Media Exaggerate Student Loan 'Crisis

BMI Staff
 

Masochistic ABC Touts Moore Attack: ‘Media Is Complicit’ in Troop

Does "Good Morning America" have a masochistic streak? On Wednesday, GMA host Chris Cuomo allowed liberal filmmaker Michael Moore to claim that due to the failure of journalists in challenging President Bush’s claims about pre-war Iraq intelligence, ABC and other networks are "complicit" in the deaths of American soldiers: Video (2:22): Real (1.73 MB) or Windows (1.46 MB), plus MP3 audio (686 kB)
Scott Whitlock
 

Al Roker Demanded Imus Be Fired for Joke; Now Media Ignores Al's Own I

Al Roker was one of the villagers with torches who stormed the castle demanding that Don Imus be fired, but now the foot is in the other mouth. On the June 7 edition of the “Today” show, during a segment discussing London's truly horrible 2012 Olympic logo, which was said to have driven people into epileptic seizures upon viewing, Roker cracked a joke about the disorder. Without turning…
Lynn Davidson
 

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NB Staff
 

100 Million Victims of Communism Memorial Dedication = Minimal Liberal

The liberal media love to talk about "victims," particularly victims of alleged economic or social oppression, such as illegal immigrants, children without enough Head Start funding, the homeless, the transgendered, detainees at Gitmo, and so on. But when it comes to victims of left-wing ideology--i.e., Communism--the liberal media don't say too much. And this is evident in the minimal (in my…
Michael Chapman
 

Florida County Doing Limbaugh Shuffle Was In Middle of 2000's Recount

As the MRC's Matthew Balan reported, Florida’s Broward County is actually considering canceling the broadcast of emergency information -- including that related to hurricanes -- on a prominent radio station in the area because it airs the Rush Limbaugh Show.I kid you not.Potentially even less surprising is that this County Commission, made up exclusively of Democrats, was right in the middle of…
Noel Sheppard
 

Politics Over Safety: Democrats Threaten Radio Station and South Flori

Matthew Balan
 

Sen. Graham on 'Today': Working With Dems Even More Important Than Im

Does Lindsey Graham truly believe that his highest calling as a senator is to work with the likes of Ted Kennedy? Apparently so, judging by the South Carolinian's statement on this morning's "Today." Meredith Vieira interviewed Graham, a staunch supporter of the president's immigration plan, during the show's first half-hour.TODAY CO-HOST MEREDITH VIEIRA: When you went home recently you were…
Mark Finkelstein
 

Laugh Line of 2007: 'Even Critics of Rather' Would Have to Admit His F

Washington Post TV critic Tom Shales has always been a bit of a Dan Rather apple-polisher, but today's article on Dan Rather's feud with CBS grew preposterous, when right after he wistfully noted Rather might still be the CBS anchor "if not for a botched CBS News report about President George W. Bush's lack of active service in the National Guard," he claimed everyone must acknowledge Dan's…
Tim Graham
 

Time TV Critic: Surrender on Televised Curse Words, 'President Pottymo

Tim Graham
 

Jacoby of the Globe: Border Fence Like Berlin Wall

Mark Finkelstein
 

Tony Blair Slams Media As He Leaves Downing Street Behind Him

Warner Todd Huston
 

CNN's Blitzer Plugs Michael Moore, Support from 'People at Your Bedsid

Brad Wilmouth
 

Nets Ignore 20th Anniversary of President Reagan’s 'Tear Down This W

Was it the most important speech of President Reagan’s life? Who knows? But, on the 20th anniversary of the moment many historians believe signaled the beginning of the end of the Cold War, none of the broadcast evening news programs bothered to even mention it.Not one.Instead of covering the anniversary of President Reagan’s demands in front of the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin, Germany, for…
Noel Sheppard