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MSNBC's David Shuster Mocks 'Fantasy' That Media Was Too Easy on Obama
"Countdown With Keith Olbermann" guest host David Shuster slipped an incredible claim into Monday's program when he highlighted "independent reports" showing that presidential candidate Barack Obama received harsher media scrutiny than did John McCain during the 2008 election.As a way of introducing a discussion on why the President didn't attend the 2009 Gridiron dinner (a longstanding occasion…
BET's Jeff Johnson: People Shout Upon Hearing Obama’s Name, Like Wit
BET anchor Jeff Johnson bizarrely likened the popularity of President Barack Obama to the reaction many Christians have to the name of Jesus during a segment on Tuesday’s Larry King Live on CNN: “There’s a joke sometimes -- when you can be in a church, and if you just say Jesus, the people will shout. I mean, now, if you just say Obama, people will shout.”Johnson, who was the main correspondent…
Despite Calls for Resignation, Media Support Geithner
Networks gloss over Treasury Secretary's shortcomings and defend him in contrast to treatment of Bush's Cabinet.
CBS’s Rodriguez: ‘What Good’ Is GOP Criticism of Obama
On Wednesday’s CBS Early Show, co-host Maggie Rodriguez discussed President Obama’s Tuesday night press conference with Republican Senator Richard Shelby and asked: "The President will head to Capitol Hill today to sell his budget and last night he wondered why Republicans who have been critical of it haven't come up with an alternative budget. What's the answer?"After Shelby explained that…
The Obamathon Continues
The Business and Media Institute's Matt Philbin discussed Obama's constant media appearances resembeling a telethon in his latest column: It’s official. With Monday’s press conference, the Obama Administration has become the longest running telethon in American history. Just when you think the president couldn’t possibly go back on stage, there he is again, explaining all the wonderful things he…
Time's Scherer Sticks Up for Obama Re: Teleprompter Jokes
Mainstream media journalists delighted in joining left-wing bloggers in mocking President George W. Bush over his penchant for verbal miscues, often when speaking off-the-cuff. Of course, President Bush wasn't too prickly on this point and on occasion made self-deprecating jokes about his penchant for mangling the English language. Yet when it comes to right-of-center bloggers playfully mocking…
Michelle to Young Girls: Aim for Vacuous Celebrity, Not Useful Product
The first lady sends a signal about what she considers acceptable ambition.
More Newspapers Go Under, Congress and Google to the Rescue
The AP is reporting on a near avalanche of newspapers that are either closing down their print operations or making severe cuts. Apparently things aren't looking up for old media:The pall looming over U.S. newspapers grew even darker Monday as Gannett Co. informed most of its employees that they will have to take another week of unpaid leave this spring, while a Michigan daily unveiled plans to…
ABC's George Stephanopoulos Fawns Over Obama's 'Law Seminar
ABC's George Stephanopoulos appeared on Wednesday's "Good Morning America" to laud Barack Obama's "confident" Tuesday night press conference as reminiscent of a "law seminar." The "This Week" host then cooed, "The President used to be a law professor." He enthused, "I would say overall, though, a good performance, about an A-." (As noted by the MRC's Brent Baker, Stephanopoulos also appeared on…
Mark Levin Takes On Media Bias in New Book
In his newly released book ‘Liberty and Tyranny’ author Mark Levin criticizes the mainstream media for its systematic support of left-wing causes. In chapter 8, entitled "On Enviro-Statism," Levin focuses on the media’s slanted coverage of global warming and points out its confusion on the subject:In 1975, scientists again raised the specter of global cooling. A famous article appearing in…
Liberal Economist Krugman Explains Populist Backlash Will Cause Geithn
Talk about unintended consequences. All this populist anger ginned up by congressional Democrats, the media and the Obama administration is going to hinder the Treasury Department's strategy to rescue the banking system. Paul Krugman, the liberal New York Times columnist and winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize in economics explained to Bloomberg News on March 24 that this is just what is happening…
Bill Bennett: Press Losing Their Loving Feeling For Obama
Are the press starting to lose their loving feeling for Barack Obama?According to CNN contributor Bill Bennett, given how the President was treated during his press conference, the news media weren't showing him much love Tuesday evening:There is a conservative strain of thinking that says the press is in love with Barack Obama. Not tonight. That was just the beginning. Bennett's complete comment…