Psst! Housing Market News Was Really Bad Wednesday; To AP, That Means

Gosh, what's a bigger story -- that to the extent it was ever happening at all the housing recovery "seems to have been aborted," or that according to the government there was very little inflation in October?
Tom Blumer
 

Olbermann Slams Jay Rockefeller, Ailes and ‘Buffoon’ Pamela Geller

 On Wednesday’s Countdown show, Keith Olbermann featured a "Worst Person" segment for the first time since indefinitely suspending it over two weeks ago as the MSNBC host decided to go after Pamela Geller, whom he called a "buffoon"; Democratic Senator Jay Rockefeller, who committed the sin of lumping MSNBC in with FNC while criticizing cable news; and frequent target FNC’s Roger Ailes. In…
Brad Wilmouth
 

Schultz Alleges Voter Fraud on 'Dancing With the Stars,' Lib Guest Say

MSNBC's Ed Schultz on Wednesday hysterically alleged Bristol Palin's successful movement into the finals of "Dancing With the Stars" was a product of voter fraud. Maybe even worse, liberal radio host Stephanie Miller thrice told the "Ed Show" host Bristol "sucks":
Noel Sheppard
 

'Fish Story': NBC's 'Today' Disregards Motives in Seafood Industry Att

Jeff Rossen ignores economic and political interests and omits contradictory data in segment warning against dangers of imported seafood.
Jeff Poor
 

Times Makes Sure Some Conservative Donors Give Till It Hurts

All the news fit to print leaves out man who loaned paper $250 million.
Dan Gainor
 

Sharpton To Schultz: FCC Should Threaten Radio Stations Carrying Rush

If the left can't get Rush by reviving the Fairness Doctrine, maybe the race card will work . . . Al Sharpton has called for the FCC to go after the stations that carry Rush Limbaugh, unsubtly implying that their licenses should be in jeopardy.  Sharpton made his speech-chilling suggestion to Ed Schultz on the latter's MSNBC show this evening. The background is the back-and-forth…
Mark Finkelstein
 

CNN Promotes Homosexual 'E-Marriages' to Circumvent States

On Tuesday's Newsroom, CNN's Ali Velshi continued his network's promotion of homosexual "marriage" with an interview of two men who conducted what they called an "e-marriage." The two used Skype to have an officiant in Washington, DC, where same-sex "marriage" is legal, remotely perform their ceremony, which took place in Texas. Velshi introduced the "fascinating story" of Mark and Dante…
Matthew Balan
 

'Small-Government Conservative' Scarborough Favors Federal Interventio

The co-hosts of MSNBC's "Morning Joe" pleaded with the Secretary of Transportation Tuesday for federally mandated devices in cars that would scramble cell phone reception, as well as for raising the driving age nationwide to 18. Calling himself a "small-government conservative," Scarborough said that he nevertheless supports a device in cars that would scramble cell phone reception while the…

Matt Hadro
 

Bloomberg-Scarborough In 2012? Joe Says 'No

In a piece for the Huffington Post Tuesday morning, Howard Fineman explored the possibility of an independent presidential ticket in 2012, with New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg running for President and MSNBC anchor Joe Scarborough as his running-mate. Scarborough shot down the rumors quickly on his MSNBC morning show with one word – "no."  
Matt Hadro
 

Activist and MSNBC Anchor Contessa Brewer Lectures Mormons, Hopes for

Gay rights activist and MSNBC anchor Contessa Brewer continued to insert her politics into news reports on Wednesday. The News Live host discussed changes in how the Mormons view homosexuality and lectured, "And we hope to see more progress from the Church of Latter-Day Saints in the future." The Mormon Church has announced it will no longer require those who have homosexual attractions to…
Scott Whitlock
 

Newsweek Uses Same Excuse for Obama as Carter: Presidency Too Big for

In the November 22 issue of Newsweek magazine, Daniel Stone defended the Obama administration by blaming the institution of the presidency for failures rather than the chief executive himself: "The issue is not Obama, it’s the office....Can any single person fully meet the demands of the 21st-century presidency?" The same argument was used to excuse an overwhelmed Jimmy Carter 30 years earlier…
Kyle Drennen
 

Joy Behar Lectures Pastor About Homosexuality on 'The View', Insists B

ABC's "The View" hosted pastor Joel Osteen Tuesday, author of the book The Christmas Spirit – but the conversation took a controversial turn and went from Christmas to homosexuality. Co-host Joy Behar belittled Osteen about his conservative Christian beliefs on the matter. ABC's Barbara Walters first popped the question in the middle of the interview, flagging it was a "controversial" topic…
Matt Hadro
 

NBC's Mitchell Berates Republican: Are You Just 'Too Busy' to Meet Wit

NBC's Andrea Mitchell, hosting her self-titled MSNBC show on Wednesday, got into a bit of a tiff with Republican Senator John Barrasso over, of all things, a scheduling conflict. Mitchell opened her broadcast of Andrea Mitchell Reports asking why the Republicans delayed a meeting with the President as she whined: "How about that for setting a new tone of bipartisanship in Washington?" Then the…
Geoffrey Dickens
 

Veteran Reporter Bill McGowan Blasts NYT's 'Propagandizing

Correction: This post initially claimed that McGowan was a former reporter for the New York Times. In fact, McGowan was never actually employed by the paper, though he did do some freelance work for it. NewsBusters regrets the error. The New York Times is fascinating in how closely it mirrors American liberalism - both in its politics and in its intellectual evolution. Like the American left…
Lachlan Markay