NewsBusters Podcast: A Surprisingly Wave-Free Election Night
The historical averages suggested a "red wave" of some size in the 2022 midterms. But the media's Election Night routine was slightly blander when there was no obvious tilt toward Republicans, but instead a tilt toward all incumbents. We had no cries of "whitelash" or talk of voters throwing two-year-old temper tantrums.
NB Podcast: The Lib Media Using Pelosi Attack for Election Fodder
On this episode of the NewsBusters Podcast, managing editor Curtis Houck and I discuss how the liberal media aren’t letting a good crisis go to waste as they use the heinous attack against Paul Pelosi (Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) husband as a prop to help Democratic chances in midterm elections.
NewsBusters Podcast: Aggressively Spinning Fetterman's Debate Debacle
The one and only debate between Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate candidates was a debacle for Democrat John Fetterman. But the post-debate coverage lauded Fetterman's "courage," downplayed his disabilities (or made them a virtue), and hammered Republican Mehmet Oz for his allegedly "heinous" remarks in favor of making abortion legislation up to the states.
NewsBusters Podcast: The January 6 Hearing & Fundraising Gimmick
The final pre-election hearing of the Pelosi-picked January 6 Committee was overtly designed as midterm messaging for the Democrats -- including in fundraising emails. The media coverage suggests one party is in favor of democracy, and the other one is a mortal threat to democracy. We discuss the patterns with NewsBusters Managing Editor Curtis Houck.
MRC’s Houck Slams Lefty Media for Circling the Wagons Around Fetterman
Making his latest appearance early Friday/late Thursday on the Fox News Channel’s Fox News @ Night, NewsBusters Managing Editor Curtis Houck teamed with District Media Group’s Beverly Hallberg to take down the liberal media for attacking NBC’s Dasha Burns after she pressed Pennsylvania senatorial candidate John Fetterman on his cognitive struggles since he suffered a stroke in May.…
NewsBusters Podcast: The Jackie Flap and the Hurricane Trap
It was a week of Biden-Harris gaffes -- and the media energetically ignoring Biden-Harris gaffes. Vice President Harris mysteriously said we had a great relationship with North (and not South) Korea. President Biden held a hunger event where he wanted to be bipartisan, so he asked on camera where Rep. Jackie Walorski was -- when she died weeks ago in a car crash.
‘SO Absurd’; On Fox, MRC’s Houck Scorches Liberal Media Snowflakes
NewsBusters managing editor Curtis Houck joined the late Friday/early Saturday edition of the Fox News Channel’s Fox News @ Night for the show’s weekly media panel and, for both his high and low of the week, took aim at triggered liberals in the media upset conservatives would report the facts on the southern border and feel the need to lie about abortion.
NewsBusters Podcast: The Cackling Coven of 'The View' Returns
On this episode of the NewsBusters Podcast, associate editor Nick “Night Train” Fondacaro and managing editor Curtis Houck discuss the Cackling Coven of The View returning for their 26th season on ABC “News.” In only two episodes this week, the cast proved they’re as ignorant and partisan as ever, with Whoopi Goldberg cursing out Republicans and defending Democratic denials…
NB Podcast: Lefty Media Desperate to Make Fetch Happen on Abortion
The liberal media are desperate to motivate their base to turn out and vote in November to stem a red wave from sweeping the country from House and Senate races down to the state and local levels. As associate editor Nick Fondacaro and I discussed on Monday’s show, it’s the latest manufactured narrative to steer public discourse away from the economy, gas prices, inflation, and even the…
NewsBusters Podcast: Media Fractured on Biden's Student Loan Bailout
On this episode of the NewsBusters Podcast, Managing Editor Curtis Houck and I examine the media's scattered coverage of President Biden's constitutionally dubious student loan bailouts as different factions voice outrage. We also speak with NewsBusters research director Scott Whitlock about the lack of coverage of the anniversary of the botch withdrawal from Afghanistan, which killed 13…
NewsBusters Podcast: Media Brush Redistricting Errors Under the Rug
On this edition of the NewsBusters Podcast, Managing Editor Curtis Houck and I breakdown a new NewsBusters study of the media’s silence about how Census Bureau errors largely hurt red state representation. We also look at Snopes playing word games with misleading “fact checks” about lies against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) and more on Brian Stelter leaving CNN.
NewsBusters Podcast: Stelter Leaves CNN by Proving Why He Was Axed
Video editor Bill D’Agostino and I were at the helm for boss Tim Graham for Monday’s show, which we hit the ground running on by reminiscing Brian Stelter’s infamous tenure at CNN and breaking down the final episode of Reliable Sources.
MRC’s Houck Tees Off on Liberal Media Minimizing Threat to Kavanaugh
NewsBusters managing editor Curtis Houck returned early Tuesday to the Fox News Channel’s Fox News @ Night with Shannon Bream to call out the liberal media’s burying of the failed plot to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and how attacks on pro-lifers signal a dangerous escalation in political rhetoric.
