Maddow Recycles Myth of Elder Bush and Supermarket Scanner

You know how liberals love to prattle on about the need for politicians to "work together" and "get things done"? Back when he was president, George H. W. Bush did exactly that with Democrats in Congress -- he agreed in 1990 to raise taxes to cut the deficit, thereby breaking one of the most emphatic campaign promises since democracy first stirred in the cradle.  
Jack Coleman

WashPost Never Probed Candidate Obama's College Years Like Walker's

The Washington Post published a 2,223-word story on Thursday's front page on the college career of Scott Walker -- it ended abruptly without a graduation. One obvious question: when did the Post publish a long story on candidate Barack Obama’s undergraduate college years before he was elected in 2008? The answer: They didn’t. Obama attended Occidental College in California for…
Tim Graham

WashPost Devotes 2223 Words to Probing Scott Walker's College Life

The Washington Post on Thursday conducted another of its obsessive investigations into the younger life of a Republican presidential candidate. This time, it was 2,223 words probing Scott Walker, his activities while at Marquette University and why the future governor did not graduate. Writer David A. Fahrenthold focused on allegations that Walker didn't work hard in French class and that his…
Scott Whitlock

CBS Plans Transgender 'Milestone' In Lawyer Show for Laverne Cox

Entertainment Weekly is all aglow at the prospect of "another milestone role in broadcast TV diversity." They reported CBS has cast transgender actor (Charles) Laverne Cox in its legal procedural pilot Doubt.  The Orange is the New Black cast member will play a transgender Ivy League-educated attorney, described as “competitive as she is compassionate. She’s fierce, funny and the fact that she’s…
Tim Graham

Media Ignore Study Showing Kids of Same-Sex Parents Aren't Better Off

You remember last July, when the media gushed about an Australian study which showed children of gay parents were healthier and happier than children of opposite sex parents? It was all over the internet and newspapers, from NBC  to CBS to The Washington Post, The Huffington Post, and Salon all hyping the findings.  But what the media neglected to report was the huge holes in the study. As the…
Kristine Marsh

'Trusted' Media Hero Jon Stewart's Worst Rants at Conservatives

Over the years Jon Stewart has used his Daily Show perch to mock Dick Cheney’s “torture boner,” called conservative columnist Robert Novak a “vampire demon,” and yelled “Go f*** yourself!” at Bernie Goldberg, Republican Senator Jeff Sessions and Fox News. He also told conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh to “get the f*** out of” New York.
Geoffrey Dickens

Shhhhh! Study Shows Kids of Same-Sex Parents Have More Emotional Probl

Media played up earlier flawed buy positive study; ignore better one with negative results.
Kristine Marsh

Staples Pushes Back on Obama Smear, Networks Ignore

In an interview with BuzzFeed on Tuesday, President Obama attacked office supply chain Staples over accusations that the company was cutting back on worker hours to avoid the ObamaCare health insurance coverage mandate for their employees: "...when I hear large corporations that make billions of dollars in profits trying to blame our interest in providing health insurance as an excuse for cutting…
Kyle Drennen

Former Yahoo CEO: Jon Stewart's Worth $100 Million Per Year

On Tuesday night, liberal comedian Jon Stewart announced that he would be departing The Daily Show later this year to pursue other professional endeavors. Following Stewart’s decision to end his 16 year run at Comedy Central, many in the media have wondered what his next move would be, including former Yahoo CEO Ross Levinsohn who argued that he would pay Stewart $100 million per year for a new…
Jeffrey Meyer

Charlie Sheen Hails Brian Williams As 'True Patriot' and 'Hero'

Adding to the myriad of problems for Brian Williams, actor Charlie Sheen has voiced his support for the embattled NBC Nightly News anchor. In an open letter released on Wednesday, the famously erratic celebrity praised Williams [grammar as written]: "First off, THANK YOU, for 24 years of inimitable professionalism and top shelf brilliance, as a stone cold passion driven and (PERFECTLY) fact based…
Kyle Drennen

Least-Known, Scandal-Plagued Governor in U.S.: Oregon Dem Kitzhaber

The establishment press has obsessed over Republican Governor Chris Christie's non-scandals in New Jersey for 18 months. Anything appearing to be problematic during the past four years for Wisconsin GOP Governor Scott Walker, including a "John Doe" fishing expedition driven by a power-abusing Democratic prosecutor, has been national news. Meanwhile, the press appears to have lost interest in…
Tom Blumer

On CNN, Douglas Brinkley Makes Excuses for 'Talent' Brian Williams

Liberal author Douglas Brinkley did his best on Wednesday's Anderson Cooper 360 to excuse Brian Williams's "embellishment" regarding his reporting of the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina – mere moments after the CNN program spotlighted examples of the NBC anchor's questionable claims. Despite this reporting, host Anderson Cooper never confronted his guest over his own role in boosting…
Matthew Balan

NBC Ignores Militant Atheism, Liberalism of Accused Killer of Muslims

NBC's Today on Thursday ignored the militant atheism and liberalism of a North Carolina man accused of executing three Muslims on Tuesday night. ABC's Good Morning America and CBS This Morning at least mentioned Craig Stephen Hicks's hatred of faith, but none of the networks highlighted the individual's affinity for programs such as the Rachel Maddow show. 
Scott Whitlock

On Hannity, Retired Generals Slam NBC, Ayman Mohyeldin

It hasn’t been a good week for NBC’s PR team.  Their top anchor has humiliated the network and been suspended for six months after being outed as a liar.  And one of their foreign correspondents continues to take heat for making offensive comments about a celebrated American hero, American Sniper Chris Kyle. Two retired generals appeared on Hannity Tuesday evening to disucss the letter they sent…
Claire Chretien