ABC Spotlights Sex Offender Past of Satanic Ritual Organizer

On the early Wednesday edition of Nightline, ABC's Byron Pitts zeroed in on how Adam Daniels, the organizer of a Satanic ritual in Oklahoma City, claims to be a "religious leader," and is yet a "convicted sex offender." The correspondent bluntly turned to Daniels and said, "You get how, for most people, those two things don't line up." Pitts also pointed out another controversy that the Satanic…
Matthew Balan
October 23rd, 2014 4:47 PM

Two Similar Terror Attacks, Nets Report Only One - Here's Why

Two terror attacks occurred Oct. 22. Both resulted in multiple casualties, and in each case, one innocent was killed. Both were the work of young Islamic men. But, while the network opened up their evening news broadcasts with one of the incidents, they completely ignored the other. The leading story of the night was the attack on the Canadian Parliament building and the War Memorial in Ottawa.…
Kristine Marsh
October 23rd, 2014 4:13 PM

AP Headline After Driver Plows Into Crowd: 'Israeli Police Shoot Man'

Here's the first sentence from an Associated Press dispatch relating to a breaking news story out of Israel: "OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli police say they have shot a man whose car slammed into a crowded train stop in east Jerusalem, in what they suspect was an intentional attack." ("OCCUPIED JERUSALEM"" Really? — Ed.) The story goes on to note that nine people were wounded.
Tom Blumer
October 23rd, 2014 4:03 PM

Top 10 Ways Media Spin Abortion as 'Moral,' 'Social Good'

A new book – a gospel of responsibility-free sex – defines abortion as “right,” “good” and “moral.” It’s what’s “best for kids” and it’s all about a woman’s “unalienable right” to pursue happiness.  When Katha Pollitt, an outspoken feminist and columnist for The Nation, published “Pro: Reclaiming Abortion Rights” on Oct. 14, the journalists used it as a launching pad for their latest abortion…
Katie Yoder
October 23rd, 2014 3:49 PM

UPDATE: Assault of a Woman is 'Disturbing' - Unless She's a Palin

UPDATE: Costello apologizes. When video of Ray Rice punching and then dragging his fiancé around on the floor was released CNN’s Carol Costello justifiably called it “disturbing” and “insane.” But when Costello played the audio of a different woman recounting a similar horrifying experience of being assaulted and dragged around by a man, she told her audience: “Sit back and enjoy.” The difference…
Geoffrey Dickens
October 23rd, 2014 3:40 PM

CNBC's Harwood Reacts to MRC Study, Excuses Media Silence on Midterms

On Thursday's Squawk Box on CNBC, host Joe Kernen cited the Media Research Center's latest study showing the Big Three network evening newscasts have barely noticed the anti-Obama midterm election of 2014 but provided wall-to-wall coverage in 2006: "...they breathlessly reported the Democratic takeover of Capitol Hill in the anti-Bush election of 2006....the coverage of this current situation, 6…
Kyle Drennen
October 23rd, 2014 3:31 PM

Late Night Funny: Jimmy Kimmel Mocks Government Waste

On Wednesday night, comedian Jimmy Kimmel used Senator Tom Coburn’s (R-OK) annual Wastebook as an opportunity to mock the federal government’s continued waste of taxpayer dollars. The ABC late night host hilariously asked his audience if they could “tell the difference between a real government expenditure from Wastebook and an idea a stoner came up with on his own.” 
Jeffrey Meyer
October 23rd, 2014 3:01 PM

‘The Death of Klinghoffer’ Opens to Standing Ovations

The highly controversial and anti-Semitic opera “The Death of Klinghoffer,” premiered at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York on Monday, October 20, 2014.  It opened on time, as scheduled despite ongoing rallies, protests and petitions to Peter Gelb and the Met directly in an attempt to prevent the play’s production since June 2014 when the Met announced it would be bringing a pro-terrorist…
Tianna DiMartino
October 23rd, 2014 2:43 PM

‘Death of Klinghoffer’ Opens to Standing Ovations

Still, protestors have had some victories.
Tianna DiMartino
October 23rd, 2014 2:28 PM

NBC Skips New Report on Violent Illegals, Makes Time for Horror Films

ABC and NBC on Thursday ignored a shocking new report from USA Today that the Obama administration has covered up the release of illegals involved with rapes and murders. Only CBS This Morning covered the story, managing a mere 20 seconds. Co-host Charlie Rose explained, "The White House told Congress that 2,200 people released from immigration jails last year had only minor criminal records, but…
Scott Whitlock
October 23rd, 2014 12:38 PM

Study: Nets Filibuster for Wendy Davis

It wasn’t supposed to be this way. In June 2013, when then Texas State Sen. Wendy Davis staged an 11-hour filibuster against a bill restricting late-term abortions, the national media claimed they’d found a rising liberal superstar, and they’ve been campaigning for her ever since. Davis has few more enthusiastic backers than ABC, CBS and NBC. From the beginning, Davis’ network fans were…
Katie Yoder and Matt Philbin
October 23rd, 2014 11:59 AM

New Low: O'Donnell Uses Canadian Terror Attack to Push Gun Control

Liberal View co-host (and 9/11 truther) Rosie O'Donnell wasted no time on Thursday in taking the shooting in Canada and spinning it into a plea for gun control in America. The comedienne cited a comment from model Chrissy Teigan. On Wednesday, Teigan tweeted, "Active shooting in Canada or as we call it in America, Wednesday." O'Donnell raved, "I thought it was brilliant." 
Scott Whitlock
October 23rd, 2014 11:58 AM

Nicolle Wallace Endorses A Hillary Presidential Run: ‘I’m A Huge Fan’

Nicolle Wallace, former Communications Director for President Bush and current co-host of the View, appeared on the syndicated show Wendy on Wednesday to talk about her new gig as well as her career in Republican politics. During the interview, Wallace, who spends much of her time criticizing her fellow Republicans, endorsed the idea of Hillary Clinton running for president in 2016. The former…
Jeffrey Meyer
October 23rd, 2014 10:22 AM

Thomas Roberts, Sam Stein Defend Hillary's War on Bill's Women

Today's Morning Joe offered a sinister sneak preview of how the MSM will defend presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, whatever the cost to integrity or decency.   The topic was the way that Hillary orchestrated the trashing of Bill's many women. Joe Scarborough argued forcefully that this should be remembered when as a presidential candidate she rails against the "war on women." But there was…
Mark Finkelstein
October 23rd, 2014 8:16 AM