Matthews Apologizes for Saying 'I'm So Glad We Had That Storm Last Wee
As NewsBusters previously reported, MSNBC's Chris Matthews, in response to Barack Obama's re-election victory, said Tuesday, "I'm so glad we had that storm last week."
On Wednesday, the Hardball host led off his program with a heartfelt apology (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Martin Bashir Apologizes to Young Viewers Frightened By Charles Krauth
The childish unprofessionalism on display at MSNBC is becoming breathtaking.
Martin Bashir on Wednesday jokingly apologized to young viewers that might have been frightened by Charles Krauthammer's face in a video clip he aired (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary):
Romney Got Less Votes Than Kerry in
On top of getting less votes than John McCain did in 2008, Mitt Romney also got fewer than John Kerry in 2004.
With Election Over, ABC Wonders About Obama's 'Cover-Up,' 'Refusal' to
Now that the 2012 presidential election is over and Barack Obama has been safely reelected, the journalists at ABC's Good Morning America woke up to the fact that the President has "refused" to provide details the terrorist attack in Libya and that the administration "didn't want to talk about it." [See video below. MP3 audio here.]
Fill-in host Elizabeth Vargas blithely announced, "In the…
Jodi Kantor in NYT: Obama Carving 'Own Grand Place' in History While F
The New York Times at least saved Jodi Kantor's gushing over Obama until the votes were in. Kantor, political reporter and sympathetic Obama biographer penned the pompously headlined "Now, a Chance to Catch Up to his Epochal Vision," about private dinners Obama took with left-wing professors to calibrate the strategy of his presidency and lauded "the urgency and seriousness that he brought to…
NBC: In 'Soaring' Speech, Obama 'Sounded a Lot Like the Man America Fi
In a fawning report on Wednesday's NBC Today on President Obama winning re-election, correspondent Kristen Welker provided gauzy commentary: "...the Chicago crowd was electrified as the President delivered a soaring speech in which he thanked all those who supported him, including his family....The President's daughters are a little taller, his hair grayer, but in his speech, Mr. Obama sounded…
USA Today, TMZ Speculate: Was Diane Sawyer Drunk On The Air Tuesday Ni
ABC World News host Diane Sawyer sure wasn't herself during Tuesday's election coverage.
In fact, her behavior has prompted speculation that she might have been drunk (video follows with commentary).
Romney Could End Up With Less Votes Than McCain Got In
What happened to all that Republican enthusiasm we heard talk about since the Tea Party took America by storm?
With 95 percent of Tuesday's ballots counted, it appears Mitt Romney could end up with less votes than John McCain got in 2008 when all the planets lined up against the GOP.
Matthews Charges 'They Practically Frisked' Obama, 'Get Out of Your Ca
At about 1:26 a.m. during MSNBC's live coverage of election night, co-anchor Chris Matthews obsessed over critics of President Obama who "practically frisked" President Obama and told him, "get out of your car, show me your birth certificate, who are you?"
Even as he rejoiced that racism had not cost Obama reelection, Matthews made his comments on the subject after co-host Rachel Maddow…
Chris Matthews on Obama's Win: 'I’m So Glad We Had That Storm Last W
"I'm so glad we had that storm last week."
So amazingly said MSNBC's Chris Matthews about Hurricane Sandy Tuesday night following the announcement that Barack Obama had won re-election (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Bozell Column: A Dreadful Media Campaign
Throughout the very long presidential election cycle, two trends remained consistent. The media lauded Obama no matter how horrendous his record, and they savaged Obama’s Republican contenders as ridiculous pretenders.
From the start of the Republican race in 2011, every candidate who took the lead then took an unfair beating. They even slimed Sarah Palin in case she decided to run. Martin…
NBC: 'Nostalgic' Obama in Iowa, Where His 'Improbable and Historic Jou
On Tuesday's NBC Today, correspondent Kristen Welker described an Obama campaign "filled with anticipation and nostalgia" and the President giving his final stump speech in Iowa "With an eye on his future" and having "reached back to the past." Welker continued to fawn: "...the state which gave Mr. Obama his first 2008 victory, launching his improbable and historic journey. An emotional night,…
Obama to Voters: Bring Your ID
As voters cast their ballots to decide the future direction of the country, President Obama encouraged people to go our and vote – and bring their ID’s along with them. I guess the ship has sailed on Al Sharpton’s bridge he intended to sell to us. We have the President of the United States and the leader of the Democratic Party telling voters to bring their IDs to the polls. This is the seat…
Joy Behar Compares Romney to 'Horny Speed Dater
Obscure cable 'news' network Current TV's aptly named show, Say Anything with Joy Behar concluded an episode on Monday night by putting forth a different perspective on Mitt Romney that was of course related to all the worn-out liberal judgments of him.
Behar justified her endorsement of President Obama's re-election by comparing his Republican challenger to a "horny guy doing speed dating."…
