NBC’s Andrea Mitchell Uses Hillary Clinton’s Talking Points in Int
January 23rd, 2013 3:44 PM
Leave it to Obama-boosting MSNBC to carry water for the Obama administration over the terrorist attack on our consulate in Benghazi. Speaking with Congressman Chris Smith (R-N.J) on her MSNBC program Wednesday afternoon -- prior to Smith's committee's hearing with Clinton but following this morning's Senate hearing -- Ms. Mitchell spouted off numerous White House talking points to excuse…
MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough: I’m Not A RINO, I’m Mr. Cut
January 23rd, 2013 11:58 AM
Joe Scarborough often riles up conservatives for his continual trashing of his fellow Republicans, but his most recent claim might be a new low for the MSNBC conservative. Appearing on Morning Joe on Wednesday January 23, Scarborough insisted that he was not a Republican-in-name-only (RINO), but instead is more conservative than most in Congress.
Scarborough, who NewsBusters has repeatedly…
Schultz Excited: Obama Plans To 'Grab The Jugular' Of Republicans
January 22nd, 2013 9:20 PM
Remember then-obscure Senator Barack Obama's speech to the 2004 DNC? All the no blue state, no red state stuff? Fugedaboutit. Now, he's all about killing—figuratively of course—his political opponents.
Ed Schultz sees Obama for what he is: and applauds him for it, of course. On his MSNBC show tonight, Schultz repeatedly claimed--polls notwithstanding--that America is a center-left,…
Andrea Mitchell Hammers Pro-Lifer, Gives Roe v. Wade Attorney Softball
January 22nd, 2013 5:04 PM
As MSNBC marked the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Andrea Mitchell continued the MSNBC tradition of praising the abortion rights movement and harassing the pro-life movement. On her January 22 program, Mitchell treated Sarah Weddington, the attorney in Roe v. Wade to a cream puff of an interview, while Marjorie Dannenfelser, the head of the pro-life Susan B. Anthony List, was grilled.…
Andrea Mitchell: 'I Was Very Moved, Being Up There, Looking Out Over T
January 22nd, 2013 9:06 AM
Ah, the masses. How they loved President Obama's inaugural speech. And how Andrea Mitchell, being "up there," loved looking out over them. She was "very moved."
Yes, on Morning Joe today, NBC correspondent Mitchell not only said that she was "very moved, being up there . . . looking out over the masses," but that she found the speech "uplifting," and that it was "a bigger moment that a lot…
On Inauguration Day, Joe Scarborough Continues Assault on NRA and Thei
January 21st, 2013 5:37 PM
MSNBC's Joe Scarborough, who now spends much of his Morning Joe program trashing the Republican Party and various conservatives, used the inauguration of Barack Obama as another chance to slime the National Rifle Association. The former Republican Congressman sneered at the National Rifle Association, suggesting that the gun group is promoting the "big lie" that government will come after most…
NBC's Al Roker Yells Like a Groupie at Obama and Biden During Inaugura
January 21st, 2013 5:10 PM
Like one of President Obama's adoring fans camped out along the inaugural parade route on Monday, during live MSNBC coverage of the event, NBC Today weatherman Al Roker excitedly yelled at Obama and later Vice President Biden to get their attention as they walked by. His hard-hitting question to the President of the United States: "Is the weather good?"
MSNBC's Hayes: 'We Are Now on the Frontier of Climate Disaster
January 21st, 2013 3:48 PM
As Barack Obama enters his second term, his inaugural address delivered today, showed an undeniably strong shift to the left. The mentions of climate change and gay rights were much more overt, and was music to the ears of liberal media cheerleaders. One such commenter, MSNBC’s Chris Hayes, seized on the occasion to hail the president for noticing that we’re on the “frontier of climate…
Chris Matthews: The Only Way GOP Can Win Is To Rig Elections
January 21st, 2013 3:17 PM
Chris Matthews, infamous for throwing out outrageous attacks against Republicans, has chosen President Obama’s second inauguration as a perfect opportunity to slam the GOP as a party of cheaters. Speaking with the all-liberal MSNBC inauguration panel, Matthews suggested that in future elections, the only way Republicans can win election is if they rig them in their favor.
Matthews’ rant…
Confused Maureen Dowd: Why Can't Obama Use 'Super-Brain' to Make Washi
January 21st, 2013 11:03 AM
New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd spoke in such illustrious language about the "brilliant" president and his "super-brain" that she even bowled over Obama fan Mika Brzezinski who exclaimed: "Now that's love!"
Appearing on the Monday edition of MSNBC's Morning Joe, Dowd predicted that "five years from now" the Morning Joe crew will be gushing about Obama's "brilliant political memoir" but…
WaPo's Henderson Frets Not Enough Access to Abortion in America
January 20th, 2013 4:58 PM
On Saturday's Melissa Harris-Perry show on MSNBC, during a discussion of the 40th anniversary of the Roe Vs. Wade Supreme Court decision, panel member Nia-Malika Henderson of the Washington Post asserted that it is a "real problem" that many parts of the country do not have abortion clinics.
She went on to fret that younger people are not interested enough in the issue and recommended that "…
Media Bias Flashback: Four Years Ago, Media Tingled Over Obama's Inaug
January 19th, 2013 12:00 PM
When Barack Obama was inaugurated 44th President of the United States in January of 2009, his adoring fans in the media could not contain their elation as they reported on the event. As President Obama prepares to be sworn in for a second term, here is a look back at just how thrilled they were last time around. [Listen to the audio or watch the video after the jump]
Pants on Fire? Despite Media Outcry, Romney's 'Lie of the Year' Was Tr
January 18th, 2013 6:21 PM
It turns out that the Romney campaign was right to claim that Fiat, who owns Chrysler, would be making Jeeps in China instead of America, even though the media disparaged that case at the time with PolitiFact going so far as to declare the ad "Lie of the Year." According to PolitiFact, the campaign falsely implied the jobs would be outsourced, among other claims.
As Reuters reported yesterday…
MSNBC's Bashir Falls for Hoax, Reports Satanists to Rally for Rick Sco
January 18th, 2013 3:35 PM
While the mainstream media has been transfixed with the Manti Te'o fake girlfriend story, it seems many outlets in the gullible liberal media were biting on another hoax, this one involving Florida Gov. Rick Scott and a band of Satanists supposedly set to stage a rally expressing their support for the Florida Republican.
Among the journalists taken in by the fake story was MSNBC's Martin…