PBS Confesses: Dems Say, We Say ‘Reproductive Rights,’ Not ‘Abortion'
One piece of PBS’s coverage of the last night of the Democratic National Convention unwittingly confirmed media labeling bias on PBS and other “mainstream “outlets. First, Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart hailed the Democrat’s vice-presidential nominee Tim Walz for using the supposedly less frightening and more convincing term “gun safety legislation” instead of “gun…
Why Would Harris Duck a Press Corps That Asks Questions Like These?
Democratic presidential nominees have never had a problem finding friendly journalists who will toss easy softballs, inviting the nominee to bash their Republican opponent while showcasing their own warm wonderfulness.
MSNBC Host Katie Phang: I'm Going Wild at Gun-Grabbing Democrat Speech
On Saturday afternoon, MSNBC host Katie Phang fawned over her far-left guest, State Representative Justin Jones (D-TN) and declared that she had gone "wild" for him as she lamented that he had failed to secure a speaker's spot at the Democratic National Convention.
Time Magazine Pays the Price for Lost Credibility
Shocking. Not. Last week in this space the focus was on Time magazine’s glorification of now Democrat presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris.
PolitiFact's Convention False Percentages: 89 For Trump, 33 For Harris
With both party conventions now in the books, so too are PolitiFact’s nightly recaps. After four days of the RNC and the DNC, PBS’s new fact-checking partner, gave Republicans three times as many false ratings while giving Democrats three times as many true ratings.
ABC Fawns Not 'A Big Progressive' Harris, Oprah In DNC Recap
The cast of Saturday’s edition of ABC’s Good Morning America had nothing but glowing reviews for the recently concluded Democratic National Convention. They falsely claimed that having Republicans address the convention was rare, hyped Oprah Winfrey as an independent, asserted Kamala Harris is “not a big progressive,” and claimed GOP criticisms that Democrats are light on policy are…
Comic Propagandists Crush All Pretense of Objectivity
The Democratic National Convention featured the expected crush of progressive stars.
Maher: CNN Is 'The View,' Collins Claims 'We Call Bull****' Equally
After an unsuccessful appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, CNN’s Kaitlan Collins tried the late night comedy circuit again on Friday as she joined HBO’s Bill Maher on Real Time to recap the Democratic National Convention. During their conversation, Maher argued that CNN’s coverage was “the same as The View,” while Collins desperately tried to claim that…
PBS Hails DNC's 'Patriotism' Versus RNC's 'Weighted Blanket'
Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and New York Times columnist David Brooks recapped the Democratic National Convention on Friday’s PBS News Hour by contrasting its “jubilation” and “patriotism” with the “hate” that came out of the RNC’s “weighted blanket.”
Silly PBS: Harris Makes Dems ‘Feel Seen,’ ‘Trump Derangement’ Not Real
PBS opened its fourth and final night of coverage from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago with reporting from the PBS News Hour, with congressional reporter Lisa Desjardins, reporting from D.C. a segment on the Republican’s “counterprogramming” of the convention. She proceeded to defensively explain Trump rhetoric to her viewers as if they were toddlers. Once the actual…
Theater of the Absurd: The Worst Media Outbursts from the DNC
There was an overload of absurd, obnoxious and over-top outbursts from leftist journalists during their coverage of the Democratic National Convention. The NewsBusters team worked literally day and night to track them down. The following are the worst outbursts from leftist journalists during the Democratic National Convention.
NewsBusters Podcast: Maddow, Tapper, & Colbert Reach Convention Climax
The end of a Democrat convention really draws out proclamations of Historic Possibilities, and Rachel Maddow, Jake Tapper, and Stephen Colbert stood out in the gushfest. It's quite a contrast with how all the anchors summarized Donald Trump's acceptance speech.
CBS Swoons Kamala’s DNC Speech Was ‘Feat of Political Athleticism’
Despite co-host, Obama family friend, and Kamala Harris donor Gayle King getting an early start on the weekend, Friday’s CBS Mornings still had plenty of partisan lunacy reacting to the final night of the Democratic National Convention and describing Kamala Harris’s speech that “echo[ed] Obama” and “[brought] down the house” with “[t]he sound of history” and “a feat of political…
Politico Aids Post-Convention Kamala Push By Floating ‘Movement’ Label
This satirical blog critiques Politico's efforts to market “movement” as a term to describe Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign. Michael Kruse of Politico is tasked with promoting this concept, albeit with apparent mockery. The blog lampoons various Democratic strategists who liken Harris to figures like JFK and FDR, highlighting the absurdity of their comparisons. Ultimately, the article…
