Author archives: Ali A. Akbar

Barbara Comstock Responds to Soledad O'Brien

We broke news yesterday and it went viral, making its way into Virginia House of Delegates member and Republican strategist Barbara Comstock‘s email inbox. She was shocked to learn the news that CNN’s Soledad O’Brien was reading an email sent to her which included talking points and a blog post from the liberal, Talking Points Memo. Here’s what she just posted on her Facebook fanpage: YOU CAN’T MAKE THIS UP: […]

VIDEO: Obama in His Own Words -- Eating Dog Meat

Looks like an opposition research staffer just got his or her wings.   The YouTube channel to which this is posted to joined just today and has no other videos posted. The user’s name is “Scott Williams” and was leaked out to The Weekly Standard.

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Caught: Soledad O’Brien Uses Liberal Blog to Attack Ryan Plan
 

Caught: Soledad O'Brien Uses Liberal Blog to Attack Ryan Plan

CNN’s Soledad O’Brien is no stranger to controversy or rightful journalistic scrutiny. She’s frequently been exposed for reading Wikipedia or talking points on the air, always disparaging a conservative guest on her program. Tonight, she was the substitute host for Anderson Cooper, a program that boasts of its reputation for “keeping [politicians] honest.” During her interview with Virginia House of Delegates Republican member Barbara Comstock, O’Brien became visibly flustered and […]

TEXT: Barack Obama's Floor Speech as a State Senator on Welfare Reform

STATE OF ILLINOIS 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 60th Legislative Day May 31, 1997 First of all, what I’d like to do is just commend both Senator Syverson, as well as the Governor’s Office, for entering into good-faith negotiations on what is a huge bill that hasn’t received too much attention. There hasn’t been too much political heat around this issue. There hasn’t been too much rhetoric around this issue. Nevertheless, this may […]

Review: Sorkin's The Newsroom

“America is not the greatest country in the world.” Thus frames the narrative for this story revolving around a newsroom, its staff and the main character, Will McAvoy.  The story presents McAvoy as the most popular man in news. He makes a headline-grabbing outburst after admitting being on medication for vertigo, his staff leaves weeks later, then to top things off during an epic shouting match between his new Executive […]