NBC, CBS Tout Divided GOP Convention; Pushed Dem ‘Dream-Ticket' in '08

Interviewing Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus on Wednesday, the hosts of both NBC’s Today and CBS This Morning pushed the idea that the 2016 Republican field was so divided that there would have to be a brokered convention to pick the party’s nominee. In 2008, instead of discussing a possible brokered convention, all three morning shows excitedly promoted the idea of unifying…
Kyle Drennen
December 16th, 2015 12:13 PM

Evening News Shows Ignore Radicalism, Crimes Surrounding UN COP21

In recent weeks, thousands of negotiators from 196 governments met in Paris “for a major conference on climate change” attempting to reach an agreement for every country to lower its greenhouse gas emissions: emissions climate alarmists say will cause catastrophic climate change. That conference, dubbed COP21, began on Nov. 30, and wrapped up with the announcement of a non-binding agreement on…
Erin Aitcheson and Julia A. Seymour
December 16th, 2015 11:08 AM

WashPost Reporter: GOP Debate Is ‘Old White Men Yelling At Each Other'

So much for neutral journalism. Ishaan Tharoor, Foreign affairs reporter for The Washington Post, went on a tirade on Twitter Tuesday evening, bashing the GOP debate in multiple tweets, but perhaps his worst statement was calling the undercard debate “a bunch of old white men yelling at each other.” Not exactly original coming from a liberal -- but neither is it something a reporter from one of…
Kristine Marsh
December 16th, 2015 9:51 AM

Morning Joe Loves Graham for Ripping Republicans on Muslim Rhetoric

When tagging items at NewsBusters, one of our Media Bias sub-categories is "Sudden Respect." The notion is that to win the affection of the MSM, all a Republican or conservative needs to do is turn against members or positions of his party. A great illustration of the phenomenon comes from today's Morning Joe. During last night's undercard debate, Lindsey Graham repeatedly ripped fellow…
Mark Finkelstein
December 16th, 2015 8:42 AM

Bozell & Graham Column: Hillary Says Benghazi Relatives Are Liars

Our news media are so overwhelmingly obsequious with the Democrats that Hillary Clinton can imply the relatives of the Americans killed in Benghazi are liars on national TV, and no one in the press blinks an eye or finds it newsworthy. ABC is about to host another one of those hide-and-seek Saturday night Democrat debates. There is something very ironic here: It was on this network where she…
Brent Bozell and Tim Graham
December 16th, 2015 6:29 AM

ABC Blasts ‘Bloody’ GOP Debate; Chides Christie on Bus Stop Remark

The early Wednesday morning edition of ABC’s Nightline provided the first look at the network reaction to Tuesday night’s Republican presidential debate and featured correspondent David Wright ripping it as a “bloody” affair with help from liberal comedians and scolding Chris Christie for remarks about Los Angeles mothers placing their children on school buses only to have classes canceled due to…
Curtis Houck
December 16th, 2015 3:16 AM

Van Jones: Rubio Was ‘Rattled’ in Debate; ‘He Lost His Cool’ When Hit

Giving viewers his initial thoughts concerning Tuesday’s 2016 GOP presidential debate on the 11:00 p.m. Eastern edition of AC360, CNN political commentator and former Obama administration adviser Van Jones opined that Marco Rubio seemed “rattled” for “the first time” and “lost his cool” as he faced “competition” from fellow Senators Ted Cruz and Rand Paul.
Curtis Houck
December 16th, 2015 12:40 AM

Begala Whines GOP’s ‘Dominant Emotion’ of ‘Fear’ Has Hurt Americans

Offering his initial thoughts on Tuesday’s GOP presidential debate on the 11:00 p.m. Eastern edition of CNN’s AC360, CNN political commentator and Hillary Clinton super PAC head Paul Begala complained that Republicans possess “dominant emotion” of “fear” that they’ve somehow used to instill fear in Americans following recent terror attacks in Paris and San Bernardino. 
Curtis Houck
December 16th, 2015 12:08 AM

Climate Pact Is Just Hot Air In Paris

If representatives of the nearly 200 nations gathered in Paris for the UN Conference on Climate Change had instead formed a coalition to fight a real threat -- Islamic terrorism -- they might have accomplished something useful. Instead, what they came up with is a document that even Secretary of State John Kerry, in a rare moment of candor, confessed is pointless. Here's Kerry: "...The fact is…
Cal Thomas
December 16th, 2015 12:06 AM

Is Trump Using Polling As ‘Surrogate’ for ‘Penis Size’? Reporter Asks

The British press has gone from topless models to penis jokes about presidential candidates. At least that junior high humor stays largely on Twitter, where the filters come off and journalists’ truly biased viewpoints come out.  
Kristine Marsh
December 15th, 2015 11:44 PM

Nation’s Zirin: Fiorina a ‘Bloodthirsty Barbarian'

Dave Zirin, sports editor for The Nation, had particularly harsh words for the GOP candidates on stage during CNN’s debate Tuesday night. Perhaps not surprising as he has a history of bashing conservatives and Christians,  like when he bashed Scott Walker earlier this year or his multiple attacks against openly-Christian Tim Tebow.  
Kristine Marsh
December 15th, 2015 11:30 PM

CNN to GOP: Doesn’t Bible Say You’re Hypocritical on Immigration?

During Tuesday’s debate, CNN featured a question suggesting that Republicans are biblical hypocrites when it comes to the issue of immigration. Co-moderator Wolf Blitzer played a video question from a woman named Carla Hernandez. She suggested, “I'm from the University of Texas at Austin and my question is directed to all the candidates. If the Bible clearly states that we need to embrace those…
Scott Whitlock
December 15th, 2015 11:15 PM

Vetting Obama's Witless Vetters at DHS

Gaping holes in the K1 fiance visa interview process. Reckless bans on scrutinizing visa applicants' social media posts. Ignored alarms over marriage fraud. New details keep seeping out about all the "red flags" Obama's immigration officials missed in the case of the San Bernardino jihadists. Color me unshocked.
Michelle Malkin
December 15th, 2015 11:05 PM

Noted ESPN Race-Mongerer Can’t Wait to Call Trump’s Supporters Racists

It took ESPN’s Bomani Jones about an hour and a half into Tuesday night’s CNN GOP debate (pretty strong for him actually) before he did what he does best, and let his race flag fly.
Bruce Bookter
December 15th, 2015 10:45 PM