O’Reilly Asks If Tea Party Is ‘Self-Destructive,’ Compares To 1960s ‘Yippies’
Bill O'Reilly is concerned that the Tea Party is straying onto a volatile path. O'Reilly has become one of the more moderate voices in the current debt debate, being cited by White House Press Secretary Jay Carney as such and chiding Rep. Michele Bachmann for opposing compromise. Tonight, he opened his program asking if...
Lawrence O’Donnell Lauds Sen. Coburn’s ‘Brave’ Tax Battle With Grover Norquist
As host of MSNBC's The Last Word, Lawrence O'Donnell is viewed by his both his fans and his detractors as a progressive thought-leader (though the connotation of that term is used in both celebratory and derisive ways.) But in last night's "Re-Write" segment, O'Donnell went out of his way to praise GOP Senator Tom...
Sen. Coburn Is “Disgusted With All The Media, Right And Left”
On Meet the Press, host David Gregory was curious whether Senator Tom Coburn agreed with some that political discourse describing disagreement over issues in "apocalyptic" terms was worrisome? However, Coburn was quick to dimiss the question as a media-generated "false premise."
Sen. Tom Coburn: The Democrats’ ‘Plan Is For [Obamacare] To Fail’
Many Republican legislators have suggested that the recently passed health care reform plan ("Obamacare") is a bad idea that will hurt the nation, but it hadn't yet been articulated that this result was intentional until this soundbite: Republican Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, explaining the concept of "adverse selection" in insurance buyers, claims that "the...
Senators Explain How Stimulus Money Was Wasted On Monkeys With Cocaine Problems And More
Revelations that some of the stimulus money shelled out under President Obama's Recovery Act has been squandered on less-than-deserving projects are nothing new. But now, thanks to GOP Sens. Tom Coburn and John McCain, a large portion of these allegedly unworthy ventures have been exposed and criticized in a handy-dandy list.
Bill O’Reilly Wins Olbermann’s ‘Worst Person’ Trophy For Coburn Wrist-Slap
Today's results of Keith Olbermann's "Worst Person in the World" competition saw his arch-rival Bill O'Reilly take home the gold, again, for his reprimand of Senator Tom Coburn, where he argued that no one on Fox News ever said that under Obamacare not having insurance could lead to jail time. Except all the evidence Olbermann...
Bill O’Reilly Takes Sen. Coburn To The Woodshed For Criticizing Fox News
Bill O'Reilly had Senator Tom Coburn on his show to address derisive comments he made last week towards Fox News, telling constituents upset with health care reform "the intention is not to put any one in jail. That makes for good TV news on FOX." O'Reilly pushed back hard, insisting that nobody...
Olbermann Stunned By Coburn’s Defense Of Nancy Pelosi & Anti-Fox News Comment
When news broke yesterday that Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) had made unfavorable comments towards Fox News (and perhaps more striking, favorable thoughts on Nancy Pelosi) one knew that Keith Olbermann was sure to pounce. And pounce he did, though in his own words, he was stunned. At a loss for words even.
Friendly Fire: Does Yet Another GOP’er Criticizing Fox News Signal A Trend?
Last weekend, David Frum (the former speechwriter for George W. Bush) appeared on ABC's This Week, and made some news by claiming that "Fox (News), like Rush Limbaugh, has an interest in pushing the Republicans to the margins, making people angry." Last night, Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) joined in the "anti-Fox" fray during a...
Sen. Coburn: “Pray That Somebody Can’t Make The Vote” (Update)
Perhaps it was a slip of the tongue, or he didn't mean it the way it came out. Nonetheless, Senator Tom Coburn (R-Oklahoma) is getting a lot of attention for a comment he made on the Senate floor yesterday while discussing the coming Senate vote on Health Care reform. "What the American people ought to...
This Exists: Tea Party Version Of “12 Days Of Christmas”
Earlier this week, self-described "Tea Party" protesters descended on Washington for what they called "Code Red" rally on health care. Participants were joined by numerous conservative and Republican personalities including Rep. Michele Bachmann, radio-host Laura Ingraham, Sen. Jim Demint and Sen. Tom Coburn. Participants dressed in an alarming red, chanted, "Kill the bill!," and...
