Bill Maher Says President Bush and his Followers Are Paranoid Schizoph

On April 22, I praised Bill Maher for doing something right:Friday’s “Real Time” was actually a fabulous installment, as Maher’s panel for a change included two conservatives – National Review’s John O’Sullivan, and Republican strategist Amy Holmes, along with Montana’s Democrat Governor Brian Schweitzer. Maher ought to try this format of having two liberals (including himself) and two…
Noel Sheppard
 

AP Reporter Filed Story on Dem Debate 45 Min Before It Started

I have heard of journalists thinking they're gods of objectivity but this is a new one. Apparently, when you become an elite journalist, you also become a prophet. AP reporter Nedra Pickler (her real name) filed a story on the recent Democratic presidential debate 45 minutes before the event had even started. Mickey Kaus reports (h/t Small Dead Animals):Why have a debate? AP has already written…
Matthew Sheffield
 

Bill Maher Says Alec Baldwin is 'Going to be a Hero' for Abusive Voice

Don’t you love it when childless, single, media elites offer opinions about how parents should raise their children?Such an obvious hypocrisy was on display Friday evening as HBO’s Bill Maher not only came to Alec Baldwin’s defense concerning the actor's disgraceful voicemail to his daughter, but actually said, “I think he’s going to be a hero for this.” I kid you not.As the discussion of this…
Noel Sheppard
 

'Daily Show' Mocks Hypocrite Celebs

Matthew Sheffield
 

Saturday Open Thread

For weekend discussion and comment...
NB Staff
 

Will Media Report Carbon Credits in Europe Crashing Like Dotcom Stocks

As NewsBusters reported Wednesday, England’s fabulous paper the Financial Times has been doing an extraordinary job exposing the scam that is carbon credits, exhibiting an honesty which America’s media sorely lack.On Friday, FT published another article about this travesty (h/t Glenn Reynolds) which is also almost guaranteed to be ignored by U.S. press outlets far more concerned with glorifying…
Noel Sheppard
 

The NewsBusters Weekly Recap: April 21 to

MSNBC: Fair and BalancedAccording to MSNBC's Keith Olbermann, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani committed "terrorism" when he suggested that the country would be "playing defense" if a Democrat was elected president in 2008. And this is the network that’s hosting a Republican presidential debate? Americans Making Lots of Money: Good or Bad? On Monday, an ABC graphic provided a shining example…
Scott Whitlock
 

Senate Democrats Send Letter to WaPo Contesting Broder’s Column Abou

Better secure your computer from all combustibles, potables, and sharp objects, sports fans, for the Washington Post published a Letter to the Editor on Friday that is guaranteed to elicit uncontrollable fits of laughter.Are you ready? Good.In response to David Broder’s Thursday column about the horrible job Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nevada) is doing as Majority Leader – a sentiment likely an…
Noel Sheppard
 

TV In The Toilet -- Literally

Tim Graham
 

Globe: MIT Dean Who Lied on Resume 'Straightforward, Brave, Commendabl

Mark Finkelstein
 

ABC's Sam Donaldson to Host Brady Campaign Gun Control Fundraiser

Tim Graham
 

'Access Hollywood' Speculates About NBC Hiring Rosie O'Donnell for the

Brent Baker
 

NBC's Brokaw Distorts 'Slam Dunk' Usage by Conservatives

Brad Wilmouth
 

More Good Stem Cell News That Old Media Has No Use For (You Know Why

It becomes more evident as time goes by that if a stem-cell development isn't based on embryonic research, it probably won't get the attention of the Formerly Mainstream Media. The announcement early last week by Cellerant Therapeutics appears to involve a company more interested in advancing human health than in generating unsupported hype. Because it represents real progress, Cellerant's…
Tom Blumer