Gibbs Scolds Fox for Airing Brownie's Oil Spill Conspiracy Theory, Wil

May 4th, 2010 10:19 PM
A rather strange thing happened Tuesday when Fox News's Wendell Goler tried asking Robert Gibbs a question at the afternoon briefing: he got scolded by the White House press secretary for an interview Neil Cavuto did with former FEMA director Michael Brown the previous day.To set this up, Brown on FNC's "Your World" said he felt the White House intentionally delayed action on the oil spill in the…

Murdoch to Critics: Attacks on 'Powerful' Fox News 'Good For Ratings

May 4th, 2010 6:11 PM
There's no question Fox News is killing its competition in the ratings. And the reason is quite simple according to Rupert Murdoch, the CEO of News Corp. (NASDAQ: NWSA), the parent company of Fox News. On Fox News Channel's May 4 "Your World with Neil Cavuto," Murdoch credited the success of Fox News to the void it fills as people are concerned about the political direction of the nation. He…

MSNBC President Phil Griffin Finally Comes Clean on Channel's Liberal

May 3rd, 2010 11:57 AM
It took a while, but MSNBC President Phil Griffin has finally admitted and embraced his cable network's hard-left slant. He told the Chicago Tribune that he will try to carve out a niche on the left, hoping some day to rival the Fox News Channel's record-setting ratings. Not so long ago, Griffin insisted that MSNBC was not "tied to ideology" -- unlike Fox, which simply could not be trusted,…

Poll Finds CNN and Fox Far More Trusted Than All Other News Outlets Co

May 3rd, 2010 10:28 AM
People on the Left squawked in January when a poll was released finding Americans felt the Fox News Network was BY FAR the most trusted name in news.On Sunday, the results of a new online survey were released by a liberal entity somewhat confirming the Public Policy Polling data NewsBusters shared with you earlier in the year.According to the "60 Minutes"/Vanity Fair poll, when asked the question…

Coulter’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner Takeaway: Obama a 'Be

May 3rd, 2010 8:11 AM
A lot of the media have been very willing to declare President Barack Obama's monologue at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on May 1 a smashing success. And even though that is a fair assessment, perhaps that's a clue the President chose the wrong occupation. On Fox News Channel's May 2 "Geraldo at Large," in a segment dedicated to Obama's grand performance, Rev. Al Sharpton praised Obama…

FNC Highlights 'Another Outrage' from U.N., Iran on Women's Rights Com

May 3rd, 2010 5:55 AM
On Friday's The O'Reilly Factor on FNC, substitute anchor Juan Williams devoted a segment to the recent inclusion of Iran on the United Nations Commission on the Status for Women, despite the draconian treatment of women by government authorities in the nation. The FNC host was reminded of Libya's leadership of the U.N. Human Rights Commission in 2003. Williams:Another outrage courtesy of our…

Coulter: I've Never Seen Any Issue Lied About As Much As Ariz. Immigra

May 1st, 2010 7:31 PM
Conservative author Ann Coulter Friday said she's never seen the press lie about any issue as much as they have about the new anti-illegal immigration law in Arizona."Everyone is blatantly lying about what this law does," she told Juan Williams who was filling in for the regular host of Fox News's "O'Reilly Factor.""I've never seen anything, a law lied about, any public issue lied about so much…

Phil Donahue: Learn About Glenn Beck At Daily Kos Website

April 29th, 2010 2:06 AM
Phil Donahue believes people should learn about Fox News's Glenn Beck by watching a video that was posted at the perilously liberal website Daily Kos.In a preview of an interview to be aired on the "Joy Behar Show" Friday, the host asked her guest, "What do you think of this upsurge of the Becks and the Limbaughs and Fox News?"Donahue curiously responded, "You know this kid Daily Kos?...He's got…

'Hide the Decline' Global Warming Video Creator Says Mann Backlash Eff

April 28th, 2010 7:13 PM
If you try to sweep your problems under the rug, they'll go away, right? Michael Mann, a Penn State professor and a central figure in the Climategate scandal and best known for his "hockey stick graph" hopes so. On Fox News Channel's April 28 broadcast of "Your World with Neil Cavuto," Elmer Beauregard of Minnesotans for Global Warming appeared to explain the reasoning behind a video that drew…

Press Corps Increasingly Aggravated at Thin-skinned, Aggressive White

April 28th, 2010 5:35 PM
Is President Obama incapable of dealing with journalists who question his policies? The White House press corps is becoming increasingly agitated with an administration that reacts particularly strongly to criticism, and even skepticism.The White House has adopted a pugilistic attitude towards the press, lashing out at journalists who criticize the president, shutting others out, and adopting a…

Fox News Compares Media Coverage of Tea Parties and Immigration Protes

April 27th, 2010 9:28 PM
Fox News's Megyn Kelly Tuesday featured a marvelous comparison of how the media cover Tea Parties versus immigration protests.As NewsBusters' Scott Whitlock reported Monday, ABC News logged dramatically different reports about the ObamaCare protests on Capitol Hill in March and the virtual riots that happened in Arizona after that state's governor signed a strict anti-illegal immigration law last…

ClimateDepot's Morano on Mann Lawsuit: 'This Just Goes to Show You How

April 27th, 2010 5:17 PM
In case you missed it, expressing dissent about an issue that has become more and more politicized could warrant a lawsuit - even if it's just satire. Michael Mann, a Penn State professor and a central figure in the Climategate scandal, but is best known for his "hockey stick graph" doesn't like being criticized. He has threatened to sue the creators of a video that has gone viral on YouTube…

Donahue Wishes He'd Invented Olbermann's 'Worst Person,' FNC Primetime

April 27th, 2010 4:04 PM
On Monday's Joy Behar Show on HLN, as host Behar discussed controversial political commentators with guests Phil Donahue and Republican strategist Alex Castellanos, Donahue praised the success of far-left MSNBC hosts Ed Schultz and Keith Olbermann, and lamented not having included a "Worst Person" segment in his short-lived MSNBC show. Donahue: "Worse, worser, worsest, I wish I thought of that.…

FNC Highlights Media Disinterest in Violence by Pro-Illegal Immigratio

April 27th, 2010 10:56 AM
On Monday's The O'Reilly Factor on FNC, substitute host Laura Ingraham and FNC analyst Bernard Goldberg discussed the mainstream media's double standard in handwringing over whether peaceful Tea Party protesters will inspire violence while actual violence perpetrated at left-leaning rallies is ignored. After playing a clip of police officers in Phoenix being hit by bottles thrown by protesters…