
Accuracy-Indifferent Maddow Invents Alleged GOP Push for US to Leave U
Rachel Maddow's self-proclaimed "obsessive" devotion to the truth again proves fickle.
As an example of what she sees as the resurgence of wedge issues, Maddow said this on her MSNBC show last night --
The culture war era conspiracy theories about black helicopters and a one-world government secretly pursued by America's elites, that stuff is back from the culture war eras too. The new…
January 28th, 2011 9:00 PM
MRC's Bozell Blasts Media Coverage of Obama SOTU on Friday's 'Fox & Fr
When Republican presidents in years past delivered their State of the Union addresses, NewsBusters publisher Brent Bozell noted this morning, "no sooner had the words, 'God bless America,' left their lips than the analysts were there... just pouncing on them, pointing out any discrepancy, pointing out any controversy, ridiculing any mistake."
Now "along comes Barack Obama, and the same…
January 28th, 2011 5:46 PM

BBC Veteran: Liberal Bias 'In Its Very DNA
While liberal media bias is often easy to spot, it's rare to see veteran journalists come clean on the biases of their own news outlets. But when one does, it's hard to dispute the first hand account of the newsroom's consistently leftist politics.
In his new memoirs, veteran BBC news anchor Peter Sissons details the startling depths of leftist politics that pervade coverage at Britain's…
January 28th, 2011 5:03 PM
What Lies Beneath the Surface of Obama's State of the Union
In his State of the Union address, President Obama at times sounded like he was channeling Ronald Reagan: cutting the deficit, hailing private enterprise and individual initiative, talking about the future. But for all his eloquence, the president wrapped his liberal ideology in conservative sheep's clothing.
On the surface, the president said many things with which conservatives might agree…
January 28th, 2011 4:40 PM

Newsweek's Ben Adler Thinks He's Found 'Rand Paul's Abortion Hypocrisy
Promising his Twitter followers a look at "Rand Paul's Abortion Hypocrisy," Newsweek staffer Ben Adler linked to a January 28 story he wrote for the magazine's The Gaggle blog misleadingly entitled "Rand Paul Wants to Ban Abortions and End Birthright Citizenship."
January 28th, 2011 3:24 PM

Ex-Dem Aide Turned Journalist George Stephanopoulos Highlights Journal
Good Morning America's George Stephanopoulos and Jake Tapper on Friday addressed the fact that Barack Obama's New press secretary, Jay Carney, is the husband of ABC reporter Claire Shipman. Stephanopoulos, discussing the couple, declared, "He and Claire actually appeared many times on This Week when I was the anchor. And, of course, Claire will now not be covering the White House."…
January 28th, 2011 3:08 PM

CBS's Cordes: Tea Party Causing 'Heartburn' for GOP
Reporting on the creation of a Senate Tea Party Caucus on Thursday's CBS Evening News, congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes declared that while "Conservative crusader Jim Demint, and the freshmen Senators he worked to elect, planted their Tea Party flag," the movement's "assertiveness has caused some heartburn for GOP leaders."
As evidence of the supposed indigestion, Cordes cited…
January 28th, 2011 2:47 PM
Open Thread: Live Feed of Protests in Egypt
The situation in Egypt has reached a boiling point. There have been reports of protesters storming government buildings in Cairo and setting them on fire. The goverment is cracking down and has virtually shut down the country's Internet access. You can find a live feed of events in Cairo below the fold, courtesy of CNNi.
January 28th, 2011 1:36 PM

CNN’s New Executive VP Argued Not Raising Taxes Hikes Deficit: ‘Re
In picking Mark Whitaker, Washington Bureau Chief for NBC News, as its new Executive Vice President and Managing Editor (TVNewser post), CNN has selected someone with a liberal outlook who presumes not raising taxes can be blamed for an increase in the deficit.
On election night last year, Whitaker channeled a liberal argument in favor of hiking taxes, declaring during live NBC News…
January 28th, 2011 12:54 PM

Today Show Blames Palin & Bachmann for Ending Civility, Ignored Democr
NBC's Today show never covered Democratic Congressman Steve Cohen comparing Republicans to Nazis, but on Friday co-anchor Meredith Vieira determined Sarah Palin's mocking of Barack Obama's Winning the Future slogan as the precise moment when the new era of "civility" in Washington, came to an end. After Vieira opened this morning's show announcing: "End of civility? Sarah Palin takes a shot at…
January 28th, 2011 12:41 PM

Robin Roberts Fawns Over Michelle Obama: Will You Attend Prince Willia
Good Morning America's Robin Roberts conducted yet another fawning interview with Michelle Obama on Friday, offering 11 minutes and two segments to such important topics as whether the First Lady will attend Prince William's wedding.
Not exactly grilling Mrs. Obama, the co-anchor mused, "We understand that Prince William and Kate, they sent out the save the date kind of notifications. Have…
January 28th, 2011 12:00 PM

Matthews Bashes Palin's 'WTF Moment' and Bachmann's Slavery Remark - A
Chris Matthews on Thursday attacked Sarah Palin for making what appeared to be a hip double entendre concerning President Obama's oft-used State of the Union slogan "Winning the Future."
Even less surprising, the "Hardball" host also went after Congresswoman Michele Bachmann's (R-Minn.) slavery remarks - for the third night in a row (video follows with transcript and commentary):
January 28th, 2011 11:43 AM

CBS Proclaims Obama on YouTube is 'His Version of the Fireside Chat
At the top of Friday's CBS Early Show, co-host Chris Wragge cheered President Obama's recent Q & A on YouTube: "Obama opens up. The President answers YouTube questions on everything from the war in Afghanistan to the Super Bowl. We'll go live to the White House for the latest on his version of the Fireside Chat."
While Frankin Roosevelt used his famous radio 'Fireside Chats' to keep the…
January 28th, 2011 11:35 AM

CNN Diversity Police Give Hollywood a Taste of Its Own Medicine
So, the Academy Award nominations have been announced, and you know what that means: another article about lack of diversity in Academy Award nominations.
CNN.com points out that even Javier Bardem, up for best actor, doesn’t count, because he’s “European.”
Making him white – and of course, a monster.
January 28th, 2011 11:23 AM