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ABC News: Hillary 'May Have Been Right'—'Predicted' ISIS Would Use Trump in Video

By Mark Finkelstein | January 2, 2016, 2:41 PM EST

If two weeks ago I claimed it was raining when it was not, but today it does rain, does that make my original statement a prediction, one that was "right?" No, if you're honest about it. But maybe yes if you're ABC News, and instead of ...

CNN's Camerota Shocked 14 Women Could Make Claims Against Bill Clinton

By Mark Finkelstein | December 31, 2015, 9:33 AM EST

"Is that right? Fourteen??" That's Alisyn Camerota, 1:21 into the video clip. The shock and incredulity in the voice of the CNN host is stupendous! Yes, who could possibly imagine that, as CNN commentator Errol Louis stated, there are 14 wo ...

Nicolle Wallace: During 2000 Florida Recount, Cruz Tops for 'Hubris and Egomania'

By Mark Finkelstein | December 29, 2015, 6:56 PM EST

Judging by Nicolle Wallace's performance on today's With All Due Respect, it looks like establishment Republicans are going full bore against Ted Cruz. Here was Wallace talking about her personal experience with Ted Cruz: "I worked with him ...

Sharpton Suggests OK for Hillary to Have Attacked Monica Lewinsky

By Mark Finkelstein | December 28, 2015, 12:14 PM EST

What's more sexist: Donald Trump saying "schlonged" to describe the way Hillary Clinton lost in 2008, or Hillary herself orchestrating a campaign to discredit and destroy women, including Monica Lewinsky, whose "bimbo eruptions" t ...

Google's Christmas-Free Doodle vs. Animated Celebration of Evolution

By Mark Finkelstein | December 25, 2015, 1:25 PM EST

A very Merry Christmas to NewsBusters readers everywhere! Just out of curiosity, I took a look at the Google doodle for this Christmas Day.  See below: it's bland, boring and above all, void of any reference at all to the holiday itself. I decided to ...

Chris Cuomo Echoes Trump: Hillary 'Very Low Energy' In Newspaper Interview

By Mark Finkelstein | December 25, 2015, 8:56 AM EST

About the last person you'd expect to have a Vulcan mind meld with Donald Trump is Chris Cuomo. But at a time when the focus is Star Wars,  Cuomo went Star Trek today, sounding much like Trump in his description of Hillary Clinton. Trump of course ma ...

Willie Geist: MSM Bias in 'Disgusting' WaPo Cartoon Mocking Cruz Kids

By Mark Finkelstein | December 23, 2015, 10:35 AM EST

There was surprising consensus on today's Morning Joe concerning the Washington Post cartoon that depicted Ted Cruz as an organ grinder and his youngs girls as monkeys. From Mika Brzezinski to Joe Scarborough to Harold Ford, Jr., there was universal ...

It's War! 'Elitist' Scarborough vs. 'Nativist' Rubio

By Mark Finkelstein | December 22, 2015, 8:54 AM EST

In the past, Joe Scarborough hasn't exactly hidden his disdain for Marco Rubio, saying he reminds him of an eager student government candidate and questioning his integrity. But things have now escalated to open warfare between the two.  Scarborough, ...

Surprisingly Feisty Michael Steele To Howard Dean: 'You're Shilling for Hillary'

By Mark Finkelstein | December 21, 2015, 9:21 PM EST

Spine of Steele! Where has this feisty Michael Steele been? In this NewsBuster's view, the former RNC chairman has too often been the voice of the mushy Republican middle.  But on MSNBC's All In this evening, Steele forcefully advanced the GOP c ...

Santorum Turns Tables on Scarborough Suggestion To Go Kumbaya on American Muslims

By Mark Finkelstein | December 21, 2015, 9:17 AM EST

It's rare when a politician says something surprising, or doesn't succumb to a feel-good suggestion. Which made Rick Santorum's response to Joe Scarborough this morning doubly remarkable. On today's Morning Joe, Scarborough had teed Sa ...

Best Bet to Beat Hillary? Mika Says It's Trump

By Mark Finkelstein | December 18, 2015, 12:26 PM EST

The polls might currently be suggesting something else, but Mika Brzezinski's view on which Republican has the best shot at beating Hillary Clinton might surprise you. On today's Morning Joe, Mika said "If you want someone to beat Hillary C ...

Scarborough: Haley Barbour Would 'Much Rather' Have Hillary Than Trump as President

By Mark Finkelstein | December 17, 2015, 9:01 AM EST

A modern-day variation on "better red than dead"...   Joe Scarborough says that Haley Barbour and many Republican leaders would "much rather" have Hillary be president than to let Trump win and represent the GOP. On today's Mornin ...

Morning Joe Gushes Over Graham for Ripping Republicans on Muslim Rhetoric

By Mark Finkelstein | December 16, 2015, 9:57 AM EST

When tagging items at NewsBusters, one of our Media Bias sub-categories is "Sudden Respect." The notion is that to win the affection of the MSM, all a Republican or conservative needs to do is turn against members or positions of his party. A gr ...

Purged! Morning Joe Drops Ted Cruz from Vegas Debate Image

By Mark Finkelstein | December 15, 2015, 9:14 AM EST

UPDATE: Scarborough just discussed blooper on air, mentioning NB and this NewsBusters. Video clip below!---------------------------------------------------- Ted Cruz: MSNBC's modern-day version of Nikolai Yezhov! Yezhov was the head of Stalin's ...

Scarborough: Lifelong Republicans Tell Me They'll Vote for Hillary Over Cruz/Trump

By Mark Finkelstein | December 14, 2015, 8:14 AM EST

Joe Scarborough prefaced his remarks this morning by saying "this is the sort of thing that right-wing bloggers get very angry about."  So let's oblige him...  On Morning Joe, Scarborough said "I am shocked by how many Republicans, tha ...