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As GOP Selects Ryan, NY Times Throws 'Far-Right...Hard-Right...Hard-Line' Labels

By Clay Waters | October 31, 2015, 10:21 PM EDT

The election of a new Speaker of the House had the New York Times firing up its reliably crooked labeling machine. On Thursday, reporter and repeat offender David Herszenhorn lamented that " Many Republicans, including members of the hard-right House ...

Notable Quotables: NBC Helps Hillary with Softball Townhall

By Rich Noyes | October 12, 2015, 10:09 AM EDT

Now online: the October 12 edition of Notable Quotables, MRC’s bi-weekly compilation of the latest outrageous quotes in the liberal media. This week, Hillary Clinton is treated to fawning tributes and softball quesions during her “town hall” forum on NBC’ ...

NewsBusted: Clueless Joe Biden Confused Yet Again

By NB Staff | October 1, 2015, 3:42 PM EDT

"Pope Francis also visited the White House last week.  But his Holiness was confused by Vice President Biden, who congratulated the Pope on the Cardinals having the best record in the league."-- Jodi Miller of NewsBusted     Campaigns & Elec ...

After Boehner, 'Hard-Liner' Is the New York Times' Anti-Conservative Phrase that Pays

By Clay Waters | September 29, 2015, 9:58 AM EDT

The shock resignation of Speaker John Boehner has driven the New York Times into a labeling fit, fearing an even more unreasonably conservative Republican leadership team will emerge in the aftermath. A snotty front-page report Monday from David Herszenho ...

Nets Again Blast ‘Unruly’ GOP over Boehner Resignation; Suggests It Could Harm 2016 Chances

By Curtis Houck | September 26, 2015, 11:34 PM EDT

On Saturday morning, the major broadcast networks were at it again in bashing the “far-right” and “unruly hardliners” in the House Republican caucus for causing Speaker John Boehner’s impending resignation announced Friday that CBS added could hurt the pa ...

Matthews, Tomasky Lament ‘Revolutionary’ GOP Dethroned ‘Rock-Ribbed Conservative’ Boehner

By Curtis Houck | September 26, 2015, 11:50 AM EDT

Speaking with fill-in host Alex Wagner on the Friday edition of MSNBC’s All In, Hardball host Chris Matthews and Daily Beast columnist Michael Tomasky continued the liberal media’s narrative of sudden respect for the soon-to-be resigning House Speaker Joh ...

Networks Lambaste ‘Far Right Flank,’ ‘No Compromise Crowd’ for Pushing Boehner Out

By Curtis Houck | September 25, 2015, 3:31 PM EDT

Mere moments into House Speaker John Boehner’s press conference on Friday discussing his resignation on October 30, the “big three” of ABC, CBS, and NBC were quick to chastise conservative House members on Boehner’s “far right flank” that compose the “no ...

MSNBC’s Maddow Fawns Over ‘Refreshing and Lovable’ Speaker Boehner

By Curtis Houck | September 28, 2015, 1:54 AM EDT

During MSNBC’s live coverage Friday morning of Pope Francis in New York City and the sudden announcement that House Speaker John Boehner will resign October 30, liberal personality Rachel Maddow couldn’t help but speak in admiration for Boehner, describin ...

ABC Relegates Pope’s Comments on Life, Marriage in Speech to Vague References

By Curtis Houck | September 25, 2015, 2:38 PM EDT

In the litany of network news coverage Thursday night on Pope Francis’s address to Congress, ABC’s World News Tonight largely stayed away from the Pope’s comments about abortion and traditional marriage by relegating them to vague references while CBS and ...

Former NY Times Reporter Timothy Egan Goes Full Marxist on GOP: 'Traitors to Their Class'

By Clay Waters | March 22, 2015, 10:05 PM EDT

Timothy Egan, liberal New York Times reporter turned left-wing Times columnist, made the Friday edition accusing some conservative Republicans born disadvantaged as being " Traitors to Their Class." Egan's columns are typically online only, ...

Before Speech to Congress, Israel's Netanyahu Seen as More Favorable Than Obama in U.S.

By Randy Hall | March 3, 2015, 12:13 PM EST

Ever since House Speaker John Boehner in mid-January invited Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's current prime minister, to speak before both chambers of Congress on Tuesday, March 3, the White House and most members of the press have slammed the fact that ...

MRC's Notable Quotables: Helpful Journalists Advise GOP to Ditch Conservatives

By Rich Noyes | April 25, 2015, 12:02 AM EDT

Now online: the February 9 edition of Notable Quotables, MRC’s bi-weekly compilation of the latest outrageous quotes in the liberal media. This week, journalists — no doubt trying to be helpful — tell Republicans to bypass conservatives if they want to ha ...

Chuck Todd Scolds Boehner’s Decision To ‘Antagonize’ Israel-U.S. Relations

By Jeffrey Meyer | June 18, 2015, 5:38 PM EDT

On Sunday’s Meet the Press, moderator Chuck Todd took House Speaker John Boehner to task for inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak to Congress without notifying the White House ahead of time.  During an interview with Congressman Pau ...

Campbell Brown Jabs Boehner and McConnell for ‘Whining’ About Obama in 60 Minutes Interview

By Curtis Houck | June 10, 2015, 12:44 PM EDT

Filling in for John Heilemann on the Monday edition of Bloomberg’s With All Due Respect, Campbell Brown took a shot at House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for “whining about President Obama” in an interview that aired Sun ...

Networks Ignore Obama’s Decision to Back Down from Plan to Tax 529 College Savings Accounts

By Curtis Houck | January 27, 2015, 9:54 PM EST

In a reversal of a key proposal from his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama moved on Tuesday to drop the plan to tax 529 college-savings accounts after outcry from members of both parties and a direct appeal on Air Force One from House Min ...