New York's Top PBS Snobs Raise Money by Mocking Commercial TV for 'Rea

The top PBS station in New York is marketing itself to potential new donors in the most natural way: by snobbishly mocking commercial TV as “a sea of madness.” Sadly, commercial TV stations probably won’t fight back by mocking prissy British period dramas like “Downton Abbey.” (I might suggest a mop-topped Muppet that looks like Ken Burns that constantly boasts of his own importance as a…
Tim Graham
May 29th, 2013 8:09 AM

Martin Bashir: 'Paul Krugman Deserves the Nobel Peace Prize'...For Adv

Martin Bashir on Tuesday said New York Times columnist Paul Krugman "deserves the Nobel Peace Prize." Yes, the MSNBC host said Peace Prize - not one for economics - all because the perilously liberal economist has advocated more deficit spending and even more federal debt to stimulate the economy (video follows with partial transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
May 29th, 2013 1:07 AM

WashPost Refuted: New Republic Notes 'Healing' Dan Savage Book Include

The New Republic has easily demonstrated just how ridiculous The Washington Post's book review of the new Dan Savage is to claim that  “reconciliation is at the heart of everything Savage writes and says.” In "The Waning Power of Dan Savage," Daniel D'Addario dismisses the new book as "a very public act of self-love." Later, he explained "The nadir of American Savage comes when Savage prints…
Tim Graham
May 28th, 2013 11:44 PM

Chris Matthews: Obama Scandals Aren't Scandals - They're ‘Kerfuffles

MSNBC’s Chris Matthews is no longer willing to call the White House troubles involving Benghazi, the Internal Revenue Service, and the leaks investigation "scandals." No, on Tuesday’s Hardball, the host called them “kerfuffles,” once even correcting himself after accidentally referring to what happened at the IRS as a scandal (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
May 28th, 2013 11:34 PM

Bozell Column: One Man's Fascination With Hitler

Here’s  a story you probably haven’t heard, unless you read Drudge or Breitbart. The Independent (U.K.) has published a story (from which I pull freely), as have a couple of Jewish outlets. That’s all I can find. You tell me if it qualifies as “news” that the “news “ media should be covering. It involves a young man who would someday become one of the best-known and most powerful men in the…
Brent Bozell
May 28th, 2013 11:11 PM

NBC’s Brian Williams Trumpets Bob Dole’s Criticism of GOP as Too C

Once again demonstrating the NBC Nightly News is the broadcast arm of MSNBC, anchor Brian Williams – matching what has animated MSNBC hosts – devoted a segment to former Senator Bob Dole railing against the modern Republican Party; ie: conservatives. With “Fighting Words” on screen, Williams on Tuesday night highlighted comments neither the ABC nor CBS evening newscasts found newsworthy, how…
Brent Baker
May 28th, 2013 8:51 PM

Krauthammer: Holder Not Sensing Gravity of Scandal ‘Makes You Wonder

Syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer had some harsh words for Attorney General Eric Holder’s handling of the leak investigation scandal. Appearing on Fox News’s Special Report, Krauthammer said, “The fact that he says that the gravity of the situation didn't sink in until yesterday makes you wonder if he was anesthetized.”
Noel Sheppard
May 28th, 2013 7:35 PM

PBS's Bellantoni Sees 'Very Conservative' Cuccinelli, 'Fighting Agains

Appearing as a guest on Sunday's Melissa Harris-Perry show on MSNBC, PBS's Christina Bellantoni labeled Virginia Republican gubernatorial nominee Ken Cuccinelli as "very conservative," but, when discussing presumptive Democratic nominee and former DNC chairman Terry McAuliffe, the PBS NewsHour political editor did not include a liberal ideological label. Additionally, as she recounted…
Brad Wilmouth
May 28th, 2013 7:03 PM

WashPost's Pincus Attacks Journalists for Defending Fox News's Rosen

Last Tuesday, the Washington Post's Walter Pincus did his level best to dutifully defend the Obama/Holder DOJ's handling of the Associated Press phone records subpoena. Ol' Walt is back at it again this week, chastising the media for "circling the wagons" around Fox News correspondent James Rosen, who was virtually treated like a criminal by the Justice Department when he was named as an…
Ken Shepherd
May 28th, 2013 6:46 PM

Chris Matthews: 'Killing Islamic People - It's All We Seem To Do These

MSNBC’s Chris Matthews thinks all America seems to do these days with regard to foreign policy is kill Islamic people. So astonishingly said the Hardball host Tuesday (video follows with transcript and commentary, file photo):
Noel Sheppard
May 28th, 2013 6:44 PM

Chris Matthews Plots 2016 for Hillary: It's Just a Question of 'Who's

  According to Chris Matthews on Tuesday, having Rand Paul or Ted Cruz as opponents would result in an easy win for Hillary Clinton in 2016. The Hardball host, who famously had a "thrill" going up his leg for Barack Obama, plotted the former Secretary of State's path to victory. Regarding whether she'll run, Matthews gushed, "It's just a question of what kind of campaign and who's going to…
Scott Whitlock
May 28th, 2013 6:15 PM

CNN Hypes Christie-Obama 'Bromance' as President Tries to Divert Atten

As CBS and NBC both touted President Obama's Tuesday visit to New Jersey, so too did CNN hype Obama's "bromance" with Governor Chris Christie as the President tried to step away from Washington and his administration's scandals. White House correspondent Jessica Yellin said it would be a "good chance" for Obama to trumpet the effectiveness of his government as FEMA's performance after…
Matt Hadro
May 28th, 2013 6:03 PM

CBS's John Dickerson Downplays Obama Aide's Private Investor Meetings

On Tuesday's CBS This Morning, John Dickerson spun a front page scoop from the Washington Post that spotlighted the several private meetings that a top Obama health care adviser had with investment firms on the future implementation of ObamaCare: "It's a little hard to see what those investment firms got that wasn't already publicly available." The liberal CBS political director brushed…
Matthew Balan
May 28th, 2013 5:58 PM

NBC: U.S. National Parks 'Under Stress' and 'In Trouble' Following Seq

On Monday's NBC Today, correspondent Tom Costello fretted over the impact of modest reductions in government spending: "401 parks, battlefields, monuments, seashores, volcanos, and deserts make up the National Park System....But the parks and their future are under stress....The Park Service budget hasn't changed since 2006....Now the sequester is forcing another $153 million in cuts just as…
Kyle Drennen
May 28th, 2013 5:41 PM