Ed Schultz: Palin is Racist for Criticizing the Obamas' Connection to

November 20th, 2010 2:34 PM
After spending much of his week accusing Rush Limbaugh of racism, Ed Schultz on Friday made the same absurd claim about former Alaska governor Sarah Palin. Following in the footsteps of others on his network as well as the liberal blogosphere, the MSNBCer said it was racist for Palin to refer to comments Michelle Obama made in 2008 about never having been proud of her country before her…

MSNBC Disguises Left-Wing Organization as a 'Human Rights Group,' Tout

October 20th, 2010 5:22 PM
MSNBC's Thomas Roberts on Wednesday hyped an attack on the "racist" Tea Party by the left-wing Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights (IREHR). Roberts never once mentioned the liberal slant of the group, instead passing it off as a "human rights group." The News Live host interviewed Ben Jealous, the President of the NAACP, who wrote the forward to the report. Roberts parroted…

Left-wing 'One Nation' Rally Organizer Has Long History of Highly Offe

September 29th, 2010 5:46 PM
In the runup to Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor" rally on the National Mall last month, a number of prominent media ouetlets hyped accusations of racism targeting a small-time blogger who advised visitors to steer clear of some of the more dangerous neighborhoods in Washington.Now it has come to light that a prominent NAACP employee, Curtis Gatewood, also a "field director" for the upcoming One…

Glenn Beck Destroys NAACP President's Malicious Suggestion of Racism R

September 1st, 2010 10:24 AM
On Saturday, NewsBusters sister site Eyeblast.tv sent contributing editor Joe Schoffstall to see what exactly Al Sharpton’s protest rally was all about. While there, he was able to get an interview with NAACP President Ben Jealous regarding his thoughts on Glenn Beck's Restoring Honor rally. Jealous claimed that those at Restoring Honor wouldn’t applaud Dr. King's historic 1963 "I Have a Dream…

Maddow Tells Letterman 'Scaring White People Is Good Politics' For Con

August 4th, 2010 7:18 PM
Rachel Maddow on Tuesday told David Letterman that scaring white people is good politics for conservatives.After the host of CBS's "Late Show" asked his perilously biased guest about the Andrew Breitbart-Shirley Sherrod affair, the MSNBCer predictably pointed her accusatory finger at Fox News and everybody on the right. "The idea is you sort of rile up the white base to be afraid of an other, to…

CNN Story Fails to ID Party of Democrat Segregationist, But Includes

July 30th, 2010 11:06 PM

Chris Matthews' Opinion of Sherrod's Breitbart Suit Changes in Two Hou

July 30th, 2010 1:44 PM
Chris Matthews in the course of less than two hours Thursday appeared to radically change his opinion about Shirley Sherrod's pending lawsuit against Andrew Breitbart.As NewsBusters previously reported, Matthews during the 5 p.m. installment of "Hardball" got into a heated argument with former Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean about the contents of the controversial video…

Chris Matthews Rips Howard Dean Over Content of Breitbart's Sherrod Vi

July 29th, 2010 7:40 PM
Chris Matthews and Howard Dean on Thursday got into a heated argument about what was included in the controversial video excerpts Andrew Breitbart published at his website last Monday involving former USDA official Shirley Sherrod.In the opening segment of the 5PM installment of MSNBC's "Hardball," Matthews was discussing with the former Vermont Governor as well as Salon Editor-in-Chief Joan…

Shirley Sherrod to Sue Andrew Breitbart; Brent Bozell Reacts

July 29th, 2010 12:57 PM
Managing Editor's Note: What follows is a statement from NewsBusters publisher Brent Bozell regarding Shirley Sherrod's announcement that she will sue conservative journalist Andrew Breitbart.Andrew Breitbart is going to be fine. He's done nothing wrong. I wonder if Ms. Sherrod, who is such a champion of transparency, will publicly disclose who is putting her up to this. And I also hope this…

Stewart: Fox Snookered No One, Breitbart Most Honest Person In Sherrod

July 28th, 2010 12:11 AM
Comedian Jon Stewart on Monday said what most in the liberal media continue to deny: as it pertains to the Shirley Sherrod affair, Fox News snookered no one.Even more surprising, the "Daily Show" host claimed conservative publisher Andrew Breitbart "may be the most honest person in this entire story."In a lengthy segment about the controversy, after haranguing the Obama administration's handling…

Syracuse Journalism Prof: Sherrod's NAACP Was Testimony of God's 'Amaz

July 27th, 2010 1:00 PM
Shirley Sherrod's now-infamous March speech before an NAACP audience is recognizable to practicing Christians as a "testimony." That's the spin that Syracuse journalism professor and former Washington Post staff writer R. Gustav Niebuhr brought to Newsweek/Washington Post's On Faith feature in a July 26 Under God blog post:As she said to members of the Georgia NAACP back on that March day, she…

New Black Panther Party Leader Video: ‘We Will See Caskets and Fune

July 26th, 2010 2:05 PM
With recent controversial race topics entering the spotlight, such as the voter intimidation incident and Shirley Sherrod story, the media has been more than willing to open their arms and turn on their cameras to hear the opining of the National Chairman of the New Black Panther Party, Malik Zulu Shabazz.  Shabazz has appeared on Fox News, issued a statement through CNN, and done exclusive…

Even Liberal Mediaite Knows Fox Didn’t Get Shirley Sherrod Fired

July 26th, 2010 11:56 AM
In the past six days, you couldn't swing a dead cat without hitting some liberal media member claiming that Fox News was responsible for Shirley Sherrod's dismissal from the Agriculture Department. So obsessed with this idea were the folks on PBS's "Inside Washington" Friday that the lone conservative on the panel Charles Krauthammer had to defend FNC's honor like a knight in shining armor…

Joan Walsh: Sherrod Can Call Fox and Breitbart Racist Because Father W

July 25th, 2010 5:39 PM
UPDATE AT END OF POST: Walsh responds, claims this isn't what she said!Joan Walsh on Sunday said former USDA official Shirley Sherrod is allowed to say anything she wants about racism -- including calling Fox News and Andrew Breitbart racist -- because her father was killed by a white man.Discussing last week's controversy on CNN's "Reliable Sources," Salon's Editor-in-Chief actually claimed, "…