Networks Nourished Anti-Vaccine Hysteria With 171 Stories on Debunked
May 15th, 2014 4:35 PM
Despite the rise in deaths from preventable childhood diseases, the networks spent the last 15 years fueling speculation that vaccines cause autism. Just in the past seven years more than 1,300 died from such diseases, according to CDC data.
The medical community widely refuted such claims and the medical journal that once published the study later retracted it. But for years the broadcast…
Joy Behar on View Reunion: ‘This Is Like the Last Supper With Barbar
May 15th, 2014 11:58 AM
Friday, May 16 is Barbara Walters’ last day on The View and all of the former co-hosts returned to say goodbye to the longtime ABC host on Thursday, May 15.
Appearing on a special panel, former co-host Joy Behar proclaimed “This is like the Last Supper with Barbara as Jesus.” [See video below.]
Networks Spend Over 20 Minutes Protecting Hillary Clinton From 'Nasty
May 15th, 2014 11:30 AM
With over two years to go until the 2016 presidential election, the media are already trying to ban unflattering topics about Hillary Clinton. From Tuesday morning through Thursday morning, NBC, ABC, and CBS aired 9 full stories – totaling 20 minutes 12 seconds – defending Clinton from health questions raised by Republican strategist Karl Rove.
NBC was first to go after Rove and devoted the…
Networks Censor Bombshell Documents Showing Top Democrat Pressed IRS t
May 15th, 2014 10:49 AM
On Wednesday Judicial Watch released a new batch of IRS documents that showed “extensive pressure on the IRS by Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) to shut down conservative leaning organizations.” The documents also revealed the IRS’s handling of the Tea Party applications was directed out of the agency’s DC headquarters, contrary to initial claims that blamed low-level officials in Cincinnati.…
NBC Grants Bill Clinton 63 Seconds to Defend Hillary; ABC Spotlights M
May 14th, 2014 9:50 PM
On Wednesday's NBC Nightly News, Brian Williams continued his network's defense of Hillary Clinton by setting aside 63 seconds of air time to a soundbite of Bill Clinton "firing back at Karl Rove, after comments Rove made about Hillary Clinton's health." Williams trumpeted how "shades of the old political warrior Bill Clinton were on display today," as he introduced the extended clip of the…
Immigration Officials Release Murderers, Sex Offenders and Drunk Drive
May 14th, 2014 5:28 PM
On Monday the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) reported that, according to Obama administration statics, immigration officials knowingly released convicted murderers, drunk drivers and sex offenders into the US back in 2013. So far none of the Big Three (ABC, CBS, NBC) networks have yet to report these stunning statistics.
According to the Washington Times “Among the 36,000 immigrants…
ABC, CBS Rush to Defend Hillary Clinton From Karl Rove’s Questions A
May 14th, 2014 11:45 AM
Earlier this week,, The New York Post reported that Karl Rove recently made comments questioning Hillary Clinton’s health in the event she runs for president in 2016, and the Wednesday, May 14 ABC and CBS morning shows predictably rushed to defend Secretary Clinton from Rove’s criticism.
CBS This Morning’s Charlie Rose promoted the “backlash following Karl Rove’s comments about former…
93% of Network Stories on Nigerian Kidnappings Ignore Clinton Refusing
May 14th, 2014 10:57 AM
Amid the U.S. major media focus on hundreds of Nigerian school girls being kidnapped by the radical Islamic group Boko Haram, The Daily Beast's Josh Rogan first reported a week ago that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton refused to designate the group as a terrorist organization during her tenure, despite being urged to do so by both the FBI and CIA.
Since that news broke on May 7,…
ABC, CBS, and NBC Freak Out Over Melting Antarctic Ice: ‘Much of Sou
May 13th, 2014 9:11 AM
On Monday, May 13, all three network evening newscasts hyped the dire consequences of a new NASA study which show that “large parts of the western Antarctica ice sheet appears to have collapsed.”
ABC, CBS, and NBC hyperventilated over the report, and warned of rising sea levels in the immediate future. CBS News’ Elaine Quijano warned “A 10-foot rise in sea level would submerge tunnels and…
George Stephanopoulos Pushes Geithner to Back Hillary 2016, Skips Obam
May 12th, 2014 6:34 PM
Tim Geithner appeared on Good Morning America, Monday, to promote his new book. While co-host George Stephanopoulos avoided negative comments about the Obama administration, he made sure to tout praise of Hillary Clinton and to lobby for an endorsement. After the former Treasury Secretary explained how he recommended Clinton as a possible replacement, the GMA anchor enthused, "Is she your…
Networks Hype Social Media 'Backlash' Against Michael Sam Fueled By 'E
May 12th, 2014 2:21 PM
Despite the overwhelmingly positive reaction to Michael Sam being drafted by the St. Louis Rams as the first openly gay player in the NFL, the Big Three network morning shows on Monday all hyped a negative one-word tweet from another NFL player as evidence of a social media "backlash" against Sam, where "every creep and cretin" could attack him. [Listen to the audio or watch the video after the…
Bye-Bye Barbara! The Top 20 Worst of Walters Countdown
May 12th, 2014 9:39 AM
Friday marks Barbara Walters’ retirement from ABC’s The View. On that show, and throughout her forty-year career at ABC News, the longtime reporter has shown an inclination to suck-up to liberal heroes like former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (“His bold actions on issues like gun safety...has inspired many”) and ask silly softball questions to the likes of Barack Obama (“If you were a…
CNN's Smerconish: Benghazi is the Abortion of
May 11th, 2014 12:19 PM
CNN host Michael Smerconish did his best to diminish the House Select Committee investigating Benghazi during an appearance on ABC's This Week with George Stephanopoulos on Sunday, May 11.
Appearing as a panelist, Smerconish claimed that "I think nothing from Benghazi has received traction apart from the GOP base. It’s really the abortion of the 2014 cycle." [See video below.]
Sen. Marco Rubio Gives Hillary Clinton a Grade of F as Secretary of St
May 11th, 2014 11:08 AM
Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) had some harsh words for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton if she plans to run for president in 2016.
Appearing for a pre-taped interview with ABC’s Jonathan Karl which aired on This Week with George Stephanopoulos on Sunday, May 11, Senator Rubio gave Secretary Clinton a grade of “F” for her time at the State Department and stated “I don’t think she has a…