Glenn Beck Chokes Up Introducing Sarah Palin To His New Show
January 19th, 2009 6:53 PM
In Glenn Beck's first program on Fox News he demonstrated why he's so popular with conservatives.He's a real guy talking about real issues to real people interested in the truth.This is why it wasn't surprising at all to see Beck choke up and get tears in his eyes as he was introducing Gov. Sarah Palin and the fact that they have a common bond being parents of special needs children (video…
BMI’s Gainor: Inauguration ‘Pay for Play’ Coverage Highlights Ob
January 19th, 2009 5:57 PM
And the media, 'one of Barack Obama's major constituencies,' don't complain.The Obama Inauguration Committee sold coverage of inaugural events, effectively limiting the number of Americans who can view them and undercutting Obama’s claims of accessibility, according to Business & Media Institute VP Dan Gainor.“Barack Obama, in his last radio address before he becomes president says this is…
'Fox & Friends' Discusses Power of Prayer With Plane Survivor
January 18th, 2009 9:33 PM
On Sunday, the good folks at "Fox & Friends" interviewed a survivor of the Miracle Plane that safely landed in the Hudson River Friday. Apparently, like many of the other passengers, Fred Berretta, a private pilot, said some prayers before the plane hit the water (video embedded below the fold):
Maddow Bashes Fox News Then Admits Never Seeing One FNC Program
January 17th, 2009 10:24 AM
MSNBC's Rachel Maddow bashed competitor Fox News at a Television Critics Association gathering Thursday before she told a small group of reporters she's "never seen a show on Fox at any time ever.” I kid you not.Must be quite a talent to have strong opinions about something you've never actually experienced firsthand, dontcha think? Such was reported by The Hollywood Reporter's James Hibberd…
Dennis Miller: Waterboarding Terrorists is ‘Heaven-Sent,’ Feels
January 16th, 2009 4:59 PM
On Wednesday’s The O’Reilly Factor, during the show’s regular "Miller Time" segment, Dennis Miller defended the practice of waterboarding terrorists to save the lives of Americans, calling the technique "heaven-sent." Miller: "Something that takes somebody who's willing to strap a bomb on and yet freaks them out to the point where they'll tell you where the next bomb is by pouring water down…
O’Reilly Slams NYTimes and NBC News for 'Disgusting Display of Propa
January 16th, 2009 3:04 PM
On Wednesday’s The O’Reilly Factor, during the show’s "Talking Points Memo," FNC host Bill O’Reilly slammed the New York Times and NBC News, presumably referring to MSNBC hosts like Keith Olbermann and Rachel Maddow, accusing them of having "damaged their own country in a disgusting display of propaganda and outright lies" by "convincing the world that the USA is a nation of torture, a country…
Most Networks Skip Story of Obama's Socialist Global Warming Czar
January 14th, 2009 4:41 PM
Fox News on Wednesday continued to be one of the very few media outlets covering the fact that Barack Obama's new "global warming czar" has ties to socialist groups. While all three network morning shows ignored the story, "Fox News Live" host Megyn Kelly interviewed climate change skeptic Senator James Inhofe on the subject. After noting that appointee Carol Browner was a member of the Socialist…
'Hannity' Premiere Beats King and Maddow Combined
January 14th, 2009 10:25 AM
Don't listen to folks in the media claiming conservatism is either dead or dying, for on Monday night the premiere of Fox News's "Hannity" attracted more viewers than CNN's "Larry King Live" and MSNBC's "Rachel Maddow Show" combined.And, in the critical demographic of folks aged 25-54, host Sean Hannity, now flying solo without longtime co-host Alan Colmes, bested his liberal competition by wide…
O'Reilly: Second Guessing Obama On Spending Proposal 'Just Cheap Sho
January 12th, 2009 4:53 PM
Last week, Fox News Channel's uber-host Bill O'Reilly (of his eminently popular Factor) declared a preemptive unilateral journalistic disarmament with the incoming Obama Administration on it's humongous spending proposal intended in the Administration's words to "stimulate" the economy.Speaking with CNSNews.com's Nicholas Ballasy, O'Reilly, who regularly describes himself as a "protector of the…
BMI's Gainor on 'Fox and Friends': Why Won't Media Ask Tough Questions
January 12th, 2009 3:32 PM
Business & Media Institute's Dan Gainor appeared on "Fox & Friends," Jan. 12 to discuss why, with trillions of dollars, millions of jobs, and the future of our economic system on the line, the mainstream media won't ask Obama tough questions on his stimulus plan.Given the media favoritism for Barack Obama during the campaign, Gainor said, "So, it's no surprise that they're not asking him…
Brit Hume Discusses Leaks and Tell-all Books With Presidents Bush
January 11th, 2009 11:01 PM
"Fox News Sunday" featured a fabulous interview with Presidents George H. W. and George W. Bush today demonstrating that regardless of their political leaning, these are two fine gentlemen who deeply love their country and have the utmost respect for the office they held.What was particularly fascinating was how they both had nothing but positive things to say about president-elect Barack Obama,…
Coulter and Huckabee Discuss Media, Palin and Conservatism
January 11th, 2009 6:28 PM
Conservative author Ann Coulter was Mike Huckabee's guest on Fox News Saturday, and the pair had a very interesting and entertaining discussion about the media's coverage of Sarah Palin as well as differences of opinion between the two of them during last year's Republican primaries.As Coulter fans are aware, she was not a Huckabee supporter during the 2008 campaign. Far from it, she was one of…
MRC's/NB's Motley on Fox & Friends to Ponder the Media's 'Culture(s) o
January 7th, 2009 9:03 AM
Media Research Center Director of Communications and NewsBusters.org Contributing Editor Seton Motley appeared on this morning's Fox & Friends on the Fox News Channel to discuss the egregious media double standard when it comes to Republicans and Democrats misbehaving. Motley pointed to the media's incessant chant in 2006, the "Republican Culture of Corruption," and noted that no such…