George Will and Peggy Noonan Smack Down Michael Eric Dyson's Claim Oba

Not at all surprisingly, Georgetown University professor and MSNBC contributor Michael Eric Dyson on Sunday made the case that the criticism of President Obama's harsh remarks to the Supreme Court this week were racially motivated. Fortunately for the sane component of those that view ABC's This Week, George Will and Peggy Noonan were there to add some desperately needed reason (video follows…
Noel Sheppard
April 8th, 2012 1:03 PM

Dan Rather: 'Race Will Be a Factor in This Presidential Campaign

With the way the Obama-loving media have mishandled the Trayvon Martin shooting, there's seems to be no question the Left wants race to be an issue in the upcoming elections. Appearing on the syndicated Chris Matthews Show this weekend, HDNet's Dan Rather ominously said, "Race will be a factor in this presidential campaign" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
April 8th, 2012 11:55 AM

Eleanor Clift Shocker: 'Romney Is in Better Shape Than Clinton in

Here's something you don't see every day from an Obama-loving media member. Newsweek's Eleanor Clift actually wrote Sunday, "Romney is in better shape than Bill Clinton in 1992, or Ronald Reagan in 1980."
Noel Sheppard
April 8th, 2012 11:08 AM

Open Thread: Happy Easter

The staff of NewsBusters would like to wish you and yours a happy Easter and Passover.
NB Staff
April 8th, 2012 11:07 AM

Saturday Night Live Begins Show With Five Minute Trashing of Mitt Romn

With it now appearing Mitt Romney will be the Republican presidential nominee, it is a metaphysical certitude media attacks on him will drastically increase and intensify. NBC's Saturday Night Live did its part this weekend with a five minute opening sketch that totally trashed the candidate as being a pandering fool without any core values whatsoever (video follows with transcribed…
Noel Sheppard
April 8th, 2012 10:05 AM

President Obama Introduces 'To Kill A Mockingbird

In honor of the 50th anniversary of the movie classic "To Kill A Mockingbird," the USA Network on Saturday featured a special, limited-commercial presentation of the film. President Obama was given the privilege of introducing it (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
April 8th, 2012 8:59 AM

WashPost Humorist: My Dog's Republican, Since She's a Racist, Selfish

Washington Post Magazine humorist Gene Weingarten devoted Easter morning to bashing the Republicans by suggesting his dog Murphy seems awfully Republican. She has an “inappropriate interest in the reproductive systems of women she does not know,” is by breeding a “gun-loving redneck," and so “As might be expected, she has some issues with racial diversity...and her policies on entitlements and…
Tim Graham
April 8th, 2012 7:40 AM

NBC News President Insists Zimmerman Edit 'Not a Deliberate Act to Mis

Following a series of anonymous leaks, NBC has released its first on-the-record statements regarding the internal investigation into its misleading audio clip of George Zimmerman's 9-1-1 call. According to NBC, the controversial clip, which appeared during its "Today" morning news show, was edited deliberately by the producer to fit within time constraints and not for some other reason.…
Matthew Sheffield
April 8th, 2012 2:12 AM

Survey: Media Does a 'Poor Job' of Explaining Religion, and Especiall

A new survey on religion and journalism released on Thursday by two collegiate study groups -- the Knight Program in Media and Religion at USC and the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics at the University of Akron -- found a majority of both the public and reporters agree the news media “does a poor job of explaining religion in society,” with 57.1 percent and 51.8 percent agreeing,…
Tim Graham
April 7th, 2012 11:55 PM

CBS News Analyst Blasts ‘Smug’ Scalia as ‘Bully’ for Daring to

Catching up with what The Weekly Standard dubbed “the prize for unhinged emotionalism” in reaction from within the liberal bubble to the Supreme Court’s oral arguments on ObamaCare,  back on Friday, March 30, Andrew Cohen, the “chief analyst and legal editor for CBS Radio News,” wrote on The Atlantic’s Web site: “The arguments in the Care Act cases may be funny to Justice Antonin Scalia, the…
Brent Baker
April 7th, 2012 10:18 PM

Planned Parenthood Won't Take Big Money from Author of 'A--holes Finis

What happens when Planned Parenthood won't take a half-million-dollar donation because of negative publicity? You get a really upset publicist, in this case for the snarky humorist Tucker Max, the author of books with titles including "A--holes Finish First" and "I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell" and "Sloppy Seconds: The Tucker Max Leftovers." (The money's now going to an even more shameless left…
Tim Graham
April 7th, 2012 6:11 PM

Obama Praises Mika Brzezinski: 'Better Half' of Morning Joe

The Obama administration has never been shy about showing its appreciation for the deplorably liberal so-called "news" network MSNBC. Speaking at a White House economic forum Friday, the President expressed additional adoration as he praised Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski for proving "women really are the better half. Joe's not denying it" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
April 7th, 2012 5:19 PM

How Many Americans Blur Sarah Palin and Tina Fey Into a Non-Factual Bl

Recently, Politico writers Dylan Byers and Mackenzie Weinger wrote that Sarah Palin told Katie Couric on CBS that she could "see Russia from [her] house." This despite the fact that Tina Fey, portraying Palin, was the only one who ever uttered those words. That's doubly wrong. This kind of malignant confusion has unfairly discredited Palin in the public mind. Check out what happened when…
Tim Graham
April 7th, 2012 4:42 PM

AP, UPI Finally Note NBC's Firing of Producer Over Zimmerman 911 Call

Breitbart.com has noted that it took about 17 hours before the dam broke, but now the Associated Press and United Press International both have stories on NBC's decision to fire a Miami-based producer over the editing of George Zimmerman's 911 call. The AP story, which has a time stamp of 12:03 p.m. at the Wall Street Journal, plays it pretty straight (posted in full because of it relative…
Tom Blumer
April 7th, 2012 2:36 PM