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NBC: Gore Vidal 'Unquestionably Brilliant'; William F. Buckley 'Paid D
In a glowing tribute to radical left-wing commentator Gore Vidal on Wednesday's NBC Nightly News, anchor Brian Williams could barely contain his adoration for the "prolific writer" who was "unquestionably brilliant." Williams further gushed that Vidal, "got his larger wish in life, to be remembered as both a polemicist and a man of letters. One of the most active and agile minds of his…
August 2nd, 2012 4:28 PM

CBS, NBC Skip First Amendment Angle of Chick-Fil-A Day, Highlight Coun
The CBS and NBC morning shows on Thursday both highlighted a massive show of support for Chick-fil-A, but failed to explain one of the underlying reasons for the protest: An expression of solidarity by many Americans for free speech against government bullying.
While ABC's Good Morning America completely ignored the sizable effort that saw long lines at Chick-fil-As around the country, CBS…
August 2nd, 2012 3:45 PM

CBS Yawns as ObamaCare Mandate Goes Into Effect; ABC Trumpets 'Importa
On its Wednesday evening and Thursday morning newscasts, CBS didn't file one report or news brief on the controversial federal abortifacient/contraception mandate going into effect. Even worse, the only mention of religious liberty scandal over the regulation was CBS This Morning playing a clip of liberal comedian Stephen Colbert making fun of it.
ABC's Diane Sawyer heralded the mandate…
August 2nd, 2012 3:22 PM

CNN Panel Whacks 'Out of Touch' Romney for Horse In Olympics
In a move out of the liberal playbook, CNN hammered Mitt Romney on Thursday for appearing out of touch because his horse is competing in the "elitist" Olympic event of dressage.
"He's back here in the United States, preparing to pick a vice president, and possibly trying to avoid charges that a sport involving horse ballet might not make him the most relatable candidate for the average voter…
August 2nd, 2012 12:04 PM

Networks That Fawned Over Obama's World Tour Mock Romney's Internation
Mitt Romney's week-long international trip resulted in unrelentingly negative coverage from the big three broadcast networks, a stark change from the glowing press awarded to then-candidate Barack Obama's world tour in 2008. While Obama was treated like a rock star (from the Associated Press: "It's not only Obama's youth, eloquence and energy that have stolen hearts across the Atlantic...."),…
August 2nd, 2012 11:42 AM

So Much for 'Tea Party Losing Steam In
The victory of Ted Cruz in Texas should quell any apprehension pundits might have about the Tea Party’s life span. It’s not on life support. However, the Old Media feels that the Tea Party is running out of gas, It’s the only explanation for this grossly presumptuous piece by Elizabeth Hartfield. The title? "Tea Party Candidates Losing Steam in 2012." This wouldn’t be the first time ABC…
August 2nd, 2012 11:29 AM

CBS Evening News Ignores Chick-Fil-A Appreciation Day
On Aug. 1, CBS Evening News ignored the massive crowds that turned out that day at Chick-Fil-A restaurants around the nation in support of traditional marriage, free speech, or simply tasty fast food. ABC and NBC, by contrast, covered “Chick-Fil-AAppreciation Day” with full and surprisingly respectful reports on their evening newscasts.
The August 1 episode of CBS Evening News completely…
August 2nd, 2012 11:16 AM

Jon Stewart Slams Reid for Attacking Romney at 'The Sideboob Gazette
Harry Reid (D-Nev.) made news earlier this week by offering unsubstantiated and unattributed claims about presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney to the Huffington Post.
On Wednesday, The Daily Show's Jon Stewart tore into Reid saying, "You are the Senate Majority Leader. You can’t just run to the Sideboob Gazette with ridiculous speculations" (video follows with transcript…
August 2nd, 2012 10:57 AM
Open Thread: Biggest Failure Since Great Depression
In a press conference yesterday, Representative Jim Hensarling (R-Texas) said he believed that President Barack Obama has been a historic failure, not seen since the Great Depression.
“You have to go back to the Great Depression to find a president whose policies have failed more this economy and the American people than Barack Obama,” said Hensarling. Do you agree or disagree?
August 2nd, 2012 10:31 AM

CBS Applies Multiple Ideological Tags to Ted Cruz But Refuses to Label
“A conservative Republican was beaten by an even more conservative Tea Party candidate,” CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley announced Wednesday night in reporting Ted Cruz’s victory in the Texas Republican primary. Sharyl Attkisson relayed how the candidate Cruz defeated, David Dewhurst, “is considered a very conservative Republican,” yet “Cruz spent months tacking even further to the right…
August 2nd, 2012 10:16 AM
McCain: Media Bias Towards Obama 'Something We Have to Accept' - 'It I
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said something on Fox News's Hannity Wednesday that so-called journalists across the fruited plain should be embarrassed by.
"The media bias towards President Obama is just, it's something we have to accept. It is just the air we breathe in the political environment" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
August 2nd, 2012 9:49 AM

Washington Post's Capehart Unfamiliar With Enumerated Powers Clause
What does it take to win a Pulitzer Prize or write editorials for the Washington Post? Hard to say [though being a liberal certainly helps], but familiarity with the basic constitutional principles upon which our country was founded is apparently not required.
On today's Morning Joe, Pulitzer Prize winner and Washington Post editorialist Jonathan Capehart apologized to Senator Tom Coburn…
August 2nd, 2012 8:43 AM
Cal Thomas Column: You're No Bill Clinton, Mr. President
The Obama re-election team must be in panic mode. The president is stuck in a virtual tie with Mitt Romney in some polls and behind him in others, so in desperation it has reached out to the Big Dog, Bill Clinton, for help.
Clinton will speak next month at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., in a Wednesday night position often reserved for the vice presidential nominee.…
August 2nd, 2012 8:15 AM

Fla. Reporter Goes to Chick-fil-A, Finds Astounding 'Level of Hatred
The media-news site JimRomenesko.com reports on Facebook comments by Fort Myers (Fla.) News-Press reporter Mark Krzos, who summed up his disgust as he covered Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day: "Such a brave stand ... eating a g-ddamn sandwich."
"I have never felt so alien in my own country as I did today while covering the restaurant’s supporters. The level of hatred, unfounded fear and…
August 2nd, 2012 7:11 AM