Laura Ingraham Takes On Politico's Allen For Palin Hit Piece

Laura Ingraham took on Mike Allen Monday for his most recent Sarah Palin hit piece published at Politico Sunday. Somewhat surprisingly, Allen actually defended himself claiming, "This is helpful to Sarah Palin" (YouTube audio follows with partial transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
November 1st, 2010 3:34 PM

CNBC Finally Embraces Santelli's Tea Party Rant

One day before what many say will be an historic election; CNBC appears to finally be embracing one of the most famous moments in the network’s history: A Feb. 19, 2009 “rant heard around the world” by CME Group floor reporter Rick Santelli, which is credited by many for igniting the Tea Party movement. Throughout the day on Nov. 1, CNBC aired a 30-second spot encouraging viewers to tune into…
Jeff Poor
November 1st, 2010 3:27 PM

Time's Klein to Keith Olbermann: 'You, Sirrrr, Have Gotten a Bit Too F

Although the Rally to Restore Sanity definitely had a decidedly liberal tinge to it, Comedy Central's Jon Stewart did his level best to ensure his official message was that of "a pox on both your houses" to raised voices on the Right and Left in cable news media. Of course the thin-skinned host of MSNBC's "Countdown"  won't have any of it, leaving liberal fans of both Stewart and Olbermann…
Ken Shepherd
November 1st, 2010 3:10 PM

The NY Times, Charmed by Jon Stewart's Shtick on the Mall, Skips Incon

The New York Times was clearly enchanted by Comedy Central host Jon Stewart’s “Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear” held on the National Mall on Saturday afternoon. Brian Stelter and Sabrina Tavernise reported the story on Sunday, “At Washington Rally by Two Satirists, Thousands -- Billions? -- Respond.” While Stelter and Tavernise nailed the political tone as "overwhelmingly liberal," the…
Clay Waters
November 1st, 2010 2:13 PM

'Early Show' Ignores Reporters at CBS Alaska Affiliate Smearing Miller

On Monday, while both ABC's Good Morning America and NBC's Today covered the scandal involving reporters at CBS Anchorage affiliate KTVA caught on tape discussing ways to attack Republican Joe Miller's senate campaign, CBS's Early Show failed to make any mention of the incident. On Good Morning America, White House correspondent Jake Tapper reported: "In Alaska, some reporters with the local…
Kyle Drennen
November 1st, 2010 1:02 PM

George Stephanopoulos Pushes Steele to Agree that Midterms Won't 'Vali

 Good Morning America's George Stephanopoulos on Monday cajoled Republican National Committee Chairman into agreeing that a GOP victory on Tuesday wouldn't be validation for the Republican Party, using half of a "startling" quote by Jeb Bush as proof. Stephanopoulos began, "...The Republican Party, even though they do seem poised for pretty big gains, is no more popular than the Democrat…
Scott Whitlock
November 1st, 2010 12:35 PM

MRC's Bozell Addresses Media's Closing Campaign Pitch: Bashing the Tea

NewsBusters publisher and Media Research Center president Brent Bozell appeared on last night's special Sunday edition of "Hannity" to address what's easily become the liberal media's closing campaign tactic for liberal Democrats: attempting to discredit the Tea Party movement and its candidates. For example, in an October 26 interview with former president Jimmy Carter, Chris Matthews…
NB Staff
November 1st, 2010 12:09 PM

Palin and Van Susteren Slam Politico's Newest Sarah Hit Piece

Politico published another Sarah Palin hit piece on Sunday evening, and much like the last one, authors Mike Allen and Jim VandeHei couldn't find one disparaging source to actually go on the record with his or her negative opinions. Grabbing the article hot off the presses, Fox News's Greta Van Susteren and her guest Palin trashed "all these brave" faceless people as well as the so-called…
Noel Sheppard
November 1st, 2010 11:50 AM

CBS's Smith to Haley Barbour: 1994 GOP Win 'Didn't End So Well

In an interview with Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour on Monday's CBS Early Show, co-host Harry Smith was already predicting failure if the GOP won control of Congress: "1994 was an important year for Republicans....Some people would say that didn't end so well for the Republicans, especially with the stalemated government. Have you any concerns that that might happen again?" Barbour, who…
Kyle Drennen
November 1st, 2010 11:48 AM

Media Double Standard: Omission Of The Day

The following incident happened Friday. I guess I missed the media coverage of this... Video after page break. LANGUAGE WARNING!
Bob Parks
November 1st, 2010 11:23 AM

'5 Reasons Republicans Could Do Even Better Than Expected

FiveThirtyEight's Nate Silver published a New York Times blog Sunday evening guaranteed to scare the heck out of liberal media members:
Noel Sheppard
November 1st, 2010 10:43 AM

Pre-Election Notable Quotables: 'The GOP's Agenda Has to Be Stopped

One day before Election Day, the MRC has a fresh new edition of Notable Quotables posted over at MRC.org. Topics this week include: the liberal media’s pre-election meltdown, with MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann frothing that the election of “unqualified, unstable” Tea Party Republicans “would destroy America from within,” and Newsweek’s Jonathan Alter engaging in open electioneering: “The GOP’s agenda…
Rich Noyes
November 1st, 2010 10:37 AM

Open Thread: Election Fever

Let's use this space for any discussion related to tomorrow's midterms. If you're looking for a fantastic summery of some of the key races, check out George Will's column in the Washington Post. Otherwise, share your own thoughts. What races will you be watching? Who are your favorite dark horses? Are the polls overstating the GOP's position? House results? Senate? Debate and discuss!
NB Staff
November 1st, 2010 9:04 AM

ABC Highlights Black Republicans Running for Congress

 ABC’s World News Sunday gave attention to black Republicans who have a good chance of getting elected in this year’s congressional elections, focusing on Tim Scott of South Carolina and Ryan Frazier of Colorado, and even showing a clip of Allen West of Florida. Anchor Dan Harris set up the report: "Two years after the historic election of America's first African-American President, there is…
Brad Wilmouth
November 1st, 2010 7:29 AM