On MSNBC, Vanden Heuvel Praises Feingold -- Who Took Cash from Abramof
January 4th, 2006 10:25 PM
Before introducing his guest Byron York, Matthews gave the following segue: Now The National Review, one of the staunchest defenders, a big conservative magazine has said Delay must go.The above statement was followed with "we're joined right now by Byron York of The National Review and Katrina Vanden Heuvel of The Nation." There was no mention that The Nation is a liberal magazine or that…
The Worst Journalism of
December 29th, 2005 9:27 AM
As 2005 winds down, it's a good time to recall some of the worst journalistic moments of the year. The Media Research Center polled 52 distinguished media experts -- talk show hosts, columnists, journalism professors and other keen observers -- who generously supplied their picks for The Best Notable Quotables of 2005. A few of the highlights:Newsweek's Managing Editor Jon Meacham won the "…
Matthews Attempts to Get to the Bottom of NY Times 'Spy' Story
December 16th, 2005 6:46 PM
Newsweek correspondant Howard Fineman and New York Times' writer Anne Kornblut appeared on Hardball with Chris Matthews to discuss the Times report that the NSA was given permission by the Bush administration to spy on potential terrorists. This report just so happened to be printed on the front page of the Times a day after the successful election in Iraq. Surprisingly, Chris Matthews wanted…
Matthews Wonders if Americans Were Brainwashed to Support Iraq War
December 13th, 2005 12:16 AM
On Monday's edition of Hardball, host Chris Matthews claimed that Americans were brainwashed into believing there was "a connection to 9/11" and Iraq. Matthews went on to insinuate that the Bush administration brain washed us with the way American soldiers would be greeted and the use of cheap oil.DOWNLOAD - .WMVTranscript follows.
Media Ignore Congressman Murtha’s Long History Of Opposition to the
November 17th, 2005 10:33 PM
As reported by the Media Research Center’s Brent Baker, the network evening news broadcasts tonight all lead with Congressman John Murtha’s (D-Penn.) call for the removal of American troops from Iraq. Yet, they seemed disinterested in focusing much attention on Rep. Murtha's “denouncement” of the Iraq war more than a year ago. (Please see a May 10, 2004 CNN story stating, “Rep. John Murtha, D-…
CBS & NBC Black Out Woodward's CIA Leak Revelation That Boosts Libby's
November 17th, 2005 12:45 AM
Bob Woodward's revelations, in a Wednesday Washington Post front page story, “Woodward Was Told of Plame More Than Two Years Ago,” seemingly undermined two premises of special prosecutor Peter Fitzgerald's case against Lewis “Scooter” Libby, Vice President Cheney's former Chief-of-Staff -- that he was the first to tell a reporter about Valerie Plame and that everyone involved remembers when…
