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Networks Practically Silent on GDP Despite Its Decline
ABC, CBS and NBC news programs have barely mentioned how slowly the economy is growing, but used to report the important figure.
July 30th, 2012 5:23 PM
Charlie Daniels Column: Yes, Mr. President, I Did Build This
When you make your living in the public arena as I do and when you let your opinion be known as I do in mainstream and social media, you expect some criticism and this is as it should be, this being America where our very way of life is centered around free speech.
I don't mind the criticism and usually give as good as I get, respecting all comers, regardless of how far afield or how vehement…
July 30th, 2012 5:16 PM

NBC Adores 'First Soccer Mom' Michelle Obama at the Olympics
Only two minutes into Friday's NBC Nightly News, correspondent Chris Jansing gushed over "sounds of unadulterated joy"at the opening of the 2012 Olympics and offered this bit of pro-Obama fluff: "From cheers for the torch making its way along the River Thames, to delighted children playing with First Soccer Mom Michelle Obama and superstar David Beckham."
Moments later, anchor Brian Williams…
July 30th, 2012 5:09 PM

Obama Fundraising Crack-Up? Schizo E-mail Is Latest Symptom
In the current edition of his Best of the Web Today column, James Taranto notes the oddly downbeat fundraising email sent out by deputy Obama campaign manager Stephanie Cutter. Bearing the subject line "Romney Defeats Obama?", Cutter goes on to warn that such "might be the headline you see" the day after the election.
In recent weeks, this NewsBuster has received a number of similarly…
July 30th, 2012 4:44 PM

Once Again, ABC News and Team Obama Meet at the Marriage Altar
Daniel Halper of The Weekly Standard reports that ABC campaign reporter Matthew Jaffe married Obama campaign deputy press secretary Katie Hogan in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin on Saturday. This would be the second ABC-Obama union, after OMB director Peter Orszag and ABC correspondent Bianna Golodgryga. These camps are very cozy.
ABC touts Jaffe has “traveled around the country covering the…
July 30th, 2012 4:41 PM

HuffPo: 'Soft-Spoken' Harry Reid Curses Out Fellow Democrat
Although Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has the voice and demeanor that seems to resemble that of a sad undertaker, is it really accurate to describe him as "soft-spoken" and not being known for "hyperbole?" That is how the Huffington Post described him in an article chock full of unhinged Harry Reid quotes so over the top as to actually be comedically entertaining. The story was about Reid…
July 30th, 2012 4:23 PM

Mitch McConnell: 'The New York Times Monopoly Is Over
"I think the New York Times monopoly is over...Arthur Sulzberger used to have the biggest megaphone in America. And all you have to do is look at the dwindling size of newspapers, even one as big as his.”
So said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) in an interview with BuzzFeed Monday:
July 30th, 2012 4:14 PM
Do Liberals Think Gold Medalist Skeet Shooter Kim Rhode Has No Busines
The day before two of the U.S. Congress's most liberal, anti-gun legislators introduced a bill to severely restrict the online sales of ammunition, an American Olympic athlete who uses hundreds if not thousands of rounds a day in practice won a gold medal at the London games.
One of the astounding stories to come out of this year's Summer Olympics is the amazing success of American shooter…
July 30th, 2012 3:33 PM

SFist Adopts Language of Westboro Baptist Church to Mock Death of Chic
San Francisco media outlet SFist has adopted the language of the Westboro Baptist Church to bash Chick-fil-A, referencing the death of Chick-fil-A spokesman Donald Perry with the question “God Hates Flacks?”
A July 27 article about the death of Chick-fil-A PR Vice President Donald Perry was titled “God Hates Flacks? Chick-fil-A Spokesman Dies of Heart Attack.” The headline references the…
July 30th, 2012 3:01 PM

CBS Continues Publicizing Newsweek's 'Wimp' Cover; 'Probably Hurt' Rom
For the second day in a row, Bob Schieffer spotlighted Newsweek's "The Wimp Factor" cover story on Mitt Romney, this time on Monday's CBS This Morning. Schieffer played up the potential negative impact that the liberal magazine's attack could have on the GOP presidential candidate, and concluded that "this did not help Mitt Romney, and my feeling is it probably hurt him."
The Face The Nation…
July 30th, 2012 2:41 PM
Open Thread: NBC's Bob Costas Manages to Offend Britons, Disappoint Is
Not only did NBC's Bob Costas fail to honor the slain 1972 Israeli Olympians with a moment of silence when he had the opportunity as he covered Friday's Opening Ceremonies at the London Olympics, but Costas has offended Britons with his decision to air a Michael Phelps interview rather than televise a tribute to the victims of the July 7, 2005 terrorist attacks in London.
The Daily Mail of…
July 30th, 2012 1:08 PM

CNN Hypes Dying Newsweek's Liberal Slam of Romney
Newsweek's print magazine has slid steeply toward irrelevance, but that didn't stop CNN from airing its latest hit piece on Romney's "wimp problem" on Monday. CNN devoted over 12 minutes of coverage on its morning shows to the attack disguised as a cover story and authored by a liberal journalist.
Early Start anchor John Berman hyped the "pretty brutal" portrait of Romney and even ventured…
July 30th, 2012 12:53 PM

CNN: 'We Regret' 'Poor Choice' of Playing 'Stupid Girls' Song Before P
As NewsBusters previously reported, CNN on Sunday played Pink's "Stupid Girls" before a segment about former Alaska governor Sarah Palin's visit to a Chick-fil-A restaurant.
A CNN spokesperson on Monday sent me the following email message regarding this matter:
July 30th, 2012 12:46 PM

NBC: Romney 'Sparked Outrage' With Israel Trip
In a news brief on Monday's NBC Today, anchor Natalie Morales touted how "Palestinian leaders are slamming Mitt Romney" for remarks he made during a "fundraising visit" to Israel: "Romney sparked outrage by suggesting that he would move the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, calling it Israel's 'capital city.' Palestinian leaders say the comment is, quote, 'unacceptable.'"
July 30th, 2012 12:33 PM