Networks Tout 'Cheering Protesters' Celebrating Veto of 'Anti-Gay' Ari

After spending days denouncing a religious freedom bill in Arizona as "anti-gay," all three network morning shows on Thursday hailed protester celebrations following Governor Jan Brewer vetoing the proposed legislation. Fill-in co-host Lara Spencer led off ABC's Good Morning America by excitedly announcing: "Vetoed! Protesters cheering the Arizona governor's decision to strike the controversial…
Kyle Drennen
February 27th, 2014 11:39 AM

5 Years After: 7 Worst Media Attacks on Tea Party

Five years ago, the Tea Party launched itself onto the American political scene – pushing hard against ObamaCare, the $787-billion stimulus and Big Government. On Feb. 27, 2009, Tea Party protests were held in more than 40 cities. But rather than treat the Tea Party as a standard protest movement, the American media closed ranks with the left and spent much of the last five years attacking…
Dan Gainor
February 27th, 2014 8:26 AM

‘Shark Tank’s’ Kevin O’Leary Rips Minimum Wage ‘Insanity

Venture capitalist and businessman Kevin O’Leary expressed frustration over the minimum wage debate on Feb. 26 during a “Squawk Box” interview. O’Leary, the co-host of ABC’s “Shark Tank,” argued on CNBC that the very debate over wage hikes is already hurting job creation by discouraging small businesses from hiring. (video after break)
Sean Long
February 27th, 2014 6:04 AM

At AP, Fla. GOP Candidate's 1989 Accident Deserves National Coverage

Double standards in the establishment press's treatment of Republican and Democrat politicians is an unfortunate reality. Evidence that it's getting worse — to the point of begging the question, "At long last, have you no shame?" — can be seen in the disparate treatment of Florida's two major-party March 11 congressional special election candidates, Republican David Jolly and Democrat Alex Sink…
Tom Blumer
February 26th, 2014 11:57 PM

NewsBusted: Piers Morgan Leaves CNN, Jimmy Fallon Flacks for Obamas at

"Piers Morgan getting canceled is a sign that CNN is changing their programming away from news, and more towards infotainment," NewsBusted's Jodi Miller observed in the the February 25 episode. "So look for CNN’s upcoming talent search/reality program: America's Lowest Rated Anchor," she quipped. [watch the video embed below the page break; to SUBSCRIBE, visit the NewsBusted YouTube channel…
NB Staff
February 26th, 2014 11:34 PM

Joy Reid Praises Diversity on Unanimous MSNBC, Claims They Show a 'Ful

During the first day The Reid Report, a new weekday program aired on MSNBC, the African-American female host said during an interview with Marc Lamont Hill of HuffPostLive that “the people who watch our network” should see themselves reflected in “the full spectrum of humanity,” which she stated is “the job of all news organizations.” “More than a third of our audience is black,” said Joy…
Randy Hall
February 26th, 2014 10:45 PM

Ardent Peacenik Mike Malloy Dreams of Beating Up Dick Cheney

As a proud member of the Blame America First contingent, left-wing radio host Mike Malloy sure has its vernacular down pat. On his show last night, for example, he condemned "warmongering" American presidents and US arms makers for spreading death and destruction abroad. Oddly, however, Malloy also described how he believes former vice president Dick Cheney would have been treated in the…
Jack Coleman
February 26th, 2014 9:05 PM

Yahoo! News Promotes PBS Hit Piece on Catholic Church, Benedict XVI

An unsigned Tuesday article on Yahoo! News could have been mistaken as a press release for PBS's latest TV production attacking the Catholic Church. The unknown author hyped the Church's "horrible year" in 2012 "on many fronts, not just with mounting evidence of financial impropriety at the Vatican bank, but also with incidents of sexual abuse by clergy spreading to more than 20 countries and,…
Matthew Balan
February 26th, 2014 8:50 PM

Birth Control Mandate? Wolf Blitzer Doesn't Think Religious Liberty Is

CNN's Wolf Blitzer hounded Rep. Michele Bachmann over Arizona's religious freedom bill on Wednesday and "disagreed" that religious beliefs of business owners are being violated when they are forced to act against their consciences and serve all customers. "Americans are very tolerant people. And there is religious freedom in our country," Blitzer insisted. When Bachmann responded that "This…
Matt Hadro
February 26th, 2014 8:08 PM

WashPost Obsesses Over Pro-life Legislator's Remark, Buries Real Democ

Judging by the coverage, the Washington Post thinks a pro-life Republican state senator's sharply-worded rebuke of abortion-rights absolutists is twice as newsworthy as an ethically-challenged nominee to the Democratic governor's Cabinet. How else do you explain the 16 paragraphs which Post staffer Rachel Weiner devoted to Virginia State Sen. Stephen Martin (R) compared with a mere eight…
Ken Shepherd
February 26th, 2014 7:40 PM

Column: Give America a Raise by Flushing Out Low-Wage Illegal Immigran

Democrats believe they've hit on the perfect issue to distract from the horror of Obamacare in the 2014 elections: the minimum wage. Apparently, increasing the minimum wage was not important for American workers during the first five years of Obama's presidency -- least of all his first two years, when Democrats controlled Congress and could have passed anything. (And did!)
Ann Coulter
February 26th, 2014 7:02 PM

Unhinged Ed Schultz Rants: Arizona Bill Is a 'License to Discriminate

The frothing rage against Arizona's religious liberty legislation continued on Wednesday's Ed Show. Ed Schultz, who on Tuesday insisted that the bill would lead to crazed, gun-toting Arizonians going on shooting rampages, followed up by sneering that this was the "most discriminatory law that I think that we have seen a state body come forward with." (More discriminatory than state slave laws…
Scott Whitlock
February 26th, 2014 6:15 PM

MSNBC Guest Fantasizes About Oil Execs In Hell; Host Doesn’t Push Ba

Former liberal talk radio host Jim Hightower emerged from his present-day obscurity to spew venom at wealthy oil executives on national television Tuesday night. Hightower appeared on MSNBC’s All In with Chris Hayes to comment on the news that Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson has joined a lawsuit to block construction of a 160-foot water tower near his property in Texas. The tower would supply…
Paul Bremmer
February 26th, 2014 5:47 PM

Daily Beast Dreams of Abortion Clinics in Malls, High Schools

“Safe, legal and RARE everywhere” is the new and improved abortion mantra – or so suggests The Daily Beast’s latest “Women in the World” blog.  Daily Beast Contributor Gabby Bess recently explored “The Architecture of Abortion Clinics” by interviewing architect Lori Brown for “Women in the World.” To introduce Brown’s “new book” (published June 2013), Bess noted that, “abortion clinics are…
Katie Yoder
February 26th, 2014 4:01 PM