Obama administration, GAO appear to have ignored group’s ACORN affiliation to award $700K

A newly released internal audit appears to indicate that the Government Accountability Office and President Barack Obama’s Department of Housing and Urban Development incorrectly argued that a specific organization wasn’t ACORN-affiliated. HUD’s office of general counsel and the GAO have both claimed that Affordable Housing Centers of America, or AHCOA, is not affiliated with the Association ...

Networks Ignore Violence at ‘Peaceful’ Occupy L.A., Play Up ‘Party’ Vibe

    The Big Three network morning shows on Monday all reported on the possible showdown between Occupy L.A. protesters and the LAPD. NBC’s Today and CBS’s Early Show highlighted that the left-leaning demonstrators held a “block party” as they defied law enforcement. All three media outlets also played up the supposedly “peaceful” nature of ...

Networks Trumpet Barney Frank’s Legacy, Ignore Role in Housing Crisis

    “The first line in Barney Frank’s political epitaph,” The Weekly Standard’s Stephen Hayes predicted on Monday’s FNC Special Report upon news the longtime liberal Democratic Congressman won’t seek re-election, will “be the housing crisis.” But that isn’t what those who decide the first draft of history considered relevant. via Networks Trumpet Barney Frank’s ...

Networks Predict ‘Death Blow’ and ‘Doom’ for Cain, CBS Skips Accuser’s Legal Problems

    All three morning shows on Tuesday trumpeted the latest woman to make accusations against Herman Cain, hyping this as a possible “death blow” and sign of coming “doom” for the “Sixth Sense” campaign. [MP3 audio here.] Ginger White insisted that she and Cain had engaged in a 13-year affair.  CBS, unlike NBC and ...