George Stephanopoulos Pushes Steele to Agree that Midterms Won't 'Vali

 Good Morning America's George Stephanopoulos on Monday cajoled Republican National Committee Chairman into agreeing that a GOP victory on Tuesday wouldn't be validation for the Republican Party, using half of a "startling" quote by Jeb Bush as proof. Stephanopoulos began, "...The Republican Party, even though they do seem poised for pretty big gains, is no more popular than the Democrat…
Scott Whitlock
November 1st, 2010 12:35 PM

MRC's Bozell Addresses Media's Closing Campaign Pitch: Bashing the Tea

NewsBusters publisher and Media Research Center president Brent Bozell appeared on last night's special Sunday edition of "Hannity" to address what's easily become the liberal media's closing campaign tactic for liberal Democrats: attempting to discredit the Tea Party movement and its candidates. For example, in an October 26 interview with former president Jimmy Carter, Chris Matthews…
NB Staff
November 1st, 2010 12:09 PM

Palin and Van Susteren Slam Politico's Newest Sarah Hit Piece

Politico published another Sarah Palin hit piece on Sunday evening, and much like the last one, authors Mike Allen and Jim VandeHei couldn't find one disparaging source to actually go on the record with his or her negative opinions. Grabbing the article hot off the presses, Fox News's Greta Van Susteren and her guest Palin trashed "all these brave" faceless people as well as the so-called…
Noel Sheppard
November 1st, 2010 11:50 AM

CBS's Smith to Haley Barbour: 1994 GOP Win 'Didn't End So Well

In an interview with Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour on Monday's CBS Early Show, co-host Harry Smith was already predicting failure if the GOP won control of Congress: "1994 was an important year for Republicans....Some people would say that didn't end so well for the Republicans, especially with the stalemated government. Have you any concerns that that might happen again?" Barbour, who…
Kyle Drennen
November 1st, 2010 11:48 AM

Media Double Standard: Omission Of The Day

The following incident happened Friday. I guess I missed the media coverage of this... Video after page break. LANGUAGE WARNING!
Bob Parks
November 1st, 2010 11:23 AM

'5 Reasons Republicans Could Do Even Better Than Expected

FiveThirtyEight's Nate Silver published a New York Times blog Sunday evening guaranteed to scare the heck out of liberal media members:
Noel Sheppard
November 1st, 2010 10:43 AM

Pre-Election Notable Quotables: 'The GOP's Agenda Has to Be Stopped

One day before Election Day, the MRC has a fresh new edition of Notable Quotables posted over at MRC.org. Topics this week include: the liberal media’s pre-election meltdown, with MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann frothing that the election of “unqualified, unstable” Tea Party Republicans “would destroy America from within,” and Newsweek’s Jonathan Alter engaging in open electioneering: “The GOP’s agenda…
Rich Noyes
November 1st, 2010 10:37 AM

Open Thread: Election Fever

Let's use this space for any discussion related to tomorrow's midterms. If you're looking for a fantastic summery of some of the key races, check out George Will's column in the Washington Post. Otherwise, share your own thoughts. What races will you be watching? Who are your favorite dark horses? Are the polls overstating the GOP's position? House results? Senate? Debate and discuss!
NB Staff
November 1st, 2010 9:04 AM

ABC Highlights Black Republicans Running for Congress

 ABC’s World News Sunday gave attention to black Republicans who have a good chance of getting elected in this year’s congressional elections, focusing on Tim Scott of South Carolina and Ryan Frazier of Colorado, and even showing a clip of Allen West of Florida. Anchor Dan Harris set up the report: "Two years after the historic election of America's first African-American President, there is…
Brad Wilmouth
November 1st, 2010 7:29 AM

60 Minutes Promotes Washington’s 1098 Income Tax Initiative, Stahl H

Barely 36 hours before Washington State voters go to the polls, CBS News aired a 14-minute unregulated in-kind campaign expenditure on behalf of “Yes on 1098" and its chief cheerleader, Bill Gates Sr, sandwiched by Lesley Stahl hailing rogue Reagan adviser David Stockman as “brave” for advocating the end to the Bush tax rates and imposition of a 15 percent national income surtax. Stahl…
Brent Baker
November 1st, 2010 12:14 AM

John Stewart's 'Million Moderate March' was Not Very Moderate

Protest signs blasted Tea-Tards, Fox News Channel, Sarah Palin
Alana Goodman
November 1st, 2010 12:00 AM

NBC Sees ‘Conservative’ Toomey, But No Label for Sestak; Gearing U

 On Sunday’s NBC Nightly News, during a roundup of several reporters covering a number of high-profile Senate races, correspondent Ron Allen was upfront in labeling Pennsylvania Republican Senate nominee Pat Toomey as a "conservative," but an ideological label for liberal Democratic nominee Joe Sestak was absent: "Conservative Pat Toomey, a former Congressman and businessman, has been…
Brad Wilmouth
October 31st, 2010 11:50 PM

Liberals at War With Liberty

Why were liberals were so insanely paranoid about the alleged nefarious activities of President George W. Bush? Projection, anyone? They were mortified at Bush's alleged encroachment on our individual liberties, but now that they're in control, we see where liberty ranks on their list of priorities. We've always known that the term "liberal," in modern parlance, is an oxymoron. Today's…
David Limbaugh
October 31st, 2010 11:08 PM

Hannity Notes Restoring Sanity Rally Singer Cat Stevens Supported Murd

 On a special edition of Sunday’s Hannity show, FNC host Sean Hannity informed viewers that Restoring Sanity Rally participant and singer Cat Stevens - who converted to Islam in the 1970s and changed his name to Yusuf Islam - several times declared that Salman Rushdie should be killed after Iranian leader, the Ayatollah Khomeni, issued a fatwa on the British author in 1989 for publishing his…
Brad Wilmouth
October 31st, 2010 11:06 PM