Obama Blames Fox News for Likely Loss in Next Week's Kentucky Primary
May 17th, 2008 3:55 PM
In today's "Can You Believe This Gall?" moment, Democrat presidential candidate Barack Obama has actually blamed Fox News for his likely loss in next week's Kentucky primary.Can someone that has been implicitly endorsed by virtually every press member in the nation get away with accusing a news network of negatively impacting his campaign efforts?While you ponder, the following was reported by…
Obama Aide: Bill O'Reilly a 'Bully,' We'll 'Go Directly at Him
May 15th, 2008 12:45 PM
If only the Obama campaign would talk this tough about the Mahmoud Ahmadinejads of the world . . . Appearing on today's Morning Joe, Robert Gibbs, the communications director of the Obama campaign, called Bill O'Reilly a "bully," and vowed the campaign would "go directly at him." View video here.
FNC: Montel Williams 'Sick' of Media ‘Attempting to Control This Ele
May 14th, 2008 6:07 PM
On Wednesday’s "Your World" on FNC, host Neil Cavuto talked with talk show host Montel Williams about the election and asked if Williams was backing anyone, to which Williams responded: "You know, I'm into the election year, but I got to tell you I'm -- here I'll do something controversial, so it'll get us both fired. But I'm sick right now of the way the media is attempting to control this…
Soros Attacks Free-Market Capitalism in USA Today Puff Piece
May 13th, 2008 3:58 PM
If you're a believer in the Larry Kudlow creed, that "free-market capitalism is the best path to prosperity," then look out, because George Soros is going to make you cringe. A May 13 USA Today article by David J. Lynch profiled the Hungarian billionaire who said he sees traditional free market theory as "flawed." "Of course, real life never matches up exactly with the theory's assumptions.…
Hannity Exposes Gore’s Connection to Ethanol and Higher Food Prices
May 13th, 2008 2:29 PM
Since media began recognizing the international food crisis and its ties to biofuels, NewsBusters has been wondering when press members will expose how intricately linked Nobel Laureate Al Gore is to this controversial issue. On Sunday, Fox News's Sean Hannity finally did just that. In a segment on "Hannity's America," the host addressed much of what NewsBusters has been reporting for the past…
Left-wing Radio Host Admits Child Pornography- Will Media Report
May 12th, 2008 8:16 PM
Does the media treat hypocrites of differing political preferences similarly? The evidence would suggest not. When noted Christian televangelist Jim Bakker was found to have committed adultery and mail fraud back in 1986, the national media were beside themselves with glee, running hundreds of stories about Bakker's hypocrisy. The same pattern repeated itself with other Christian evangelists,…
Top Clinton Official: Fox News 'Religiously Middle-of-the-Road
May 9th, 2008 8:32 PM
It certainly has been a fun day for folks that believe beyond a shadow of a doubt the media have a decidedly leftward slant.Not only did we learn that Hillary Clinton confidant Lanny Davis thinks MSNBC and Chris Matthews are "shamelessly biased," but he is also not pleased with CNN, and, much like Gov. Ed Rendell (D-PA), believes that "in this campaign, [Fox News] have [sic] been religiously…
Fox News Producer Canned for Cheering on McCain
May 9th, 2008 12:45 PM
TVNewser is reporting this morning that a Fox News production assistant was fired for cheering on John McCain when she got close enough to the Arizona senator during the Time 100 Gala.:Insiders tell us the assistant, identified as Jennifer Locke, was on assignment with a camera crew to cover the entertainment angle of the event. When Sen. John McCain walked by, the assistant said, "I voted for…
'Fox & Friends' Repeats Flawed Disenfranchised Nun Story
May 7th, 2008 12:00 PM
This morning's "Fox & Friends" repeated some misreporting on a dozen nuns who were supposedly "barred" from voting yesterday at their South Bend, Indiana, polling station due to lack of proper ID. As I noted in my May 6 blog entry, the sisters were not refused the vote, they chose not to vote using the provisional balloting option. [audio available here]As the AP's Deborah Hastings reported…
Wallace Asks Dean Why Democrats Are Suddenly Coming on Fox
May 4th, 2008 4:25 PM
Have you considered the delicious hypocrisy of Democrat presidential candidates that months ago refused to participate in debates sponsored by Fox News now practically lining up to appear on the cable news channel?Chris Wallace certainly has, and on the most recent installment of "Fox News Sunday," asked Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean about this sudden change of heart by folks…
Newsweek’s Fineman: Tune to Fox for Iran War; Bloggers Are Lazy [w/a
May 2nd, 2008 11:04 AM
Want to see how the mainstream media views Fox News? Look no further than Newsweek's Howard Fineman and the way he thinks the Bush administration uses the network. Fineman, who is Newsweek magazine's senior Washington correspondent and a regular on MSNBC, told an audience at the Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C. on May 1 that if you want to know what the Bush administration…
MRC/NB's Bozell On Clinton's Venture Into O'Reilly's 'No Spin Zone
May 2nd, 2008 10:57 AM
Hillary Clinton's recent appearance on "The O'Reilly Factor" was a play for superdelegate support at the Democratic Convention, MRC President Brent Bozell argued on the May 2 "Fox & Friends" in a segment joined by liberal talk show host Mike Papantonio. [audio available here] Asked about the media and if it will follow up any more on the Rev. Wright controversy, the NewsBusters publisher…