CNN Reporter Dana Bash Laughs as Kathy Griffin Calls Scott Brown’s D

On her Bravo TV show Tuesday night, left-wing comedian Kathy Griffin referred to Sen. Scott Brown's two daughters as "prostitutes," and a CNN reporter apparently thought it hysterical. [Audio available here.]Griffin, who was readying herself for a trip to Washington, DC to rally and drum up support for a repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," brought CNN reporters (husband and wife) Dana Bash and…
Matt Hadro

CNN's Ed Henry Touts Bill Clinton as 'Best Democratic Politician

On Wednesday's American Morning, CNN's Ed Henry lauded former President Clinton as "one of the best politicians the Democrats have ever had...in the last quarter century" and touted his apparent credibility over current President Barack Obama. Henry also speculated that if "Al Gore...had used President Clinton more in 2000, he may have been president."Substitute anchor Drew Griffin brought on the…
Matthew Balan

CBS 'Early Show' Touted Levi Johnston When He Was Trashing the Palins

CBS’s Early Show was eager to host Levi Johnston when he was trashing the Palin family last year – 5 segments totaling more than 24 minutes of airtime. But since admitting that some of his attacks were untrue, the morning show has barely noticed, making only two brief mentions of Johnston's reversal and apology in a July 6 People Magazine interview. On Friday, fill-in co-host Erica Hill offered a…
Kyle Drennen

ClimateGate 'Whitewash' Helps 'Clear' Scientists, U.S., International

Lefties complain about lack of media coverage of Muir Russell report, critics point out study was commissioned by university under review.
Julia A. Seymour

Blogger Reports on Radical Imam Visit, Local Journalist Yawns

As most of the country was getting ready for the long July 4 weekend, Pajamas Media blogger and anti-terrorism consultant Patrick Poole wrote a post entitled "Blue Suede Jihad: Major Hamas Fundraiser in the Land of Elvis." According to Poole, the Masjid Al-Noor mosque in Memphis posted an event entitled "A Weekend with Mohammed al-Hanooti" for the non-weekend dates of July 13 through 15 on its…
Matt Robare

Newsweek's Graham: Conservative Ire Over New Black Panther Voter Intim

During the previous presidential administration, the liberal media were more than happy to promote the Left's allegations of improper political interference by Bush officials in the workings of the federal government. The Bushies improperly revised government scientists' conclusions, bullied CIA analysts over their interpretation of Iraq intelligence, and perhaps worst of all, politicized the…
Ken Shepherd

Columbia University President Champions 'More Public Funding' for Medi

Head of school that includes prestigious journalism program warns against 'trusting the market alone' for news coverage.
Kyle Gillis

NYT Finds 'Bellicose' Bloggers Against 'Monument to Religious Toleranc

The New York Times continues its delicate, sympathetic coverage of NYC-centric Muslim issues with its treatment of the controversy over the Cordoba House, a proposed Muslim community center, to be topped by a mosque, that would be raised at the sight of the World Trade Center. Wednesday's Metro section story by Javier Hernandez, "Planned Sign of Tolerance Bringing Division Instead" certainly made…
Clay Waters

Desperate Times Call

The only "race card" that matters, will be played in November. And it's called a ballot.
Glenn Foden

NewsBusters Turning Five, Help Us Celebrate With T-shirt Giveaway

Matthew Sheffield

Most Nets Skip Over Their Advocacy of Broadcast Profanity; Newspapers

Most networks skipped over the story of their own corporate advocacy of broadcast profanity last night when the Second Circuit Court of Appeals shredded the FCC’s broadcast decency regulation. (All the major broadcast networks signed on, with Fox in the lead). NBC’s Brian Williams offered 94 words, but erred in claiming "When a curse word has slipped out in the past, the FCC has imposed heavy…
Tim Graham

ClimateGate 'Whitewash' Helps 'Clear' Scientists, U.S., International

BMI Staff

Appeasement Doesn’t Work: Fatwa Issued Against ‘Draw Mohammed Day

The Islamists mean to censor us one way or another: if not from fear of retaliation, then by retaliation. Shut your mouth, still your pens, stop thinking, or we will do it for you. Permanently. Molly Norris, mild-mannered cartoonist, started a fire she cannot put out. As Rick Santelli’s “rant” on TV from the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade fueled the Tea Party, Norris inspired thousands…
Edward Cline

MSNBC's Dylan Ratigan Froths: Wall Street Frightens 'Little Boy' Obama

MSNBC's Dylan Ratigan appeared on Morning Joe, Wednesday, to dismiss Barack Obama as a "little boy" in the eyes of Wall Street and to assert the President "just bends over," rather than stand up to the financial industry. [Audio available here.]The charged language surprised host Joe Scarborough who sputtered, "You know, I was so uncomfortable with a couple of the things you said and then the…
Scott Whitlock