John Ydstie

NPR's Zero-Jobs Soundbites: Obama Aide, Former Obama Aide, Liberal Phi
September 4th, 2011 8:20 AM
There's a reason why Rush Limbaugh talks about "state-run media." On National Public Radio, Friday night's story on the embarrassing zero-jobs story included three experts for soundbites: current Obama economic spinner Gene Sperling, former Obama economic spinner Jared Bernstein, and the current Democrat Mayor of Philadelphia, Michael Nutter, who blamed "senseless" congressional (read…

NPR Cries Factual Foul on Paul Ryan for Saying 'Failed Stimulus' in SO
January 27th, 2011 10:42 AM
Beware when the liberal media starts a "fact check" story on political speeches. Their "facts" often come directly from liberal policy wonks. On Wednesday's Morning Edition, NPR ran through a series of Obama claims without really saying he mangled a fact. Reporter Elisabeth Shogren suggested he was too optimistic about getting electric cars on the road with "this Congress" (ahem, not…