Clinton Fresh: In '93, CNN Described Mass Attorney Firings as 'Clean S
The media’s historical omission of Clinton’s mass dismissal of 93 U.S. Attorneys has led to demands on the MRC archive for footage of Janet Reno’s declaration of the act – and our staff found an April 12, 1993 CNN special report where reporter Ken Bode called it a “one-day clean sweep.”
Colbert Plays Along While Guest Compares Bush to Hitler
If Stephen Colbert is going to pretend to be a conservative, perhaps he shouldn’t play along when a guest compares President Bush to a genocidal dictator like Adolf Hitler. On the March 13 edition of "The Colbert Report," the Comedy Central host had University of Missouri professor Dr. Donald Shield on to discuss the (media generated) controversy over the firing of eight U.S. Attorneys. Shields…
Bill O’Reilly Slams George Soros and Harry Reid for Debate Cancellat
As most people are likely aware, the Democrats have pulled out of a presidential debate to be held in Nevada this August. Fox News Channel’s Bill O’Reilly was none too pleased about this announcement, and made his feelings known Monday evening (video available here): The dishonesty of the far left on display again…Within the Democratic party, there are two elements, moderate Dems and radical…
ABC Frets Over Dismissal of 8 U.S. Attorneys; Ignored Clinton’s Firi
[Scroll below for 5:24pm EDT] On Tuesday’s "Good Morning America," ABC anchor Robin Roberts speculated and fretted over the allegations that some U.S. attorneys were fired because they wouldn’t aggressively investigate Democrats. Roberts dramatically stated that the firings highlight "a trail that points straight to the top" and wondered "how big could this be?" Yet when President Clinton fired…
The NewsBusters Weekly Recap: March 3 to
While members of "mainstream media" have eagerly covered Ann Coulter’s use of an vulgar term at a conservative conference, HBO host Bill Maher’s obnoxious comment about the Vice President, that "more people would live" if Dick Cheney had been assassinated, drew only sparse attention from the press. Commenting on the diversity of the 2008 Democratic contenders, MSNBC host Contessa Brewer remarked…
CNN's John Roberts Defends His 'Very Narrowly Sliced' Cheney Attack Pi
CNN put together a story featuring reporter John Roberts that absolutely hammered Vice President Cheney on Wednesday night’s Paula Zahn Now, concluding with an anonymous Republican suggesting the party needed an "exorcism" to rid itself of all its missteps and corruption.When the Laura Ingraham show played clips, Ingraham suggested reporter John Roberts should call in – and he did. Roberts…
