NBC Gushes Over 'Dreamy' 'Heartthrob' Canadian Prime Minister

In a segment sounding more like Access Hollywood than the evening news, NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt hyped that "heads [were] turning" and "the White House abuzz" with the visit of Canada's new Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau. Reporter Ron Allen continued the gushing, calling the young liberal PM "Canada's Obama" at "just 44 with a young family," and even describing the politician as "…
Kristine Marsh
March 10th, 2016 8:13 PM

CNN Tags Killer of American in Israel as Palestinian in 20th Paragraph

Those not well-versed on events in the Middle East and how the international press routinely distorts its coverage there might think from the following headline at CNN.com yesterday — "American fatally stabbed in Israel terror attack that wounds 10 others" — that the state of Israel carried out the brutal attack which killed Vanderbilt Universtity student and U.S. Army veteran Taylor Force. Of…

Tom Blumer
March 10th, 2016 8:08 PM

NewsBusted: Hey, It Worked for Iran, Didn't It?!

"President Obama will travel to Cuba soon: Foreign policy experts say the visit is an important step toward Cuba’s getting the bomb." – NewsBusted's Jodi Miller.
NB Staff
March 10th, 2016 6:10 PM

'Fact Checkers' Side with Hillary: Sanders 'Stood' with Minutemen

Multiple political “fact checkers” have weighed in on Wednesday night’s Democratic debate, especially when Hillary Clinton claimed Bernie Sanders “stood with the Minutemen vigilantes in their ridiculous, absurd efforts to quote, ‘hunt down immigrants.’” What is Mrs. Clinton quoting? Did the Minutemen ever shoot an illegal alien dead? “Hunt down immigrants” surely evokes the notion or murder. AP’…
Tim Graham
March 10th, 2016 6:05 PM

The 2016 Finalists: Donald Trump and Ted Cruz

Donald Trump's lead in the Republican race is real, but far from secure. At the moment, the billionaire has 458 delegates and Ted Cruz has 359. That's a 99 delegate lead with more than 1,400 delegates still to be selected. Cruz has plenty of room to come from behind if he's able to defeat Trump in a head-to-head match-up.
Scott Rasmussen
March 10th, 2016 5:36 PM

CNN's Van Jones Raves Over ‘Dazzling’ Hillary’s Debate Performance

CNN’s dedicated Hillary Clinton fan, Van Jones, on Wednesday praised the Democrat’s performance at the debate as “dazzling” and a “tour de force.” During post-debate coverage, he cheered, “ Hillary Clinton just, at times, displaying just a dazzling mastery of policy nuance.” 
Scott Whitlock
March 10th, 2016 4:48 PM

English Author Laments Publishing Industry Not Diverse Enough

Well here we go again.  Right on the heels of the diversity controversy that plagued the Oscars, it looks like the next target is the publishing industry. Award-winning English author Bali Rai, who is of Indian background, believes that just as Hollywood and the Academy Awards are gatekeepers for representing only select ideas and talent on the silver screen, the publishing industry is guilty of…
Melissa Mullins
March 10th, 2016 4:42 PM

Scarborough Decries GOP 'Clown Show,' While Driving Trump Clown Car

After helping drive the Donald Trump clown car for nine months, Joe Scarborough was furious that the GOP primary ended up in the ditch Thursday morning. “They perform so poorly on-- This year on a fifth-grade level and constantly send one clown after another clown after another clown up on the national stage and tarnishes the Republican brand in the way that they have for years now.”  Meanwhile,…
Nicholas Fondacaro
March 10th, 2016 3:24 PM

NBC, ABC Skip Hillary's Benghazi Lies; Bernie's Suit 'Biggest Debate'

On Thursday, while covering the latest Democratic debate, NBC’s Today and ABC’s Good Morning America avoided any mention of Hillary Clinton being grilled by Univision anchor Jorge Ramos about accusations that she lied to the families of the Benghazi victims. Instead, both morning shows focused on the “biggest debate” of the night being over the color of Bernie Sanders’ suit.
Kyle Drennen
March 10th, 2016 2:59 PM

HuffPo Editor: Tampons are a 'Human Right'

If The Huffington Post had written the Declaration of Independence, all people would have the right to life, liberty, and a free supply of tampons. “Free Tampons should be a human right,” according to Emily Peck, the executive business editor for The Huffington Post. That was what she claimed on March 8, 2016, while promoting the “Free the Tampons” organization started by tampon advocate Nancy…
Aly Nielsen
March 10th, 2016 2:20 PM

CBS This Morning Reports on Persecuted Christians in Communist China

It’s not every day that you see a topic like Christian persecution covered by the network news. But CBS This Morning deserves credit for being the only network to actually do a thorough report on the troubling topic, Thursday. Foreign correspondent Seth Doane noted the horrific state of China’s “religious freedom,” from thousands of burned crosses to demolished churches and Christians arrested,…
Kristine Marsh
March 10th, 2016 1:52 PM

David Gregory: 'Fair' for Hillary to Not Answer Indictment Question

Former NBC host David Gregory ran to Hillary Clinton's defense on Thursday's New Day over her refusal to answer Jorge Ramos's question about a possible indictment related to her e-mail scandal. When CNN's Chris Cuomo wondered if it was a fair question, Gregory replied, "I think it was a little too heavy. I think there's no reason to suspect that she's even a target in a criminal probe....I…
Matthew Balan
March 10th, 2016 1:08 PM

CNN Guest Slams Sanders: ‘Old Hippie From the '60s' 'Hasn't Woken Up'

ABC and NBC’s morning shows Thursday completely ignored Bernie Sanders being confronted about his radical viewpoints during Wednesday night’s Democratic Debate hosted by Univision. In 1985, he praised Cuba’s communist regime and justified those remarks during the debate. Only CBS This Morning played the clip with Sanders’ response and this mild criticism ("A view many Cuban exiles here don't…
Kristine Marsh
March 10th, 2016 12:52 PM

ABC, CBS Adore Canada’s ‘Hunky,’ ‘Handsome,’ Liberal Prime Minister

ABC and CBS have found another young, liberal politician to fawn over. This time it’s not Barack Obama, but the “hunky,” left-wing leader of Canada. Good Morning America’s Michael Strahan on Thursday gushed, “ Canada's young and handsome new Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has arrived with his wife Sophie and three kids for tonight's state dinner at the White House.” 
Scott Whitlock
March 10th, 2016 11:33 AM