The MRC@25: The Worst Media Bias of

September 24th, 2012 7:59 AM
NewsBusters is showcasing the most egregious bias the Media Research Center has uncovered over the years — four quotes for each of the 25 years of the MRC, 100 quotes total — all leading up to our big 25th Anniversary Gala on Thursday evening. Click here for posts recounting the worst of 1988 through 2009. Today, the worst bias of 2010: Journalists attack the Tea Party as Nazi “goons;”…

CBS's Rose Badgers Romney Adviser on Iran; Interrupts Six Times in

September 21st, 2012 6:24 PM
One might have thought that Charlie Rose received an extra dose of caffeine before Friday's CBS This Morning, as the normally-subdued anchor hounded Romney campaign adviser Dan Senor on how the Republican presidential nominee would change policy toward Iran. Rose wouldn't let Senor complete an answer, interrupting six different times in 50 seconds.  [audio available here; video below the jump…

Networks Devote a Scant Seven Minutes to 'Blistering' Fast and Furious

September 21st, 2012 1:11 PM
The three networks devoted less than seven minutes to a "blistering" new report from the Justice Department on the Fast and Furious scandal. In comparison, the same programs deluged the public with coverage of Mitt Romney's "secret" tax tape, hyping it for 88 minutes. From Wednesday night through Friday morning, World News, the NBC Nightly News, CBS This Morning, Good Morning America, Today…

Letterman Begs 'Delusional' Romney To Come On His Show

September 21st, 2012 10:34 AM
CBS Late Show host David Letterman on Thursday begged Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney - who he referred to as "delusional" - to come on his show. This came as a result of a recently released videotape of Romney saying at a Boca Raton fundraiser that Letterman hates him because he goes on the Tonight Show more often (video follows with transcript and commentary):

CBS Wonders If Romney Video is a 'Turning Point', Despite Acknowledgin

September 19th, 2012 6:35 PM
More than an hour into the program, Wednesday's CBS This Morning finally acknowledged that "this race is not over for Mitt Romney," based on the network's own polling. Norah O'Donnell noted that "in our new polls...Republicans are more enthusiastic than Democrats about voting this year in general, and that enthusiasm has actually...grown since early August." O'Donnell's reporting came almost…

Networks Jump at Opportunity to Offend Christians with ‘Da-Vinci Cod

September 19th, 2012 5:20 PM
While the Innocence of Muslims is still being blamed for the riots and murders in the Middle East, the national news media has no problem running a speculative story that disrespects the teachings of the Christian faith. New "evidence" now suggests that Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene after all, but the artifact in question dates back to the 4th century A.D.  This all began when Harvard…

Schieffer Hypes Romney Video: 'Extraordinary Moment'; 'Seems to Confir

September 19th, 2012 3:56 PM
Bob Schieffer all but broke out the death certificate for Mitt Romney's campaign on Tuesday's CBS Evening News and Wednesday's CBS This Morning, emphasizing the negative impact of the secretly-recorded videos released by the left-wing magazine Mother Jones: "I just can't think of anything that he could have said that could have hurt his cause more than what he said." Schieffer claimed that "…

Letterman Asks Obama 'Is Your Reelection Pivotal

September 19th, 2012 1:59 AM
CBS Late Show host David Letterman on Tuesday actually asked Barack Obama if his reelection is pivotal. The question came during a discussion about the gridlock in Congress and the differing views of the two Parties concerning how to cut the deficit (video follows with transcript and commentary):

David Letterman Tells Barack Obama 'I Feel Very Good When I'm With Mic

September 19th, 2012 1:40 AM
David Letterman didn't only suck up to President Obama during his interview Tuesday night. The CBS Late Show host also gushed and fawned over the first lady saying, "I feel very good when I'm with her" (video follows with transcript and commentary, file photo):

Letterman Tells Obama 'You Haven't Seen Me Naked,' Prez Responds 'We'r

September 18th, 2012 10:49 PM
CBS Late Show host David Letterman actually told the President of the United States Tuesday, "You haven't seen me naked." During the much-anticipated interview, Barack Obama responded, "We're gonna keep it that way" (video follows with transcript and commentary).

Only CBS's Crawford Notes Obama 'Spurred Similar Controversy' With His

September 18th, 2012 1:07 PM
On Tuesday's CBS This Morning, Jan Crawford stood out as the only Big Three network journalist to play a clip of Barack Obama's infamous "cling to guns and religion" barb at conservatives, as she covered the recently-released secret recordings of Mitt Romney remarking about the "47 percent of the country who are dependent on government." Crawford remarked that Obama "spurred similar…

No Joke: Bozell Demands Letterman Cut the Schtick, Ask Prez About Ongo

September 18th, 2012 9:36 AM
Tonight, Barack Obama will make his seventh appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman, his second as Commander-in-Chief. This is a man who can’t make room in his busy campaign fundraising schedule for critical intelligence briefings, or his jobs council, or even a sit-down with the Prime Minister of Israel while Iran’s uranium centrifuges are whizzing away toward Armageddon. Instead…

CBS Uniquely Labels Hezbollah as 'Terrorist Group

September 18th, 2012 8:16 AM
As the broadcast network evening newscasts on Monday recounted protests in Beirut, Lebanon, organized by Hezbollah, only the CBS Evening News noted that the U.S. government considers Hezbollah to be a "terrorist group," while ABC called it a "militant group" and NBC gave the organization no label. As he listed Muslim countries where protests against the United States had been occurring, CBS…

The MRC@25: The Worst Media Bias of

September 18th, 2012 8:04 AM
Since September 2, NewsBusters has been showcasing the most egregious bias the Media Research Center has uncovered over the years — four quotes for each of the 25 years of the MRC, 100 quotes total — all leading up to our big 25th Anniversary Gala next week. Click here for blog posts recounting the worst of 1988 through 2003. Today, the worst bias of 2004: CBS’s Morley Safer eulogized Ronald…