Beyond Spin? Networks Unload on ObamaCare: An 'Embarrassing,' 'Botched

 At least for Thursday, the network morning shows admitted that ObamaCare is an "embarrassing," "botched" failure that has landed with a "resounding thud." ABC, NBC and CBS offered blunt, stark descriptions of the health care law's low enrollment rates and the disastrous implementation. Good Morning America reporter Jim Avila explained, "The President's signature achievement, health care for…
Scott Whitlock
November 14th, 2013 12:11 PM

'Revolution': Faith in God Turns People into Monsters

Lauren Thompson
November 14th, 2013 12:07 PM

Oliver Stone: White Republicans Behave Like This Is South Africa and T

Filmmaker Oliver Stone made some truly offensive comments on PBS’s Tavis Smiley show Wednesday. “I don't know why these Republican white people...They're strange to me," he said. "It’s almost as if we’re an apartheid state and they’re still fighting for the rights of whites in South Africa” (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
November 14th, 2013 11:57 AM

Manchin Mocks Obama's Failure To Communicate: 'I'm Sure He's Very Busy

A President can deal with being disliked, even despised, by his opponents.  But when he becomes a laughingstock among his own supposed supporters . . . On today's Morning Joe, Dem Sen. Joe Manchin openly mocked President Obama's failure to communicate with Congress.  Asked by Joe Scarborough whether the President is disconnected from the Senate and House, Manchin sardonically said "everybody…
Mark Finkelstein
November 14th, 2013 11:36 AM

'Idiot' Blogger Finally Apologizes for False Report He Posted During

One of the biggest concerns journalists have had since the explosion of blogs on the Internet is that people with no training in reporting will post “news” without verifying information obtained from a single person or uncertain sources. An example of what can go wrong when such a procedure isn't followed was a blog posted on March 29, 2012, by Logan Smith claiming that South Carolina…
Randy Hall
November 14th, 2013 11:01 AM

NPR Rails Against NFL Football: So Evil 'It Can Damage Your Soul As We

If NFL owners and players wanted to dismiss the racially charged hazing of Miami Dolphins offensive lineman Jonathan Martin as Fun With Rookies, they better be prepared for the media nerds who want to destroy the popularity of football so it sinks to the cultural level of boxing. On Wednesday’s Morning Edition, NPR set loose its sports commentator Frank Deford to tell parents not to let their…
Tim Graham
November 14th, 2013 7:19 AM

Politico Headlines Reflect Depth Of Obamacare Disaster For Dems

At NewsBusters, we often document Politico's liberal tilt. For example, a couple of years ago I wrote an item highlighting the fact that all six stories in that day's Politico's "Daily Digest" were Dem-friendly. So it is a mark of just how deep the Obamacare disaster is for Dems that four of the five items in today's "Daily Digest" focus on Obamacare's catastrophic debut and its political…
Mark Finkelstein
November 14th, 2013 6:47 AM

Liberal Radio: Chris Christie Compared to Crack-Smoking Mayor of Toron

Comedian and CNN contributor Dean Obeidallah showed up on the Stephanie Miller radio show on Tuesday. The topic was Chris Christie and Obeidallah's article for The Daily Beast, headlined "Don't Believe the Chris Christie Hype; Look at His Economic Record." Miller called Christie a "big bully," but Obeidallah dug low in the mud pit, insulting him as "the Rob Ford of the south," after the obese…
Tim Graham
November 13th, 2013 10:13 PM

CNN’s Tapper Highlights Happy ObamaCare Enrollee, No Mention of Obam

On CNN’s The Lead with Jake Tapper today, Tapper reported on a woman who’s very happy with the way ObamaCare is working: TAPPER: That's not a yes. Park is still working on fixes, but Tony Trenkle, the chief information officer for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, which is running the site, resigned. The Web site does have some satisfied customers out there, such as Flora Brewer of Fort…
Mike Bates
November 13th, 2013 9:06 PM

D'oh! Ed Schultz Condemns Obamacare Without Even Realizing It

This from a man whose favorite pastime is to rail against the stupidity of others. His second favorite pastime is projection. Hardly a waking hour has passed for Ed Schultz in the last six weeks that he has not ranted about conservatives for pointing out a train wreck when they see one, most recently in the form of Obamacare, the so-called Affordable Care Act which is more costly than…
Jack Coleman
November 13th, 2013 7:03 PM

ABC, CBS Notice Obama's 'Lowest Ever' Approval Rating; NBC Out to Lunc

On Tuesday, ABC's World News and CBS Evening News both reported the latest poll numbers from the "respected" Quinnipiac University, as CBS's Scott Pelley labeled the institution, regarding President Obama's "lowest ever" approval rating, along with Americans' dim view of the politician's honesty. ABC's Diane Sawyer noted that "for the first time in his presidency, a majority of American voters…
Matthew Balan
November 13th, 2013 6:48 PM

MSNBC.com Takes Offense for Obama: Is Clinton 'Underminer-in-Chief', W

"[Former president] Clinton did President Obama no favors this week when he endorsed a growing push on Capitol Hill to modify the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in order to allow people to keep their existing individual health insurance policies if they want to," MSNBC.com's Zachary Roth lamented in his November 13 story, "What's Bill Clinton up to on Obamacare?" The teaser on the MSNBC.com main…
Ken Shepherd
November 13th, 2013 6:47 PM

Doris Kearns Goodwin Denies That Media's Been Soft on Obama

On Tuesday's The Lead, liberal historian Doris Kearns Goodwin dismissed the notion that the media is in President Obama's "pocket." "I don't think the country would feel that his way of dealing with the country has been eased by the press," she lamented of Obama and the media. "I think the press is much more complicated today. I think ever since Watergate there's a more antagonistic view…
Matt Hadro
November 13th, 2013 6:33 PM

MSNBC Reports Newly Released ObamaCare Enrollment Numbers Are Good

As NewsBusters reported Wednesday, MSNBC is one of the least-trusted news organizations in America concerning information regarding ObamaCare. Martin Bashir perfectly demonstrated why this is Wednesday when moments after the disastrous October enrollment numbers were revealed by the White House, he actually spun them positively saying, "[T]he Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is, in…
Noel Sheppard
November 13th, 2013 6:18 PM