O’Reilly and Ingraham Slam The New York Times

On Tuesday night’s “O’Reilly Factor,” host Bill O’Reilly and guest Laura Ingraham had a marvelous time tearing apart The New York Times (video link to follow). During the discussion, Ingraham pointed out something that many Americans now feel about the Old Grey Lady:Well, I think that they truly believe that America is the single biggest danger to the modern world. I don't think, Bill, that they…
Noel Sheppard

Media Deficient on Budget Deficit Reporting

Noel Sheppard

Cafferty Paints Rove As Criminal, Doesn’t Mention Nothing Illegal Wa

Ian Schwartz

CBS Early to Excuse Zidane: 'A Male Thing Understood Around The World

Mark Finkelstein

WashPost Poll Notes Hillary's Good Numbers on 'Strong Family Values

Tim Graham

Rather 'Absolutely' Stands by 'Truth' of Bush Story, Slams Criticism a

Declaring he “absolutely” believes “the truth” of his discredited story based on forged memos, about President Bush's National Guard record, on Wednesday's Larry King Live on CNN Dan Rather contended that “we had a lot, a lot of corroboration, of what we broadcast about President Bush's military record. It wasn't just the documents.” Rather then attacked those who dared to expose his misdeeds: “…
Brent Baker

Colmes 'Agnostic' as to Whether Bush Brought Down WTC

Mark Finkelstein

Democrats Show Flag-Draped Coffins in Campaign Ad, Will Media be Outra

The MRC’s Rich Noyes noticed that a new campaign ad for Congressional Democrats shows a picture of American flag-draped coffins in its vignette (hat tip to Drudge). Given the media outrage concerning President Bush using 9/11 images in his 2004 advertisements, this raises the question as to whether the press are going to be equally disgusted by such imagery when it is employed by Democrats two…
Noel Sheppard

Couric, CBS Get off on Wrong Foot with Bloggers

Greg Sheffield

CBS Frets Over Threat to Same-Sex Marriage and 'Another Massachusetts

Wednesday's CBS Evening News ran a story on same-sex marriage which presumed that once enacted -- “resolved” in the term used by reporter Byron Pitts -- it should not be reversed, as Pitts portrayed the issue through the prism of same-sex marriage advocates upset by a move to pass a constitutional amendment in Massachusetts to make it illegal. “The battle has now moved to the only state where it…
Brent Baker

Wilson/Plame Conspiracy Buffs Zapped

Mark Finkelstein

NewsBusters' Matthew Sheffield on MSNBC

Today in the 4:00 et hour, and later replayed in the 6:00 et hour, NewsBusters executive editor Matt Sheffield will speak with Tucker Carlson on MSNBC. They will discuss Dan Rather's new career as a TV host for Mark Cuban, the controversial billionaire owner of the NBA Dallas Mavericks and owner of HDNet, a small network for high definition televisions sets. Rather will host his own show on the…
Open Thread

Networks Serve as Deputy for Food Police

Anti-food-industry group has more food stories on network news than official government agency dedicated to nutrition.
Amy Menefee

CBS, ABC Attack Companies on Cancer Drug Costs

Both networks leave out heavy cost of research or that 30 percent of marketed pharmaceuticals are money-losers.
Ken Shepherd