Ted Koppel: 'Terrorists Achieved More With One Phone Call Than We Achi

August 11th, 2013 1:24 PM
Ted Koppel made a fascinating observation about terrorism and the recent embassy evacuations that certainly won't please President Obama or his supporters in the media. Appearing on NBC's Meet the Press, Koppel said, "With a conference call, Al Qaeda has effectively shut down 20 U.S. embassies around north Africa and the Middle East...The terrorists have achieved more with one phone call than…

Santorum Rips 'Media Fascination' With GOP Division

August 5th, 2013 11:56 AM
As moderator David Gregory hyped a "feud" over national security between Kentucky Senator Rand Paul and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Sunday's NBC Meet the Press, former Senator Rick Santorum called out a stunning media double standard: "...the media has a fascination with how divided the Republican Party is and tends to ignore the divisions within the Democratic Party. And I think they…

Stephanopoulos and Crowley Skip IRS Scandal with Lew, Gregory Cues Up

July 28th, 2013 3:11 PM
Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew, who oversees the IRS, made the rounds of four Sunday morning TV talk shows (all but CBS’s Face the Nation) to promote President Obama’s latest “pivot” to the economy, but ABC’s George Stephanopoulos and CNN’s Candy Crowley failed to take advantage of the opportunity to press him on the IRS scandal. NBC’s David Gregory squeezed a question in at the very end…

Dems Leave Detroit in Ruins; Networks Won't Say Which Party Is to Blam

July 26th, 2013 10:09 AM
 It's now been a week since Detroit filed for bankruptcy and yet ABC, CBS and NBC have resisted considering what caused the financial failure, details such as the city's massively high tax rate, failed educational system and the total Democratic dominance for over 50 years. On Sunday's Meet the Press, anchor David Gregory bluntly asked Chuck Todd, a former Democratic operative, who was…

David Brooks: Obama's Address on Race 'Was a Symphony

July 21st, 2013 2:25 PM
As NewsBusters has been reporting, the Obama-loving media's gushing and fawning over the President's address Friday concerning race and the George Zimmerman verdict has been nothing less than sick-making. Potentially the most vomitous remark yet came from New York Times columnist David Brooks who actually said on NBC's Meet the Press Sunday - with a straight face, no less! - it "was a…

Tavis Smiley: Obama Leads Nation in Conversation on Gay Marriage But N

July 21st, 2013 12:51 PM
Unlike most of the Obama-loving media, PBS's Tavis Smiley has been deeply critical of the President's comments Friday regarding race and the George Zimmerman verdict. Smiley continued his criticism on NBC's Meet the Press Sunday saying, "I don't know how he argues he can't lead us in a conversation on this, but he can on gay marriage?" (video follows with transcript and commentary):

NBC's Gregory Scolds McConnell for Opposing 'Law of the Land' ObamaCar

July 16th, 2013 4:21 PM
In a contentious exchange with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Sunday's NBC Meet the Press, moderator David Gregory lectured the Republican for writing a letter to the NFL opposing Obama administration efforts to use the sports league to promote ObamaCare: "...it was striking how political it was....You refer to it as a bill; it's actually the law of the land....How can you write such…

NBC Shows Sudden Respect for Bush: 'Strong Voice' to 'Pressure' GOP on

July 10th, 2013 5:22 PM
Speaking to Republican Idaho Congressman Raul Labrador on Sunday's NBC Meet the Press, moderator David Gregory expressed newfound respect for former President George W. Bush: "[He] is expected to speak out about immigration reform this coming week. He could be a very strong voice within the Republican Party after the Senate has passed immigration reform to put pressure on the House. How will…

NBC's Gregory and Alter Discuss Obama's 'Centrist' Legacy

July 8th, 2013 4:39 PM
In an interview aired Sunday for Meet the Press's Press Pass, host David Gregory teed up left-wing NBC political analyst Jonathan Alter to promote his new pro-Obama screed, The Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies: "...you write the following: 'A set of values that had been part of the American consensus since at least the New Deal would remain in place....The United States would remain a highly…

Frustrated Chuck Todd Blames GOP 'Sabotage' for ObamaCare Failure

July 8th, 2013 12:16 PM
Appearing on Sunday's NBC Meet the Press, chief White House correspondent Chuck Todd blamed Republicans for ObamaCare beginning to collapse under its own weight: "...you could argue that there are some Republicans that are trying to sabotage the law, that they're hoping to not get it off the ground and then they can suddenly make the case, 'See, we've got to get rid of it.' And they've got some…

Congressman Raul Labrador Slaps Down David Brooks Twice on Meet The Pr

July 7th, 2013 7:00 PM
Have you ever wished that errant journalists could get their noses rubbed in their own absurdities and outright falsehoods like puppy dogs who make a mess? Well, if you had been watching Meet The Press today then you would have seen Congressman Raul Labrador of Idaho do just that to the New York Times house "conservative" David Brooks who was slapped down not once but twice.  As you can see…

Networks Still Boosting Wendy Davis' 'Epic' Pro-Abortion Filibuster Al

July 1st, 2013 5:40 PM
The Big Three networks still can't get enough of Texas State Senator Wendy Davis, nearly a week after her extended filibuster against pro-life legislation on June 25, 2013. All three brought on Davis during their Sunday morning talk programs, and continued hyping the supportive response on social media that Davis received in response to her "epic eleven-hour filibuster", as NBC' s Janet…

Pelosi Hails ObamaCare: It ‘Captures the Spirit of Our Founders

July 1st, 2013 12:30 PM
Independence Day is the perfect day to remember that liberal Democrats want Americans to be dependent on government. Nancy Pelosi reminded Americans of that on June 27 with her remarks to the press about the national holiday, where she essentially argued that the Founding Fathers would have loved ObamaCare. “[W]hen we celebrate Independence Day we’ll also be observing health independence.…

Abortion Devotee Wendy Davis Dares Not Utter 'Abortion

July 1st, 2013 11:25 AM
.... Almost as if there were something inherently abhorrent about it, which at risk of stating the obvious, there is. Never ceases to amaze me how liberals, having elevated the killing of unborn children to the realm of sacrament, go out of their way to avoid actually saying the word "abortion". (Video after the jump)