Warner Todd Huston

L.A. Police Have History of Seizing Fake ‘Rocket Launchers’

Earlier we reported that the Los Angeles Police Department made a big show of having found "rocket launchers" during it most recent gun buyback program. We pointed out that the so-called launchers were being misreported and the police were illicitly using them as a scare tactic. But now we find that this same Police Chief has done this before.

UK Guardian: Pedophiles Need Support

The paper the Guardian has become Britain's newest champion for a minority of sorts. In a January 3 article, the UK paper has taken up the cause of pedophiles who claim they are just "ordinary members of society" that only need a little understanding.

Ex-Burglars Admit Gun Owner-Outing Map Helps Criminals

Fox News recently reported that ex-crooks are denouncing the New York paper that published the names and addresses of thousands of the state's gun owners saying that publishing the information was nothing less than a road map for criminals planning home invasions and burglaries.

Gun Owner-Outing Newspaper Has User Database Hacked, Customers Outed

The Journal News is in the center of controversy again. In December the Westchester, New York area paper politicized the names and addresses of thousands of New York's legal gun owners then threatened to publish even more in the near future. But now a hacker group has hacked into the newspaper's database and is disseminating the names, addresses, and passwords of thousands of the Journal News' own customers.

New Hampshire Legislator: We Need to ‘Restrict Freedoms’ of Conservatives

A New Hampshire legislator wants her constituents to know that she feels conservatives are the “single biggest threat” her state faces today and she wants to use her powers to legislate to “pass measures that will restrict” the freedoms of Granite State conservatives.

How Liberals Skew Gun the Debate

Along with a news-free interview with President Obama, this weekend's Meet the Press on NBC also gave us two fine examples of how the gun-banners in the Old Media establishment skew the debate, not to mention how clear it is that they simply have no grasp on the issues, perhaps purposefully so.

Obama to David Gregory’s Rescue

Last Friday NBC’s David Gregory announced a surprise visit by President Obama for the weekend’s Meet The Press.

‘Unbearable, Rambling, Tedious’: Daily Beast Slams Sean Penn’s ‘Journalism’

Right-of-center Americans have been ridiculing the vacuity of Sean Penn for years but he’s had his critics on the left as well and the Daily Beast recently joined that small group of left-wing sources critical of Penn with a devastating piece lambasting Penn’s pretensions at being a social commentator and journalist.

CNN’s Morgan: Both the Constitution and the Bible Need New Amendments

Piers Morgan has done it again, this time saying that both the Bible and the U.S. Constitution are “inherently flawed” and need new “amendments.”

Report: Smaller Crowds for Obama’s Second Inauguration

Officials in the District of Columbia estimated that 1.8 million folks attended President Obama’s first inauguration. But for his second inauguration, numbers appear to be down. Officials are only expecting up to 600,000 to 800,000.

U.S. Already Hitting Debt Ceiling on Monday?

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is warning Congress that the U.S. is on the cusp of hitting the debt ceiling yet again, maybe as soon as Monday.

Dereliction: A Constant Stream of Media Misinformation in Conn. Shooting

The Old Media establishment has done a disservice to an American public heartbroken over the murders at a Connecticut grade school by reporting untrue "facts" over and over again and by using emotionally tinged phrases that do not relay fact but instead push an agenda.

Indianapolis Religious Radio Host on Tim Scott: ‘Black Only in Skin Color’

Tim Scott has been appointed to fill the South Carolina Senate seat being vacated by the retiring Jim DeMint and immediately the racebaiters jumped in with both feet to attack him. One of the early hatemongers was Amos Brown, a host on a religious radio station in Indianapolis, Indiana. Brown resorted to his Twitter account to claim that African American Tim Scott isn’t really a black man.

Media Ignores Union Violence: Flashback to Palin’s 2008 ‘Target’ Outrage

As unions again run amuck, this time in Michigan, the Old Media establishment has steadfastly refused to report on the union's violence, not to mention the "violent rhetoric" coming from their advocates. But this is in stark contrast to the Summer of 2011 when the Old Media was hot to condemn the supposed "violent rhetoric" of Republicans such as Sarah Palin, Andrew Breitbart, and talk radio hosts.

Mich Dem. Whitmer Shows Unions & Obama More Important Than Her State

Michigan’s Gretchen Whitmer, the State’s Senate Democratic Leader, is now pleading for President Obama to trample on Michigan’s state sovereignty and control the state from Washington DC. This is an odd request for someone that thinks she should be Michigan’s next Governor.

Sun Times Demands Sen. Kirk’s Med Records, Ignores Jesse Jackson. Jr.’s

Withchunt: The Chicago Sun-Times once again revels in its partisanship by demanding the public release of the medical records of Senator Mark Kirk while ignoring the records of Representative Jesse Jackson, Jr.

Celebration: The NYTimes Finally Admitted Reaganomics Worked

Will wonders never cease? American Enterprise Institute columnist James Pethokoukis saw something he never thought he'd see. After 30 years, The New York Times admitted that Reaganomics worked!

Old Media Still Attacking Mitt Romney

Remember weeks and weeks of reports on how down-in-the-mouth the defeated John Kerry was when he lost the presidency to George Bush? Remember how the Old Media establishment obsessed about how badly Al Gore felt after he lost in 2000? Me either. But we sure keep getting stories about how downtrodden Mitt Romney feels after his epic loss.

Ill State Sen. Donne Trotter’s Fake ‘Security Guard’ Job

Illinois State Senator Donne Trotter, a Chicago Democrat, was arrested at O'Hare airport for having a gun in his baggage. Today he faced the judge in his case after spending the night in lock-up. He claimed he forgot the gun in his luggage and that it is from his "job" as a security guard. But this is a flat out lie. He has no such job.

The Lies The SEIU Tells Its Members

This week the SEIU sent out an email to its members hoping to drum up some hate against the fast food chain Wendy's. The email not only had one outright lie, it was also a sad example of how stupid unions think their members really are.