Only Fox News Aired Bush's Texas Homecoming Ceremony Tuesday
It seems inaugural attendees weren't the only ones cheerful about George W. Bush's departure from Washington, D.C., Tuesday, for only the Fox News Channel aired a live broadcast of the homecoming ceremony held in Midland, Texas, for our 43rd President.As the Los Angeles Times reported: The rest of the networks, however, did not see the Bush address as news fit to broadcast. At 6:40 p.m. EST,…
MRC's Bozell Slams Media for All But Ignoring Bush Farewell
"Up to this point, there's very much a mirage going on. Barack Obama is what people want him to be. It is not the real thing, yet. He hasn't been tested yet. Once he's tested, then we are going to see the real Barack Obama. I hope he does well," Brent Bozell told the crew of "Fox & Friends" this morning. (audio available here)The MRC president and NewsBusters publisher braved the cold and…
Glenn Beck Chokes Up Introducing Sarah Palin To His New Show
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…
