On Today: 'Rock Star' Hillary Clinton a Democratic 'Field Clearing Can

April 3rd, 2013 11:50 AM
The Iowa Democratic caucus is a full thirty-three months away but that didn't stop NBC's Today show from promoting a possible Hillary Clinton candidacy. NBC's Andrea Mitchell, on Wednesday's show, once again hyped a potential Hillary Clinton run for president as she proclaimed the former Secretary of State was a "rock star." Her colleague Savannah Guthrie declared the former Secretary of…

ABC Begins 'Hillary Watch' 2016, Features Man Hoping She'll 'Save the

April 3rd, 2013 11:42 AM
Longtime Hillary Clinton fan Claire Shipman isn't waiting for the 2016 push. The Good Morning America reporter on Wednesday launched "Hillary Watch" and regurgitated talking points about a potential presidential bid. She breathlessly related, "But with the launch of an independent super PAC, the question is everywhere. Is Hillary ready to run?"  Shipman also featured a Clinton supporter…

1000 Days Away from Iowa, Andrea Mitchell Hypes Hillary Run

April 2nd, 2013 11:03 AM
NBC's Andrea Mitchell, on Tuesday's Today show, got a very early start on hyping a Hillary Clinton 2016 run for President as she touted Clinton as a "star attraction." Acting more like a talent agent promoting her client, Mitchell plugged Clinton's first major public appearances and noted that "one-thousand days from Iowa" the former Secretary of State would be "formidable" if she runs again…

Chris Matthews Gushes: Hillary in 2016 Will Have the Most Impressive B

April 1st, 2013 6:04 PM
Does Chris Matthews have a new Democrat to give him a "thrill" up his leg? On Monday, the Hardball anchor praised Hillary Clinton's stature leading up to a hypothetical 2016 run as the most impressive since General Eisenhower in 1952. Dwight Eisenhower was the Supreme Allied Commander in World War II, oversaw D-Day and defeated the world-wide threat of the Nazis.  Clinton, on the other hand,…

Letterman: Biden Bests Hillary's Pandering for Gay Vote By Dating Obam

March 21st, 2013 10:41 AM
David Letterman on Wednesday took some shots at Hillary Clinton’s obvious pandering for gay votes with her flip-flop on same-sex marriage earlier this week. After saying Clinton will give free pantsuits to every gay couple that ties the knot, the CBS Late Show host aired a mock video demonstrating just how far Joe Biden is willing to go to win in 2016.

Hillary Clinton Comes Out in Support of Same-Sex Marriage

March 18th, 2013 1:05 PM
Hillary Clinton's campaign for president began Monday with a video announcement of her support for same-sex marriage. It seems a metaphysical certitude her fans in the media will be affectionately talking about this all week if not longer (video follows with transcript):

Daily Kos Week in Review: Into the Wild at CPAC

March 16th, 2013 6:28 AM
This year, Daily Kos seems to be paying more attention than usual to CPAC, to the extent that the site has sent one of its principal writers, Hunter, to cover the event. His posts so far have combined politics, sociology, and a bit of anthropology, as if he were saying to himself, "Who are these strange creatures called 'conservatives'? To find out, I observed them in their natural habitat…

CBS Fawns Over Caroline Kennedy; Rose Wonders If She Will Run For Pres

March 8th, 2013 5:31 PM
Charlie Rose, Norah O'Donnell, and Gayle King gushed over Caroline Kennedy on Friday's CBS This Morning. O'Donnell asked Kennedy is she supported a potential Hillary Clinton presidential run in 2016, which prompted Rose to wonder if the daughter of JFK might run herself for the highest elected office in the U.S. King hyped the potential nomination of Kennedy to be an ambassador to Japan: "…

In The Loop Columnist Releases Hillary Memoir Titles, Full of Liberal

February 27th, 2013 6:06 PM
Remember when Washington Post In The Loop columnist Al Kamen launched another frivolous, liberal pandering contest for participants to name Hillary Clinton’s memoir to make things “a little easier” for her?  Kamen is known for his inside the Beltway commentary on politics within Washington, which probably explains why bureaucrats love him. Well, after a strenuous vetting process, the winners…

Chris Matthews Offers To Help Hillary’s 2016 Campaign: ‘We’ll Ge

February 25th, 2013 5:54 PM
According to TV critic David Zurawik, MSNBC's hiring of ex-Obama officials David Axelrod and Robert Gibbs makes the so-callend news network almost "a bona fide organ of state propaganda." Hours after this was published Monday, Hardball's Chris Matthews offered his services to Hillary Clinton - along with those of MSNBC contributors Howard Fineman and Joan Walsh - in order to get her elected…

Jimmy Fallon Asks Michelle Obama To Run With Hillary Clinton In

February 23rd, 2013 11:02 AM
After dressing as a woman and doing “The Bump” with Michelle Obama Friday evening, NBC Late Night host Jimmy Fallon asked the first lady to consider running with Hillary Clinton in 2016. The gushing and fawning Fallon called this a “dream team” (video follows with commentary):

'Good Morning America' Giddy Over Possibility Hillary Might Run

February 16th, 2013 9:25 AM
If Good Morning America's giddiness over the prospect that Hillary Clinton might run for president is any indication of how the MSM will treat the story, it's gonna be a long-g-g-g four years. The excited GMA crew was looking for any harbinger--from falling meteorites to the number of baskets scored by an ABC reporter in a charity game--that Hillary might throw her pantsuit into the ring. A…

Bill Maher Nominates Hillary Clinton For Pope

February 16th, 2013 1:21 AM
As NewsBusters has been reporting, America's media are ready to coronate Hillary Clinton as the next president. On HBO's Real Time Friday, host Bill Maher went several steps further nominating Mrs. Clinton as the next Pope (video follows with transcript and commentary): 

Washington Post's Cillizza Confesses: 'I Can't Get Enough of Hillary C

February 11th, 2013 10:21 AM
Filling in for host Chuck Todd on Friday's MSNBC Daily Rundown, The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza gushed over the popularity of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: "Hillary Clinton is just day's removed from public office, but a new poll finds her public image soaring. Time to put another log on the 2016 speculation fire....Look, I can't get enough of Hillary Clinton, I'll just admit…