Carol Burnett: CBS Didn’t Want To Do My Show – ‘Variety Is a Man

October 3rd, 2012 9:35 AM
The Carol Burnett Show is considered to be one of the greatest television programs of all time, yet according to its host, CBS didn’t want to do it for sexist reasons. Burnett told NBC Tonight Show host Jay Leno Tuesday that CBS executives in the '60s informed her, “Variety is a man’s game” (video follows with transcript and commentary).

CBS Highlights Kerry's Debate Prep Help for Obama; Omits He Lost '04 E

October 2nd, 2012 3:22 PM
Talk about missing the elephant (or is it donkey?) in the room – on Tuesday's CBS This Morning, Nancy Cordes reported that Senator John Kerry is "playing Mitt Romney in mock debates" with President Obama before Wednesday's debate. But she didn't once mention that Kerry's debate skills didn't help him in 2004, when he lost a presidential race to President George W. Bush. Cordes did note that…

ABC, CBS & NBC Blackout! Major New Findings in Fast & Furious Scandal

October 1st, 2012 4:06 PM
UPDATE: Still no ABC, CBS, NBC coverage of Univision's Fast and Furious report on Monday's evening newscasts or Tuesday's morning shows. Over the weekend the Univision network broke major news in the Fast and Furious gunwalking scandal. They found 57 previously unreported guns used in crimes by Mexican cartels, but ABC, CBS and NBC have yet to report the Spanish-language network’s findings…

CBS Hypes Romney's 'High Negatives'; Wonders if Obama Will Be 'Competi

October 1st, 2012 3:49 PM
Norah O'Donnell made it clear on Monday's CBS This Morning that her job as anchor is to repeat her stick-a-fork-in-Romney mantra and boost President Obama. On the issue of the upcoming debates, O'Donnell asserted, "We already know he [Romney] has high negatives - perhaps, a likeability problem." She later asked if "we see the competitive President Obama...or will we see the cool, constitutional…

CBS Radio Reporter Cheers the State's Ability to 'Punish the Filmmaker

September 29th, 2012 1:53 PM
Conservative message boards are buzzing about a CBS Radio newscast on Friday in which CBS reporter Dan Raviv expresses relief that the Obama administration can look to the Muslim nations and suggest it can crack down on free speech. After the anchor noted the maker of the controversial "Innocence of Muslims" trailer Nakoula Basseley Nakoula is still in jail for a probation violation, Raviv said…

Desperate Letterman: ‘Don’t Vote For Romney’ If He Won’t Come

September 29th, 2012 8:33 AM
As NewsBusters previously reported, CBS Late Show host David Letterman last Thursday begged Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney to come on his show. On Friday, Letterman continued groveling actually telling viewers, "If he's not here in 39 days, don't vote for him" (video follows with transcript and commentary):

ABC Reports Obama Administration Knew Terrorists Carried Out Libya Att

September 28th, 2012 5:22 PM
ABC's Jake Tapper's Thursday report on World News stands alone as the only Big Three coverage so far of what The Daily Beast's Eli Lake reported on Wednesday - that U.S. intelligence officials had "strong indications" within a day that Islamist terrorists were behind the September 11, 2012 attack on the American consulate in Benghazi - not a mob enraged at a controversial Internet video. By…

Letterman Uses Scarborough to Trash Romney: 'Sweet Jesus

September 28th, 2012 12:11 PM
When he's not shamelessly touting his conservative bona fides, MSNBC's Joe Scarborough spends most of his time bashing Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. Apparently these attacks have become so well-known throughout the liberal media that CBS Late Show host David Letterman Thursday night played one for his audience in a brief segment he called "Joe Scarborough: Sweet Jesus" (video…

NBC Skips 'Dangerously Slow' Economic Growth, Puffs Obama's New Talkin

September 28th, 2012 11:45 AM
Economic growth grew at an incredibly sluggish 1.3 percent in the second quarter, revised down from 1.7 percent. According to business writer Jim Pethokoukis, this is "dangerously slow." However, NBC skipped the bad news for Barack Obama entirely. ABC allowed it a mere 21 seconds. CBS was the only network to allow the story a full report. Although Nightly News correspondent Chuck Todd couldn…

The MRC@25: The Worst Media Bias of the Past 25 Years

September 27th, 2012 10:50 AM

For the past few weeks, NewsBusters has been showcasing the most egregious examples of liberal media bias the Media Research Center has uncovered in our 25-year history, all leading up to tonight’s 25th Anniversary Gala and DisHonors Awards in Washington, D.C. To close out this series, I’ve pulled together what I consider the 25 most obnoxious quotes of the MRC’s history. It’s a pretty…

CBS Trumpets Obama's 'Growing Lead' in Own Poll; Barely Mentions Repub

September 26th, 2012 5:50 PM
Norah O'Donnell was ready to tie the toe tag on Mitt Romney's presidential campaign on Wednesday's CBS This Morning, as the morning newscast hyped the latest numbers from the Quinnipiac University/CBS News/New York Times poll, especially President Obama's 10-point lead in Ohio. After mentioning Romney's latest 60-second TV spot, O'Donnell twice wondered, "Is it too late? The voting in Ohio…

‘Record’ Volt Sales?  Not Really -- GM Counts $159 Leases for an

September 26th, 2012 8:46 AM
The Jurassic Press have long had a field day puffing up bailed out General Motors (GM) and their electric automotive windmill - the Chevrolet Volt. When it came to August Volt sales numbers, the Media were Justin Bieber-excited.

CBS Fails to Air Tough Questions to Obama on Negative Campaign Ads

September 24th, 2012 6:12 PM
Sunday's 60 Minutes couldn't be bothered to air Steve Kroft pursuing President Obama about "nasty and negative campaign ads under your name, or under the name of your various PACs." Obama begrudging admitted, "Do we see, sometimes, us going overboard in our campaign, or the mistakes that are made, or...areas where there's no doubt that somebody could dispute how we are presenting things? You…

ABC, NBC Punt on Latest Developments in Libya Consulate Attack; CBS Hi

September 24th, 2012 3:52 PM
On Monday, ABC's Good Morning America and NBC's Today failed to air any full reports on the continuing inquiry into the terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, and mentioned the issue only in passing. CBS This Morning did devote a full segment to the dispute between the State Department and CNN over their use of a Ambassador Chris Stevens' personal journal, but didn't mention…