Bozell: NPR Firing of Juan Williams Is Outrageous, Congress Should Inv

October 21st, 2010 11:57 AM
Managing Editor's note: National Public Radio (NPR) has fired longtime analyst Juan Williams for admitting he gets nervous on a plane when he sees a person dressed in Muslim garb. What follows is a statement from NewsBusters publisher and Media Research Center President Brent Bozell. Juan Williams has done nothing wrong. What he said echoes what the vast majority of Americans believe. It’s…

Ousted NPR Analyst Jokes and Jests with Hannity on Night of Terminatio

October 21st, 2010 11:44 AM
If Juan Williams knew at 9:45 p.m. yesterday that he was out of a job, he sure didn't show it. The same night he was fired by NPR, Williams appeared on Sean Hannity's "Great American panel" segment in an ostensibly cheerful mood, exchanging playful banter with the host and panelists. "I love the sartorial splendor of his mutton chops," quipped Williams, referring to New York gubernatorial…

NPR Hates Fox: After CAIR Demand for Action, NPR Fires Juan Williams f

October 21st, 2010 8:46 AM
It shouldn't be shocking that as many NPR stations are conducting pledge drives of their liberal audiences, NPR has found a pretext to fire its longtime analyst Juan Williams for an appearance on Fox News. NPR listeners have complained loud and long that NPR analysts should not dignify that right-wing media outlet with their presence. Williams admitted on The O'Reilly Factor "when I get on the…

Fox & Friends Debunks Tea Party Racism Myth

October 19th, 2010 10:05 AM
As NewsBusters reported Thursday, a UCLA graduate student has published a study debunking the myth that the Tea Party is racist. On Monday, Gretchen Carlson invited the study's author on "Fox & Friends" to do what every news outlet ought to, namely, tell the truth about what the movement that is radically changing the political landscape is really all about (video follows with transcript…

N.Y. Times Reporters Shouldn't 'Contaminate' Their 'Impartial' Reputat

October 19th, 2010 7:26 AM
After layoffs cost him his job as a media reporter for socialist editor and author Greg Mitchell at Editor & Publisher magazine, Joe Strupp landed at Media Matters for America, where he can ask the liberal media elite why on Earth any of them would ever appear on that unethical Republican swamp known as Fox News (or Fox affiliates on Sundays). In this case, Strupp went looking for former…

Olbermann Slams FNC’s Kilmeade as ‘Un-American Bastard

October 15th, 2010 9:41 PM
 On Friday’s Countdown show, MSNBC host Keith Olbermann called FNC host Brian Kilmeade an "un-American bastard" during his show’s regular "Worst Person" segment because Kilmeade recently complained about the political correctness of the left's desire to avoid identifying Muslim terrorists as Muslims. Picking up on comments Kilmeade made on Fox News Radio in which he overstated the reality…

MRC's Bozell Addresses Harry Smith's Swipe at Tea Party 'Anger' on Oct

October 15th, 2010 11:02 AM
When mainstream media folks like Harry Smith dismiss the Tea Party movement as merely voters venting their anger, NewsBusters publisher Brent Bozell is reminded of the dismissive reaction of journalists back when Republicans won control of Congress 16 years ago. Here's what he told viewers of the October 15 "Fox & Friends":

ABC's Stephanopoulos Still Thinks He's a White House Spin Doctor

October 14th, 2010 4:57 PM
There is a simple explanation for President Obama's dismal approval ratings, but ABC's George Stephanopoulos fails to comprehend it. Appearing on the October 13 "O'Reilly Factor," the former Clinton adviser peddled multiple theories to explain Obama's unpopularity, but neglected to consider the possibility that the president has simply failed to connect with the general public. "As far as…

Hume Asks About Undisclosed '08 Obama Donors in Wake of W.H.'s Chamber

October 12th, 2010 8:14 AM
The White House’s current effort to disparage the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is an act of desperation in light of the low poll numbers of the Democratic Party going into the November midterm, as some have pointed out. But perhaps President Barack Obama should address some questions about his own fundraising before attacking other organizations. On the Oct. 11 broadcast of Fox News Channel’s “…

'Media Mash': Media Ignore Belafonte Slam on Tea Party; Amanpour Accus

October 8th, 2010 11:29 AM
While the "media will wade into a Tea Party event with hundreds of thousands of people looking for that one brain-dead Lyndon LaRouche follower" who says something asinine that they can plaster "all over the news," they have ignored the insane rhetoric coming from featured speakers at last Saturday's "One Nation Working Together" rally, NewsBusters publisher Brent Bozell told viewers of the…

David Letterman Bashes Fox News in Top Ten List

October 7th, 2010 10:44 AM
CBS "Late Show" host David Letterman bashed the Fox News Channel in his Top Ten list Tuesday (partial transcript after the break):Top Ten Signs There's Trouble at FOX News

MRC's Bozell Addresses Christiane Amanpour's Biased Townhall on Muslim

October 6th, 2010 11:26 AM

Katrina Vanden Heuvel: 'Wonder Bread' Beck Rally 'Shamed' MLK's Speech

October 4th, 2010 10:49 PM
Nation magazine editor Katrina vanden Heuvel made some truly disgusting remarks on MSNBC Monday.Chatting with Ed Schultz about Saturday's "One Nation" rally, vanden Heuvel first offered a despicable racial comparison between the makeup of that crowd and the one at the "Restoring Honor" rally in August.Next, the unapologetic liberal said Glenn Beck and Fox News "shamed Martin Luther King's great…

Ed Schultz: One Nation Rally Had Just As Many People As Glenn Beck's

October 4th, 2010 9:32 PM
The delusion starting to take hold of the liberal media as the midterm elections near is becoming more and more apparent with each passing day.Despite pictures clearly showing that Saturday's "One Nation" rally had far fewer attendees than August's "Restoring Honor" event, MSNBC's Ed Schultz claimed Monday the crowds were equal in size.So separated from reality is Schultz that towards the end of…