
Memphis, Tenn. • The pregame messages rang out. Stick together. Stand strong. Don’t give in. And no matter what happens, don’t fall apart. By the time the Jazz had fought off the Memphis Grizzlies 98-88 on Sunday at the FedExForum, Utah had another message: What did you expect? Every time the Jazz (14-12) have shown [...]
Memphis, Tenn. • The pregame messages rang out. Stick together. Stand strong. Don’t give in. And no matter what happens, don’t fall apart. By the time the Jazz had fought off the Memphis Grizzlies 98-88 on Sunday at the FedExForum, Utah had another message: What did you expect? Every time the Jazz (14-12) have shown [...]
I was honored to have been selected as CPAC’s “blogger of the year” on Saturday. I’d like to thank CPAC — and everyone who nominated me. And thanks to TheDC for giving me the outlet and support and creative freedom to do this! Since winning the award, I’ve received a lot of tweets and emails. [...]
On this weekend’s broadcast of “Saturday Night Live,” the “Weekend Update” segment of the show took aim at Huffington Post editor-in-chief Arianna Huffington. Nasim Pedrad played the role of Huffington during Seth Meyers’ segment, taking on women’s issues, gay marriage, contraception, JFK’s affairs and the Republican presidential race. On Proposition 8 being overturned in California: [...]
On this weekend’s broadcast of “Fox News Sunday,” Sarah Palin addressed Julianne Moore’s less-than-flattering representation of her in HBO’s “Game Change,” saying the movie is “based on a false narrative” but also proof her public persona had a positive effect on the economy. “I think we’re going to call that the ‘Sarah Palin Employment Act,’” [...]
Medical insurance premiums in the United States are on the rise, the chief architect of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul has told The Daily Caller. Massachusetts Institute of Technology economist Jonathan Gruber, who also devised former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s statewide health care reforms, is backtracking on an analysis he provided the White House in support [...]
Remember when George Bush caused that hurricane and sent it to destroy New Orleans? And remember how American hero and New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin managed to thwart that evil villain? Well, this is the thanks Ray gets: (Reuters) – Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, the colorful and controversial spokesman for the city after [...]
On Friday’s “NewsHour” on PBS, New York Times columnist David Brooks had some suggestions for former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign, particularly after his three-state loss last week in Missouri, Colorado and Minnesota to former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum. “[M]itt Romney is not so great,” Brooks said. “And it’s his weakness, I think, as [...]
Although the White House appears to be wavering on its contraception mandate with an announcement expected later today, there are some indications the announced revision could still interfere with religious sensibilities, particularly Catholic institutions. On Thursday’s “Hugh Hewitt” radio show, National Review columnist Mark Steyn, author of “After America: Get Ready for Armageddon,“ said this interference [...]
The following is an excerpt from author Fred Eckert’s new book That’s a Crock, Barack, which was published by Beestone Books last week. “I am absolutely certain that generations from now, we will be able to look back and tell our children that this was the moment when we began to provide care for the [...]
For a long time, Obama said super PACs were bad — a “threat to our democracy,” even. Until this week, when he decided he could benefit from one. So now, with a wave of his hand, he has transformed super PACs from bad to good. Unfortunately, this ironclad logic is being assailed by that notorious [...]
Dr. House is hanging up his cane. The network will conclude the long-running medical drama House this season. “The decision to end the show now, or ever, is a painful one, as it risks putting asunder hundreds of close friendships that have developed over the last eight years — but also because the show itself [...]
Freshman Austin Rivers stunned North Carolina with his game winning buzzer beater last night that gave the Blue Devils an 85-84 win over the Tar Heels. In just his first appearance in the Battle of the Tobacco Road, Rivers and his teammates took the floor for the first of the teams’ two meetings this season. Needless [...]
Eastman Kodak has shocked the world today, announcing that it has put an end to its camera business. By the end of June, Kodak expects to phase out its digital cameras, pocket video cameras, and digital picture frames, the company announced today. The company plans to focus heavily on its current brand licensing and attracting companies [...]
Move over, “Mad Men” and Kim Kardashian. There’s a new darling in U.S. pop culture, with a much posher accent and even fancier clothes. British World War One-era drama “Downton Abbey” and its colorful cast of countesses, cooks and kitchen maids has taken America by storm, dominating modern social media and bringing millions of new, [...]
He says it’s not. Chrysler says it’s not. But according to the Hollywood Reporter: Two members of the creative team that produced the two-minute minute spot for ad agency Wieden+Kennedy donated their personal time in 2008 to make pro-Obama art. In the days ahead, similar politically charged queries also are likely to be raised about [...]
Boston Celtics captain Paul Pierce surpassed Larry Bird on the all-time Celtics scoring list on Tuesday night in a 94-84 win over the visiting Charlotte Bobcats. Pierce entered the game with 21,782 career points, needing 10 more to surpass the NBA Hall of Famer. Now only John Havlicek has scored more points than Pierce for [...]
Super Bowl 46 was a tale of two catches – one made, one dropped – that took place within the space of three plays. The catch he dropped will haunt New England Patriots flanker Wes Welker to the end of his days. The one that New York Giants’ wide receiver Mario Manningham caught led to [...]
(HINT: SNL doesn’t like Republicans.)
Newt Gingrich’s notion about “kid janitors” has been widely ridiculed my the media, but I’ve long defended his motives (which some have wrongly called racist), as well as the general premise of his argument. Sadly, this premise — that poor kids might benefit from having positive role models and gaining work experience — was largely [...]
House Speaker John Boehner is continuing to avoid questions from The Daily Caller about whether he supports the 103 members of the House of Representatives who want action to remove Attorney General Eric Holder over Operation Fast and Furious. Several bloggers who have covered the investigation into the gunwalking scandal reported on Friday that Boehner [...]
On MSNBC’s Saturday night coverage of the returns from the Nevada caucuses, “Hardball” host Chris Matthews made a proclamation — that he speaks on behalf of the media from all realms of the ideological spectrum and wanted to know from Newt Gingrich supporter Sue Lowden how Gingrich can maintain a high level of media exposure. [...]
Washington, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray will likely face hard questions about his city’s speed-camera ticketing program, after a Daily Caller investigation found that the city turned a $12.1 million profit in 2011 by fining lead-footed drivers. And a noted celebrity chef, stung once too often by the mayor’s automated gotcha program, is fighting back. Washington’s [...]
How long would you go without a paycheck? Georgia Republican Rep. Paul Broun expects that most people wouldn’t allow 1,000 days to go by without pay — about how long Congress has gone without passing a budget. In the spirit of that sentiment, Broun has introduced the “Budget or Bust Act” to hold all lawmaker’s [...]
A Time magazine blogger reported Thursday that the Sierra Club, America’s oldest and most august environmental organization, accepted millions of dollars in donations from one of the nation’s biggest natural gas-drilling companies for a program lambasting coal-fired power plants as environmental evildoers. The total take for John Muir’s conservation group? A whopping $26 million over [...]