Former ABC News Political Director Insists Innocent or Guilty, ‘Gov

The fact that “no criminal charges” have been filed against Republican Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin on illegal fundraising did not stop MSNBC’s Chuck Todd and guest Amy Walter, former political director of ABC News and national editor of The Cook Political Report, from writing his political obituary on the June 20 edition of The Daily Rundown With Chuck Todd. “Regardless of where this…
Laura Flint
June 20th, 2014 4:45 PM

Limbaugh Predicted Obama Would Go After Redskins' Trademark

While it may have come as a surprise to many when the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office canceled six trademark registrations owned by the Washington Redskins pro football team, Rush Limbaugh saw it coming months ago. Limbaugh told his radio listeners Wednesday that he mentioned on his show January 9 that the Obama administration would target the Redskins specifically through the Patent and…
Jack Coleman
June 20th, 2014 3:56 PM

NBC Notices Dem Who 'Managed to Offend Democrats, Republicans, Gays, a

After all three broadcast networks initially ignored offensive comments from former Democratic Montana Governor and possible 2016 presidential candidate Brian Schweitzer claiming outgoing Republican House Majority Leader Eric Cantor set off his "gaydar," on Friday, NBC's Today took notice of gaffe, with correspondent Peter Alexander declaring: "...a tough-talking Montana Democrat known for…
Kyle Drennen
June 20th, 2014 3:54 PM

CBS and NBC Skip New VA Scandal Outrage; ABC Gives News Just 14 Second

Despite the newest revelation in the Veterans Affairs scandal on Thursday that one in ten veterans have to wait at least one month before they can get an appointment to see a doctor, CBS and NBC refused to cover the latest news in both their evening news shows on Thursday night as well as their morning shows on Friday morning. ABC News only gave 14 seconds of coverage to the issue in a news…
Curtis Houck
June 20th, 2014 3:30 PM

Jon Stewart Compares Redskins Fans, NRA to Defenders of Child Porn

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart is not known for political fairness in its humor. The Comedy Central show proved no different on the June 19 edition, when Stewart chose to compare the child pornography lobby in Japan to the gun rights lobby in America. He deemed that both industries are “harmful” and “destructive” and “take precedence over the protection of children.” The ridiculous…
Laura Flint
June 20th, 2014 3:15 PM

NY Times, WashPost Concoct Scott Walker 'Criminal Scheme' Front-Pagers

The Washington Post and The New York Times can’t seem to locate the story (never mind the outrage) of destroyed hard drives at the IRS. The latest IRS scandal scoops have been buried deep in the paper. But both biased rags put Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on the front page Friday in an alleged campaign-finance scandal pushed by Democratic district attorneys. Neither paper revealed the…
Tim Graham
June 20th, 2014 1:17 PM

Chris Matthews: Foreign Policy Hawks Want Military Action in Every Cou

In a screed against an interventionist foreign policy, Hardball’s Chris Matthews virtually insisted that there is a sinister plot among those initial supporters of the Iraq war to dictate the political life of nations throughout the Middle East. For Matthews, simply being wrong on the Iraq war–to the extent that anyone can make a claim like that with any certainty at the present time–is not…
Connor Williams
June 20th, 2014 1:12 PM

Surprise! Liberal Media Bash ‘March for Marriage

It’s an uncommon chant to hear in downtown D.C.: “One woman, one man! One woman, one man!” The National Organization for Marriage hosted the second annual “March for Marriage” in front of the Capitol on June 19. The event, a self-described “vehicle for voicing the values of pro-marriage Americans in a way that cuts through the biased media narrative and demands hearing in the halls of power,”…
Katie Yoder
June 20th, 2014 12:59 PM

WashPost Grouses David Brat Avoiding Media Scrutiny, But So Is Dem Riv

The Washington Post has assigned reporter Jenna Portnoy to follow Republican nominee David Brat's campaign for the U.S. House seat for the 7th District of Virginia. In Portnoy's latest story, published in Friday's paper on page B4, the staff writer slammed Brat for having "largely ducked media exposure since his [primary] win," noting that after a brief press statement on Thursday which lasted…
Ken Shepherd
June 20th, 2014 12:28 PM

Sharyl Attkisson To Lou Dobbs: Reporters Skip Scandals to Avoid Lookin

Thursday evening on the Fox Business Network, host Lou Dobbs of Lou Dobbs Tonight was joined by Emmy award winning reporter Sharyl Attkisson, who recently signed on with the Heritage Foundation's Daily Signal website as a senior independent contributor. The two discussed the recent news surrounding the ongoing IRS scandal and the liberal media’s apparent uninterest in the story. Dobbs asked…
Jackie Seal
June 20th, 2014 11:54 AM

Liberal Vox Claims Little Basis for Scott Walker Prosecution

Have you noticed in the past few days the big media campaign against Wisconsin governor Scott Walker? As we have seen here in Newsbusters, the New Republic even attempted a race baiting smear with "The Unelectable Whiteness of Scott Walker."  We also have many media sources salivating over what they think is the prospect of Walker being prosecuted over campaign violations such as the Washington…
P.J. Gladnick
June 20th, 2014 11:37 AM

NBC Gushes Over 'Outspoken Road Warrior' John Kerry; Touts 'Bromance

Following a tough grilling of Secretary of State John Kerry in the first part of her interview aired on Thursday, on Friday, NBC Today co-host Savannah Guthrie revealed that the rest of her time spent with Kerry was mostly devoted to fluff and softballs: "From breakfast with senators and the ceremonial duties of office to back-to-back trips to the White House, Secretary of State John Kerry has…
Kyle Drennen
June 20th, 2014 10:51 AM

MRC's Brent Bozell on Missing IRS E-Mails: 'At What Point Will The New

MRC president Brent Bozell appeared on The Kelly File on Fox News Thursday night, expressing amazement at the suppression of new details in the IRS scandal. “We have been reporting on the lack of reporting. And the lack of reporting is in full throttle,” he said. Megyn Kelly suggested “the first big piece of news was in this report on Friday. The IRS tried to bury it in this 27-page report.…
NB Staff
June 20th, 2014 10:14 AM

Krystal Ball Asks Abortion Movie Director If She Ever Feared For Her

Thursday afternoon’s The Cycle plugged the recently released “abortion rom-com” Obvious Child by interviewing the film's screenwriter and director Gillian Robespierre and lead actress Jenny Slate. After the hosts spent a couple minutes praising the way in which the film portrayed a "positive, safe, shame-free abortion," co-host Krystal Ball took the liberty of asking the director if there was…
Jackie Seal
June 20th, 2014 9:03 AM