Arianna Huffington and Joe Klein Fight Over Who’s More Anti-War
February 6th, 2007 9:27 PM
In a scene right out of Stanley Kubrick's classic film "Dr. Strangelove," and a clear sign of the insanity of the times, liberal blogger Arianna Huffington and liberal Time reporter Joe Klein are actually fighting about which one is more anti-war.Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!With that in mind, our story began on Sunday when Klein innocently wrote a post at Time’s “…
Liberals Smell A Rat: 'Democrat Party' Is A GOP Slur, A Smear, 'Jarrin
February 2nd, 2007 1:04 PM
The amazing liberal vapors over President Bush’s use of the word "Democrat" to describe, er, Democrats, continues. In an NPR interview with Juan Williams, President Bush claimed it was a simple mistake in his State of the Union speech, but liberals quickly found more of these grievous offenses in searching speech texts at the White House website. Certain left-wing media critics who lay face down…
Lauer: Global Warming 'Literally Could Be End of World as We Know It
January 31st, 2007 8:01 AM
The world could be coming to an end, but not to worry: "the Democrats are now in charge of Congress." That, in a nutshell, was NBC's message on global warming on this morning's "Today."Here's how Matt Lauer, apparently in the throes of a global-warming panic attack, kicked off the segment: "Now to a controversy in Washington over what literally could be the end of the world as we know it."View…
GMA Touts Tough Democrats’ Plan to Hold Bush’s ‘Feet to the Fire
January 30th, 2007 12:54 PM
On Tuesday’s "Good Morning America," co-host Diane Sawyer and reporter Jake Tapper highlighted the Democrats’ strategy to "get tough on the White House." The ABC correspondent discussed plans to begin hearings on holding the Bush administration accountable for issues such as global warming, Hurricane Katrina, Darfur, and Iraq. Tapper indicated that the President would soon be assailed from all…
Carville Slams Journalists For Not Appreciating Hillary’s ‘Sophist
January 29th, 2007 5:59 PM
CNN analyst, author, and former Clinton operative James Carville appeared on Monday’s "Good Morning America" and complained that journalists are too tough on Hillary Clinton. Referring to the comment made by the New York Senator and 2008 presidential candidate that she has experience dealing with "evil and bad men," Carville asserted that members of the media should be lauding her strong sense of…
DKos’s Stark and NB’s Sheppard Debate Liberal Blog Protests of Con
January 28th, 2007 11:59 PM
As NewsBusters has been reporting for the past couple of weeks, a battle is being waged between liberal bloggers and a conservative radio station in San Francisco. Those that are unfamiliar with this issue should read articles covering both sides of the matter here and here.Two of the most outspoken voices on the Internet regarding this subject have been Mike Stark, who writes for Daily Kos and…
The NewsBusters Weekly Recap: January 20 to
January 26th, 2007 10:15 AM
As the 2008 campaign heats up, members of the mainstream media are having trouble deciding between their old favorite (Hillary) and the new flame (Obama). Both CNN and ABC leapt to the defense of Senator Barack Obama after he was accused of attending an Islamic madrassah as a child. (Of course, ABC once devoted an entire episode of "Nightline" to murky allegations that George W. Bush did coke as…
Psychology Today Rips Conservatives While Praising Liberals
January 19th, 2007 10:07 AM
This one is really waaaay too funny, and will definitely require all drinking vessels, flammables, and sharp objects be safely stowed. Psychology Today magazine has a long study published in its January/February issue about the differing mindsets and personalities of conservatives and liberals. Who do you think the report praised, and who did it slam? Which ideological group was perceived as…