The MRC@25: The Worst Media Bias of
September 16th, 2012 8:14 AM
For the past two weeks, NewsBusters has been showcasing the most egregious bias the Media Research Center has uncovered over the years — four quotes for each of the 25 years of the MRC, 100 quotes total — all leading up to our big 25th Anniversary Gala September 27.
If you’ve missed a previous blog, recounting the worst of 1988 through 2001, they are here. Today, the worst bias of 2002: Bill…
Krauthammer: Rahm Emanuel Should Send a Dead Fish to Chicago Teachers
September 15th, 2012 2:26 PM
Syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer issued some advice Friday for how Mayor Rahm Emanuel can end the Chicago teachers' strike.
Appearing on PBS's Inside Washington, Krauthammer said, "I hope he clinches the deal by sending the head of the teachers union - as he once did in the past to someone else - a dead fish. That often works in these kinds of negotiations."
The MRC@25: The Worst Media Bias of
September 14th, 2012 8:15 AM
Each morning, NewsBusters has been showcasing the most egregious bias the Media Research Center has uncovered over the years — four quotes for each of the 25 years of the MRC, 100 quotes total — all leading up to our big 25th Anniversary Gala September 27.
If you’ve missed a previous blog, recounting the worst of 1988 through 1999, you can find them here. Today, the worst bias of 2000: Amid…
Politico's Roger Simon: 'Clinton Had a Very Important and Elevated Vie
September 8th, 2012 1:48 PM
"Bill Clinton, whatever you want to say about how he conducted himself, had a very important and elevated view of the Office of the Presidency."
So amazingly said Politico's Roger Simon on PBS's Inside Washington Friday (video follows with transcribed highlights).
Charles Krauthammer Mocks WaPo's Colby King: 'Kool-Aid, Isn’t That Y
September 8th, 2012 1:11 PM
Syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer gave some well-deserved ribbing to the Washington Post's Colby King on PBS's Inside Washington Friday.
"You do live in a completely different world," Krauthammer told King when he disagreed with his views about the just-ended Democratic National Convention. "And you drink, what is it, the Kool-Aid? Isn’t that your favorite drink?" (video follows with…
WashPost's King Claims to See 'Visceral Hatred' from GOP, Obama Has to
September 7th, 2012 11:09 PM
Appearing as regular panel member on Friday's Inside Washington on PBS, as he recounted former President Bill Clinton's speech at the Democratic National Convention, liberal Washington Post columnist Colby King claimed that "the amount of hate that the Republicans have for Barack Obama is just astounding," calling it "raw, visceral hate."
A bit later, after right-leaning panel member Charles…
Networks Ignore DNC Benediction: Archbishop Dolan Defends Right to Lif
September 7th, 2012 3:22 PM
After offending religious Americans by appearing to boo God, the Democratic National Convention had the top ranking Catholic official in the country perform the closing Benediction Thursday night. Cardinal Timothy Dolan did the same for the Republicans last week in Tampa Bay, but those delegates didn’t seem to have a problem with a party platform that included God and Jerusalem.
The only…
Kyra Sedgwick: 'People in NY and LA Have Narrower View' of Race, Abort
September 1st, 2012 9:14 AM
Actress Krya Sedgwick said Friday that "people who live in New York and Los Angeles, they have a narrower view of the way people behave, of what’s important to people."
After telling PBS's Tavis Smiley, "I hope I don’t get in trouble for saying this," Sedgwick said this included race, abortion, and women's rights (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Colby King: GOP Only Has Blacks at Conventions to Sing 'God Bless Amer
September 1st, 2012 12:19 AM
After Yahoo's Washington bureau chief was fired Wednesday for saying the Romneys are "happy to have a party with black people drowning," you would think media members would be more careful accusing Republicans of racism.
Apparently not, for on PBS's Inside Washington Friday, Colby King, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post columnist, actually said Republicans "always have African-…
Obama’s Failed Stimulus Funded ‘Green Jobs’ Initiative Ads on MS
August 31st, 2012 4:50 PM
File this under unsurprising but notable, because it’s the type of story that mainstream media outlets will largely ignore in an attempt to protect an undeserving administration from anything that could hurt its re-election chances.
According to a Washington Times report by Jim McElhatton, the U.S. Department of Labor allegedly paid a public relations company at least half a million dollars…
Gwen Ifill Stands Up for Fired David Chalian: ‘God’s Gift to Polit
August 29th, 2012 3:25 PM
Notorious PBS liberal Gwen Ifill took to Twitter to defend David Chalian, the former Yahoo Washington bureau chief who was fired for claiming that Mitt and Ann Romney are "happy to have a party with black people drowning," claiming that he was unjustly fired. Her defense was markedly over-the-top:
"One mistake does not change this. @DavidChalian is God's gift to political journalism. #…
Joe Klein Finds 'Republican Base is the Problem' for Romney, Paul Ryan
August 28th, 2012 8:06 AM
On Monday's Charlie Rose show on PBS, during a discussion of Mitt Romney's selection of Paul Ryan having the positive effect of "energizing" the GOP base, Time magazine's Joe Klein faulted Romney for not taking a "moderate stance" for the general election, asserting that the "Republican base is the problem, not the solution." He began:
Eleanor Clift: By Election Day 'Voters Will Be Saying "Praise the Lord
August 26th, 2012 5:49 PM
"By the time voters go to the polls in November they’ll be saying ‘Praise the Lord’ about ObamaCare."
So said Newsweek's Eleanor Clift on PBS's McLaughlin Group this weekend (video follows with commentary):