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David Gregory Calls Benjamin Netanyahu 'The Leader of the Jewish Peopl
NBC's David Gregory on Sunday actually referred to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as "the leader of the Jewish people."
This happened during a Meet the Press interview that included the host vociferously grilling Netanyahu about whether Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney was correct when he said, “President Obama has thrown allies like Israel under the bus” (video follows…
September 16th, 2012 5:03 PM

Bill O'Reilly Asks PBS Star Tavis Smiley on 'Poverty Tour' About His H
Never let liberals tell you that left-wingers never get any air time on Fox News. On Thursday night, Bill O'Reilly was honoring PBS host Tavis Smiley and his Marxist friend Cornel West by having them on to discuss their "poverty tour." He began by saying "I applaud you both."
But when he asked Smiley and West for specifics, it included more than doubling the federal minimum wage level (…
September 16th, 2012 3:21 PM

CNN Reporter Sends Obama Donation Request Form to Twitter Followers
This appears to be the height of journalistic malpractice.
On September 13, CNN political reporter Peter Hamby sent an Obama campaign donation request form to his Twitter followers:
September 16th, 2012 9:15 AM

Seriously? Obama Tells Time: Like Mitt, I Take My Faith Seriously
Pardon the delay, but this Time magazine interview with Obama for the September 10 edition has to be quoted. Time’s Michael Scherer only asked process questions about why the Republicans haven’t come along with Obama. But Scherer ended with “I wonder if you could point to a couple of other things in his record and things he has accomplished that you actually admire. “
Jaws should drop as…
September 16th, 2012 9:06 AM

As Usual, PBS 'Conservative' David Brooks Agrees With Liberals: Romney
On the PBS NewsHour weekly pundit roundup on Friday, they reviewed the media's assault on Mitt Romney with the usual NewsHour balance: liberal Washington Post columnist (and former reporter) Ruth Marcus gave Obama an A and Romney an F, and said Romney's remarks were "really disgraceful" and his "doubling down was just unconscionable."
And the alleged conservative, David Brooks agreed, with…
September 16th, 2012 8:41 AM
The MRC@25: The Worst Media Bias of
For the past two weeks, NewsBusters has been showcasing the most egregious bias the Media Research Center has uncovered over the years — four quotes for each of the 25 years of the MRC, 100 quotes total — all leading up to our big 25th Anniversary Gala September 27.
If you’ve missed a previous blog, recounting the worst of 1988 through 2001, they are here. Today, the worst bias of 2002: Bill…
September 16th, 2012 8:14 AM

NPR Celebrates NFL Punter Who Unloads Profane 'Lustful Cockmonster' Le
When a black Maryland politician pleaded with the Baltimore Ravens to silence their player Brendan Ayanbadejo from advocating gay marriage, Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe wrote a profane, nasty open letter, including the sentence “They won't magically turn you into a lustful cockmonster.” Then later, he posted an slightly less nasty, non-profane version on his blog at the St. Paul Pioneer…
September 16th, 2012 7:31 AM

Bill Press: Anti-Islam Filmmakers 'As Guilty as the Terrorists' Who K
Radio host Bill Press is determined to win the title of most useful idiot to the jihad.
With his most recent lunacy this past Friday, Press is well on his way. (Audio clip after page break)
September 16th, 2012 7:26 AM

Daily Kos Slams Values Voter Summit As Sexist and White Supremacist
Bloggers at the Daily Kos are having fun slamming the Values Voter Summit as a communist plot . We're told that VVS "in Russian, that would be BBC, which stands for Военно-воздушные силы or VVS -- Voenno-Vozdushnye Sily in the Latin alphabet. And that means in English ... SOVIET AIR FORCE!" Another felt a pamphlet from a group called "Modesty Matters" was insulting in how it blamed women for…
September 15th, 2012 10:30 PM

Pelley Trumpets Obama’s ‘Remarkable Moment of Candor’ in What Ma
“Listen for it,” CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley urged viewers Friday night in trumpeting what he hailed as “a remarkable moment of candor” from President Barack Obama “when he told us the sacrifices he makes being President wouldn’t be worth it except for one thing.”
Viewers soon heard from Obama how all the sacrifice he must suffer through as President, such as “the inability to just…
September 15th, 2012 3:56 PM

Krauthammer: Rahm Emanuel Should Send a Dead Fish to Chicago Teachers
Syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer issued some advice Friday for how Mayor Rahm Emanuel can end the Chicago teachers' strike.
Appearing on PBS's Inside Washington, Krauthammer said, "I hope he clinches the deal by sending the head of the teachers union - as he once did in the past to someone else - a dead fish. That often works in these kinds of negotiations."
September 15th, 2012 2:26 PM

Chris Matthews: Romney Was Arrogant for Thinking 'I Can Beat' Obama, H
It's fun to joke that the Obama-worshippers in the liberal press are frustrated daily that Mitt Romney has so far failed to concede the general election and get out. Then you watch Chris Matthews. On Friday, he marched on to the set at MSNBC and ranted that it was "arrogant" for Romney to run against Obama like he thought he was a "first-rate politician" like MSNBC's conquering hero.
He was…
September 15th, 2012 2:18 PM
All-Purpose Weekend Open Thread
You know the drill - so drill, baby, drill!
September 15th, 2012 1:37 PM

Maher: Romney's a 'Dork in Mom Jeans Who's Afraid of Black People
Bill Maher not surprisingly spent most of his HBO show Friday trashing Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney.
During his final New Rule, the Real Time host said, "In many ways we're all a bit Mitt Romney - and I don't just mean dorks in mom jeans who are afraid of black people" (video follows with transcript and commentary, serious vulgarity warning, file photo):
September 15th, 2012 1:31 PM