NYTimes Covers a Dozen People in Silly Protest of Romney's Crate-Gate

Wednesday’s New York Times devoted a short “Caucus” article, “‘Seamus on the Roof’ Prompts Howls of Protest,” to a mocking protest against Mitt Romney by a “dozen people” representing the canine community, insulted by Romney's treatment of family dog Seamus, who he once strapped to the roof of the family station wagon on vacation. (The Times loves tiny liberal protests, but manages to…
Clay Waters
February 16th, 2012 7:12 AM

Bill Maher Mocks Santorum's Pro-Life Views on NBC's Tonight Show

Appearing as a guest on Wednesday's Tonight Show on NBC, HBO's Real Time host Bill Maher mocked GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum's pro-life views, inspiring laughter from host Jay Leno. After Leno brought up presidential politics, Maher cracked that the former Pennsylvania Senator "thinks life begins at erection":
Brad Wilmouth
February 16th, 2012 3:54 AM

NBC Informs Viewers 1.8 Million Dead People are Still Registered to Vo

Tuesday's NBC Nightly News informed viewers of the statistic that 1.8 million of the deceased are still registered to vote, as anchor Brian Williams read an item recounting the results of a study by the Pew Research Center. But the NBC anchor also downplayed the danger of voter fraud as he asserted that "the problems here are not due to fraud," but instead emanate from the lack of the use of…
Brad Wilmouth
February 16th, 2012 2:44 AM

Well-Kept Secret: New London, Conn. Mayor Has Apologized for Kelo Prop

Daryl Justin Finizio, the recently elected Democratic Party Mayor of New London, Connecticut has apologized to the families and homeowners who lost their homes as a result of the city's decision to condemn properties in the Fort Trumbull area of that city. Those efforts began over a decade ago. A lawsuit by the victims which attempted to stop the city from taking their properties and destroying…
Tom Blumer
February 15th, 2012 11:34 PM

ABC Showcases Chrysler Workers to Decry Romney’s Opposition to Bailo

Previewing the Michigan primary, ABC’s David Muir found three Chrysler workers to boast of how the Obama administration’s auto bailout “worked” and “it would have been devastating” if Mitt Romney had his way and it didn’t occur. Muir cued up the workers to confirm “all of you had your jobs saved?” Muir did note that “Romney says it’s the billions in government bailout money that came with it…
Brent Baker
February 15th, 2012 8:33 PM

Hollywood Director Scalds Alabama in Ads

Director Chris Weitz wasn’t satisfied humanizing the plight of illegal immigrants via his Oscar-nominated 2011 film “A Better Life.” Now, the man who gave us “About a Boy” and “The Golden Compass” has directed a series of videos attacking Alabama’s anti-illegal immigration laws and comparing those who don’t believe in open borders to the state’s most racist political figures of yore.
Christian Toto
February 15th, 2012 8:02 PM

CNN.com Features Liberal Catholics Openly Dissenting From Bishops

CNN was late to the standoff between Catholic bishops and the White House over the HHS birth control mandate, and CNN.com's religion section has not exactly been the most balanced in its coverage of the fight. In addition to covering the mixed reactions of Catholics to the standoff, CNN's Belief Blog has now featured two pieces on liberal Catholics criticizing the bishops. CNN.com's religion…
Matt Hadro
February 15th, 2012 7:37 PM

CBS Trumpets Slanted Poll: 61% of Catholics Support ObamaCare Mandate

On its Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning newscasts, CBS played up its most recent poll with the New York Times, which found that 61% of Catholics approve "President Obama's contraception policy," as a graphic on the CBS Evening News spun the recent federal government mandate that forces religious institutions to cover sterilization and birth control without a co-pay. The left-leaning…
Matthew Balan
February 15th, 2012 7:02 PM

Chris Matthews Rants Over Rush Limbaugh's 'Astounding,' 'Crazy' 'Assau

A frothing Chris Matthews on Wednesday excoriated Rush Limbaugh for an "astounding assault on women's rights." Matthews shrieked that the conservative talk radio host's commentary on liberals and birth control "sounds like hatred of women." The Hardball anchor began by playing a clip of Limbaugh asserting, "Could it be that Democrats fear kids? I mean, they are aborting their own people. The…
Scott Whitlock
February 15th, 2012 6:16 PM

NBC Pushed High Gas Prices Under Bush, Now Worried They Would 'Crush

At the top of Tuesday's NBC Nightly News, anchor Brian Williams pleaded: "Why now? In a tight economy with so many Americans living on the financial edge, why are they being asked to pay so much more for gas?" Moments later, he warned: "...there's still one thing that could crush it all and ruin any hope for a real recovery right now, and that's the price of gas." Compare that sentiment to…
Kyle Drennen
February 15th, 2012 5:22 PM

CNN Plays Up Tiny 'Dogs Against Romney' Protest

CNN gave a measly eleven seconds of coverage to the 2011 March for Life, attended by an estimated 100,000 people, but they saw fit to give more time on Wednesday to a "Dogs Against Romney" protest of about a dozen participants. Correspondent Jeanie Moos admitted that the tiny protest "was a treat we in the media couldn't resist." She was on the scene Tuesday to interview "doggie protesters"…
Matt Hadro
February 15th, 2012 4:43 PM

AP's Original Report on Obama at Master Lock Misstates His Related SOT

Today, President Obama visited Master Lock, a company he cited in his State of the Union speech on January 24 using the following words: "But right now, it's getting more expensive to do business in places like China. Meanwhile, America is more productive. A few weeks ago, the CEO of Master Lock told me that it now makes business sense for him to bring jobs back home. Today, for the first time…
Tom Blumer
February 15th, 2012 3:59 PM

‘Glee’ Serves Up Bible Mockery, Gay Propaganda for Valentine’s D

The TV musical “Glee” has a long history of pushing the envelope on sexual matters and promoting the homosexual lifestyle. The Valentine’s Day episode of Glee, titled “Heart,” marked a new low in Glee’s campaign against traditional sexual morality, by mocking the Bible. A lesbian student, Santana, asked a group of Christians called the “God Squad” to sing for her girlfriend as part of a “…
Paul Wilson
February 15th, 2012 3:55 PM

NYTimes Religion Reporter Spreads False "98%" Figure on Catholic Birth

New York Times reporter Laurie Goodstein portrayed Obama’s “compromise” on his requirement that religion institutions provide contraception coverage as causing conflict within the Catholic church that could damage it politically, in Wednesday’s lead National section story, “Obama Shift On Providing Contraception Splits Critics.” Goodstein, the paper’s religion reporter, hasn’t shown much…
Clay Waters
February 15th, 2012 3:50 PM