NBC’s Today Ignores State Department E-mail Denying Increased Securi

Given the recent death of Ambassador Chris Stevens in Libya, one would expect the three news networks to investigate the grotesque failures by the federal government to protect our embassies overseas.  Unlike NBC’s Today, ABC and CBS’s Friday morning shows both covered recent State Department emails showing they denied a request by officials in Libya for increased security in May leading up…
Jeffrey Meyer
October 5th, 2012 12:16 PM

CNN's Soledad O'Brien Twice Implies Romney Is 'Lying

CNN's Soledad O'Brien twice implied Mitt Romney is lying, on Friday's Starting Point. She pointed to the candidate's admission to being wrong about his 47 percent comments after previously standing by them as a "flip-flop," and something "which some could define as lying." Meanwhile, on Wednesday she barely touched a 2007 video of then-Senator Obama pandering to a largely black audience and…
Matt Hadro
October 5th, 2012 11:48 AM

Ed Schultz on 'Today': Obama Thrown Off by 'So Many Lies' From 'Corpor

Appearing on Friday's NBC Today, left-wing MSNBC host Ed Schultz desperately tried to explain away President Obama's bad debate performance: "I think that there were so many lies coming across that stage, and so many inaccuracies, it was hard for the President to comprehend it and decide which one he wanted to attack first." [Listen to the audio or watch the video after the jump] Co-host…
Kyle Drennen
October 5th, 2012 11:18 AM

Media Mash: CNN Helps Cover Up Obama's Race Speech, MSNBC Plays the Ra

MRC President and NewsBusters publisher Brent Bozell appeared on the October 4 edition of Hannity and exposed the hollowness of the media's argument against covering inflammatory quotes Barack Obama made in a 2007 speech on race, clips aired for the first time earlier this week on Hannity. [Watch the full video after the jump.] Host Sean Hannity set up the newest "Media Mash" segment: "I…
NB Staff
October 5th, 2012 10:58 AM

Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Refuses Donations From Porn Site

Susan G. Komen For The Cure, the nation's leading breast cancer foundation, announced Thursday it is refusing to accept donations from a pornographic website. Pornhub.com issued the following press release Wednesday (via The Cut, edited for content):
Noel Sheppard
October 5th, 2012 10:04 AM

Santelli Smells A Rat: 'I Told You They'd Get It Under 8%—They Did

Rick Santelli, the man who helped launch the Tea Party with his impassioned comments from the trading floor in 2009, sees the hand of politics at work in today's announcement that the unemployment rate has dipped below 8%. Speaking on CNBC's Squawk Box this morning just minutes after the number was announced, Santelli said: "I told you they'd get it under 8%--they did!"  View the video after…
Mark Finkelstein
October 5th, 2012 8:57 AM

Total Employment Rises 873,000 To Highest Level Since December

The unemployment rate decreased to 7.8 percent in September, a number certain to impact the presidential race. Pundits have been saying for months this number had to drop below 8 percent for it not to be a hindrance to President Obama's reelection chances.
Noel Sheppard
October 5th, 2012 8:45 AM

Laugh Track! MSNBC Boss Says We're Not Going to 'Lay Down' for an 'Eas

MSNBC folks never stop doing the unintentional comedy routine of saying their network is so much fairer and more balanced than Fox News. In an interview with Marisa Guthrie at The Hollywood Reporter, MSNBC president Phil Griffin started up the laugh track by proclaiming that while every Republican in trouble apparently goes crying to Fox, "We are not going to lay down, do an easy interview, and…
Tim Graham
October 5th, 2012 8:41 AM

Roger Federer Receives Death Threat

Roger Federer, the world's number one tennis player, received a death threat in China Thursday. As a result, the Shanghai Masters organizers have tightened security around him.
Noel Sheppard
October 5th, 2012 8:18 AM

Open Thread Friday

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NB Staff
October 5th, 2012 7:49 AM

Late Show Runs Cymbalta Depression Ad Parody of Obama

David Letterman is a Barack Obama sycophant (he once fawned over Obama’s “great courage and great intelligence”), but even he couldn’t deny Obama’s poor debate performance. Thursday’s Late Show featured a clever parody of Lilly’s ad for their anti-depression drug, Cymbalta, a spoof with scenes of Obama during Wednesday’s presidential debate dropped into the real TV ad.
Brent Baker
October 5th, 2012 2:03 AM

The Washington Post Co. Sinks Ever Deeper Into Reliance on Government

James Taranto at The Wall Street Journal smelled a conflict-of-interest problem when "The Washington Post Co. said Monday that it has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Celtic Healthcare, a provider of skilled home health-care and hospice services in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions.” The Post has offset losses in its core journalism businesses with profits from its Kaplan…
Tim Graham
October 4th, 2012 10:46 PM

Maddow Asks Plouffe If Debate Strategy Was For Obama to Be a Wimp

Give the woman credit, this would explain it. After last night's debate in Denver, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow asked Obama adviser David Plouffe to be "candid" in explaining the president's lackluster performance (video after page break)
Jack Coleman
October 4th, 2012 7:16 PM

Busted: Hillary Clinton Caught Checking Out Christina Aguilera

One of the classic Hollywood pictures of all time is actress Sophia Loren staring at Jayne Mansfield's breasts at Romanoff's restaurant in 1957. On Wednesday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton shared a similar moment with pop diva Christina Aguilera at Wednesday's George McGovern Leadership Award Ceremony in Washington D.C. This was Clinton and Aguilera Wednesday (photo courtesy Getty):
Noel Sheppard
October 4th, 2012 7:01 PM