Arrogance: Remaining ’60 Minutes’ Journos Trash Bosses...But Will Stay
The mystery of whether the three remaining 60 Minutes correspondents – Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker, and Jon Wertheim – would remain at the CBS newsmagazine was solved Friday when they revealed in a joint memo displaying their aircraft carrier-sized egos that they would stay and attempt to work with CBS News editor-in-chief and new 60 Minutes executive producer Nick Bilton.…
ABC, NBC Ignore Disturbing New Allegations Against Maine Dem Platner
On Thursday afternoon, The New York Times released a long-rumored item about embattled Maine Democratic senatorial candidate Graham Platner that detailed claims many will find abusive toward ex-girlfriends. The major broadcast networks – ABC, CBS, and NBC – saw no reason to tell viewers about it on their flagship Thursday night newscasts. On their lead Friday morning shows, the…
Fallon Suggests CBS Will Hire Vladimir Putin 'To Appeal To Trump'
NBC’s Jimmy Fallon returned to the subject of CBS and 60 Minutes firing Scott Pelley on Thursday by playing a satirical 60 Minutes intro that featured what he considered to be some of the replacements CBS could try to “appeal to Trump” and included Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.
Graham Platner Accuser Torches New York Times, Claims She Was 'Set Up'
Late on Thursday, the New York Times came out with a story by Katie Glueck and Lisa Lerer that featured GOP operative Lyndsey Fifield making accusations against progressive darling and Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner, including how “she said he regularly grabbed her by the shoulders — sometimes hard enough to leave marks — and, on one occasion, yanked her out of a cab…
Ex-NBC Boss Rips Weiss: 'What the Hell Is Going on with This Lady?'
Appearing as a guest late Wednesday on MS NOW's The 11th Hour, former NBC News chairman Andy Lack slammed CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss for her efforts to reform the 60 Minutes show, including the recent firing of Scott Pelley, displaying an almost sexist attitude toward Weiss as he imagined how 60 Minutes founder Don Hewitt might have responded.
Job Growth Doubles Expectations in May, Previous Months Revised Up
U.S. job growth in May doubled expectations and the gains in March and April were higher than initially reported, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported Friday.
Jon Stewart Wonders 'Is America Aligning With The Axis Powers?'
While hosting Comedy Central’s The Weekly Show podcast on Wednesday, Jon Stewart unleashed some foreign policy analysis so ridiculous that it makes one wonder what planet he has been living on for the past 12 years. While interviewing New York Times columnist David Wallace-Wells, Stewart wondered if America is now “aligning with the Axis” powers, while Wallace-Wells channeled…
MAINE KAMPF: Chris Hayes Triages Graham Platner After New Bombshells
As predictable as the Sun rising in the East, new bombshells dropped against the embattled Maine Democrat Senate candidate, Herr Oystergruppenfuhrer Graham Platner. The New York Times published an article enumerating some deeply concerning behaviors by Platner as told by his ex-girlfriends. An emergency interview with MS Now’s Chris Hayes ensued. Here are some of the most telling…
NewsBusters Podcast: Pelley’s Pompous Crashout and Taer Scoops on NJ
NewsBusters Associate Editor Nick Fondacaro and I were joined by 2026 MRC Bulldog Award winner for Outstanding Reporter Jennie Taer of the Daily Wire to discuss her latest news-breaking scoops on the immigration beat. She shared her latest exclusive on the left’s latest meltdown over an ICE facility in northern New Jersey. Prior to chatting with Taer, we tore into Scott Pelley for his arrogant…
Hostin, Swisher Have Dust Up Over Confronting Trump on Press Insults
Thursday was author and podcaster Kara Swisher’s last day filling in for co-host Joy Behar on ABC’s The View and she went out with some sparks. Swisher clashed with co-host Sunny Hostin on the role of White House beat reporters when one of their own was directly called out and insulted by President Trump. Hostin wanted a swift and stern confront, while Swisher argued for reporters not…
St. Paul Attorney Refuses to Charge Mob That Disrupted Church Service
St. Paul City Attorney Irene Kao is refusing to charge the anti-law-enforcement mob that invaded and disrupted service at Cities Church in Minnesota on January 18, drawing harsh criticism – and a warning of the consequences of her decision for people of all faiths – from the church’s pastor.
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Tapper Spills 14 Mins Fretting Pelley Axing, Cues Up MacFarlane, Moran
CNN’s The Lead host Jake Tapper leaned on his sanctimonious reputation late Wednesday afternoon as he devoted the first 14 minutes to huffing about CBS News firing longtime 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley for his petulant reenactment of Pickett’s Charge, thinking he could eviscerate his bosses and intimidate them in his “house.” For the second of three segments, Tapper…
Kosta On Pratt Support: 'How Did This Country Get So Stupid'
Comedy Central’s The Daily Show host of the week, Michael Kosta, unwittingly announced to the world on Wednesday that he lives in a bubble. While discussing former reality show personality Spencer Pratt’s rise in the Los Angeles mayoral primary, Kosta wondered, “How did this country get so stupid?” and concluded it was because nobody reads books anymore. Speaking of books, Kosta later…
