On PBS, Liberal Mark Shields Honors the Civility of David Brooks, Adds

On Friday’s PBS NewsHour, anchor Judy Woodruff asked liberal political analyst Mark Shields and his pseudo-conservative counterpart David Brooks if they had a "holiday wish" for someone in politics, and Shields, in almost weekly delight for how much Brooks agrees with him, said "My wish is that everybody, whoever he or she is, has a colleague as civil and decent and honorable as David Brooks…
Tim Graham
December 26th, 2011 7:49 AM

John Fund Explains Why Gingrich May Yet Appear on Virginia Ballot

In light of the development this weekend that Mitt Romney and Ron Paul were the only two presidential candidates who had enough valid signatures to appear on the Virginia Republican primary ballot on March 6,  the American Spectator's John Fund appeared on Sunday's Fox and Friends on FNC and suggested that Newt Gingrich may yet find a way to secure a spot on the Virginia ballot. (Video below)
Brad Wilmouth
December 25th, 2011 5:34 PM

CBS's Cordes Suggests No 'Remarkable Pieces of Legislation' Because of

During a roundtable discussion on CBS's Face the Nation on Sunday, after asserting that in past years divided government had "produced some really remarkable pieces of legislation," correspondent Nancy Cordes blamed the presence of Tea Party Republicans for less congressional success in enacting legislation this year. (Video below) Anchor Bob Schieffer raised the difficulty Congress has had…
Brad Wilmouth
December 25th, 2011 1:56 PM

Linus Tells Charlie Brown the True Meaning of Christmas

It's become a NewsBusters tradition to have the Peanuts character Linus explain the true meaning of Christmas. Without further ado (video follows with transcript and commentary):
NB Staff
December 25th, 2011 8:27 AM

NBC Relays Palestinian 'Propaganda' from Bethlehem During Christmas

On Saturday's NBC Nightly News, during a report recounting the gathering of Christian pilgrims in Bethlehem for Christmas celebrations, correspondent Martin Fletcher relayed Palestinian complaints about Israel, and gave attention to the display of an anti-Israel publicity stunt set to coincide with the occasion taking advantage of a Christmas tree theme. (Video below)  
Brad Wilmouth
December 25th, 2011 2:27 AM

National Geographic Harps on 'Intolerant Attitudes' in Bible

Adam Nicolson couldn't resist inserting a blast at traditional sexual ethics into an article about the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible in the December 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine. Nicolson labeled the Book of Leviticus's condemnation of homosexual acts a "troubling part of the King James inheritance: a ferocious and singular moral vision that has become unacceptable in…
Matthew Balan
December 24th, 2011 5:02 PM

ABC's Walters Contrasts Obama Marriage with Gingrich Marital Problems

During her interview with President and Mrs. Obama which aired on Friday's 20/20, ABC's Barbara Walters made a point of contrasting GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich's history of marital problems with the successful marriage of the First Family.  (Video below) Walters introduced the topic as she observed:
Brad Wilmouth
December 24th, 2011 4:21 PM

Christie's Criticism of Obama as Weak Leader is 'Hate Speech,' Fumes E

Laura Ingraham comes closest to nailing Ed Schultz's persona -- Ingraham sees him as the hothead "Heat Miser" of the mid-'70s animated Christmas special, "The Year Without a Santa Claus." But Schultz isn't miserly when it comes to what he considers hate speech. Just about any criticism of President Obama qualifies. (audio clips after page break)
Jack Coleman
December 24th, 2011 3:49 PM

NBC: 'Obama Scores a Win for Some 160 Million Workers

As NBC co-anchor Amy Robach teased Saturday's Today show, she described the Republican House's passage of the Senate version of a temporary payroll tax cut extension as President Obama scoring "a win for some 160 million workers." (Video below)
Brad Wilmouth
December 24th, 2011 12:29 PM

NPR's Happy Christmas Elf: 'I'm Going to Have You Killed

National Public Radio was replaying "holiday favorites" on Friday's Morning Edition -- to be specific, allowing humorist David Sedaris offer a very nasty take on Christmas as he played "Crumpet the Elf" at Macy's. In a seven-minute reading from his "Santaland Diaries," there's some rather shocking attempts at humor that aren't exactly warm and fuzzy. Sedaris's elf shouted at a woman for…
Tim Graham
December 24th, 2011 9:46 AM

Charles Krauthammer Schools Margaret Carlson on Payroll Tax Holidays

Like so many of her liberal media colleagues, Bloomberg's Margaret Carlson believes cutting payroll taxes for a short period of time stimulates the economy. Fortunately for viewers of PBS's Inside Washington, when she tried to make this absurd conclusion Friday, syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer was there to give her and others on the panel a much-needed education (video follows with…
Noel Sheppard
December 24th, 2011 8:01 AM

Bozell Column: Cultural Winners and Losers

The depravity of our popular culture and our eagerness to shred traditional values manifests itself every day. Lady Gaga, the top-earning woman in the music business and deemed by ABC’s Barbara Walters to be one of the “most fascinating people,” has a new vocation in mind. She’s  announced she wants to become an ordained minister of the Universal Life Church so she can marry two gay male…
Brent Bozell
December 24th, 2011 7:25 AM

Weekend Open Thread

Everyone done with their Christmas shopping or are there those like me who really like shopping on Christmas Eve? Anything else you want to discuss?
NB Staff
December 24th, 2011 6:43 AM

Daily Kos Unloads on Shameless Pope, Phony Fox 'War on Christmas

There is no warmth of the Christmas season in some corners of the Daily Kos blog, since the "War on Christmas" stories on Fox News have ruined their Obama-loving spirit. The diarist "Hunter" was very upset on Thursday that Fox would report dislike for the Obama White House's "Bo by the fireplace" Christmas card (without the word "Christmas" in it). "The premise here is that, after first being…
Tim Graham
December 24th, 2011 6:40 AM