'60 Minutes' Too Easy on Thomas? They Were Very Easy with Anita Hill

Those people who thought Steve Kroft’s interview with Clarence Thomas on Sunday’s 60 Minutes was not tough enough should remember that Anita Hill received a very gentle 60 Minutes treatment on February 2, 1992. Ed Bradley drew out the disclosure that she was a Democrat, but went on with a set of gooey questions about whether she has Eleanor Roosevelt quotes on her office wall. CBS made no attempt…
Tim Graham
 

War Walker Receives Zippo Publicity

Pam Meister
 

CNNMoney.com E-mail Doesn't Acknowledge Dow Crossing

Ya gotta love this e-mail from CNNMoney.com: So what level has did the Dow reach, O friendly CNN e-mailer? Could it possibly have been a nice round number? Like, say, 14000? You wouldn't want readers to pick up any unwarranted optimism, would you?
Tom Blumer
 

CNN's Quiz for Edwards: Is Bush the Worst President Ever

Tim Graham
 

ABC Leaps to Defend the Laughter of Fun-Loving Hillary Clinton

On Monday’s "Good Morning America," ABC reporter Kate Snow rose to the defense of Hillary Clinton and the fact that she’s been seen manically giggling in many interviews. Referencing the mocking that the Democratic presidential candidate has taken on "The Daily Show" and other places, Snow asserted that either Hillary Clinton is either "having a really good time out on the campaign trail, or she'…
Scott Whitlock
 

NYT Ponders White House Ties of 'Deep-Pocketed Conservative Group

Clay Waters
 

MRC's Bozell Blasts MSNBC for Rush Smear

The Media Research Center distributed the following press release Monday afternoon:Media Research Center President Brent Bozell blasted MSNBC for deliberately misrepresenting statements radio host Rush Limbaugh made Thursday about an anti-war activist who falsely and despicably passed himself off as an Army Ranger and Purple Heart winner. On Friday, MSNBC’s Hardball and Countdown programs wrongly…
NB Staff
 

CNN Breaks with Tradition, Airs Positive Economic Story

'American Morning' business correspondent Ali Velshi tells viewers how much the stock market has grown this year, offers optimism about fourth quarter.
Stuart James
 

Helen Thomas the 'Highlight' of Virginia Democratic Fundraiser

Ken Shepherd
 

Seattle P-I Hypes Story of Woman Seeking Canadian Hubby for Health Car

Ken Shepherd
 

Russert, Tavis Smiley Agree on NBC: GOP No-Shows Screwed Up

On Friday morning’s Today, NBC put the thumb-screws on the Republican PBS debate no-shows in a segment with NBC’s Tim Russert and an outraged PBS host Tavis Smiley, who in his outrage over being snubbed, equated himself with history, that skipping his debate was a "watershed moment" in American history. Russert piled on with the same liberal media spin, quoting all the Republicans who said the no…
Tim Graham
 

Open Thread

For debate and discussion.Possible talking point: Will House Democrats offer a resolution to condemn Rush Limbaugh's "phony soldiers" remarks, or might the revelation of ABC's "phony heroes" piece airing two days prior change some minds?
NB Staff
 

NBC, ABC Highlight Racial 'Image Problem' of PBS Debate No-Shows

Tim Graham
 

Buchanan Defends GOP Minority-Debate Duckers: Hillary's Not Speaking a

If Dems and Republicans are at odds over everything from Iraq to healthcare, there's one thing that has brought many of them together: shared criticism of the leading GOP presidential contenders for their decision to skip the recent debate moderated by Tavis Smiley, billed as oriented to the concerns of black Americans.But beginning on yesterday's "Meet the Press" and continuing on today's "…
Mark Finkelstein