CBS’s Charlie Rose Desperately Tries to Lecture Rubio on Benghazi

Following Wednesday night’s CNBC Republican presidential debate, on Thursday’s CBS This Morning, co-host Charlie Rose repeatedly tried to lecture Senator Marco Rubio over Hillary Clinton’s role in the 2012 Benghazi attack. After Rubio stated that he had not engaged in personal attacks throughout this campaign, Rose immediately rushed to defend Clinton and proclaimed that on the issue of Benghazi…
Jeffrey Meyer
October 29th, 2015 9:29 AM

Scarborough Calls Harwood 'Embarrassing,' Says 'I'll Get in Trouble'

Tuning into Morning Joe today, the question on this NewsBusters' mind was whether—given that MNSBC and CNBC are corporate cousins—Joe Scarborough would have the guts to go after John Harwood. He did.  In at least three segments this morning, Scarborough criticized Harwood for what he called his "embarrassing" performance as moderator of the GOP debate last night. Scarborough's repeated criticism…
Mark Finkelstein
October 29th, 2015 8:29 AM

After Debate, Harwood Ducks Rubio Lie as Epperson Trashes Fiorina

Just a few hours after their atrocious performance in the third Republican presidential debate, two of the co-moderators from CNBC joined MSNBC’s Chris Matthews to double down on their liberal stances with John Harwood refusing to admit he lied regarding Senator Marco Rubio’s tax plan while Sharon Epperson trashed Carly Fiorina and how Republican candidates supposedly “don't really care about the…
Curtis Houck
October 29th, 2015 3:14 AM

AP Reporter: It's 'Media's Job' to Act As CNBC Panel Did in GOP Debate

Wednesday night, an Associated Press reporter told us that it's the press's job to ask "tough, impertinent" questions like the ones moderators at Wednesday night's CNBC-hosted Republican debate were asking. Ken Dilanian, who is apparently the AP's Intelligence Writer — seriously — really needs to consult a dictionary before he makes such a complete fool of himself. Here is what Dilanian tweeted…
Tom Blumer
October 29th, 2015 2:37 AM

CNBC's Harwood Lies About Rubio's Tax Plan — Again

The competition for the worst moderator moment of Wednesday night's GOP debate is fierce. John Harwood's rephrasing of an old and discredited charge that Marco Rubio's tax plan disproportionately benefits the top 1 percent has to be in the running. That's especially true because Harwood himself had to back away from a simialr contention two weeks ago, yet still brought up the same issue with a…
Tom Blumer
October 29th, 2015 1:41 AM

FX’s ‘American Horror Story’ Calls Cops Serial Killers

FX’s American Horror Story: Hotel took a break from being the most cryptically bizarre show I’ve ever seen in my life, to take a shot at the cops on Wednesday night.
Dylan Gwinn
October 29th, 2015 1:11 AM

Krauthammer Unloads on ‘Obnoxious,’ CNBC Moderators; ‘Most Appalling'

Syndicated columnist and FNC contributor Charles Krauthammer was Bill O’Reilly’s first guest on the 11:00 p.m. Eastern edition of The O’Reilly Factor after Wednesday’s CNBC debate and tore into the moderators for a “most appalling performance” in which they were “obnoxious,” “interrupting,” and “disorganized.”
Curtis Houck
October 29th, 2015 1:06 AM

CNN Calls Out Clinton Dismissing VA Problem: 'Stunned a Lot of People'

On Wednesday's Anderson Cooper 360 on CNN, host Anderson Cooper and Senior Investigative Correspondent Drew Griffin called out Hillary Clinton for claiming that the VA's backlog problems have "not been as widespread as it has been made out to be," as Griffin asserted that her words "stunned a lot of people," and that veterans he spoke to, on both sides of the political divide, "None of them, I…
Brad Wilmouth
October 29th, 2015 12:54 AM

'Blackish' Dresses Up as the Obamas and Disses Columbus Day

Blackish celebrated Halloween on Wednesday, and they did so in style, with Dre (Anthony Anderson) and Bow (Tracee Ellis Ross) dressing up as the scariest couple I have ever seen in my life.
Dylan Gwinn
October 29th, 2015 12:24 AM

Lib. Response to Debate: Fiorina Lies, Cruz Should 'Drive Carson Home'

The focus of the CNBC Republican presidential debate was supposed to be economic policy: taxes, trade, immigration and how to generate economic growth. The two-part Oct. 28, debate, titled “Your Money, Your Vote,” focused on the broad categories of jobs, taxes and the deficit, the general health of the economy, and the financial freedom of Americans.
Aly Nielsen
October 28th, 2015 11:57 PM

'Wicked City' Quest for the Limits of Permissable Sexual Violence

The premiere of ABC’s new serial killer/cop drama Wicked City began with Billy idol’s “Dancing With Myself” playing as the camera panned the Hollywood Hills and iconic Hollywood sign. Normally an excellent sign of things to come, especially for a TV show set in early 80’s Los Angeles.
Dylan Gwinn
October 28th, 2015 11:55 PM

Best anti-media slam of the debate?

Best anti-media slam in CNBC's Republican debate?
NB Staff
October 28th, 2015 11:51 PM

Matthews: 'Revolting' How GOPers Turned Fire on Media at CNBC Debate

"This got a little revolting tonight," MSNBC's Chris Matthews lamented to colleague Chris Jansing in a post-debate special edition of Hardball Wednesday night. Matthews was chagrined with Republican Sens. Ted Cruz (Texas) and Marco Rubio (Fla.) scoring points with the debate audience by attacking the liberal media.
Ken Shepherd
October 28th, 2015 11:41 PM

'Hardball' Panelists Agree, Marco Rubio Won the Night at CNBC Debate

With his "viral video" line about the liberal media being the Democrats' super PAC to his deft handling of Jeb Bush's attacks, Sen. Marco Rubio won the night, MSNBC analysts agreed in a special Hardball.
Ken Shepherd
October 28th, 2015 11:04 PM