CBS: Obama Making History vs. McCain’s ‘Attacks’ & Lack of ‘En
On Wednesday’s CBS "Early Show," co-host Harry Smith began the show by declaring: "A place in history. Barack Obama claims the Democratic presidential nomination. The first African-American to do so." While Obama’s win was indeed historic, correspondent Dean Reynolds later reported on Obama’s "ecstatic" supporters and the Senator’s humility: "...despite the thunderous, indeed ecstatic, applause…
McClellan's Bush-Bashing Book to be Made Into a Movie
Honestly, do Hollywoodans have no shame?If rumors swirling around Tinseltown about a movie being made about Scott McClellan's new Bush-bashing book "What Happened" are true, the answer to that question is a resounding "No."Yet, according to Jeffrey Ressner at Politico, this disgraceful idea is already being floated (emphasis added):
BET Founder: Election of Obama ‘Greater Than the Emancipation Procla
BET founder Bob Johnson, despite his consistent support of Hillary Clinton, placed an unequivocal importance on Barack Obama’s election as President during a segment on Wednesday’s "American Morning." "I believe that if Senator Obama leads this country the way he ran the primary, it will become a historic event for African-Americans, probably greater than the Emancipation Proclamation, which was…
Boston Globe Uses Sarcastic Column to Attack McCain, Romney
In the midst of reports on the historic nature of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama’s candidacy and as speculation roils about whether he will ask his bitter rival Hillary Clinton to join the ticket, the Boston Globe also found time to take a few jabs at presumptive GOP nominee John McCain and former rival Mitt Romney. Local politics writer Yvonne Abraham, in a June 4…
How Will Media Report McCain's Town Hall Meetings Invitation to Obama
Hours after Barack Obama apparently locked up the Democrat presidential nomination, Republican nominee John McCain invited the junior senator from Illinois to join him in a series of nationwide town hall meetings to discuss the pressing issues facing America.Given the media's love affair with Obama, as well as their desire to be involved in televised debates, it's going to be very interesting to…
Ex-Journalist Linda Douglass Returns to ABC to Shill for Obama
Former journalist Linda Douglass returned to ABC and appeared on "Good Morning America" Wednesday in her new role as a strategist and spokesperson for Barack Obama. Expressing no surprise or conflict that a longtime reporter would segue from recounting the news to representing a Democratic presidential candidate, GMA news anchor Chris Cuomo breezily introduced, "We're going to begin with someone…
Is That Tingling Matthew's Phantom Journalistic Objectivity
Last night, while covering the Democratic Presidential primaries in South Dakota and Montana, MSNBC's Chris Matthews takes a little detour down the road of tasteless smear to help Barack Obama. Matthews suggests a tour of Minneapolis for Republican National Convention delegatesThe opportunity of Republican conventioneers to arrive at the airport out there and immediately go to the Larry Craig…
CNN's Jeffrey Toobin: Liberals on SCOTUS are 'Surprisingly Moderate
If we needed more proof that CNN's legal analyst, Jeffrey Toobin, is one of the most disingenuous legal minds of our day, the Saginaw News helped us out with that quest. Toobin made an appearance at a Midland, MI event this week where, among other comments, he ridiculously claimed that the left leaning Justices that sit on the Supreme Court are "surprisingly moderate."We will remember one of…
Brokaw Chides Olbermann for 'Unfair' Crack About Hillary
During MSNBC's live coverage of Tuesday's Democratic primaries in Montana and South Dakota, former NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw appeared visibly annoyed at a crack made by MSNBC anchor Keith Olbermann at Hillary Clinton's expense -- ironic given the timing of reports that Chris Matthews and Tim Russert are not happy with the ultra-left face Olbermann is giving MSNBC. Shortly before 8:00 p.m…
ABC Goes Live in Prime Time to Carry Triumphant Obama Speech
ABC, which on May 14 was so excited about the John Edwards endorsement of Barack Obama that its 6:30 PM feed of World News went live to Obama introducing Edwards -- complete with a Bruce Spingsteen song as Edwards bounded on stage -- on Tuesday night cut into Boston Legal at 10:08 PM EDT/9:08 PM CDT to go live for 14 straight minutes of a triumphant Barack Obama at a rally in the Xcel Energy…
Couric Provides Forum for Female Clinton Backers to Vent
With the end of liberal Democrat Hillary Clinton's “historic campaign for the presidency” seemingly very near, CBS anchor Katie Couric devoted more than four minutes Tuesday night to wondering: “What will the many women who supported her do?” (Based on her reporting, that likely includes her.) Noting that “women helped propel Clinton to a big win in Pennsylvania,” Couric explained: “We asked…
‘High Level’ MSNBC Source: Olbermann Tainting ‘Face of NBC News
A “high level source inside MSNBC” tells the TVNewser blog that network stars like Tim Russert and Chris Matthews are “upset” and “pissed” that the far-left Keith Olbermann is tainting the network’s credibility with his “activism,” such as blogging for the hard-left Daily Kos site.“What’s it going to be like in the general election now that everyone knows we’re the in-house network of Barack…
Chris Matthews: 'I'm Getting Giggles
On an evening where Barack Obama was on the verge of clinching the Democratic nomination and there was news that Hillary Clinton wanted in on the ticket, it was all too much for Chris Matthews to handle. The "Hardball" host couldn't contain his glee as he blurted on the 5pm edition of Tuesday night's show: "I'm getting giggles!"Matthews made the following admission as he concluded a panel segment…
