Russell Brand Takes His Fox Hatred Directly to Fox News Headquarters

Leftist British actor Russell Brand tried to create an anti-Fox News publicity stunt for his YouTube channel, but he was turned away by security who said he couldn't film on private property. He went after Bill O'Reilly: "In this particular episode, Bill O'Reilly is helping us be more Islamophobic. You might not feel that Islamophobic today. You might think, ‘aw, people who are Muslim are the…
Tim Graham
October 17th, 2014 2:48 PM

Young CBS Producer Deletes Tweet Mocking Rand Paul's Medical Opinion

Katy Conrad is a booker and producer with CBS This Morning, but conservatives quickly made fun of her on Twitter when she mocked Rand Paul's medical opinion, as if he was a doctor. (Oops, he is -- an opthalmologist, to be precise.)
NB Staff
October 17th, 2014 1:52 PM

Matthews Tells Charlie Crist: ’You Got To Beat This Guy’ Rick Scott

Charlie Crist, Republican turned Independent turned Democrat, is challenging Governor Rick Scott (R-FL) in the upcoming November election and on Thursday night he was treated to a softball interview with MSNBC’s Chris Matthews following the “Fangate” controversy from a recent gubernatorial debate with his Republican opponent. Appearing on Hardball, Matthews obnoxiously called Scott’s actions…
Jeffrey Meyer
October 17th, 2014 12:22 PM

Univision Treats Border Security Advocate with Contempt

Univision continues its long, storied history of depicting border-security conservatives in an unfavorable light, regardless of the soundness of their proposals or the reasoning behind them. A most recent example is the coverage by Noticiero Univision of the debate between the candidates for an open congressional seat in Northern Virginia.
Jorge Bonilla
October 17th, 2014 11:47 AM

MSNBC's Thomas Roberts: Electing Pro-LGBT Leaders 'Step #1'

Thursday was the annual "Spirit Day" festivities of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), and no one was more cooperative than MSNBC. Gay activist/anchor Thomas Roberts participated in a Twitter chat on Thursday afternoon with GLAAD president Sarah Kate Ellis (or as he called her, "Madame President SKE.") In the chat, someone asked about electing candidates to legislate for…
Tim Graham
October 17th, 2014 11:37 AM

Stein's Argument Against Travel Ban: Helps America But Hurts W. Africa

The last time we looked, Barack Obama was President of the United States, not of some other country.  So if a ban on travel into the United States by people from Ebola-ravaged countries in West Africa would help America, isn't it President Obama's obligation to impose it, even if it might hurt those African countries? On today's Morning Joe, HuffPo's Sam Stein twice acknowledged that the ban…
Mark Finkelstein
October 17th, 2014 8:18 AM

From Queens to Texas, NY Times Spreads Its Broad Pro-Abortion Bias

Two abortion stories in Thursday's New York Times, one on a fight over Texas abortion clinics that could wind up at the Supreme Court, the other a local story about a Planned Parenthood..."health clinic for women" opening in Queens, put on display the paper's broad and deep bias on the topic.
Clay Waters
October 16th, 2014 11:37 PM

CBS, NBC Again Cover 'Fangate’; Ignore Apology from Debate Officials

CBS and NBC continued on Thursday night to harp on the so-called refusal of Florida Republican Governor Rick Scott to initially debate his opponent, Democrat and former Florida Governor Charlie Crist, on Wednesday because of Crist’s usage of a fan that broke the rules of the debate. After each of the “big three” (ABC, CBS, and NBC) mentioned it on their morning newscasts, the CBS Evening News …
Curtis Houck
October 16th, 2014 10:54 PM

Daily Beast: 'Insiders Blame Rove for Covering Up Iraq’s Real WMD'

Eli Lake at The Daily Beast built on the big New York Times article on the weapons of mass destruction found in Iraq over the last ten years. The headline was "Insiders Blame Rove for Covering Up Iraq’s Real WMD." Rove mysteriously wanted no waves made over WMDs, even as Democrats surged toward taking back majorities in the 2006 congressional elections.
Tim Graham
October 16th, 2014 10:47 PM

Howard Fineman Slams Scott Brown on Sports Radio Show

Former Newsweek political reporter Howard Fineman – now at The Huffington Post – appeared on Wednesday as he occasionally does on The Tony Kornheiser Show on ESPN 980 Radio in Washington. Kornheiser, a longtime Washington Post sports columnist before becoming an ESPN host, asked about how Ebola and ISIS were playing into the elections. Fineman decided to unload on former Senator Scott Brown, now…
Tim Graham
October 16th, 2014 7:47 PM

Yes, White Privilege Exists - As Evident From Jon Stewart's TV Show

Cable giants Bill O'Reilly and Jon Stewart enjoy squaring off against each other, as they occasionally do when one is a guest on the other's show, and it often makes for great TV. Last night's slugfest was no disappointment as O'Reilly appeared on "The Daily Show" for the ostensible purpose of discussing his new book, "Killing Patton." Stewart quickly dispatched with that and steered toward a…
Jack Coleman
October 16th, 2014 7:25 PM

Ebola: Schultz Blames Profit Motive for Texas Hospital Shortcomings

Here in the Dallas-Fort Worth area where I live, the Ebola outbreak is very much a local issue. Playing tennis with some buddies this morning, I remarked during a break: "can you imagine what a disaster this Ebola thing must be for Texas Presbyterian?  Who's going to want to go there?  The whole hospital could go out of business!" Pretty obvious, no?  It would be akin to the financial disaster…
Mark Finkelstein
October 16th, 2014 6:26 PM

CNN's 'New Day' Stumbles After Ebola Gag on Twitter

TVNewser's Chris Ariens spotlighted in a Thursday post how the anchors and crew at CNN's New Day possibly had a little too much fun. Network senior producer John Griffin uploaded a picture of the morning show cast on Twitter sitting at their desk. Two unidentified men in medical scrubs with full face shields stood behind Alisyn Camerota, who is smiling; Chris Cuomo, is who covering his face with…
Matthew Balan
October 16th, 2014 6:14 PM

Taxpayer-backed NPR All But Bans Term 'Redskins' From the Air

Last Friday, National Public Radio standards editor Mark Memmott handed down an edict all but banning the term "Redskins" from the left-leaning taxpayer-financed network. On Tuesday, NPR's ombudsman gave his hearty approval of the move, waxing about the need for editors and management to not "shirk" their "responsibility" to "[define] morality."  
Ken Shepherd
October 16th, 2014 5:16 PM