Left-Leaning Time Blog Grants Conservative Dick Armey Guest Slot
June 4th, 2007 11:10 AM
I've documented on NewsBusters numerous occasions where Time magazine's political news-oriented "Swampland" blog has skewed to the left, including when the blog allowed veteran liberal columnist/pundit Michael Kinsley to guest blog at the site in March.But this week, readers should have a real treat with the pro-free market, conservative insights of former House Majority Leader Dick Armey (R-Tex…
Hearing Hillary Harrowing
June 4th, 2007 8:27 AM
Away visiting friends the last few days, I've been using GoToMyPC.com to access the video-capture capabilities of my home desktop. While it works well [unpaid testimonial] and lets me view the video once I've moved it to an editing board, for some reason while tuning in live to a show, the screen-within-a-screen is black. Thus, in "watching" Today this morning live, I could only hear, but not…
‘Meet the Press’ Demonstrates How Marvelous a Balanced Discussion
June 3rd, 2007 2:58 PM
In April, NewsBusters commended HBO for actually having a balanced panel on “Real Time”: “Maher ought to try this format of having two liberals (including himself) and two conservatives more often, for a much more balanced discussion ensued than normal, making for one of the most interesting 'Real Times' of the season so far.”For a change, Tim Russert employed the same strategy on Sunday’s “Meet…
How Will MSM Take on Thompson
June 3rd, 2007 9:41 AM
At least for the time being, the MSM seems stymied in finding an angle with which to take on the prospective candidacy of Fred Thompson. The MSM found it easy to tag each of the other frontrunners with a negative narrative: Romney the flip-flopping Mormon, Giuliani the social liberal with a dodgy personal past, McCain-the-aged, out of touch with the base on immigration and taxes.But Thompson?…
The NewsBusters Weekly Recap: May 26 to June
June 2nd, 2007 9:45 AM
"Allow Me to be a Little More Obvious" This is something that must truly be seen to be believed. "Early Show" co-anchor Harry Smith concluded an interview with former Vice President Al Gore by attempting to pin a Gore ‘08 button on the politician. Why stop there, Harry? Why not slap a bumper sticker across your suit? (Be sure and check out the NB video clip.)"But is He Smart?"Sometimes the media…
CBSNews.com Teases Story on Romney's 'Lack of Warmth' Next to Dr. Deat
June 1st, 2007 3:49 PM
Not that this is a competition or anything, but I think I've got Tim beat here.At the very, very least, it's an odd juxtaposition:A picture of a smiling Dr. Jack Kevorkian being released from prison, next to a tease of a Politico.com story about former Gov. Mitt Romney (R-Mass.) having a "quick mind and smooth delivery" but a "lack of warmth."As Conan O'Brien might say, "a whaaaa?!" Here's the…
Is CNN Moving to the Right
June 1st, 2007 10:52 AM
What’s going on lately at the station formerly known as the Clinton News Network?Last week, CNN was the only major American news outlet other than Fox News to cover the al Qaeda torture manual story. On Tuesday, unlike virtually every press organization that did its best to sidestep the issue while covering Cindy Sheehan’s resignation from the peace movement, Kiran Chetry actually said on “…
Matthews to Air America Green: Don't Call Me Bigot Because I Don't Sup
May 31st, 2007 6:46 PM
On Tuesday, Chris Matthews made clear his displeasure with the Mexicans who booed the American entrant at the Miss Universe pageant. Matthews was back on the conservative side of the cultural divide today, letting Air America's Mark Green know in no uncertain terms that he didn't appreciate being classified a bigot because he does not support gay marriage.View video here.Green, a perennial…
