Joe "The Plumber" Wurzelbacher accepts, in jest, the "Obamagasm Award" at the 2009 MRC Gala and DisHonors Awards held on March 19, 2009.
MRC Gala and DisHonors Awards
March 19, 2009 | 3:00 PM EDT
March 19, 2009 | 3:00 PM EDT
The Capitol Steps accept the "Half-Baked Alaska Award for Pummeling Palin," at the 2009 MRC Gala and DisHonors Awards, held on March 19, 2009.
March 19, 2009 | 3:00 PM EDT
L.Brent Bozell presents the William F. Buckley Jr. Award for Media Excellence to Brit Hume.
Part of the MRC’s 2009 annual gala, featuring the DisHonors Awards, held on March 19, 2009.
March 19, 2009 | 3:00 PM EDT
Ed Meese accepts, in jest, the "Dan Rather Memorial Award for Stupidest Analysis," at the 2009 MRC Gala and DisHonors Awards, held on March 19, 2009.
March 19, 2009 | 3:00 PM EDT
Monica Crowley presents the "Media Messiah Award" at the 2009 MRC Gala and DisHonors Awards held on March 19, 2009.
March 19, 2009 | 3:00 PM EDT
Mark Levin presents the "Dan Rather Memorial Award for the Stupidest Analysis," at the 2009 MRC Gala and DisHonors Awards, held on March 19, 2009.
DisHonors Awards of 2009: 'Dan Rather Memorial Award for the Stupidest Analysis' Nominee Sam Champion
March 17, 2009 | 10:27 AM EDT Talk about goofy morning show hype. On the February 8, 2008 Good Morning America, ABC’s Sam Champion teased an upcoming segment: “Now to our series, ‘Global Warming, Global Warning. Could global warming one day force us into space to live?”
A nominee for the "Dan Rather Memorial Award for the Stupidest Analysis" at the 2009 DisHonors Awards and gala.
March 17, 2009 | 10:25 AM EDT
MSNBC co-anchor Chris Matthews won the MRC’s “Media Messiah Award” for declaring during coverage of the February 12, 2008 Democratic primaries that listening to Barack Obama speak, “I felt this thrill going up my leg. I mean, I don’t have that too often.”
DisHonors Awards of 2009: 'Dan Rather Memorial Award for the Stupidest Analysis' Nominee Justin Webb
March 17, 2009 | 10:23 AM EDT In an April 30, 2008 report for BBC World, correspondent Justin Webb ridiculously hyped the size of American cars. Standing next to an 18-wheel big rig, Webb solemnly informed the British public that “Many Americans drive private cars not much smaller than this truck....”
March 17, 2009 | 10:12 AM EDT
Following Obama’s speech to the Democratic convention, MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann gushed: “Not a sour note and spellbinding throughout.” His co-anchor Chris Matthews agreed: “In the Bible they talk about Jesus serving the good wine last. I think the Democrats did the same.”
DisHonors Awards of 2009: 'Dan Rather Memorial Award for the Stupidest Analysis' Nominee Chris Cuomo
March 17, 2009 | 10:12 AM EDT In a December 20, 2007 interview with Barack Obama, ABC’s Chris Cuomo asked Obama this loaded question: “What do you think the bigger obstacle is for you in becoming president, the Clinton campaign machine, or America’s inherent racism?”
A nominee for the "Dan Rather Memorial Award for the Stupidest Analysis" at the MRC's 2009 DisHonors Awards and gala.
March 17, 2009 | 10:06 AM EDT
To CNN’s David Gergen, Obama’s August 28, 2008 speech to the Democratic convention was “less a speech than a symphony....a masterpiece.”
A nominee for the “Media Messiah Award” at the MRC’s 2009 DisHonors Awards and gala.