The NewsBusters Weekly Recap: August 4 to
August 11th, 2007 11:06 AM
Those Nutty ChristiansOn Tuesday’s "Nightline," co-anchor Martin Bashir filed a report on businessman Tom Monaghan, founder of a Catholic university in Florida and a community that will attempt to embrace traditional Christian values. Bashir regurgitated a two-year-old criticism that the town has "been described as a Catholic Jonestown, a kind of Catholic Iran, where individual rights and…
MSNBC Panelist Speculates on Hillary's Sexuality
August 10th, 2007 3:33 PM
You might consider that speculating about a candidate's sexuality would be off limits in the responsible media. Yet that's just what happened on MSNBC this morning.Chuck Nice is a comedian, after all, so perhaps his comments should be taken with a grain of salt. Even so, the panelist on today's "Morning Joe" twice ventured into territory that would normally be considered verboten.Brad Luna of…
ABC Anchor on Rock Star Host of Gay Debate: ‘Melissa Etheridge Is th
August 10th, 2007 11:43 AM
On Friday’s "Good Morning America," ABC host George Stephanopoulos raved about singer Melissa Etheridge’s hosting of Thursday’s Democratic debate on gay issues. He enthused, "Melissa Etheridge is the new Ted Koppel!" Stephanopoulos, a former top Clinton aide and now the host of "This Week," also framed the debate from a decidedly pro-gay rights angle: George Stephanopoulos: "...This is remarkable…
Couric Conducts Decent Interview With Conservative Think Tank Official
August 10th, 2007 11:14 AM
A recurring feature on her "Couric & Co." blog is the "10 Questions" interview, usually posed to a think tank official or politician on a major political issue. In the past, I've blogged about how the interviews have generally skewed leftward, but I was pleasantly surprised with the CBS anchor's mostly neutral agenda of questions in her August 9 interview with Robert Moffitt of the…
LAT: 'Suggestions by U.S. Politicians' That Pakistan Be Attacked Has N
August 10th, 2007 3:50 AM
The L.A. Times has morphed Democrat presidential candidate Barack Obama's over-the-top campaign rhetoric that he would attack Pakistan into "suggestions by U.S. politicians that American forces unilaterally strike" that country. But, no where did the story mention Obama, nor that no Administration officials are advocating such a move. How is it that Obama's absurd gaffe has suddenly become a U.S…
NBC's Matt Lauer Signals New Line on Petraeus Report on Iraq: 'It Does
August 9th, 2007 10:19 PM
The tide may be turning now with glimmers of good news emerging out of Iraq. On Thursday’s Today, Matt Lauer’s questions to John McCain signaled that success in Iraq won’t be an impediment to Democrats sticking with the doom line and demanding rapid "redeployment." Suddenly, the once-crucial Petraeus report in September is now developing into a so-what moment:LAUER: "You, you've been in Congress…
Blogger Ed Morrissey Finds Dem Donor Hosting Fake Fred Thompson Site
August 9th, 2007 6:33 PM
This is still developing apparently, but Ed Morrissey of Captain's Quarters is all over what appears to be a hare-brained smear of presumptive GOP presidential candidate and former Tennessee senator Fred Thompson. Here's an excerpt: It doesn't take long for provocateurs to crawl out of the woodwork to attack candidates, especially in stealth attacks. With Fred Thompson, they've apparently started…
ABC Gushes Over ‘Very Personal’ Photos of John Edwards's Wedding R
August 9th, 2007 11:25 AM
On Thursday’s "Good Morning America," anchor Diane Sawyer gushed over new photos of 2008 Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards renewing his wedding vows with wife Elizabeth. Sawyer touted having "the very first pictures of a very personal backyard ceremony." Reporter David Muir also found the pictures to be "incredibly personal," despite the fact that the Edwards campaign provided them…
