Video -- Liberal Congressman Phil Hare: 'I Don't Worry About the Const
Phil Hare (D-Ill.) reveals upon questioning from constituents that he doesn't know what is contained in Obamacare or the Constitution and he couldn't care less:
Ed Schultz: I've Never Spewed Hate on My MSNBC Show; Our Video Proves
Vituperative left-wing radio host Ed Schultz took to the air on Monday and insisted that he hasn't said anything hateful on his MSNBC program in the last year:Look, we all get carried away in talk radio but I do not think that on 'The Ed Show' on MSNBC in the last year I've said anything *hateful.* Hateful?! ... Hateful stuff? No, no, no, we point out the hateful stuff and sometimes it lands in…
Newsweek's Kliff: House of Reps Has 'Anti-Abortion-Rights Majority
"A strong Democratic majority in Congress does not mean a strong abortion-rights majority," Newsweek's Sarah Kliff lamented in a March 31 "Web exclusive," the subhead for which asks "[W]hy is there an anti-abortion-rights majority in the House?" "That fact became painfully clear during the health-care-reform debate, when intraparty fissures over abortion threatened to derail the Democrats'…
Another Media Double Standard: Dems Also Use 'Target Maps' for Electio
As we've reported here at NewsBusters, the mainstream media has been in a tizzy over Sarah Palin's potentially violence-engendering "target map" for the upcoming midterm elections.Of course, what the liberal media isn't telling you is that the Democratic Leadership Council used similar "target maps" in the 2004 election. Verum Serum blogged about this yesterday morning (h/t Gateway Pundit): The…
CBS 'Early Show' Hits Obama From Left on Offshore Drilling
Introducing a segment on Thursday's CBS Early Show about President Obama's decision to open up some new areas to offshore oil drilling, fill-in co-host Jeff Glor warned that some of Obama's "closest allies are especially unhappy." In a report that followed, White House correspondent Bill Plante noted "Environmental groups are disappointed." However, Plante also touted the idea that the move could…
MSNBC Not Interested in Dem Congressman Who Worries About Guam 'Tippin
Imagine if Sarah Palin had worried aloud that an increase of American military personnel in Guam could lead to the territory "tipping over." Democratic Congressman Hank Johnson did just that and MSNBC has, so far, ignored the gaffe. While speaking to Admiral Robert Willard on March 25, the Representative asked several questions about the width and size of the island. He then fretted, "My fear is…
Sex, Lies, and Media Bias: A Chronicle of Censorship on Campus
Editor's Note: Alex will be appearing on "The Early Show" on CBS tomorrow to discuss his story and situation. Even before Monday morning, I had already acquired a reputation as American University's resident anti-feminist bomb-thrower. The campus community -- which, as is typical for expensive, East Coast universities, tilts strongly progressive -- had already seen me criticize the idea of a…
MSNBC's Ratigan Cites Left-Wing Blog to Bash Drudge Report
Near the end of Wednesday's Dylan Ratigan Show on MSNBC, host Dylan Ratigan led his 'Busted' segment by claiming that The Drudge Report did "not let facts get in the way of a good headline" on Tuesday, by featuring one which read: "CIA: Iran Moving Closer to Nuclear Weapon." Ratigan remarked: "That'll get the ratings up."Despite the fact that most of the world has long operated under the…
MSNBC's Dylan Ratigan Rants Over Drilling: Is President Obama 'Nothing
According to MSNBC's Dylan Ratigan, Barack Obama is nothing more than a shill for the Republican Party. The liberal anchor on Wednesday railed against the President's plan to allow limited offshore oil drilling: "This is a fraud...Is a pattern emerging? Is President Obama nothing more than a Democrat in name only? Dare we say it? A DINO?" [Audio available here.] According to Ratigan, Obama, the…
Larry King Deferential to Sinead O'Connor, Tough on Carrie Prejean
CNN's Larry King, moderating a panel discussing the Catholic Church sex abuse scandal on his program on Tuesday, tossed softballs at noted anti-Catholic Sinead O'Connor, who recently pushed for Catholics to stop attending Mass. By contrast, King hostilely interrogated former Miss California USA Carrie Prejean in November 2009, to the point where she almost walked out of the interview.The CNN host…
CBS's Schieffer Grills GOP Pols on Violence; Asks DNC Chair About 'Saf
Host Bob Schieffer led Sunday's Face the Nation by fretting over opposition to the passage of ObamaCare: "What about the violence in the wake of the congressional action? Isolated incidents or signs of a dangerous anger?" He told viewers that he would talk to "Republican firebrands, South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint and Minnesota Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann" about the issue. Schieffer pressed…
O'Reilly Notes Blatant Media Hypocrisy on Protestor Anger
Last night, Bill O'Reilly used recent instances of inflamed, occasionally violent liberal protests to give his viewers a lesson in Media Bias 101. Lefties dominate the mainstream press, and are reluctant to cover events that don't suit their agendas, he stated."The Mainstream media largely ignores crazy stuff generated by the far left because many media types sympathize with liberal politics." It…
NewsBusters Interview: Jason Mattera, Author of 'Obama Zombies
Are young people completely in the tank for Barack Obama and the left? They voted for Obama over John McCain by a greater than 2-1 margin. Obama was young, cool, good looking, and well-spoken -- all the characteristics for a winning candidate in the eyes of the nation's youth.But it was more than just Obama's charisma that handed him the youth vote in 2008. He was abetted by lapdogs in the press…
