Andrea Mitchell Allows Ferguson Protester to Bash Police Unchallenged

On her 12 p.m. ET hour MSNBC show on Tuesday, host Andrea Mitchell invited on Ferguson protester Rasheen Aldridge, whom she praised for having "made such an impact" and getting the attention of the Obama White House. Aldridge proceeded to slam the police: "I believe we really need to get down to the meat of the problem and really figure out, how we hold the police accountable for their actions…
Kyle Drennen
December 2nd, 2014 5:10 PM

AlterNet: Cruz Courts ‘Pro-Israel Extremists,’ But Liberal Donors OK

Liberal politicians often get a free pass from the media when they receive millions in support from billionaire activists like Tom Steyer. But when Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, associates with pro-Israel donors and activists, liberal bloggers call this a "political nightmare." AlterNet criticized Cruz in an article December 1 for being overly pro-Israel. Cruz was reportedly "courting" conservative…
Joseph Rossell
December 2nd, 2014 4:40 PM

Bozell Slams Networks for Covering Lauten Twice as Much as Gruber

Earlier today, Media Research Center (MRC) founder and president Brent Bozell reacted to a study just released by the MRC revealing that the big three broadcast networks -- ABC, CBS, and NBC -- have covered unknown Capitol Hill staffer Elizabeth Lauten’s Facebook post – about how President Obama’s daughters looked and acted at an official event – almost twice as much as ObamaCare architect…
NB Staff
December 2nd, 2014 4:07 PM

Liberal 'Malcontent' Rosie O'Donnell to Exit 'The View' Soon?

Rosie O'Donnell is a "malcontent" and nobody on the cast and crew of The View likes her, according to the entertainment site TMZ. The report asserted, "Our sources say Rosie has been impossibly rude to members of the cast and crew, both on and off camera...The ratings are down and execs are blaming Rosie." 
Scott Whitlock
December 2nd, 2014 3:42 PM

Politico: Chuck Todd's Wife Advising Jim Webb Presidential Campaign

Back in October, NBC Meet the Press host Chuck Todd interviewed former Sen. Jim Webb as part of a series on potential presidential candidates. “a successful author and screenwriter and has written eight books over the years. And I do want to mention that my wife helped Jim Webb in his 2006 Senate campaign.” Now Politico reports that Kristian Denny Todd (apparently through her firm Maverick…
Tim Graham
December 2nd, 2014 2:38 PM

Networks Spend More Time on GOP Staffer Comments Than Gruber Scandal

On Sunday and Monday, the broadcast networks seized on the personal Facebook comments of mid-level congressional staffer Elizabeth Lauten criticizing the Obama daughters – devoting over 14 minutes of national news air time to the controversy in the period of two days. However, it took those same networks several days to even notice the video comments of ObamaCare architect Jonathan Gruber…
Kyle Drennen
December 2nd, 2014 2:33 PM

Eugene Robinson Claims No Evidence Michael Brown's Hands Weren't Up

Hands Up! Don't Shoot! It's the gesture now making the rounds based on Ferguson myth. So what happens when someone who buys into the myth, such as Eugene Robinson of the Washington Post, is challenged to back it up with facts? Well, the lame defense as you can see is the incredibly low standard that there is no evidence that his hands weren't up. Here is Robinson on Morning Joe today setting the…
P.J. Gladnick
December 2nd, 2014 2:17 PM

Rachel Maddow Overreacts To GOP Staffer’s Critique of Obama Daughters

Over the Thanksgiving holiday, Rachel Lauten, Communications Director for Congressman Stephen Fincher (R-Tenn.) wrote on her personal Facebook page that after seeing the Obama daughters’ bored reaction to the annual White House turkey pardon they should “try showing a little class. At least respect the part you play. Act like being in the White House matters to you.” Predictably, the liberal…
Jeffrey Meyer
December 2nd, 2014 2:02 PM

Ferguson 'Hands Up' Makes House Floor; Politico Fails to Flag As Bogus

Certain members of Congress abused their positions Monday to imply that "Hands up, don't shoot" was something Michael Brown actually said before he was killed by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri in August. On Friday, the Associated Press irresponsibly gave voice to those who say that the slogan is now a "metaphor" for police brutality targeted against blacks, even though the…
Tom Blumer
December 2nd, 2014 1:41 PM

Black Lives Matter? Media Hype Brown Case, Ignore Black Abortion Rate

The liberal media has heavily covered the aftermath of the grand jury finding no grounds to indict Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting of Michael Brown. Many of the protests decrying this decision have used the slogan "black lives matter." On Monday, The Daily Caller spotlighted how a Planned Parenthood Twitter account got on the bandwagon with the #blacklivesmatter hashtag. The site underlined…
Matthew Balan
December 2nd, 2014 1:13 PM

DisneyChannel.Com Censors the Word ‘God' As a Profanity Warning

Careful about dropping that G-bomb! As 10-year-old Lily and her mother Julie found out, “God” is banned on the Disney Channel website as a red flag for profanity.  Appearing on the Dec. 2 “Fox & Friends,” the mother and daughter explained that DisneyChannel.com has weekly quizzes for kids to answer. Appropriately, last week’s question asked kids, “What’s your favorite thing about the…
Tianna DiMartino
December 2nd, 2014 1:03 PM

Disney.Com Censors the Word ‘God’; Considers it a Profanity

Blocks 10-year-old girl’s post until ‘God’ is removed.
Tianna DiMartino
December 2nd, 2014 12:50 PM

National Debt Passes 18 Trillion, Nets Ignore

The U.S. National Debt reached a staggering $18 trillion on Nov. 28, 2014, but none of the three broadcast news networks covered the milestone. That debt has increased by more than $7 trillion during Barack Obama’s presidency, Forbes said. According to The Blaze, “In the last fiscal year, the national debt increased by just over $500 billion, and that number is expected to rise again in the…
Mike Ciandella
December 2nd, 2014 12:35 PM

As Millionaire Russell Brand Faces Hypocrisy Charges, CBS Cheers Comic

The hosts of CBS This Morning on Tuesday hailed liberal comedian (and multi-millionaire) Russell Brand on his crusade for "affordable housing." The British comic was protesting in London against a proposed real estate development that would displace others. 
Scott Whitlock
December 2nd, 2014 12:12 PM