Former NYT Editor in Chief Bill Keller Hits at Mitt, 'Far Right' Talki

August 7th, 2012 12:19 PM
In his Monday online column, "The Leak Police," former New York Times executive editor Bill Keller worked in a cheap shot against Mitt Romney while arguing that the Obama administration "without really setting out to do so, already surpassed all previous administrations in its prosecution of leakers, has begun new investigations into disclosures by The Times, Newsweek, The Associated Press and…

Bozell Slams 'Shocking' Attempt By Media to 'Kneecap Mitt Romney

August 3rd, 2012 11:37 AM
NewsBusters publisher Brent Bozell appeared on Thursday night's Hannity and angrily denounced the big three networks for trashing Mitt Romney's foreign trip, what Bozell called "a clear-cut example of an agenda to kneecap" the presumptive Republican nominee. During the "Media Mash" segment, Bozell cited a new MRC report that found an astonishing 86 percent of stories about Romney's…

McCain: Media Bias Towards Obama 'Something We Have to Accept' - 'It I

August 2nd, 2012 9:49 AM
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said something on Fox News's Hannity Wednesday that so-called journalists across the fruited plain should be embarrassed by. "The media bias towards President Obama is just, it's something we have to accept. It is just the air we breathe in the political environment" (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Fox News's Roberts Calls Self-Described 'Liberal Democrat' a Conservat

August 1st, 2012 12:45 PM
Yesterday on Fox News's Special Report, senior national correspondent John Roberts did a segment on the controversy surrounding gay marriage.  A version of his report also appears on the Fox News Web site.  In it, Roberts interviewed a gay marriage proponent saying that young Republicans "overwhelmingly support the freedom to marry." And then: Roberts:  It isn't just young Republicans who are…

Dick Morris: 'I Guarantee Bill Clinton Is Going to Cast His Ballot for

July 30th, 2012 11:33 PM
"I guarantee you, Sean, based on what I’ve heard from third parties or I’ve spoken to that William Jefferson Clinton is going to cast his ballot for Mitt Romney." So said former Clinton adviser Dick Morris on Fox News's Hannity Monday (video follows with transcript).

Newsweek 'Wimp'-ing Out of Real Coverage of the Disastrous Obama Econo

July 30th, 2012 6:23 PM
"There is absolutely no way Barack Obama can win reelection running on his record and the news media know this," NewsBusters publisher Brent Bozell told Fox News's Eric Bolling at the top of today's Your World with Neil Cavuto. Newsweek's current edition, featuring the headline, "The Wimp Factor: Is he [Mitt Romney] just too insecure to be president?" is just the latest example of the media's…

Bill O'Reilly Spars With GOP Guest Over Proposed Law to Alert FBI if

July 26th, 2012 10:23 AM
During Tuesday night's edition of “The O'Reilly Factor,” the Fox News host got into a heated exchange with Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) over the concept of Congress passing legislation that the FBI would be notified whenever anyone purchases “heavy weapons.” Bill O’Reilly said it makes sense for Congress “to pass a new law that requires the sale of all heavy weapons to be reported to the FBI…

Bill O'Reilly Rips PBS's Moyers for Blaming Colorado Shootings on NRA

July 24th, 2012 4:13 PM
As NewsBusters previously reported, in the wake of the tragic shootings in Aurora, Colorado, last week, PBS's Bill Moyers posted an online video essay excoriating the National Rifle Association as "enabler of death -- paranoid, delusional, and as venomous as a scorpion." Fox News's Bill O'Reilly began his program Monday blasting Moyers for his remarks calling them "so dumb it hurts" and…

Mediaite's Rothman Eviscerates MSNBC Host Hayes' Simplistic, Fact-defi

July 23rd, 2012 6:12 PM
"A little perspective would inform [Chris] Hayes’ inflated sense of self-worth, particularly when he attempts to demean the notable careers of others."  That's how Mediaite editor Noah Rothman concluded a scathing piece written to address a misleading charge made by the MSNBC host in a recent Talking Points Memo (TPM) interview. Fox News is captained by Roger Ailes, who is "a lifetime, hard-…

Bill Maher: 'George Zimmerman Is Sean Hannity's Missing White Girl

July 22nd, 2012 7:31 PM
I'm not sure what he meant by it, but HBO's Bill Maher said Saturday on Twitter that Trayvon Martin killer George Zimmerman "is Sean Hannity's missing white girl." One gets the sense that along with much of the liberal media, Maher wasn't pleased with Zimmerman's interview on Fox News last week:

MSNBC's Chris Hayes Disses Most of Network's Hosts, Claims MSNBC Is So

July 21st, 2012 5:55 PM
MSNBC host Chris Hayes granted an interview to the liberal blog TPM-DC and dissed most of his MSNBC colleagues. When asked what he watched before he snagged his weekend gig, he admitted “I would say Rachel’s (Maddow) show is the only cable news show that I’ve ever really watched consistently or routinely. Morning Joe sometimes.” Ouch. Of course, now that he’s on Team MSNBC, he claimed “Our…

U.S.-Funded Program Teaches About U.S. Media Suppression

July 17th, 2012 2:41 PM
Your tax dollars are paying to teach both domestic and foreign students that the United States suppresses it’s media to the same degree as India, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. That’s what was insinuated on a radio program called “Youthpoints” that aired July 2nd on the Talk Station.   “Youthpoints” is a weekly program that gives young adults the ability to express…

Lanny Davis Excuses Obama Camp's Smear of Romney by Comparing to Swift

July 17th, 2012 11:45 AM
Apparently, some Democrats believe the recent string of ads against Romney are justified due to Bush's Swift Boat Vets back in 2004. Appearing on America's Newsroom on July 16th, Lanny Davis, a Democratic operative, was shocked that Karl Rove would have such disgust towards this media blitz by the Obama campaign.  Mr. Davis apparently is still waiting for a response from "George Bush in 2004 […

ABC's George Stephanopoulos Skips Skyrocketing Murder Rate in Rahm Ema

July 16th, 2012 5:05 PM
Former NBC correspondent Liz Trotta on Sunday called out journalists for ignoring the skyrocketing murder rate in Rahm Emanuel's Chicago. In her Fox News commentary, Trotta singled out George Stephanopoulos, an Emanuel friend, for skipping the topic when he interviewed the (now) mayor of Chicago. Describing Emanuel as the "closest of all cronies to Obama," Trotta reminded, "What about…