Krauthammer on Paul Filibuster: 'Stroke of Political Genius

March 6th, 2013 7:10 PM
Syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer called Sen. Rand Paul's (R-Ky.) filibuster of the John Brennan nomination for CIA director Wednesday a "stroke of political genius." Appearing on Fox News's Special Report, Krauthammer also said, "This will be a moment that people will say has launched him as a national figure."

Sean Hannity: 'We Now Have a Lap Dog, Thrill Up Our Leg, A**-Kissing

March 6th, 2013 9:27 AM
"I think that for democracy to survive and thrive, I think we need a vigilant media. You know, we now have a lap dog, thrill up our leg, a**-kissing, suck-up, lapdog media. How do we have a thriving democracy when people can't get accurate, fair information? That seems to be hard to me." So marvelously said Fox News's Sean Hannity on his program Tuesday (video follows with transcript and…

Media Attack Ann Romney for Suggesting They Helped Obama Win

March 5th, 2013 3:15 PM
It didn't take long for liberal members of the press to spew venom at Ann Romney after she stated during an interview on last weekend's edition of “Fox News Sunday” that she's “happy to blame the media” as one of the reasons her husband, GOP former Mass. Governor Mitt Romney, lost the 2012 presidential election. The fast and furious insults have ranged from a declaration by Jonathan Capehart…

Neil Cavuto to Charlie Rangel: 'Your Party Lies a Lot

March 1st, 2013 6:03 PM
Conceivably the best line uttered by a member of the media this week concerning the sequester debate came from Fox News's Neil Cavuto Friday In a Your World discussion about the budget deliberations with Congressman Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.), Cavuto marvelously said, "It seems that your Party lies a lot."

Video: On FNC's Cavuto, NB's Graham Slams Media for Being 'Repeaters

March 1st, 2013 11:20 AM
"We have two kinds of people in Washington in the press, we have the reporters and the repeaters," NewsBusters senior editor Tim Graham told Fox News's Neil Cavuto on Thursday's edition of his Your World program. "We've had the repeaters all week of panic, you know, big scoops of sequester panic ripple" from the media who were busy parroting fallacious Obama administration talking points. […

Leno On Obama Realizing First Term Mistakes: 'Apparently He Does Watch

February 28th, 2013 9:04 AM
Jay Leno took a marvelous swipe at the Obama-loving media Wednesday. During the opening monologue of NBC's Tonight Show, the host commented on the President's claim about realizing his mistakes after being in office for four years saying, "So apparently he does watch Fox News" (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Shocker: Howard Kurtz Says 'Hannity's In the Right' In Slugfest With C

February 27th, 2013 6:04 PM
As NewsBusters reported, Fox News host Sean Hannity was rudely treated by Congressman Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) Tuesday. Rather shockingly, the Daily Beast's Howard Kurtz and Lauren Ashburn, in a video posting at the website Daily Download, said Wednesday that Hannity was "in the right" and that it was indeed Ellison that behaved poorly (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Rep. Ellison Calls Hannity 'Worst Excuse For a Journalist I've Ever Se

February 27th, 2013 12:09 AM
UPDATE: Hannity issues comment at end of post. Congressman Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) had an amazingly heated discussion with Fox News's Sean Hannity Tuesday evening. At the beginning of the six-minute slugfest, Ellison called his host "the worst excuse for a journalist I've ever seen" leading to a truly ugly encounter that culminated in Hannity ending the interview by saying to his guest, "…

WashPo’s Sally Quinn Admits Michelle Obama’s Oscar Appearance Was

February 26th, 2013 3:54 PM
The liberal media’s love affair with the Obamas appears to have reached a new climax following the first lady's appearance via satellite on the Academy Awards on February 24.  Speaking on the O’Reilly Factor on February 25, the Washington Post’s Sally Quinn admitted that Michelle Obama’s Oscar appearance was, in Bill O’Reilly’s words, “Hollywood Left boosterism,” but gushed that it was a “…

CBS Punts on Felony Strangulation Charge Against Former Anchor; Report

February 23rd, 2013 12:32 PM
On Wednesday, the New York Daily News reported that Rob Morrison, an anchor for CBS's New York City affiliate WCBS, had quit his job after being arrested the previous weekend for an alleged assault on his wife, CBS MoneyWatch anchor Ashley Morrison. While this news story has been picked up by CNN, the New York Times, and UPI, CBS's own morning and evening newscasts have yet to report on it.…

Rand Paul on Sequester Fearmongering: 'Balderdash' - 'President Is Mak

February 22nd, 2013 6:55 PM
Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) had some harsh words Friday for all the fearmongering going on around the country concerning the looming sequester next week. Appearing on Fox News's Happening Now, Paul said, "Balderdash. It’s untrue, unfair, dishonest, disingenuous. The president is making stuff up" (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Bill Maher: 'Herman Cain Says He Likes Working With...Them Fine-A** Wh

February 21st, 2013 2:58 PM
How does Bill Maher keep his job at HBO? On Thursday he tweeted, "Man, #HermanCain is making a comeback - says he likes working with Fox team, particularly some of them fine-ass white women they got there":

Krauthammer on Sequester: 'Most Ridiculously Hyped Armageddon Since th

February 20th, 2013 7:17 PM
While the President and his media minions are trying to scare everyone into thinking that if the sequestration on federal spending goes through on March 1 it will be the end of the world, conservative columnist Charles Krauthammer had a different view Wednesday. Appearing on Fox News's Special Report, Krauthammer said, "This is the most ridiculously hyped Armageddon since the Mayan calendar…

Fox News's Beckel Issues Quasi-Apology for Rape Comments

February 20th, 2013 6:36 PM
Taken to task by numerous individuals on Twitter yesterday -- see Twitchy's excellent roundup here -- Fox News Channel The Five liberal co-host Bob Beckel today sought to explain, if not actually apologize for, his comments on the February 19  program in which the panel's token liberal both suggested campus rapes were rare incidents and that college co-eds might accidentally shoot someone who…