WaPo's Ombudsman Makes Excuses for Very Anonymously-Sourced 'N-head' S

What a change The Washington Post wrought by bringing in Patrick Pexton as the ombudsman. The last ombudsman, Andrew Alexander, was a stickler about the Post’s overuse of anonymous sources. But in a Sunday column on Rick Perry and the Post's “N-head” painted-rock “investigative” hullaballoo, Pexton just circled his wagon and made excuses for the newspaper. “If the seven sources The Post…
Tim Graham
October 10th, 2011 4:13 PM

CBS: Daily Kos Radical Leftist is Merely a 'Wall Street Protester

CBS's Bigad Shaban failed to disclose the far-left politics of an "Occupy Wall Street" demonstrator on Monday's Early Show. Jesse LaGreca, a Daily Kos contributor who wrote in August that "Hurricane Irene is like having Christmas early" for Republicans, was identified on-screen as simply a "Wall Street protester." Shaban also barely devoted any time to critics of the nascent movement.
Matthew Balan
October 10th, 2011 3:29 PM

Con Jobs the Media Falls For

From unfunded mandates to the 'Buffet Plan.'
Dan Kennedy
October 10th, 2011 2:52 PM

In Loving Memory of Leon J. Weil

A seat on the MRC Board of Directors opened in 1991 and the late Bill Rusher was quick to recommend to me his friend Ambassador Leon J. Weil – “Lee” to his friends. On the appointed day, we met in New York City at the City Athletic Club where, he proudly announced, at age 64 he’d just finished a grueling round of squash, that being just another sport for the man who, he proudly told me, at age…
Brent Bozell
October 10th, 2011 2:26 PM

NBC's David Gregory Worries Obama Didn't Exploit Economic Crisis Enoug

Interviewing Chicago Mayor and former Obama chief of staff Rahm Emanuel on Sunday's Meet the Press, host David Gregory fretted over the 2009 stimulus not being big enough: "Do you think this president wasted it – the crisis you talked about – to do the big things at that moment, to really be a jobs president to create the demand in the economy that you're talking about through more government…
Kyle Drennen
October 10th, 2011 12:52 PM

ABC's Roberts Tosses Softballs to Anita Hill, Touts 'Legacy' of Thomas

ABC's Robin Roberts tossed softballs to Anita Hill on Monday, wondering what the "legacy" will be for the "quiet" law professor who accused Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment 20 years ago. The Good Morning America co-host only once challenged Hill about skepticism of her charges. Although co-host George Stephanopoulos teased the segment by calling the 1991 Supreme Court nomination hearings…
Scott Whitlock
October 10th, 2011 11:44 AM

AP Editor: We Still Consider Herman Cain A Second-Tier Candidate

Yeah, Herman Cain won the Florida straw poll, crushing Mitt Romney and Rick Perry.  And OK, a CBS poll recently found him tied with Romney among likely Republican primary voters. Sure, he also scored a resounding victory in another straw poll this weekend.  And Rasmussen just today released the finding that 56% of GOP voters like Cain's 9-9-9 plan.   So is that enough to make the Associated…
Mark Finkelstein
October 10th, 2011 11:35 AM

Bad News for Wall Street Protesters: It's Going To Be a VERY Cold Wint

The Occupy Wall Street protesters either better get their point across quickly or buy themselves - from small, non-profit, non-publicly traded companies, of course! - warmer clothing and higher quality sleeping bags. Although the global warming obsessed media are mostly ignoring this, scientists are predicting a very cold winter in the northern hemisphere:
Noel Sheppard
October 10th, 2011 11:08 AM

Shocking AP Headline: 'Obama Disconnects Rhetoric, Reality

Many right-thinking Americans have been wondering when Obama-loving news outlets would notice that even Democrats don't support the president's new jobs bill. On Monday, the truth came from a surprising source - the Associated Press:
Noel Sheppard
October 10th, 2011 10:22 AM

Van Jones Praises ‘Non-Violent’ Arab Spring – ‘We Should Have

Speaking at the liberal Center for American Progress (CAP) on Friday, former Obama administration green jobs czar and political activist Van Jones praised the Arab Spring movement in the Middle East as “people powered” and “non-violent” and called for the United States to follow suit. “They had the Arab spring, which was a people-powered, non-violent opportunity to change the conversation in…
Penny Starr
October 10th, 2011 9:50 AM

Open Thread: Have TV Debates Adversely Changed the GOP Race

After the debate tomorrow night, the crop of current GOP presidential candidates will have participated in four nationally televised debates in just over one month, attracting record audiences and affecting poll numbers drastically each time. According to a Wall Street Journal op-ed by Fred Barnes, the increased number of debates has had a major impact on the race, giving also-rans free…
NB Staff
October 10th, 2011 9:35 AM

Russell Simmons Called Out by FBN's Charles Payne on Complaints Taxes

As FNC's Geraldo Rivera appeared in New York City for his Geraldo at Large show on Sunday night to give attention to the Occupy Wall Street protests, participant and music mogul Russell Simmons sparred with FBN's Charles Payne after Simmons complained that his taxes were too low and claimed that his employees pay more taxes then he does.
Brad Wilmouth
October 10th, 2011 9:04 AM

Occupy 15th Street: The Washington Post Anti-Business Section

Leftist media critics resent that newspapers have a "Business" section or that PBS used to show "Wall Street Week," as if reporting on business automatically means you're pro-business. The Washington Post on Sunday seemed to be working overtime to publish an Anti-Business section, with two columns endorsing the "Occupy Wall Street" protests, an enormous article by liberal Post wunderkind Ezra…
Tim Graham
October 10th, 2011 8:51 AM

Politico's Top Stories Suggest Site's Liberal Tilt

Politico's "Daily Digest" is an email the blog blasts out in the morning, touting the day's top stories.  As a subscriber, this NewsBuster was struck by the left-friendly lean of five out this morning's six featured stories. To be sure, "Post-recession income falls" is not good for President Obama, reporting as it does that Americans' incomes have fallen faster during his presidency than…
Mark Finkelstein
October 10th, 2011 8:04 AM