WaPo Columnist Shocks 'Inside Washington' Panel By Saying Romney's Rig

It was by no means surprising when Politico's Roger Simon claimed on Friday's "Inside Washington" that former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney's comment concerning corporations being people "was one of his rare flubs." But when the Washington Post's Obama-loving columnist Colby King stuck up for Romney saying, "He's actually right," it's a metaphysical certitude many unsuspecting viewers…
Noel Sheppard
August 13th, 2011 12:06 AM

MRC's Bozell Tells Cavuto About Media's Virtual Silence on Wisconsin R

In the minds of the Left and their cheerleaders in the mainstream media, Tuesday's recall elections in Wisconsin were "supposed to be... the end of the Tea Party." It was a "$30 million investment by the Left" and it completely tanked, NewsBusters publisher Brent Bozell argued on the August 12 edition of Fox News Channel's "Your World with Neil Cavuto." "So what was the coverage of their…
NB Staff
August 12th, 2011 10:31 PM

GOP Losers in Wisconsin: Just 'Two Old White Guys,' Says Ed Schultz Pr

When it comes to gratuitous references to race, it doesn't get more gratuitous than this. James "Holmy" Holm works as a producer for Ed Schultz on his radio and MSNBC shows. In addition to that, Holm often accompanies Schultz on his radio program and espouses his views on politics and the news of the day. (audio clip after page break)
Jack Coleman
August 12th, 2011 8:27 PM

NPR Spotlights Detractors of Papal Visit To Spain, Omits 428,000 Plann

NPR pretended that there wasn't a single supporter of Pope Benedict XVI in Spain on Friday's Morning Edition, choosing to devote an entire report on the "many people are grumbling at the cost" of the upcoming papal visit to the country. Correspondent Lauren Frayer not only failed to mention the 428,000 people from around the world who are registered for the World Youth Day event with the Pope,…
Matthew Balan
August 12th, 2011 7:19 PM

MTV Cancels Crude Show on Well-Endowed Teenager

The Hollywood Reporter relayed Friday that MTV has canceled another of its rude programs aimed at teenagers. Despite record ratings for its second-season premiere, MTV has opted not to move forward with its comedy "The Hard Times of R.J. Berger." MRC President Brent Bozell mocked a particularly gross episode of "Berger" in April that dwelled on a female teacher seducing Berger's portly high-…
Tim Graham
August 12th, 2011 5:52 PM

MSNBC's Religious Expert: 'Racist White Bloc' of Tea Party Republicans

MSNBC on Friday featured liberal religious expert Frank Schaeffer to slam the "racist white bloc" of Tea Party Republicans who won't allow Barack Obama to succeed. Martin Bashir guest host Jonathan Capehart interviewed the author about religion and the 2012 GOP presidential nominees. Schaeffer, whose father was the late evangelical theologian Francis Schaeffer, smeared, "You have genuine…
Scott Whitlock
August 12th, 2011 5:38 PM

The Debt Panel's Patty Murray Problem

Everything that's wrong with the so-called debt "super-committee" can be summed up in the person, partisan hackery and policy ignorance of Washington Democratic Sen. Patty Murray. On Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid named Murray co-chair of the dog-and-pony deficit-reduction panel tasked with identifying $1.5 trillion in spending cuts by late November. Murray, an unrepentant Nanny…
Michelle Malkin
August 12th, 2011 5:10 PM

The End of the World Is Not Nigh

Except according to the Lord's plans — which are not known to man — the "end of the world" is not nigh, although to listen to politicians and pundits, we should be packed and ready to go by next Thursday. Recently, the headlines have read like Woody Allen's 1979 "My Speech to the Graduates": "More than any other time in history, mankind faces a crossroads. One path leads to despair and utter…
Tony Blankley
August 12th, 2011 5:07 PM

Irony Alert: Nation's Chris Hayes Doesn't Want 'Hacky Partisans' On Ne

Chris Hayes told New York magazine recently he doesn't intend to have any "hacky partisans" on his weekend MSNBC show that debuts September 17. But the NewsBusters archive reveals a trove of evidence demonstrating that the Washington editor of the left-wing Nation magazine could only live up to that standard if he banned himself from his own show:
Alex Fitzsimmons
August 12th, 2011 5:06 PM

NBC Host to Michele Bachmann: Have You Ever Influenced Debate in Washi

On Friday's NBC Today, fill-in co-host Lester Holt interviewed Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann and was skeptical of her political relevance: "Can you name an instance where you have moved the needle, where you have significantly altered the outcome of a particular debate?" Bachmann pointed to her stand on the debt ceiling as evidence: "In particular now, on the last two months when…
Kyle Drennen
August 12th, 2011 4:29 PM

MRC's Bozell on August 12 'Fox & Friends' Discussing How Media Downpla

Editor's Note: Mr. Bozell will be on Fox News's "Your World with Neil Cavuto" around 4:45 p.m. EDT today to discuss the Wisconsin recall results and may also give his thoughts on last night's Republican presidential debate. "These [Wisconsin] protests were supposed to be the rebirth of the Left going into the 2012 campaign" and yet when the "unions threw everything they had" they came up…
NB Staff
August 12th, 2011 4:21 PM

AP's Crutsinger Cites Two Less Than Stellar Econ Reports As 'Strong

The next time I plan to escape reality for an extended time, I won't go to the trouble of forwarding the phones to voicemail and swearing off the Internet and TV for a few days. I'll just take whatever the Associated Press's Martin Crutsinger must be consuming. Crutsinger's 11:45 report this morning claims that "The better-than-expected retail sales report is the second strong signal on the…
Tom Blumer
August 12th, 2011 4:05 PM

CNN's Lemon Asks Herman Cain If He 'Stands a Chance' With 'Mostly-Whit

Live from the Iowa State Fair, CNN's Don Lemon asked Republican presidential nominee Herman Cain if he could win the Iowa vote for the Republican nomination and for president, given that Cain belongs to a "mostly-white party" and is campaigning in a "mostly-white state." Lemon had said the two had a "passionate conversation" prior to going on air, where he asked Cain "do you think in a party…
Matt Hadro
August 12th, 2011 3:36 PM

Will the Media Report Unions Boycotting 2012 Democratic Convention Ove

"More than a dozen trade unions plan to sit out the 2012 Democratic convention because of their anger over the site of the meeting in a right-to-work state and their frustration over Democrats' struggles to create jobs," Sam Hananel of the Associated Press reported this afternoon.
Ken Shepherd
August 12th, 2011 3:20 PM