Washington Post Highlights Assisted Suicide on Anniversary of Roe v. W

Doesn't mention that the new 'public face of American assisted suicide' is bankrolled by left-wing billionaire George Soros.
Paul Wilson
January 23rd, 2012 8:35 PM

NB Chat: Florida GOP Debate

Fresh off his commanding South Carolina victory, Newt Gingrich is looking to keep his momentum going in yet another Republican presidential debate hosted tonight in Florida at 9pm Eastern. NBC "Meet the Press" host David Gregory is set to moderate (don't ask us why). Join us in a live chat if you are interested in tuning in to the debate. You can also watch it online here. As with all NB live…
NB Staff
January 23rd, 2012 8:17 PM

CNN Celebrates Openly Gay 'Miss California' Contestant

CNN has proven itself to be in the tank for gay rights in the past, and a fawning Friday afternoon segment was no exception. CNN's Kareen Wynter aired a gushing portrait of an openly-gay beauty pageant contestant, emphasizing her mission to "make a statement" about her orientation. "Mollie's on a mission to disprove painful stereotypes out there about gay women," Wynter hailed contestant…
Matt Hadro
January 23rd, 2012 8:00 PM

Bashir Calls Tea Party Leader a Liar for Saying More People on Food St

UPDATE AT END OF POST: Bashir responds via Twitter. During a heated exchange with Tea Party Express founder Judson Phillips, MSNBC's Martin Bashir on Monday actually called his guest a liar for correctly saying there are more people on food stamps now than when George W. Bush was president. This makes two MSNBC anchors in just three days that have made the same completely false claim on the…
Noel Sheppard
January 23rd, 2012 6:56 PM

WashPost: Virgina GOP Pushing 'Slew of Conservative Bills' in State Le

"Virginia Republicans push slew of conservative bills," shrieks the WashingtonPost.com headline for staff writer Laura Vozzella's January 23 article. Print edition editors opted for the decidedly more neutral-toned headline, "Virginia GOP pushes ambitious agenda," for the January 23 Metro section front-page article. Vozzella kicked off her article by painting the GOP state legislators are…
Ken Shepherd
January 23rd, 2012 6:39 PM

Name That Party: Former Kerry Staffer Charged with Leaking Top Secret

Former CIA agent John Kiriakou has been charged today with "repeatedly leaking classified information to journalists as well as violating the federal law that forbids disclosing the identity of covert intelligence officers," NBC News's Michael Isikoff reported earlier today. Isikoff noted in the second paragraph of his report that Kiriakou "between 2009 and last year worked as an investigator…
Ken Shepherd
January 23rd, 2012 5:51 PM

Networks Ignore HHS Requiring Religious Orgs to Provide Contraception

On their weekend evening news shows, the three major networks (ABC, CBS, NBC) all ignored a Friday mandate from the Obama administration forcing non-profit religious employers to provide for contraception in their health insurance for employees. Critics had condemned the rule as a violation of religious liberty. However, NBC had made sure to report that Congress was mulling defunding of…
Matt Hadro
January 23rd, 2012 5:47 PM

Time's Halperin Gleefully Declares: 'White House is Loving' Republican

Appearing on Saturday's NBC Today, Time magazine and MSNBC political analyst Mark Halperin chatted with co-host Amy Robach about how thrilled the Obama White House has been with the Republican presidential race: "I think the White House is loving this. They've said all year the chaos in the Republican race is good." That proclamation was prompted by Robach wondering if during the ongoing GOP…
Kyle Drennen
January 23rd, 2012 5:18 PM

MSNBC Continues to Hit Gingrich for Racial 'Code Words

The South Carolina primary may be over, but MSNBC anchors are not letting up on their portrayal of Republican primary voters are bigots whose support is being courted by the use of "code words." [See video below. MP3 audio here.] During a promo for her 2 p.m. Eastern show NewsNation, MSNBC anchor Hall falsely accused Gingrich of using incendiary rhetoric on minorities, and claims such words…
Jeffrey Meyer
January 23rd, 2012 4:57 PM

AP Berates Stroke Victim: Republican Senator 'Exaggerated' and Has Que

In an article on the sudden stroke suffered by Senator Mark Kirk, the Associated Press on Monday gratuitously piled on the Republican, currently in intensive care, making sure to note that in his last campaign, questions were raised "about his own honesty." The section has since been removed from the version on the Washington Post's website but can be found below in a screen capture. After…
Scott Whitlock
January 23rd, 2012 4:09 PM

NBC's Gregory Grills Christie: How Are Republicans 'Culpable' in Washi

Worried that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie was being too critical of President Obama on Sunday's Meet the Press, moderator David Gregory attempted to steer the discussion toward bashing Republicans: "Where have Republicans been culpable for the paralysis in Washington? You've spoken about the President....what role do Republicans play?" Christie hit back, placing the burden for…
Kyle Drennen
January 23rd, 2012 4:02 PM

WashPost Highlights Assisted Suicide on Anniversary of Roe v. Wade

On the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Washington Post Magazine attacked conservative pro-life values on another front - by profiling the new "public face of American assisted suicide," Lawrence Egbert. On January 22, the Washington Post Magazine's Manuel Roig-Franzia wrote a long profile of Lawrence Egbert, the former director of the Final Exit Network, who by his own admission has been…
Paul Wilson
January 23rd, 2012 3:40 PM

MRCTV Parody 'Stuff Liberals Say' Has Gone Viral on Web

With more than 97,000 views on YouTube and about 167,000 views on our sister site MRCTV.org, the "Stuff Liberals Say" parody is burning up the Web. If you haven't seen it yet, check it out in the video embed below:
NB Staff
January 23rd, 2012 3:40 PM

MRC Study: The Real State of the Union, Big Three Networks Covering Up

By many measures, Barack Obama has left the State of the Union in tatters, but the liberal media, led by the highly rated Big Three network (ABC, CBS, NBC) news shows, have attempted to cover up those holes in the Union by mostly ignoring the Obama administration’s greatest failings. From record numbers of people on food stamps, to the administration’s support of failed energy companies while…
Geoffrey Dickens
January 23rd, 2012 3:34 PM