CBS's Bob Schieffer Prejudges NSA Wiretapping as "Illegal

On the Thursday January 12 CBS Evening News, anchor Bob Schieffer let slip to the audience that he already considers the Bush administration's controversial NSA wiretapping program to be "illegal," even though this issue is in dispute.Correspondent Mika Brzezinski filed an unrelated story about phone record availability, which conveyed that anyone can purchase another person's cell phone records…
Brad Wilmouth
 

Kudos to AP For Balanced Report on Abramoff and Congressional Corrupti

As has been widely reported by NewsBusters, the media have been actively misrepresenting the burgeoning Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal as being exclusively a Republican problem. Today, Jim Abrams of the Associated Press logged a report dealing with House minority leader Nancy Pelosi’s (D-California) assertions Thursday that Republicans have created "one of the most closed, corrupt congresses in…
Noel Sheppard
 

AP: Negative on Bush Gulf Coast Visit "After Three-Month Absence

Robin Boyd
 

"60 Minutes" Producer Denies Liberal Bias With "Slant In The Eye of th

Tim Graham
 

Eric Alterman Spews: Conservative Christians Don't Have "Much Use" For

Scott Whitlock
 

The 'Washington' Football Tongue Twister

Greg Sheffield
 

Lou Dobbs Plays Paul Revere over Chinese Cars

CNNs always-alarmist anchor warns of another Yugo coming by sea.
Ken Shepherd
 

CNN Awards $100,000 To National Gay and Lesbian Journalists Associatio

Tim Graham
 

Blaming Bush for the West Virginia Mine Disaster

Clay Waters
 

Spying on Americans, OK if Dems Do It

Matthew Sheffield
 

Craig Crawford Mocks Mrs. Alito: Too Far Even for Imus

You can watch Imus in the Morning for a couple of years before this will happen, Don Imus thinks a guest goes too far with a joke. Normally, the I-Man enjoys finding humor in the agony of public figures. On today’s program Craig Crawford tried to play along and tested his new Samuel Alito material at 6:44.Craig Crawford: "I actually think, you know, the wife leaving the room crying, that made…
Brian Boyd
 

'Nightline' Promotes Abortion's 'Virtues' to Undermine Alito Confirma

Noel Sheppard
 

WashPost Contrast: Celebrating Kate Michelman, Scorning Rick Santorum

Tim Graham
 

Katie's Concern: Did Dems Go Too Far

Mark Finkelstein