Howard Kurtz Bashes CNN for Naming Walker Prank Caller 'Most Intriguin

February 27th, 2011 2:01 PM
As NewsBusters reported, CNN on Thursday named the blogger that prank called Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker its "Most Intriguing Person of the Day." On CNN's "Reliable Sources" Sunday, host Howard Kurtz noted the hypocrisy here saying, "If anybody who worked for CNN did what this guy did, they would have been fired" (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Parker/Spitzer: Splitser

February 25th, 2011 11:22 PM
CNN announced tonight that Kathleen Parker is leaving Parker/Spitzer: CNN co-host Kathleen Parker leaving show   Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- Kathleen Parker, the Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist who co-hosted CNN's 8 p.m. show, is leaving just five months after the show debuted, the company announced Friday.   "I have decided to return to a schedule that will allow me to…

Blogger Who Prank Called Scott Walker, Now a Media Darling, Has Sordid

February 24th, 2011 4:49 PM
Since lefty blogger Ian Murphy prank called Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker on Wednesday, various media outlets have devoted significant coverage to the prankster. None have seen fit to mention some of Murphy's more colorful antics - proclaiming "f**k the troops," for instance, or pretending to be autistic to gain access for a story. CNN has been out front covering the prank and its…

TV Networks Give Scant Coverage to Democrat David Wu's Strange Antics

February 24th, 2011 1:58 PM
A sitting congressman admitted earlier this week to seeking psychiatric treatment after news broke that he had sent bizarre photos of himself in a tiger costume to staff members and taken prescription pain killers given to him by an unnamed campaign donor. Seven of Oregon Democrat David Wu's staff members reportedly quit after the 2010 campaign due to his bizarre behavior. The second largest…

CNN Names Walker Prank Caller 'Most Intriguing Person of the Day

February 24th, 2011 1:32 PM
On Thursday's Newsroom, CNN's Suzanne Malveaux announced that Ian Murphy, the blogger who prank-called Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker by pretending to be billionaire David Koch, was her network's "Most Intriguing Person of the Day." Murphy is the latest liberal hero to receive this designation from CNN. Malveaux devoted a half-minute segment 21 minutes into the 11 am Eastern hour to the…

Rick Santorum Smeared: An 'Oldie But Goodie

February 23rd, 2011 7:07 AM
If someone associated your last name with fecal matter, you probably wouldn't think it should be characterized as "an oldie but a goodie." That's just what CNN anchor Don Lemon said on Saturday night after Sen. Rick Santorum talked to the newspaper Roll Call about his "Google problem." Vile gay sex columnist Dan Savage -- a man CNN has presented as an "anti-bullying" hero -- has insured that…

CNN's Carol Costello Warns 'Corporate America is About to Win' in Wisc

February 22nd, 2011 12:31 PM
On the February 22 edition of "American Morning," CNN's Carol Costello framed the ongoing budget debate in Wisconsin as a struggle between embattled middle class workers and corporatist Republicans with ulterior motives, parroting SEIU President Mary Kay Henry to warn viewers that "corporate America is about to win big time." "Henry says corporate America save themselves money in wages by…

Bernie Goldberg Rips 'Supposed Journalist' Fareed Zakaria for Not Chal

February 22nd, 2011 9:05 AM
As NewsBusters reported Sunday, while George Soros likened Rupert Murdoch and Fox News to Nazis on CNN's "Fareed Zakaria GPS," the host never once challenged the far-left billionaire on any of his wild accusations. On Monday's "O'Reilly Factor," former CBS Newsman Bernie Goldberg blasted "supposed journalist" Zakaria for sitting there "like a bump on a log when somebody is making crazy…

CNN's Savidge, Guests Gang Up on Supporter of Concealed Carry on Campu

February 21st, 2011 7:02 PM
On Monday's Newsroom, CNN's Martin Savidge teamed up with guests Rachel Sklar and Nick Ragone to oppose a proposed bill in Texas that would allow college students with concealed carry permits to carry handguns on campus. Savidge only had conservative talk show host Ben Ferguson on to voice his support for the bill during the segment, who faced off against the three. The anchor brought on…

Soros: Rupert Murdoch and Fox are Like Nazis, Tea Partiers are Being D

February 20th, 2011 9:26 PM
George Soros on Sunday likened Fox News and Rupert Murdoch to Nazis while claiming that Tea Partiers are being deceived and misled by a force they can't understand. Appearing on CNN's "Fareed Zakaria GPS," the financier of far-left propaganda outlets such as the Center for American Progress, Media Matters for America, and MoveOn.org was not shy about his distaste for conservatives (video…

Howard Kurtz in Lara Logan Segment Says Schlussel's Conservative, Does

February 20th, 2011 7:01 PM
Howard Kurtz devoted a good part of "Reliable Sources" Sunday to the attack on CBS's Lara Logan when Egypt's Hosni Mubarak resigned as President. As he addressed some disgraceful comments made about the incident by members of the media, Kurtz made it clear to viewers that Debbie Schlussel was a conservative, better never once depicted Nir Rosen as a liberal (video follows with transcript and…

Howard Kurtz Takes David Gregory's Birther Side Over Bill O'Reilly's

February 20th, 2011 4:13 PM
CNN's Howard Kurtz on Sunday took David Gregory's side of the controversial birther issue over that of Bill O'Reilly. After Gregory pestered House Speaker John Boehner (R-Oh.) on last week's "Meet the Press" to rail against those that believe Barack Obama wasn't born in America, O'Reilly chastized him on Monday's "O'Reilly Factor" for wasting precious air time on this matter leading Kurtz to…

CNN's Candy Crowley: Defunding Planned Parenthood Leads to...Sicker Ba

February 19th, 2011 10:04 AM
CNN's Candy Crowley adopted the pro-abortion lobby's talking points on Friday's Situation Room, as she asked Rep. Steve King about the House's vote to defund Planned Parenthood: "There's that term, 'penny wise and pound foolish.' Would you worry that, by cutting off those services, people...would have sicker babies, or certain people...wouldn't have HIV testing...and that would just cost us…

ABC's Banfield on CNN: 'I'm Not Going to Cast Aspersions' on Rosen

February 17th, 2011 6:27 PM
On Wednesday's AC360 on CNN, ABC's Ashleigh Banfield punted on Nir Rosen's offensive Tweets against CBS's Lara Logan and tried to explain them away: "We're using a lot of electronics to get information out as fast as we can nowadays before we can really digest the ramifications of what we say...And so, I'm certainly not going to cast aspersions on Mr. Rosen. Let he who is without sin cast the…