CNN Tries to Paint Marco Rubio as Vehemently Anti-Government

Now that Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) has stepped onto the national stage by delivering the Republican response to President Obama’s State of the Union address, the media’s effort to undermine him is underway. On CNN’s Tuesday night post-address coverage, senior political analyst Gloria Borger sought to misrepresent Rubio’s view on the role of government. Here is Borger’s take on the Florida…
Paul Bremmer
February 13th, 2013 3:28 PM

CBS Pummels Rubio on Gun Control, 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell

On Wednesday's CBS This Morning, Norah O'Donnell and Charlie Rose lived up to their reputation for hammering Republican/conservative guests, as they interviewed Republican Senator Marco Rubio. Rose mouthed a line from President Obama's Tuesday State of the Union address, where the chief executive invoked the families of gun violence victims to push for stricter gun control: "Do you agree with…
Matthew Balan
February 13th, 2013 2:08 PM

NBC's Lauer Grills Boehner Over 'Harsh' Words for Obama; Blames Him fo

In the first part of an interview aired on Wednesday's NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer interrogated House Speaker John Boehner over saying President Obama lacked the courage to stand up to his Democratic base: "And by calling the President of the United States out in such harsh terms today, on the day of the State of the Union address....I think a lot of people are going to say, 'Here we go. Same…
Kyle Drennen
February 13th, 2013 1:04 PM

Media Coverage of Military Hero Being Stripped of Health Insurance Pro

In a careless attempt to get a rise out of their readers, mainstream media outlets like the Washington Post and Esquire Magazine erroneously reported that the Navy SEAL credited with the assassination of Osama bin Laden had been unceremoniously stripped of health insurance following his retirement last September. The story immediately went viral, thanks in large part to the…
Ryan Robertson
February 13th, 2013 12:57 PM

George Stephanopoulos Touts Obama's 'Dramatic,' 'Emotional' Speech, Ch

George Stephanopoulos on Wednesday's Good Morning America delighted over Barack Obama's "dramatic," "emotional" and "ambitious" speech. During live coverage of last night's Republican response, however, the former top Clinton aide lectured viewers that Marco Rubio's speech was "hard-edged." On Wednesday, Stephanopoulos introduced a segment on the State of the Union by praising, "The speech…
Scott Whitlock
February 13th, 2013 12:45 PM

Drone Strike Hypocrisy Turns Liberal Bloggers Against Each Other

It's always interesting when liberals disagree on something because each one believes he or she is always 100 percent correct on any issue, a stance that often leads to fiery confrontations and personal attacks. The latest example of this concept is the angry Twitter debate between Buzzfeed editor-in-chief Ben Smith and Talking Points Memo founder Josh Marshall over an article entitled “7…
Randy Hall
February 13th, 2013 12:41 PM

Slate Brings Back Hitchens To Trash Pope's 'Stench of Evil

Christopher Hitchens has been brought back from the dead by Slate, but it won’t do them any good. Yesterday, they republished a hit piece by the atheist from 2010 that was vintage Hitchens: the man was a great polemicist but a third-class scholar. Facts never mattered to him. ("The Pope's entire career has the stench of evil about it.") Hitchens said the scandal “has only just begun.” Wrong…
Bill Donohue
February 13th, 2013 11:33 AM

Marco Rubio Schools Obama Shill George Stephanopoulos, Reminds Host Th

Good Morning America's George Stephanopoulos was in full Obama talking points mode, Wednesday, grilling Marco Rubio on why he won't support the President's agenda. Every question the host offered echoed the White House's State of the Union agenda. Stephanopoulos lectured, "The President last night asked the members of Congress to promise not to shut down the government, not to do anything that…
Scott Whitlock
February 13th, 2013 11:22 AM

Chris Matthews Bashes Rubio for ‘Primitive’ Response to Obama

Once again, MSNBC’s Chris Matthews showed his over-eager liberal partisanship and Obama puffery following Marco Rubio’s response to the State of the Union on February 13.  Speaking on Tuesday night with the rest of the liberal MSNBC panel, Matthews slammed Rubio’s speech as “primitive” and “tinker toys.” Following Rachel Maddow’s liberal critique of Senator Rubio’s speech, which she said was…
Jeffrey Meyer
February 13th, 2013 11:10 AM

Maher: Rubio's a 'Shameless Liar' for Saying Obama Created More Debt T

NewsBusters readers know that one of my guilty pleasures is exposing Bill Maher's lack of knowledge on subjects he pompously pounds the table about. On Tuesday evening, Maher gave me a doozy when he wrote on Facebook, "Wow, what a shameless liar this Marco Rubio guy is - Obama created more debt than Bush? Well, if you don't believe in science, why not math too?"
Noel Sheppard
February 13th, 2013 10:56 AM

NBC's Lauer to Boehner: Is Obama 'The Most Inspirational African Ameri

In an interview with House Speaker John Boehner aired on Wednesday's NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer highlighted the Speaker inviting two girls from a Washington D.C. inner city school to the State of the Union address, but rather than focus on the scholarship program Boehner supports, Lauer wondered: "They're your guests. Could you blame them, though, if they're not a little mesmerized by Barack…
Kyle Drennen
February 13th, 2013 10:55 AM

Maher: Catholic Priests Would Use Birth Control If Altar Boys Could Ge

There clearly is no limit to Bill Maher’s depravity. On TBS’s Conan Tuesday, the comedian beloved by the liberal media said that Catholic priests would use birth control if altar boys could get pregnant (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
February 13th, 2013 10:04 AM

Scarborough: 'Rubio Not Ready; Republicans Pushing Him Out There Makin

"I'm going to get in trouble for saying this," said a prescient Joe Scarborough. Less than an hour after delivering a devastating take-down of the Obama economic record that surely pleased many conservatives,  Scarborough made remarks about Marco Rubio that are bound to outrage many of the same folks. Commenting on Marco Rubio's response to the State of the Union, Scarborough declared that…
Mark Finkelstein
February 13th, 2013 9:45 AM

Politico's Thrush Cites Obama's SOTU 'Spending Proposals,' Omits His C

Last night in his State of the Union speech, President Barack Obama claimed: "Nothing I'm proposing tonight should increase our deficit by a single dime." Even considering the inclusion of "should" as a wiggle word, that's a laughable claim. Politico's Glenn Thrush is one among what will surely turn out to be a legion of pundits and reporters who will ignore Obama's deficit promise while…
Tom Blumer
February 13th, 2013 8:55 AM