Dr. Carson: Media Will Change When They Realize They'll Also Be Destro

March 18th, 2013 10:36 PM
"If ever the mainstream media reaches a point where they recognize that if we destroy this nation and destroy the economy, they, too, will be destroyed, I think at that point they will start asking the tough questions and helping to move the population in the right direction." So predicted Dr. Benjamin Carson on Fox News's Hannity Monday (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Ted Cruz: Obama 'Seems Like He Doesn't Want to Recognize Any Limits on

March 18th, 2013 9:46 PM
"If you look at President Obama, it seems like he doesn't want to recognize any limits on government power. I think we need to stand for limits on government power and for individual liberty." So said Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tx.) on Fox News's Hannity Monday.

Bozell and Hannity Mock Media's Embrace of Obama's 'Charm Offensive

March 15th, 2013 10:28 AM
Media Research Center President Brent Bozell and Sean Hannity mocked journalists for cynically embracing the idea that Barack Obama is leading a "charm offensive" to win over congressional Republicans. Appearing on the March 14 Hannity, Bozell incredulously pointed out, "So he invites Republicans over for lunch a couple of times or dinner, and somebody uses the magic word, charm offensive, and…

Bozell: Media Waved Pom-Poms for Obama on Sequester, Now 'Sad' That Do

March 8th, 2013 11:25 AM
The liberal media should have reported President Obama's Chicken Little sky-is-falling claims about the sequester, but "with clear skepticism" instead of mindlessly parroting them, NewsBusters publisher Brent Bozell told Fox News's Sean Hannity on the March 7 edition of his eponymous program.  "They should have gone to the American people and in effect said, this man is lying," but instead, "…

Fox News Hosts Hannity and Bolling Offer to Pay for White House Tours

March 8th, 2013 9:47 AM
UPDATE AT END OF POST: Hannity and Bolling issue comment. The Obama administration announced Tuesday that it's canceling public tours of the White House beginning this weekend due to budget sequestration. On Thursday, Fox News hosts Eric Bolling and Sean Hannity each offered to pay for one week's worth of tours to keep the White House open to the public.

Sean Hannity: 'We Now Have a Lap Dog, Thrill Up Our Leg, A**-Kissing

March 6th, 2013 9:27 AM
"I think that for democracy to survive and thrive, I think we need a vigilant media. You know, we now have a lap dog, thrill up our leg, a**-kissing, suck-up, lapdog media. How do we have a thriving democracy when people can't get accurate, fair information? That seems to be hard to me." So marvelously said Fox News's Sean Hannity on his program Tuesday (video follows with transcript and…

Daily Kos Week in Review: Jeer the Press

March 1st, 2013 11:06 PM
This past week, Kossacks cheered the televised trashing of Sean Hannity and jeered another media personality, Bob Woodward, for questioning President Obama's sequester narrative.   As usual, each headline is preceded by the blogger's name or pseudonym.

Shocker: Howard Kurtz Says 'Hannity's In the Right' In Slugfest With C

February 27th, 2013 6:04 PM
As NewsBusters reported, Fox News host Sean Hannity was rudely treated by Congressman Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) Tuesday. Rather shockingly, the Daily Beast's Howard Kurtz and Lauren Ashburn, in a video posting at the website Daily Download, said Wednesday that Hannity was "in the right" and that it was indeed Ellison that behaved poorly (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Rep. Ellison Calls Hannity 'Worst Excuse For a Journalist I've Ever Se

February 27th, 2013 12:09 AM
UPDATE: Hannity issues comment at end of post. Congressman Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) had an amazingly heated discussion with Fox News's Sean Hannity Tuesday evening. At the beginning of the six-minute slugfest, Ellison called his host "the worst excuse for a journalist I've ever seen" leading to a truly ugly encounter that culminated in Hannity ending the interview by saying to his guest, "…

Bozell: Liberal Media Parroting Obama Talking Points on Sequester Utte

February 24th, 2013 11:33 PM

MSNBC Replays Rubio Water Sip 155 Times in One Day, Far More Than CNN

February 15th, 2013 3:49 PM
The liberal hosts on MSNBC  just couldn't get enough of watching U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio reach for a glass of water and take a sip during his rebuttal of President Barack Obama's State of the Union address, airing the snippet a staggering 155 times during the Wednesday broadcast schedule, according to a tally by the Daily Caller. Other cable news networks showed the footage far less often. CNN…

Bozell, Hannity Examine 'Media Onslaught' Against Marco Rubio's Respon

February 15th, 2013 12:08 PM
Liberal journalists like NBC's Matt Lauer and CBS's Scott Pelley have been acting like "whiney crybabies" recently as they lamented Republicans daring to challenge the president for his lack of leadership in tackling the nation's tremendous national debt. "Toughen up fellas," NewsBusters publisher Brent Bozell chided the liberal media on the February 14 edition of Fox News Channel's Hannity.…

Mark Levin: Rubio Gave 'Greatest Reply to a State of the Union Speech

February 13th, 2013 11:41 PM
While the Obama-loving media trashed Sen. Marco Rubio's (R-Fl.) response to Barack Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday, conservative talk radio host begged to differ. "I thought it was the greatest reply to a State of the Union speech I ever saw," Levin said on Fox News's Hannity Wednesday.

Hannity to Rangel: 'If I Used Your Accountant I'd Be on the Verge of G

February 11th, 2013 11:56 PM
Congressman Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) and Fox News's Sean Hannity had a very entertaining debate about taxes Monday evening. When Hannity told the Congressman he pays 60 cents in taxes on every dollar he makes, Rangel said, "It means that you need yourself a good accountant" leading Hannity to marvelously reply, "Charlie, if I used your accountant I'd be on the verge of getting in trouble in…