ABC's Joy Behar: Bush Administration 'Liars' and 'Murderers
February 28th, 2007 2:19 PM
Left wing inflammatory comments continue on The View. On the February 28th edition, co-host Joy Behar lashed out calling the American people "to really wake up and understand that they [the Bush administration] are liars and they are murderers."Token non-liberal Elisabeth Hasselbeck tried to insert some common sense and stated that "some fringe liberals are taking this to a place to where we’re…
GMA's Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell Segment Focuses on Sympathetic Story of One
February 28th, 2007 1:50 PM
It's a tried and true tactic of interest groups seeking to influence public opinion -- and legislative policy -- on a controversial issue. Find the most sympathetic individual case you can, and get the media to focus on that, rather than on the broaders merits of the matter. A prime example of the phenomenon was on display today at Good Morning America. Congressman Marty Meehan [D-MA] has…
Unlike NBC, CBS and ABC Express Skepticism Over ‘Jesus Tomb’ Claim
February 27th, 2007 4:50 PM
As noted in NewsBusters on Monday, NBC’s "Today" show breathlessly reported the claims, articulated by filmmaker James Cameron in a new Discovery Channel documentary, that the tomb of Jesus, with Christ buried inside, has been located. Co-anchor Matt Lauer hyped the network’s exclusive interview with Cameron by credulously repeating the documentary’s assertions and stating the film could "rock…
ABC's Moran Interviews John Edwards But Skips Blog Scandal He Helped E
February 27th, 2007 2:00 PM
ABC Nightline co-host Terry Moran helped expose the anti-Christian prejudice of John Edwards’ official campaign bloggers (who’ve since quit the campaign), asking three weeks ago on his ABCNews.com blog whether Edwards condoned “hate speech” by refusing to fire the pair. But Moran himself failed to mention the controversy in a two-segment profile of Edwards on Monday’s Nightline.Back on February…
Chinese-American Poet Slams Rosie O’Donnell for Racist ‘Ching Chon
February 24th, 2007 7:32 PM
This is way too funny, and requires all fluids, combustibles, and sharp objects to be safely stowed.NewsBusters readers should be familiar with an embarrassing and disgraceful Rosie O’Donnell moment from last December when she badly feigned a Chinese accent on ABC’s “The View."In response, a Chinese-American poet named Beau Sia has created a marvelous video that he posted at YouTube Thursday (…
The NewsBusters Weekly Recap: February 17 to
February 23rd, 2007 9:50 AM
Are the "Clinton haters" mellowing? That’s the not-so-benign question NBC reporter David Gregory asked on the subject of whether conservative ire for Hillary Clinton has lessened. (Can you imagine a segment on "Bush haters?") Fellow NBC alum Chris Matthews, perhaps offering an explanation for the media’s fawning over Barack Obama, explained that the Illinois Senator appeals to the "young at heart…
ABC’s Joy Behar Calls America’s Most Wanted Terrorist ‘Obama bin
February 22nd, 2007 7:31 PM
You know, with all the focus on Barack Obama, you really can’t blame a liberal for making this mistake. However, it doesn’t make it any less funny when it happens.On Thursday’s “The View,” the ladies were having a discussion about Britney Spears, and where she could go to escape all the paparazzi and attention. Co-host Joy Behar proudly exclaimed: “She needs to go wherever Obama bin Laden is…
GMA Weatherman Touts Celebrities at Green Party: ‘If There's No Natu
February 22nd, 2007 3:43 PM
"Good Morning America" weatherman Sam Champion continued his promotion of left-wing environmental causes on Thursday. Champion, who has previously hosted a segment on whether "billions" will die from global warming, reported from Los Angeles to preview the upcoming Oscars. He also highlighted a party being held by the climate change organization Global Green USA a group founded by the former…
ABC’s Tapper: Hollywood is a Cash Cow for ‘08 Race; Doesn’t Ment
February 21st, 2007 3:40 PM
On the Wednesday edition of "Good Morning America," ABC correspondent Jake Tapper reported on the power of Hollywood in presidential politics and the pitfalls of accepting celebrity support. However, while GMA found the time to gush over Barack Obama’s celebrity status, going so far as to include a graphic of an Oscar statue with Obama’s head on it, Tapper didn’t mention that Hollywood’s fund-…