MSNBC Panel: Israeli PM 'Agitating for War' and 'Oppos[ing] Peace,' Bu

On Monday's All In show on MSNBC, Chris Hayes accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of making himself into a "cartoon" by "tirelessly agitating for war" and "oppos[ing] peace," as the MSNBC host celebrated the "truly historic" news of President Obama's deal with the Iranian government over its nuclear program. Before a clip of Netanyahu calling the agreement a "historic mistake…
Brad Wilmouth
November 26th, 2013 6:56 PM

CNN.com Puts 'Religious Liberty' in Scare Quotes in SCOTUS/Hobby Lobby

Hobby Lobby's complaint about infringement of religious freedom is deserving of scorn in the eyes of CNN, judging by the way the network's website treated news of the Supreme Court agreeing to take up a case in March which would decide if ObamaCare's ironclad contraception mandate is an unconstitutional intrusion on a business owner's religious liberty. Reporting the story this afternoon, CNN…
Ken Shepherd
November 26th, 2013 6:43 PM

Catholic League Calls For Bill Maher To Be Fired

As NewsBusters previously reported, HBO's Real Time this past Friday once again featured some truly disgusting attacks on the Pope, priests, and the Catholic Church. This has led the Catholic League to formally request HBO and Time Warner fire host Bill Maher and cancel the show. On Tuesday, after Newsmax TV's Steve Malzberg played a clip of Maher and guest Dan Savage from Friday's program to…
Noel Sheppard
November 26th, 2013 5:09 PM

HuffPost’s Absolutely Ridiculous Proposals for America

The Huffington Post has promoted absurd left wing proposals before, but they outdid themselves this time. A Nov. 25 article advocated fourteen preposterous notions, which they called “genius.” Far from genius, these schemes range from utterly ridiculous to simply dangerous. Some of these ideas simply parrot typical liberal taking points. The Nov. 25 article proposed eviscerating the Second…
Sean Long
November 26th, 2013 4:59 PM

WashPost Offers a Liberal 'Guide to Surviving Obamacare Debates at Tha

Can you imagine The Washington Post publishing a guide to how to survive your relatives’ negative questions about the war in Iraq?  On Monday, Sarah Kliff of the Post’s Wonkblog posted “A guide to surviving Obamacare debates at Thanksgiving.” That’s assuming you’re getting armed to defend Obamacare just like a good Postie. “This Thanksgiving, it's a pretty safe bet that debates over Obamacare…
Tim Graham
November 26th, 2013 4:46 PM

CBS: Obama Admin. Knew in 2010 That Millions Would Lose Health Plans

Sharyl Attkisson uncovered another Obama administration falsehood about ObamaCare on Tuesday's CBS This Morning, spotlighting a 2010 document from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services which "estimated ObamaCare would collectively reduce the number of people with employer-sponsored health coverage by about 14 million". This is contrary to the White House's "repeated assurances that…
Matthew Balan
November 26th, 2013 3:40 PM

MSNBC Hosts Share What They're Thankful For; Most Spout Lefty Talking

Leave it to MSNBC to see Thanksgiving as a time to be thankful for ObamaCare, Wendy Davis, same-sex marriage, and John Kerry hammering out an interim nuclear deal with Iran. "In a year where Congress’ approval rating has reached an all time low, an embattled President Obama faces the healthcare challenge that could define his legacy, and the timetable for US troops in Afghanistan remains…
Ken Shepherd
November 26th, 2013 2:54 PM

AP Claims It 'Did Not Sit on' the Iran-US Talks Story; Another Outlet

In response to several outlets contending with basis that the Associated Press sat on its knowledge that the United States and Iran were conducting secret diplomatic discussions, the AP's Paul Colford has published a "Back Story" item defending its conduct, claiming that it could not "confirm, to its standards, what had happened." My related NewsBusters post is here. Breitbart had a related…
Tom Blumer
November 26th, 2013 1:59 PM

MSNBC’s Witt and Guest Draw Far-Left Conclusions From Study on Pove

MSNBC took advantage of a golden opportunity to advocate its left-wing agenda on Sunday’s Weekends with Alex Witt. The host brought on Derek Thompson of The Atlantic to discuss the piece he wrote about a recent study on the cognitive effects of poverty. In a nutshell, the study found that being poor can actually lead to bad decision-making. Naturally, Witt took this study as a chance to tout…
Paul Bremmer
November 26th, 2013 1:44 PM

NBC News Notes Evidence That Lesbian Waitress Faked Story About Being

With an ever-changing 24/7-news cycle, it’s refreshing to see some members of the liberal media taking the time to correct the record. While we at NewsBusters don’t usually give the liberals at NBC News much credit, for once they did a respectable job and did not completely fall for what now appears to be a complete scam by a New Jersey waitress. You may recall last week that the media were…
Jeffrey Meyer
November 26th, 2013 1:06 PM

Networks Hype 'Interesting' Moment With Liberal 'Heckler'; Obama Handl

 All three networks on Tuesday hyped an "interesting" exchange between Barack Obama and a liberal heckler. ABC, CBS and ABC declined, however, to specifically note that the man's concern was that the President simply wasn't liberal enough on the issue of immigration reform. On NBC's Today, Natalie Morales praised, "You know, I think that the President handled it well by engaging." [See video…
Scott Whitlock
November 26th, 2013 12:46 PM

CNN Has Cozy Interview With Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Fails to ID Him as Demo

Is CNN this cozy only with Democrats? New York's Governor Andrew Cuomo was on Tuesday's New Day with his brother Chris, the show's co-host, for a playful interview. The network failed to identify the governor as a Democrat. Co-host Kate Bolduan hailed Gov. Cuomo's "Sexiest Fiftysomething" award by People magazine and the Cuomos enjoyed some light-hearted banter including this line, "New York…
Matt Hadro
November 26th, 2013 11:46 AM

Fox News Clobbers CNN and MSNBC on 50th Anniversary of JFK Assassinati

On the 50th anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy, you would have thought people would have been clamoring for the liberal views espoused by CNN and MSNBC. Such wasn't the case, for last Friday, Fox News clobbered its competition from the moment the sun rose till the time most people went to bed.
Noel Sheppard
November 26th, 2013 11:28 AM

See This? Journalist Chrystia Freeland Revolves Into Canadian Parliame

Former Reuters editor and American TV pundit Chrystia Freeland has been elected to the Canadian Parliament -- Liberal Party, of course. Freeland's last Reuters blog was in mid-July, and Time reported her surprise campaign at the end of that month. She grew up in Alberta, and carpet-bagged to Toronto for a special election. Her latest book came out in September and was gushed over by Bill Moyers…
Tim Graham
November 26th, 2013 11:09 AM