Nets Cheer 'Defiant' Obama's 'Sweeping' Iran Speech 'with Fiery Words'

On Wednesday night, the major broadcast networks came out in full force to praise a “defiant” President Barack Obama for having made a “sweeping speech with fiery words” on the Iran nuclear deal that included the President following some in the media by comparing Iranian hardliners to Republicans against the deal (even though some Democrats are opposed to it as well). Hanging on to Obama’s every…
Curtis Houck
August 5th, 2015 9:48 PM

Shock: MSNBC's Roberts Hounds Hillary Flack on Abortion Videos

MSNBC's Thomas Roberts surprisingly pursued Hillary Clinton spokeswoman Karen Finney on his Wednesday program over the ongoing controversy surrounding the undercover videos of Planned Parenthood officials discussing the sale of the organs of aborted babies. When Finney admitted that Mrs. Clinton had only seen clips of the videos, Roberts wondered, "Why not see the videos?" He later underlined…
Matthew Balan
August 5th, 2015 6:55 PM

NewsBusted: It's a Trick Question, Debbie Dear

"Chris Matthews stumped DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz when he asked her the difference between a Democrat and a socialist.  Obviously, it was a trick question… nowadays there IS no difference!" -- Jodi Miller, NewsBusted anchor
NB Staff
August 5th, 2015 6:43 PM

Fuzzy Math: CNN Misleadingly Claims 80% Want Abortion 'Kept Legal'

On Wednesday's New Day on CNN, co-host Alisyn Camerota took a Gallup poll that indicates a majority of Americans lean against most abortions being legal and tried to spin the numbers into a pro-abortion result as she misleadingly claimed that "eighty percent of respondents believe that abortion should be kept legal." Camerota's wildly misleading conclusion came during a discussion with Oklahoma…
Brad Wilmouth
August 5th, 2015 6:13 PM

Clinton Political Director Gets Yet Another Univision ‘Puff Piece’

If Univision could be arrested for doing the public relations bidding of Hillary Clinton’s political director, Amanda Rentería, there sure would be ample evidence for a conviction.
Yuri Perez
August 5th, 2015 5:17 PM

In 3 Weeks: Nets Spend 92 Minutes on Lion; 20 Minutes on Abortion Vids

Even after three weeks, the broadcast news shows are choosing to cover the death of one animal before the story of countless babies torn apart by a taxpayer-funded organization. In the three weeks since the release of the first video exposing Planned Parenthood July 14, ABC, NBC and CBS spent 20 minutes, 21 seconds on the videos during their morning and evening news shows. In contrast, since…
Katie Yoder
August 5th, 2015 4:14 PM

Millionaire Activist Dan Savage Takes Selfie Near ‘Tax the Rich’ Sign

To avoid embarrassment, beware of your surroundings when taking selfies. The people who run the tumblog Seattlish snapped a selfie with sex columnist and gay activist Dan Savage at a Seattle politician’s campaign event and posted the photo to Twitter on Aug. 4. The problem? A campaign poster hanging directly behind the group said, “Tax the Rich.” Ironic, considering Celebrity Net Worth estimates…
Joseph Rossell
August 5th, 2015 3:42 PM

WashPost Hails Chelsea As 'Polished, Practiced...Princess'

Washington Post reporter Jessica Contrera has only been out of college a year. So is that the level of experience you choose for someone to try and pry some information out of the Clintons about daughter Chelsea? Instead, we get the usual worshipful sentences, like this one: “Polished, practiced and private, Chelsea Clinton is the closest thing America has to a princess.” The headline on the…
Tim Graham
August 5th, 2015 3:38 PM

UMass Prof: US Needs To Apologize For Using A-Bomb In Japan

Today is the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, and University of Massachusetts professor Christian Appy wants America to apologize for not allowing the death toll to be more proportional. In a recent article, the anti-American liberal professor suggested that the Allied Forces should have been willing to sacrifice tens of thousands of Americans and extend the war instead…
Spencer Raley
August 5th, 2015 3:16 PM

Ben Carson Brushes Back Al Hunt on Political Experience Question

When Bloomberg reporter Al Hunt cited Dr. Ben Carson’s lack of political experience as a possible weakness, on Monday’s Charlie Rose show, the GOP presidential candidate delivered a cutting comeback: “If you look at the collective political experience of everybody in Congress today, it comes out to just under 9,000 years and yet where has that really gotten us?”
Geoffrey Dickens
August 5th, 2015 3:11 PM

One Year Later: How the Media Spun Ferguson Falsehood

One year ago this Sunday, 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot during a struggle with then police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri. Immediately after Brown was killed, protests and misinformation spread throughout Ferguson and across America, but not without the media’s help. Brown’s friend claimed Brown had his hands up and was facing away from Wilson when Wilson shot and killed him. “…
Kristine Marsh
August 5th, 2015 2:32 PM

Flashback: The Media’s Goofy Liberal Questions to Past GOP Debaters

The 2016 presidential debate season officially begins Thursdy night. A look back at the last several GOP presidential primary battles finds that, even though these debates are supposed to be for the benefit of GOP primary voters, journalists — especially those working for liberal news outlets — will hit them with left-leaning questions aimed at fulfilling an anti-conservative media narrative.
Rich Noyes
August 5th, 2015 1:59 PM

Bozell Slams Networks for Covering up Planned Parenthood Atrocities

"When a lion’s death receives more than four times the coverage in one week than five shocking Planned Parenthood videos showing potentially criminal acts do over three weeks, the media’s moral compass isn’t just broken, it's dead and soulless." -- Media Research Center President Brent Bozell
Brent Bozell
August 5th, 2015 1:17 PM

Tapper Shames Earnest For Not Watching Undercover Abortion Videos

CNN's Jake Tapper went after Josh Earnest on Monday's The Lead, after the White House press secretary admitted that he hadn't seen any of the undercover Planned Parenthood videos released by the Center for Medical Progress, and was "relying on news reports that I've seen" about the controversy. Tapper pointed out that "the whole video is put up on the website of this anti-abortion group that put…
Matthew Balan
August 5th, 2015 12:31 PM