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Halperin/Heilemann: MSM Primed to Dig Into Hillary Dealings
Mark Halperin claims that the MSM has an "anti-Clinton bias." That might send the blood pressure of a Newsbusters reader rocketing. But before downing a diuretic, consider what he and John Heilemann had to say on their Bloomberg TV show today.
Halperin and Heilemann were riffing off the New York Times report that Hillary's State Department permitted a rich Ecuadorian woman to enter the US after…
Limbaugh: Will Obama Issue 'Hands Up, Don't Shoot' Order to Military?
Yeah, it's a stretch -- but not by much.
Incorrigible thought criminal Rush Limbaugh wondered aloud on his radio show yesterday whether President Obama will fasten onto the latest left-wing protest fad, the raising of one's arms aloft while chanting "Hands up, don't shoot!," preferably in proximity to heavily-armed police.
Schultz: Cuba Move is Obama's 'Tear Down This Wall, Mr. Castro' Moment
Ed Schultz one-upped colleague Chuck Todd on his MSNBC program on Wednesday. Hours after Todd likened President Obama's policy announcement on Cuba to the fall of the Berlin Wall, Schultz compared the Democrat's address to a famous 1987 speech given at the Wall by his predecessor, Ronald Reagan: "Isn't this Barack Obama's 'tear down this wall, Mr. Castro' – that kind of a moment? I mean, if…
MSNBC to 'Shift' Online With New Programs Ranging From Sports to Books
“If you can't beat 'em, join 'em” seems to be the new motto of Phil Griffin, president of the liberal and low-rated MSNBC cable channel, who is trying to attract young consumers “who get their news via digital means.”
The online initiative -- which will be known as “Shift by MSNBC” -- will contain 14 new series ranging from The Briefing, a political program hosted on Mondays and Fridays by Luke…
Daily Beast: 'Obama Smarter Than 10 Presidents on Cuba'
In the rush to heap praise on President Obama's move to normalize diplomatic relations with the totalitarian Castro regime in Cuba, Daily Beast headline writer effused, "Obama Smarter Than 10 Presidents on Cuba."
NBC Hails 'Momentous Day' of Obama Opening U.S. Relations With Cuba
During an NBC News Special Report on Wednesday, Nightly News anchor Brian Williams could barely contain his excitement over President Obama announcing the reopening of diplomatic relations with Cuba: "A momentous day, especially for those Americans old enough to remember the Cold War. The curtain came down between Cuba and the United States in January of 1961 and in just a moment diplomatic…
ABC Skips Own Poll Finding Percentage of Dems in U.S. at 'Record Low'
ABC News on Wednesday ignored its own poll, one finding that the percentage of Americans who call themselves Democrats is at a "record low."
Michelle's 2014 Target Racism Story Was a 2012 Target Feel-Good Story
In 2014, Michelle Obama claimed her trip to Target as First Lady showed a racial slight. But Ben Shapiro at the blog Truth Revolt found in 2012, Mrs. Obama told the same story with an ending of "I felt so good" that she was not recognized as a famous person.
NBC's Todd Likens Obama's Change in Cuba Policy to Fall of Berlin Wall
In a Wednesday post on Twitter, NBC's Chuck Todd bizarrely compared President Obama's announcement changing the U.S. government's stance towards the communist regime in Cuba to the liberation of Eastern Europe in 1989.
75% of Network Stories Ignore Law That Might Derail Newtown Gun Suit
A class action suit filed by families of Sandy Hook shooting victims could “go nowhere” because of a 2005 law protecting gun makers, but that crucial point was ignored in most network stories about the lawsuit.
A lawyer representing the families of ten victims of the horrible school shooting that took place in Newtown, Conn., two years ago announced a lawsuit on December 15 against Bushmaster.…
MSNBC's Hall Criticizes Rubio's Cuba Remarks, Ignores Dem. Agreement
On Wednesday morning, American Alan Gross was released from a five year imprisonment in Cuba in exchange for the release of 3 Cuban spies convicted in the United States. In response to the release, Senators Marco Rubio (R-Fl.) and Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) spoke out strongly against the prisoner swap. Despite the bipartisan disapproval surrounding President Obama’s actions, during her NewsNation…
75% of Stories Ignore Law That Might Derail Newtown Gun Suit
Networks overlook 2005 law that limits lawsuits against gun manufacturers.
Nets Fret Over Continued Bush 'Dynasty,' But What About the Clintons?
All three networks on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning worried if yet another addition to the Bush "dynasty" will be good for the country. Yet, these same networks were excited earlier this year about the continuation of the Clinton brand.
Chuck Todd: Jeb Bush Exploring 2016 Run 'Helps Hillary'
Appearing on Wednesday's NBC Today, Meet the Press moderator Chuck Todd spun former Florida Governor Jeb Bush announcing that he was "exploring" the possibility of running for president in 2016 as a boost for the candidacy of Hillary Clinton: "By the way, the big Jeb Bush announcement helps Hillary because it'll scare Democrats and rally them around Hillary even more."