Media Exposed

CNBC Panel/Carl Quintanilla, Becky Quick & John Harwood

CNBC hosted a GOP debate last night, and it was disgraceful.  The moderators, Carl Quintanilla, Becky Quick and John Harwood, were exposed as political hacks.

CNBC used to be a respected network which brought America the financial news it sought well beyond the three major networks. Certainly, there has always been rivaling political presence among the hosts on the network, held in adequate check in years past.

But in the last half decade or so,  CNBC has turned into a biased arm of NBC News, which is no longer credible as a unbiased presenter of the truth.  There are still good people over at CNBC, most notably Bill Griffith, Sue Herera, Jim Cramer, Joe Kernen and the wonderful Larry Kudlow.   But given what America witnessed last night, and make no mistake the suits over at the network are thrilled placing a much higher value on political positions than profits or God forbid the truth, they may not have the lights on much longer.

Several former employees have made their way over to FOX Business Channel, inclusive of Neil Cavuto, Stuart Varney, Lou Dobbs,  Eric Bolling, Trish Regan, Melissa Francis and the "Money Honey", Maria Bartiromo.

Becky Quick used to be quite good, but the arrogance dripping off her blouse last night flooded the stage. Carl Quintanilla has seemingly gone the way of Tom Costello (now at NBC News), a good reporter who reached certain status and turned political.

John Harwood, a supposed new representative of parent NBC News who gleefully baths in Barack Obama's bathwater, has a long history of partisan journalism.  Harwood extended himself so far out last night, he arrogantly lied on the issue of Marco Rubio's tax plan.  I wonder how many Americans thought he may have a point no doubt missed Megyn Kelly pointing out Harwood's lie.

Jim Cramer, and animated truth teller Rick Santelli, got a few questions in an effort to stem accusations of bias, but it failed miserably to work.

Senator Ted Cruz, R:TX, had enough and called the panel out.



The comments made by Cruz received the highest register among the polling by Frank Luntz of Luntz Global since he began charting responses in 1996.

Incidentally, the second highest rating came when Sen. Marco Rubio, R:FL, labeled the mainstream media a Hillary Clinton Super PAC.



 BAM!  The truth just hit everyone across the forehead with a two by four.

The media was given special privileges to operate to keep the three branches of government in check.  As Rubio, and Cruz, pointed out last night with lethal precision, that has not bee the case in America for some time.

It is among the many reasons America is now suffering, falling significantly short of reaching her potential.  As such, these individuals who are part of the propaganda machine protecting the elected officials operating in contempt of our Constitiution should be considered enemies within.

A Call for Minutemen to Rise for Freedom

Since the election of President Barack Obama, the Progressives, sadly interchangeable with Democrats these days, have been pummeled in virtually every significant election since. While some victories have been uplifting, perhaps the most significant was the election to the United States Senate by Scott Brown of Massachusetts.

Although the Affordable Health Care Act has evaded logic and has become law, the election of Scott Brown, (R:MA), turned a bright light on all the cockroaches in Washington. Brown is up for reelection this fall, and is being challenged by Elizabeth Warren, an anti-capitalist champion of socialism.

You may recall Warren, somehow thought of as a financial scholar, was appointed by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D:NV) to chair of the Congressional Oversight Panel which implemented the Troubled Assets Relief Program, or TARP. Warren is a collectivist and is not a friend to economic freedom to be sure.

Although Obama is currently getting pummeled for his recent heartfelt comments about business owners not being responsible for their success, it was Elizabeth Warren who first sung that tune. In a recent campaign advertisement, Brown hits them between the eyeballs. Take a listen:



You do not need to be known as Frank Luntz to know this is a very powerful video.

While Scott Brown is not a favorite of the conservative nation, he likely is just perfect for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Further, Brown supports economic freedom and recognizes for the most part the principles the Founding Fathers set forth for us.

Not one Founding Father would take a second to consider supporting Warren, and neither should any of the minutemen roaming Massachusetts.

Raising Cain

Last Thursday night, the GOP held their first 2012 presidential debate and gave America a glimpse of what cold be considered the second tier as many of the estimated front runners skipped the event.

The evening provided an opportunity for someone to emerge, as has happened in years past. Quite a bit of money was placed on Tim Pawlenty, the former Governor of Minnesota, while many others just knew former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum would stand tall. Texas Congressman Ron Paul has a strong following, as we all know.

Unless you got the fever from examining a dark horse for he weekends upcoming Kentucky Derby, you may not have considered Georgia businessman Herman Cain might steal the show.

Although the other candidates held steady, it was Herman Cain that positioned himself as a candidate that could move up to the first team. Cain, a former military man who began his business career at Coca Cola, has had quite a distinguished career as the former CEO of Godfathers Pizza, Chairman of the National Restaurant Association and a position on the board of directors of the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank.

Cain spoke common sense, something America is clamoring for. I think America wants to eject from the tainted political process with an outsider who is free to run the country like an efficient business. This was evident in the overwhelming reaction by a Frank Luntz focus group, who came away in full support of Cain. The Wall Street Journal came away impressed also.

Recently, at the Tax Day TEA Party in Orlando, Cain was the headline speaker, and I quite like him. I am not sure if he can win the GOP nomination, but given the way Republicans give away the minority vote, Cain could give the GOP opportunities it could only dream of. Employing the business background Cains brings to the table, I think in this plain spoken Georgian you may have just met the GOP VP candidate for 2012.

Did you miss Cain dominate the debate? Take a listen as Cain recaps the evening in a discussion with CNBC's Larry Kudlow.



Cain is expected to formally announce his candidacy on May 21, 2011.