Herman Cain Cites MRC, Bozell to Correct Farrakhan Whine

February 28th, 2012 5:30 PM
Appearing on Fox News's Hannity on Monday, former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain refuted the notion put forward by Louis Farrakhan that, "Never has a sitting president been spoken of in the manner that President Obama and his family have had to endure." [Watch the video after the jump] Cain demolished the baseless claim: "If you go to the Media Research Center, Brent Bozell,…

WaPo's Charles Lane: Gas Prices 'Are Not the President’s Fault

February 23rd, 2012 7:36 PM
On Thursday, Media Research Center President and publisher of NewsBusters Brent Bozell told Fox News's Neil Cavuto that gas prices will keep climbing and the media will continue downplaying it to help President Obama get reelected. Proving his point just a few hours later on Fox News's Special Report was Charles Lane, the editorial writer for the Washington Post, who actually said, "Gas…

Sarah Palin: 'Lamestream Media' Are 'All Wee-Weed Up' About Santorum's

February 21st, 2012 9:39 PM
Sarah Palin on Tuesday weighed in on the press's reaction to comments Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum made about Satan in 2008. Appearing on Fox News's Hannity, the former Alaska Governor said, "For these lamestream media characters to get all wee-weed up about that, first you have to ask yourself, 'Have they ever attended a Sunday school class even? Have they never heard this…

Rick Santorum Says 'Phony Theology' Controversy Is 'Media Trying to De

February 20th, 2012 10:43 PM
As NewsBusters has been reporting, America's press have for the past 48 hours been in a coordinated attack on Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum cherry-picking the same sentences from a lengthy speech he gave Saturday in order to falsely accuse him of impugning President Obama's religious beliefs. On Monday, the former Pennsylvania Senator discussed the matter with Fox News's…

Bob Beckel Wrestles With the Past Tense of 'Tweet' - Loses Badly

February 18th, 2012 10:52 AM

Dick Morris: Stephanopoulos Used Same Tactics Against Romney as Clinto

February 16th, 2012 9:47 AM
Former Clinton adviser Dick Morris took his allegation that ABC's George Stephanopoulos is a "paid Democratic hitman" further on Wednesday saying that the tactics he used on Mitt Romney during the January 7 Republican presidential debate were similar to how the Clinton White House got the media to do its bidding against its opponents. Speaking with Fox News's Bill O'Reilly, Morris said, "I…

Dick Morris Accuses George Stephanopoulos of Being a 'Paid Democratic

February 13th, 2012 10:45 PM
Former Clinton adviser Dick Morris on Monday accused ABC’s George Stephanopoulos of being a “paid Democratic hitman.” Appearing on Fox News’s Hannity, Morris also said Stephanopoulos was “under orders” to ask Mitt Romney all those contraception questions during ABC’s January 7 Republican presidential debate in New Hampshire (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Stephen Baldwin Hits Obama on Contraception Mandate, Praises Santorum

February 13th, 2012 8:47 AM
Appearing as a guest on Saturday's Fox and Friends, actor and conservative talk radio host Stephen Baldwin criticized President Obama for daring to second guess Catholic Church doctrine in trying to force Catholic employers to provide contraceptive coverage for their employees. As he was preparing to speak at the CPAC convention in Washington, D.C., he also talked up GOP presidential candidate…

FNC's Powers: Media See Planned Parenthood as 'Humanitarian' Group Tha

February 13th, 2012 8:09 AM
On Saturday's Fox News Watch, during a discussion of the media double standard between hitting Komen for planning to defund Planned Parenthood, while delaying attention to Catholic leaders criticizing the Obama contraception mandate, liberal FNC analyst Kirsten Powers debated fellow panel member and FNC analyst Judy Miller from the right as Powers noted the media's bias toward Planned…

FNC's Monica Crowley Cites MRC on Media Coverage of Obama Contraceptio

February 12th, 2012 5:18 AM
On Saturday's Fox News Watch, FNC contributor and conservative talk radio host Monica Crowley cited a letter released last Monday by NewsBusters publisher and  Media Research Center president Brent Bozell which called on the media to give more attention to President Obama's attempt to force religious institutions to provide contraceptive coverage to their employees, even if these institutions…

ABC, CBS and NBC Ignore Shocking Jump in Government Dependents

February 10th, 2012 3:57 PM
According to the Heritage Foundation Barack Obama’s policies, in just two years, have resulted in the number of Americans who rely on a federal program spiking by 23 percent to 67 million. Yet there was no mention of this grim figure on the Big Three network (ABC, CBS and NBC) evening or morning news programs. Since the study was released on Wednesday only Fox News and CNN have mentioned the…

Pinkerton Cites MRC on Media Double Standard on Komen/Planned Parentho

February 4th, 2012 8:34 PM
On Saturday's Fox News Watch, regular panel member Jim Pinkerton of The American Conservative magazine cited an article by MRC analyst and NewsBuster Matthew Balan, who recounted the media obsession with the Komen foundation's decision to eliminate funding for Planned Parenthood, while the same media have completely ignored the brewing conflict between President Obama and the Catholic Church as…

Muppets Trash Fox News, Host Bolling

January 30th, 2012 2:36 PM
Apparently Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog don’t take criticism well. The pair was asked at a press conference for “The Muppets” premiere in London about concerns over the movie’s attack on the oil industry and business. The Muppets were asked how they felt when Eric Bolling from Fox News discussed their latest movie and said the Muppets were “pushing a dangerous liberal agenda and trying to…

Bill O'Reilly Clashes With WashPost Writer on MSNBC's Ban of 'Extremis

January 28th, 2012 9:30 AM
On The O'Reilly Factor on Thursday night, Bill O'Reilly took on MSNBC's apparent ban on their former contributor Pat Buchanan in obedience to left-wing lobbies like Color of Change, who wanted him removed form the airwaves. Cathy Areu, a contributor to The Washington Post Magazine, argued Buchanan was a "white extremist" and "white supremacist" who "absolutely" should be banned and fired. O'…