Williams Touts Powell Endorsement to Obama, Pushes Him to Further Deno
A night after NBC’s Brian Williams used a series of interview sessions with President Barack Obama to express bewilderment Obama is not running away with the presidential race, the anchor touted Colin Powell’s endorsement, pressed Obama from the left to go further in denouncing Republicans on abortion and cued up the President to decry the high level of campaign spending.
It was Williams’ “…
Media Debate Fail: Obama, the Auto Bailout and China
In their third Presidential debate analysis, the Jurassic Press Media last night and thus far this morning have failed utterly in their role as fact checker and record-corrector - at least when it comes to what President Barack Obama had to say.
As but one glaring example, there were the President’s absurd assertions regarding the auto bailout and China.
Golly! Citizens United Ruling No Big Deal After All, Admits Daily Kos
Notice how quiet liberals have gotten about the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling?
Seems like only minutes ago they were gnashing teeth and rending garments that it was the end of democracy as we know it. (video clip after page break)
‘Record’ Volt Sales? Not Really -- GM Counts $159 Leases for an
The Jurassic Press have long had a field day puffing up bailed out General Motors (GM) and their electric automotive windmill - the Chevrolet Volt.
When it came to August Volt sales numbers, the Media were Justin Bieber-excited.
Howard Dean, Birther? Claims Koch Brothers Not 'Real Americans
When you watch Howard Dean, do you sense he's often on the verge of losing it? He seemed to be on The Ed Show tonight, bizarrely claiming that the Koch brothers aren't "real Americans."
After fulminating about the brothers' "booty," Dean somehow made the surreal suggestion that--in contrast with American teachers--the Koch brothers aren't "real Americans." View the video after the jump.
Roseanne Barr: 'You'd Think Israel Had Oil the Way Our "Leaders" Keep
"Jeez, you'd think Israel had oil the way our 'leaders' keep their our [sic] lips on its ass."
So poorly wrote comedian Roseanne Barr in a piece published by the Huffington Post Thursday entitled "I Approve This Message":
AP 'Exclusive' Claims Romney's 'Secretive' Data-Mining 'the First
In one of the more disgraceful reports emanating from the Associated Press this year, the self-decribed Essential Global News Network's Jack Gillum breathlessly told readers in a report tagged "exclusive" on Friday that Mitt Romney's presidential campaign is employing "secretive data-mining" to "sift through Americans' personal information" so they can "identify new and likely wealthy donors."…
USA Today Reports New Ad Campaign Against Koch Brothers Without Mentio
As NewsBusters previously reported, the New York Times informed readers Wednesday about a nonprofit group's new ad campaign attacking the Koch brothers, but chose to withhold the organization's ties to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.).
On Friday, USA Today did the same thing:
No Surprise: Media Execs' Donations Overwhelmingly Favor Obama, Democr
While some sectors of the American economy have changed allegiances this presidential cycle in terms of their donations to the major political parties, one industry that hasn't changed its allegiances is media.
That probably doesn't come as a surprise to readers of this site but the numbers are still interesting nonetheless:
Letterman Depicts Koch Brothers As Running 'Dirtbag Multinational Corp
The media's seemingly incessant attacks on the Koch brothers continued Wednesday.
On CBS's Late Show, host David Letterman aired an insulting mock ad by the Republican National Committee that depicted the Kochs as running a "dirtbag multinational corporation" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
NYT Reports 'New Ads Attack the Koch Brothers' Without Mentioning Ties
NewsBusters reported Tuesday that a nonprofit group with connections to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has started a new ad campaign attacking the Koch brothers.
The New York Times on Wednesday actually wrote about this matter without mentioning Reid's ties:
Will Media Be As Outraged By Nonprofits Attacking Koch Brothers As The
In recent weeks there has been a lot of liberal media handwringing over 501(c)(4)s, nonprofit social welfare organizations that are legally allowed to publish political ads without disclosing anything about their donors.
The far-left ProPublica observed Saturday:
Multi-Millionaire Brian Williams Lectures on Presidential Campaign Spe
On Thursday's NBC Nightly News, sanctimonious anchor Brian Williams lamented the fact that "spending on 2012 presidential radio and TV ads has now surpassed the half-billion-dollar mark" and proceeded to list other things the money could buy, such as feeding "9.2 million malnourished children for 50 days" or "provide clean water for 500 million children for 40 days."
While Williams's…
HA! D.C. Liberals Fail To Put Corporate Donations Ban on Ballot
The next time a liberal friend of yours tells you the American people believe corporate money in politics is a winning issue for Democrats, you can simply point out that in deep-blue liberal bastion of the District of Columbia that organizers of a petition drive to ban corporate donations fell short of the threshold for getting the issue on November's ballot.
That's right, as Mike DeBonis of…
