NBC: 'Once Heralded as the Anti-George Bush,' Obama Receives 'Muted Re

On Monday's NBC Nightly News, reporting on President Obama's trip to Europe, chief White House correspondent Chuck Todd fretted over the commander-in-chief's declining popularity overseas: "Obama comes to this [G-8] summit...to a much more muted reception than in the past. Once heralded as the anti-George Bush...now he's on the defensive over U.S. policies, including some he's kept in place…
Kyle Drennen
June 18th, 2013 12:50 PM

ABC Hypes Obama Family's 'Beautiful' Vacation, Avoids Any Hint of Extr

The journalists at Good Morning America on Tuesday offered a light-hearted, whimsical look at the Obama family's multi-country vacation. Reporter Linsey Davis played U2's "Beautiful Day" and compared the Ireland part of the trip to National Lampoon's European Vacation. Davis gushed, "You know it's a beautiful day when U2's Bono reportedly invites you to a private lunch at his favorite Irish pub…
Scott Whitlock
June 18th, 2013 12:40 PM

Maher: 'I'd Rather Be Spied On By Bush Than Obama...Wouldn't You Pick

Bill Maher just can't pass up an opportunity to attack George W. Bush, Late Monday evening, he told his Twitter followers, "That Snowden don't quit!Personally, I'd rather be spied on by Bush than Obama. If someone had to read your e mails, wldn't U pick the idiot?"
Noel Sheppard
June 18th, 2013 12:39 PM

Piers Morgan Defends the Nanny State: 'People Need Nannying

CNN's Piers Morgan pushed for "federal gun control" and defended the "nanny state" on his Monday night show. CNN has no qualms showcasing such an outspoken liberal on its prime-time programming. "Isn't he right to be a nanny?" Morgan said of New York Mayor Bloomberg's large soda ban. "People need nannying."  He also excused Chicago's strict gun laws that fail to stop gun crime, instead…
Matt Hadro
June 18th, 2013 12:36 PM

Liberal Pundit Marc Lamont Hill Condemns Photo of Obama Holding ‘Mil

Far-left college professor and political commentator Marc Lamont Hill has been spending too much time around CNN host Piers Morgan. Yesterday on Twitter, Hill said he was "bothered" that President Barack Obama had released a photo of himself engaging in a watergun fight with his youngest daughter as a tribute to Father's Day. "Was anyone else bothered by the Father's Day picture released by…
Matthew Sheffield
June 18th, 2013 12:21 PM

MSNBC Contributor Scolds Faith and Freedom Conference For Failing to R

It looks like some liberals in the media are now judging the Republican Party’s actions through the prism of the party’s supposed need to change. On Saturday’s Weekends with Alex Witt, Ms. Witt and MSNBC contributor Perry Bacon Jr. were scrutinizing the Faith and Freedom Coalition conference, held over the weekend, when Witt asked about the conference’s ability to help the GOP evolve. According…
Paul Bremmer
June 18th, 2013 12:09 PM

NBC's Mitchell Touts Snowden Bashing Cheney

On Monday's NBC Nightly News, correspondent Andrea Mitchell seized on NSA leaker Edward Snowden attacking former Vice President Dick Cheney, who labeled Snowden a traitor for publicizing classified information: "Snowden wrote, 'Being called a traitor by Dick Cheney is the highest honor you can give an American.'" [Listen to the audio or watch the video after the jump] Mitchell went out of…
Kyle Drennen
June 18th, 2013 11:05 AM

Howard Stern to Jimmy Fallon: ‘How You Got The Tonight Show I Don't

Shock jock Howard Stern really laid into Jimmy Fallon on NBC’s Late Night Monday. Talking about Fallon replacing Jay Leno, Stern said, “How you got the Tonight Show I don't know. You barely beat Craig Ferguson.”
Noel Sheppard
June 18th, 2013 10:27 AM

National Media Skip Over Charges U.S. Ambassador Abused 'Minor Childre

There has been a rash of stories about U.S. State Department employees taking drugs and cavorting with prostitutes. In addition, the Ambassador to Belgium, Howard Gutman, was accused of soliciting prostitutes and minor children. While all of these alleged crimes are reprehensible, the Catholic League only has interest in the charge that Gutman “routinely ditched his protective security detail…
Bill Donohue
June 18th, 2013 10:17 AM

Letterman: ‘Ahmadinejad is Retiring to...His Ranch in Crawford, Texa

CBS’s David Letterman made a disgraceful joke Monday evening comparing Iran’s crazed despot Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to former President George W. Bush. During the opening monologue of the Late Show, the host said, “Ahmadinejad is retiring. He's going to spend all of his time on his ranch in Crawford, Texas” (video follows with transcribed lowlights and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
June 18th, 2013 9:17 AM

New Liberal Study 'Lends Credence to Conservative Charges' of Bias; Dr

In a study finding that should be completely obvious to anyone who spends an hour with the media, the liberal-leaning Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism has found media coverage “was tilted massively against those who favor traditional marriage.” Pew’s study of more than 1,000 stories from March 18 to May 12 found what anyone could find. Washington Post media blogger…
Tim Graham
June 18th, 2013 8:34 AM

Rand Paul: ‘I Want to Go From 5% of the African-American Vote to At

Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) set a bold political goal for the Republican Party Monday. Appearing on Fox News’s Hannity, the Tea Party favorite said, “I want to go from 5 percent of the African-American vote to at least 20-25 percent of the African-American vote in one election.”
Noel Sheppard
June 18th, 2013 12:12 AM

Sharyl Attkisson: ‘I Think I Know’ Who Hacked Into My Computer

As NewsBusters previously reported, CBS News investigative correspondent Sharyl Attkisson announced last Friday that her computers had been hacked into “by an unauthorized, external, unknown party on multiple occasions in late 2012.” On Monday, Attkisson told Fox News’s Bill O’Reilly that she thinks she knows who did it (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
June 17th, 2013 11:12 PM

Senate Amnesty Supporters Boast Marco Rubio ‘Neutralized’ Limbaugh

New Yorker reporter Ryan Lizza caused a bit of a stir in the conservative media world today in a report he filed for the New Yorker about the ongoing debate in the U.S. Senate over an immigration bill that is currently opposed by many conservatives. According to the piece, the so-called Gang of Eight see the role of Florida Republican Marco Rubio as being to “neutralize” conservative talk radio…
Matthew Sheffield
June 17th, 2013 9:46 PM