CBS Promotes Anti-Catholic Broadway Play; Falsely Places John the Bapt

On Thursday, Mollie Hemingway of the GetReligion blog pointed out CBS's "major mistake" on the March 31, 2013 edition of Sunday Morning. On the Easter Sunday broadcast, Martha Teichner confused two biblical figures with the same name when she stated that "only one of the Gospels places Mary at the crucifixion, alongside the so-called 'beloved disciple' – possibly John the Baptist." Actually,…
Matthew Balan
April 4th, 2013 5:34 PM

Ann Coulter Column: Don't Knox This 'Serious Network

Just days after the Turner Broadcasting System CEO claimed that CNN "is a serious news network," it aired a childish report on "Anderson Cooper 360" about convicted murderer Amanda Knox, which appears to have been written by Amanda's parents. Next up: "The Charles Manson story, reported by Squeaky Fromme." Amanda, you may recall, was charged, along with her Italian boyfriend and another of…
Ann Coulter
April 4th, 2013 5:21 PM

Politico Has a Fever Over Possible Hillary Clinton 2016 Presidential R

As of about 4:30 p.m., a search at the Politico on "Hillary Clinton" (in quotes) returned about 20 results -- for April alone. While a few of the results are teases for longer items, that's out-of-control coverage of someone who officially left government weeks ago. The reasons for the obsession, of course, are to try to convince Mrs. Clinton to run for president in 2016 and to clear the…
Tom Blumer
April 4th, 2013 5:18 PM

Matthews Trashes Republicans With New Conspiracy Theory Poll, Ignores

When I saw the recently released PPP poll concerning America's belief in "conspiracy theories," I knew someone in the media would cherry-pick it to trash conservatives. Living down to my lowest expectations was MSNBC's Chris Matthews who on Wednesday's Hardball chose to use the poll to attack Republicans as well as "the peanut gallery for Glenn Beck and company" without ever mentioning any…
Noel Sheppard
April 4th, 2013 4:53 PM

No Laughing Matter: Colbert's Boosting Sister's Campaign Is an In-kind

It appears as though Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert has no shame when it comes to using his nightly comedy show The Colbert Report to push his sister Elizabeth Colbert Busch’s bid to be the next congressman representing South Carolina's First Congressional District.  Colbert's shtick, of course, is to lambaste conservative by hosting his program as an absurd caricature of Bill O'Reilly…
Jeffrey Meyer
April 4th, 2013 4:49 PM

Networks Warn of ‘Restrictive’ Abortion Laws, Ignore Pro-Abort Hor

Abortion is about choice – the choice network journalists make not to tell viewers of the nightmarish side of the abortion industry. TV journalists decided legislation recently adopted in Arkansas and North Dakota must be referred to as the country’s “most restrictive abortion laws,” and ABC, CBS and NBC complied. Anchors and reporters repeatedly used pro-abortion language to describe a “tidal…
Matt Philbin
April 4th, 2013 4:27 PM

Gov't Loan Recipient Fisker Auto Accelerates Toward Bankruptcy; Media

Ryan Robertson
April 4th, 2013 4:25 PM

Piers Morgan Hits Michael Reagan for Reinforcing 'Bigotry That Pervade

CNN's Piers Morgan put Michael Reagan through the wringer on Wednesday over a small portion of his op-ed on churches and same-sex marriage. Morgan barely discussed the overall point of the article, focusing instead on "very controversial comments" near the end of the op-ed. Within his call for churches to openly oppose same-sex marriage, Reagan had noted a "slippery slope" that would occur…
Matt Hadro
April 4th, 2013 3:57 PM

Stephen Colbert Trashes MSNBC's Morning Joe: 'Sometimes People Confuse

In the midst of a segment pushing his sister's candidacy for an open House seat in South Carolina, Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert took some shots at MSNBC's Morning Joe. "Joe’s show is just about confusion in that sometimes people confuse it with news” (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
April 4th, 2013 3:36 PM

HuffPo: 'Christian' Label Holds Baggage for Star

Labels might be useful for can of soup, according to The Huffington Post, but they aren’t practical when it comes to being Christian.  At issue was 26-year-old Marcus Mumford, the lead singer of the popular British band “Mumford & Sons,” who refused to identify himself as “Christian” during an interview with Rolling Stone reporter Brian Hiatt. Mumford’s denial came as a surprise in…
Katie Yoder
April 4th, 2013 3:18 PM

On Pacifica, Leftist Claims Victory in AP Stylebook Change, Hope for V

On the taxpayer-funded radical Pacifica Radio network, the talk program "Democracy Now" celebrated the AP's scrapping the term "illegal immigrant" in news stories. Anchor Juan Gonzalez explained "The move was welcomed by immigrant advocates who argue the term is a dehumanizing slur." Pacifica's guest was Indian-American activist Rinku Sen of Colorlines.com, who said they've been "calling for…
Tim Graham
April 4th, 2013 3:09 PM

Slate Features Duck Genitals Scientist Defending Her Study

Most Americans would agree that a federal study -- burning through hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars by the way -- on duck penises is not exactly a high priority when we need to get our fiscal house in order. But Patricia Brennan would disagree with you, and she took to the liberal online journal Slate to do so last Tuesday. Wait, did I mention that Brennan has a vested interest in…
Matt Vespa
April 4th, 2013 2:12 PM

The New York Times Finds Another Republican for Gay Marriage...Ronald

There's another Republican backing gay marriage, and it's...Ronald Reagan? (Headline hat tip to New York magazine.) The New York Times was the first news outlet to find newsworthy remarks made by Patti Davis, the liberal activist daughter of the late president, who said her father would have surely approved of gay marriage: "Daughter Speculates on Reagan's Gay-Rights Views." Somehow this…
Clay Waters
April 4th, 2013 1:39 PM

Chris Matthews Asks Do ‘Women Really Worry About’ Domestic Violenc

MSNBC’s Chris Matthews is not known for his eloquent choice of words.  Wednesday, April 3 proved to be no different than any other day as the liberal Hardball host as he asked, during a discussion on Hillary Clinton’s political future, if domestic violence is “something women really worry about." The facepalm moment occurred during segment with NBC News’ Andrea Mitchell and Howard Feinman of…
Jeffrey Meyer
April 4th, 2013 1:03 PM