Chris Cuomo Prompts Former Clinton Official to Defend Obama's Handling

CNN's Chris Cuomo tried to get former Assistant Secretary of State Jamie Rubin to defend President Obama's response to Russia's aggression in Ukraine during a segment on Wednesday's New Day. Cuomo cited how Russian President Vladimir Putin "did this in Georgia.....under President Bush" in 2008, and wondered, "Is it fair to look at this situation and say, the weakness or perception of weakness…
Matthew Balan
April 16th, 2014 3:53 PM

SHIELD, Villains, and Honesty

Villians are on the rise and SHIELD is on the backfoot, but Fury lives!
Evan Mantel
April 16th, 2014 3:43 PM

NBC Host to Jill Biden: 'What Made You Fall for Joe Biden? Was It His

During a hard-hitting question and answer session with Jill Biden on Wednesday's NBC Today, co-host Tamron Hall wondered what made drew the Second Lady to the Vice President: "What made you fall for Joe Biden? Was it his humor? What was it?" Certainly not a question Lynne Cheney was ever asked about Dick Cheney on the morning show. [Listen to the audio or watch the video after the jump]
Kyle Drennen
April 16th, 2014 3:12 PM

Andrea Mitchell Gushes Over Liberal Nun Simone Campbell: ‘The Honor

MSNBC is not known as a champion of religion, unless it’s someone who is liberal coming on to criticize religious individuals, especially if they are a member of the Catholic Church. Take Sister Simone Campbell, president of the liberal Catholic organization NETWORK, who has been featured on the “Lean Forward” network multiple times for her criticism of Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI) and his…
Jeffrey Meyer
April 16th, 2014 2:49 PM

No Press Story IDs Sentenced Former Bell, Calif. City Manager as a Dem

In September 2010, Lachlan Markay at NewsBusters put up a post entitled "Eight Dems Arrested in Bell, CA 'Corruption on Steroids' - Not a Single Mention of Party Affiliation From Media." Almost four years later (!), reviews of search engine results and specific news stories on the sentencing of Robert Rizzo, the community's former city manager, are again returning no mentions of the fact that…
Tom Blumer
April 16th, 2014 2:06 PM

The View Asks Bill O'Reilly 'Will Conservatives Give Him [Stephen Colb

Fox News host Bill O’Reilly appeared on ABC’s The View on Wednesday April 16 and had some harsh words for incoming CBS late night host Stephen Colbert. O’Reilly began his analysis by arguing that Colbert is “More than a comedian. He’s a mouthpiece for the far left.” to which co-host Barbara Walters rushed to Colbert’s defense and argued that “I mean he’s just a comedian. Isn’t that going a…
Jeffrey Meyer
April 16th, 2014 1:42 PM

MSNBC's Ronan Farrow Lamely Tries to Tie MMA to Boston Terrorist Broth

MSNBC’s Ronan Farrow Daily wasn’t exactly in Reverence Mode for the Boston Marathon bombing victims. About 40 minutes before the memorial ceremony on Tuesday afternoon, Farrow aired a segment about Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s love for Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) and how it somehow may have led to his radicalism. How is the “robust martial arts culture” of wrestling a better “scene” for Tamerlan’s…
Tim Graham
April 16th, 2014 1:09 PM

WashPost Hypes D.C. Gay Democrats' Woe: Back Straight Party Nominee or

There's a gut-wrenching dilemma facing gay Democrats in the District of Columbia and the Washington Post was determined that we read about it, placing staff writer Mike DeBonis's story, "Catania perplexes gay D.C. Democrats"* on the front page of the April 16 paper. You see, David Catania, an openly gay white man who is a registered independent, is facing off against Muriel Bowser -- a…
Ken Shepherd
April 16th, 2014 12:45 PM

MSNBC Silent on New Poll Showing Wendy Davis Getting Crushed, Even Los

The liberal journalists at MSNBC have been quite enamored with Texas gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis, constantly promoting her Democratic campaign. Yet, a new poll showing her trailing by 14 points has gone unmentioned on the network. Even more interesting, Republican candidate Greg Abbott is beating Davis even among women, 49-41. The Public Policy Polling survey was released on Tuesday.…
Scott Whitlock
April 16th, 2014 12:33 PM

ABC, CBS, NBC, New York Times, Washington Post All Skip RNC's Lawsuit

On Tuesday the Republican National Committee (RNC) filed a lawsuit against the IRS for that agency’s “illegal stonewalling” of the RNC’s request of documents related to the targeting of conservative groups. So far there hasn’t been one second of airtime on ABC, CBS, NBC’s Tuesday evening shows or Wednesday morning shows. The New York Times and Washington Post also have yet to devote even a…
Geoffrey Dickens
April 16th, 2014 12:16 PM

Salon: ABC News 'Bending Over Backwards' to Offer Laura Ingraham a Pla

On Sunday, George Stephanopoulos announced that Laura Ingraham was joining ABC News as a contributor.  So the network that long employed a Cuomo and still employs a Clinton "bimbo" destroyer has formalized a relationship with a conservative pundit. To the Left, this is yet another example of the mainstream media attempting to compensate for a liberal bias which never was significant and…
Tom Johnson
April 16th, 2014 12:04 PM

NBC Thrilled Bloomberg Using Fortune for Anti-Gun Push...After Frettin

In a glowing interview with former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Wednesday's NBC Today, co-host Savannah Guthrie touted the anti-gun activist's latest crusade: "You're putting $50 million into the effort....saying essentially this new group is going to borrow a page from the NRA's playbook. The NRA has been very successful in frightening lawmakers who oppose them....You're quoted in…
Kyle Drennen
April 16th, 2014 11:49 AM

Open Thread: A Walkman Down Memory Lane

For our open thread, we thought we'd take a walk down memory lane [h/t Hot Air's Allahpundit]. Below the page break we've attached a YouTube video of kids reacting to a Sony Walkman® audio cassette player. It will both put a smile on your face and make you feel incredibly old. 
NB Staff
April 16th, 2014 10:30 AM

Sally Kohn Offers Lessons From Her Fox News Stint: Those People Are Ki

Liberal pundit Sally Kohn is on Yahoo! this morning with an article titled "What I learned as a liberal talking head on Fox News." She learned conservatives were personable and human. What? Yes, she says that would amaze "fellow liberals who had not watched much Fox News but had seen the most outlandish clips of Bill O'Reilly or Sean Hannity that had made it to 'The Daily Show' or YouTube.…
Tim Graham
April 16th, 2014 9:13 AM