NBC, CBS: 'Ugly Compromise' On Budget With GOP 'Christmas Presents'

On Friday, NBC's Today and CBS This Morning sympathized with left-wing Democrats upset by portions of a budget deal passed in the House Thursday night. On Today, correspondent Kelly O'Donnell declared: "Democrats had objected to a rollback of financial provisions that would help big Wall Street banks that take some high-risk investments with taxpayer ensured deposits. In the end, compromise, even…
Kyle Drennen
December 12th, 2014 4:56 PM

DOJ Debunks WH’s Stats on College Rape, Will Media Report?

Are one in five undergrad college-age women raped in the USA, as feminists, the media and even the White House says? Not so much.  A new report, ironically from the White House’s own Department of Justice, reveals that number is significantly lower than the media and the administration had reported previously. 
Kristine Marsh
December 12th, 2014 2:42 PM

Barbara Walters Still Loves 'Charismatic' Commie Castro

Twelve years after interviewing communist leader Fidel Castro, Barbara Walters is still mesmerized by the "charismatic" dictator.
Scott Whitlock
December 12th, 2014 2:22 PM

NBC Touts China & Russia Slamming U.S. 'Hypocrisy' on 'Torture'

Wrapping up a report on Friday's NBC Today about CIA Director John Brennan reacting to the Senate Democrats' "torture report" during a Thursday press conference, chief foreign affairs correspondent Andrea Mitchell highlighted: "The unveiling of the brutal tactics gave American adversaries a chance to accuse the U.S. of hypocrisy – on International Human Rights Day, no less."
Kyle Drennen
December 12th, 2014 12:25 PM

NYT Offered Advance Approval for Fawning Liberal Column

The ongoing scandal involving a hack attack on a major Hollywood studio has ensnared liberal columnist Maureen Dowd. Dowd's March 4, 2014 column praised Sony co-chair Amy Pascal as a trailblazer for women in film. As reported by BuzzFeed, the writer at the prestigious newspaper "promised to show Sony Pictures co-chair Amy Pascal’s husband, Bernard Weinraub, — a former Times reporter — a version…
Scott Whitlock
December 12th, 2014 11:26 AM

Venezuelan President: U.S. Fracking Has ‘Flooded’ Oil Markets

The broadcast networks may not want to give credit to hydraulic fracturing for increasing U.S. oil production and lowering global oil prices, but at least one angry world leader did just that. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro complained that fracking in the U.S. has “flooded” the world market and contributed to lower oil prices, a connection that broadcast networks’ evening news reports…
Joseph Rossell
December 12th, 2014 10:56 AM

NBC Hails Warren as 'Liberal Wing’s Newest Star’; Blasted Cruz in 2013

During Thursday’s NBC Nightly News, NBC News Capitol Hill correspondent Kelly O’Donnell heaped praise on far left Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren (Mass.), anointing her “the liberal wing’s newest star” as one of many to speak against the $1 trillion government funding bill being considered by Congress (which passed the House late Thursday night).  When one goes back to look at the program’s…
Curtis Houck
December 12th, 2014 10:29 AM

Daily Show: Atheist Group 'A**holes' Who Need to ‘Lighten the F**k Up'

Instead of the Daily Show’s usual targets – conservatives and Christians – atheists were the surprising villains on the Dec.9 episode of the left-leaning comedy show.  Daily Show correspondent Jordan Klepper pulled no punches, calling the atheist group Freedom from Religion Foundation “petty a**holes,” and “trolls” who needed to “lighten the f*ck up” for making a fuss over a diner offering…

Kristine Marsh
December 12th, 2014 10:20 AM

Monica Crowley: TV News Insider Says Protecting Obama Is Explicit Goal

Thursday’s Washington Times included a commentary by Fox News analyst and author Monica Crowley on national media bias. Crowley described getting into a conversation with a “smiling older woman” at Rockefeller Center in New York (NBC News territory) with an anonymous veteran network TV news producer who insisted her network colleagues now asks at the morning meeting “How do we protect Barack…
Tim Graham
December 12th, 2014 10:14 AM

Blue Christmas: Five Videos of Cops Brightening the Season

These remarkable police departments know how to celebrate Christmas and serve.
Tianna DiMartino
December 12th, 2014 9:56 AM

NYTimes Reaches Overseas to Target Imaginary Right-Wing Hypocrisy

While the New York Times allows inflammatory race-baiters like Al Sharpton to get away with spouting about racial justice, and global warming activists like Al Gore can fly around the world with impunity before returning to one of their energy-sucking estates, the paper reliably plays the hypocrisy card against conservative politicians who fail to adhere to moral values.
Clay Waters
December 12th, 2014 9:53 AM

WashPost Avoids L-Word, Touts 'Warren Wing' of the Democrats

Apparently, The Washington Post can’t use the word “liberal” without feeling slightly nauseous. Its coverage of the $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill included a front-page story headllined “Democrats’ Warren wing sends message.” Reporter Paul Kane waited until the story skipped to page A-20. On the front page, it was all “populist” euphemism
Tim Graham
December 12th, 2014 9:04 AM

Gruber a 'Household Name' in LAT Editorial, Despite No News Stories

Tuesday afternoon, Kyle Drennen at NewsBusters observed that the Big Three networks "Appear Finished With Gruber Coverage," and that their Tuesday morning shows had no coverage of the de facto Obamacare architect and his congressional appearance. One factor likely influencing the nets' posture is how original news sources like the Associated Press and the nation's largest dailies have managed to…
Tom Blumer
December 11th, 2014 11:20 PM

CBS Again Omits Emails of Racist Jokes by Sony Pictures Execs on Obama

On Thursday night, CBS continued to make no mention of the news that the hacking attack on Sony Pictures has revealed emails between co-chairwoman Amy Pascal and film producer Scott Rudin mocking what they perceived to be President Barack Obama’s movie tastes. The CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley covered continued fallout from the attack, but only in the context of no press being allowed at…
Curtis Houck
December 11th, 2014 11:20 PM