WORST OF 2023: The Craziest Analysis Award

Today we present the WORST OF 2023: The Craziest Analysis Award. 

Geoffrey Dickens
December 25th, 2023 9:00 AM

How the Creator of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' Got the Gospel Past CBS

Watching A Charlie Brown Christmas has been a tradition for millions every Christmas since 1965. While many love the iconic Vince Guaraldi score, the humor and the animation, one part of the special has always stood out and made it unique: Linus’s recitation of the Gospel of Luke. 

NB Staff
December 25th, 2023 6:00 AM
Jonathan Capehart Dave Aronberg MSNBC The Sunday Show 12-24-23

On MSNBC: Jack Smith Motivated By Politics, But Doesn't Dare Admit It!

On Jonathan Capehart's MSNBC show, MSNBC regular Dave Aronberg, the state attorney for Palm Beach County, Florida, admits that special prosecutor Jack Smith wanted the Supreme Court to rule on Donald Trump's claim of presidential immunity prior to the election, but didn't dare say that in his brief to the Court because he "did not want to be perceived as being political. He didn't want to…

Mark Finkelstein
December 25th, 2023 5:42 AM

Algore Blames Populism On Climate Change

CNN’s Christmas Eve edition of State of the Union with Jake Tapper earned itself a huge lump of coal by devoting its entire hour to climate propaganda. In other words, religious counterprogramming. It is here that former Vice President Al Gore came on and blamed populist movements around the world on, you guessed it…climate change.

Jorge Bonilla
December 24th, 2023 11:50 PM

AP Wonders 'Can Journalism Save Democracy?' (and Defeat Trump)

Most of the anti-Trump media have endorsed the argument of leftist New York University professor Jay Rosen that "horse race" coverage of the 2024 election is trivial and should be shelved in favor of full-blown panic about the stakes of a second term for President Trump. In other words, the media must engage in incessant fear-mongering about democracy dying in darkness if Republicans win.

Tim Graham
December 24th, 2023 8:32 AM

PBS Turns to Obama Lawyer to Hail Colorado Removing Trump from Ballot

Neal Katyal, former Obama administration acting U.S. Solicitor General and now frequent pro-Democratic MSNBC guest, was the partisan choice of Wednesday evening’s PBS NewsHour as its sole expert opinion-giver on the controversial ruling by the Democratic-majority of the Colorado Supreme Court to remove Donald Trump from the presidential ballot in 2024, under the U.S.…

Clay Waters
December 24th, 2023 6:13 AM

Joe Scarborough Stands Up for Fascism

Joe Scarborough could not contain his disgust over Hunter Biden's indictment on gun charges, calling Republicans stupid and "fascist." But now Scarborough is fully behind the Colorado Supreme Court removing Donald Trump's name from the ballot. Who's the fascist? 

Jeffrey Lord
December 23rd, 2023 5:35 PM

Politico Nudges Chief Justice Roberts to Anti-Trump 'Middle Ground'

Politico disingenuously suggest that Chief Justice Roberts steer the Supreme Court towards a split decision on two cases it will decide upon concerning Donald Trump.

P.J. Gladnick
December 23rd, 2023 3:02 PM

‘Saturday Night Live’ Won’t Touch Hunter Biden (And We All Know Why)

The First Son’s adult life could fuel a thousand sketches. Drugs. Prostitution. Tax evasion. Cocaine suddenly appeared in the White House. Dodging child support payments. The “Laptop from Hell.” Texting the n-word. His art career. Now, quick, name a classic “Saturday Night Live” sketch that featured Hunter Biden as the main attraction. You can’t because it’s never happened.

Christian Toto
December 23rd, 2023 1:30 PM

NBC Gives Biden Spox a Stocking Full of Softballs for Christmas

Two days before Christmas, NBC’s Today decided that it was the perfect time to host Joe Biden’s press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, for some holiday softballs so she could do a little damage control on behalf of her boss.

Rich Noyes
December 23rd, 2023 11:55 AM

FLASHBACK: How the Media Covered the Demise of the U.S.S.R.

It was 32 years ago — on Christmas Day, December 25, 1991 — that the world rejoiced at the final dissolution of the Soviet Union. But some in the media refused to blame the communist system for its failures, even as they treated Gorbachev, the last communist, better than his Western counterparts and his anti-communist successors.

Rich Noyes
December 23rd, 2023 8:45 AM

PBS Touts Media 'Obligation' to Trash Trump in the Name of 'Democracy'

It was a triple-liberal-team up against Donald Trump on Tuesday’s edition of the taxpayer-supported PBS NewsHour with an interview segment headlined online, “How media organizations are facing the task of covering Trump’s anti-democratic rhetoric.” (Ironically, the segment on the dangers Trump posed to democracy was introduced with news that Trump had been removed from the ballot in…

Clay Waters
December 23rd, 2023 6:08 AM

Meta Boasts ‘Fundamental Shift’ to Integrate AI in Every Part of Life

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta boasted about a “fundamental shift” of integrating artificial intelligence (AI) in every part of your life.

Catherine Salgado
December 22nd, 2023 7:12 PM

NewsBusters Podcast: Ana & Alyssa Don't Bring 'A Game' to 'The View'

As 2023 winds down, it's time to review the best (or the worst) of "The View." Nick Fondacaro discusses how Ana Navarro and Alyssa Farah Griffin are alleged to represent a Republican viewpoint, but most of the time, they are just as liberal as the others, and demand the Republicans surrender on social issues like abortion.

Tim Graham
December 22nd, 2023 6:36 PM