Double Standard: NBC Hit Bush Visit to Afghanistan as a Stunt, Promote

Eight months before the 2006 midterm election, President Bush made a “surprise” visit to Afghanistan. On the March 1, 2006 edition of the Today show, hosts Katie Couric and Matt Lauer made sure to paint Bush’s visit as a publicity stunt due to his approval rating being at an “all-time low” and the controversy surrounding a bid by a United Arab Emirates-based company to run operations at various…
Jackie Seal
May 28th, 2014 10:29 AM

Ronan Farrow on Hillary Clinton's Memoir: 'Literature Isn't Dead

You can take the boy genius out of the Hillary Clinton State Department, but you can’t take the Hillary Clinton acolyte out of the boy. On the May 27 edition of Ronan Farrow Daily, the former special advisor to ex-Secretary of State treated viewers to a segment devoted to his former employer which lasted over five minutes long, a fairly long stretch of time for an hour-long news program. […
Laura Flint
May 28th, 2014 10:16 AM

AP Reports Leftist NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Likes Hiding From the Pres

Ultraliberal New York mayor Bill de Blasio has been about as transparent as Barack Obama. Jonathan Lemire at AP reported “In nearly five months in office, de Blasio barred the media from 53 events and limited access to 30 more, an Associated Press analysis of de Blasio's schedule shows.” Why do liberals distrust a liberal media? AP labeled the mayor “a populist Democrat who campaigned with…
Tim Graham
May 28th, 2014 7:34 AM

MSNBC's Melissa Harris-Perry: NBA Is About 'Profit From the Sale of Bl

Melissa Harris-Perry seems to have a problem with some African-Americans making a lot of money in professional sports, apparently because some other people also make money in the process. Specifically, she seems to believe that the relationship between players in the National Basketball Association and their teams' owners is a form of slavery. It's hard to conclude otherwise based on…
Tom Blumer
May 28th, 2014 1:35 AM

Wild-Swinging Obama Blames Media for...Failing To Bash Republicans As

Out on the fundraising trail with liberal donors in Chicago last week, President Obama spread a ridiculous tale. He told the donors that he and the Democrats are the compromise-seeking moderates, while the Republican are fringy ideologues who stubbornly cause all the gridlock. Obama blamed the media for making this sound like two-way stubbornness. It's hard to decide which part is more…
Tim Graham
May 27th, 2014 8:08 PM

NewsBusted: That's Gonna Be One Long Wait, Jodi

Comedian Jodi Miller took on the Obama administration's VA and Benghazi scandals in the May 27 edition of NewsBusted. "America just celebrated Memorial Day. Or, as it's called for veterans at VA hospitals: “Take a Number and Wait” Day," she quipped, adding, "The White House is under fire for long wait times at most VA hospitals. And the administration promised to get help quickly to all our…
NB Staff
May 27th, 2014 6:45 PM

MSNBC Panel Uses Santa Barbara Shooting to Bash NRA, Push 'War on Wome

Elliot Rodger's spree shooting this weekend has given MSNBC an opening to flog two of its favorite pet causes – restricting gun rights and waging combat against the so-called war on women. Weekend anchors Alex Witt and Melissa Harris-Perry, to their credit, downplayed those two issues while discussing the tragedy on their respective Sunday shows. But it was former DNC spokeswoman Karen…
Paul Bremmer
May 27th, 2014 6:25 PM

ABC Hypes Michelle Obama's 'Rare Political Move' Against Republicans

Although the journalists at Good Morning America on Tuesday found no time to discuss what NBC called a "potentially dangerous mistake" by the White House, reporter Jon Karl devoted a report to promoting Michelle Obama's latest efforts on healthy lunches. Co-anchor George Stephanopoulos touted it as a "a rare political move now from First Lady Michelle Obama." [See video below. MP3 audio here…
Scott Whitlock
May 27th, 2014 6:10 PM

ABC Newscasts Don't Mention VA Scandal Over Memorial Day Weekend But D

At the time when the country is remembering the ultimate sacrifice veterans have given this country ABC’s (World News) evening and (Good Morning America) morning shows didn’t devote a second to the VA scandal over this Memorial Day weekend. However, those shows did spend time on President Barack Obama receiving “cheers” during his surprise visit to Afghanistan. While ABC didn’t offer a…
Geoffrey Dickens
May 27th, 2014 5:47 PM

CNN's Costello Wonders Whether Gun Control Would Have Prevented Califo

Carol Costello surprisingly raised pro-gun rights points during an interview of Senator Richard Blumenthal on Tuesday's CNN Newsroom. Costello noted the "renewed calls for stricter gun control laws" after Friday's murder spree in California, and pointed out that the Golden State "has some of the strictest gun laws in the country. The shooter in this case abided by a background check....How…
Matthew Balan
May 27th, 2014 5:40 PM

Gun Grabbers Gone Wild: Daily Beast Writer Accuses Gun-Rights Advocate

The Daily Beast has not failed to let a crisis go to waste. The news website gave prime placement today to a fierce anti-gun rights activist, Cliff Schecter, who was aggressive in mocking supporters of the Second Amendment in response to the fatal shooting spree outside UC Santa Barbara by Elliot Rodger. Schecter, from the National Gun Victims Action Council, scolded gun-rights advocates for…
Connor Williams
May 27th, 2014 5:30 PM

Judd Apatow Hits 'Thoughtless' WashPost Film Critic, Charges Her with

Actor Seth Rogen and director/producer Judd Apatow are hitting back at a Washington Post film critic for strongly suggesting that the sort of movies churned out by the duo are partly to blame for Elliot Rodger's deadly killing spree on Friday. For his part, Apatow effectively blasted Ann Hornaday for, well, trolling. Jessica Chasmar of the Washington Times has the story (emphasis mine):
Ken Shepherd
May 27th, 2014 3:48 PM

Networks Ignore Financial Times’ Criticism of Piketty 'Errors

French economist Thomas Piketty’s far-left views on wealth and income inequality are beloved ... at least by the liberal media. So it was no surprise that all three broadcast networks skipped criticism of “errors” in his work over the weekend. Some print media outlets also ignored that story. When his book “Capital in the Twenty-First Century” rose to the top of Amazon’s best-seller list the…
Julia A. Seymour
May 27th, 2014 3:11 PM

NBC Sees Controversy in Louisiana Abortion Bill With 'Broad Bipartisan

At the top of Saturday's NBC Nightly News, anchor Lester Holt proclaimed: "Abortion battleground. The newest state to impose tougher requirements on doctors who perform the procedure. Protecting women or denying them access?" In another tease of the upcoming story minutes later, Holt warned: "...the battle over abortion and a controversial new law about to take effect." [Listen to the audio or…
Kyle Drennen
May 27th, 2014 3:00 PM