CNN's Cooper Retracts Video of Palestinian Man Faking Injury

On Friday's Anderson Cooper 360 on CNN, as noted at HonestReporting.com, host Cooper devoted a one-minute segment to informing viewers that his show on Thursday had used footage of a Palestinian man in Gaza who was apparently faking injury for the benefit of cameras. Cooper began his retraction:
Brad Wilmouth
November 19th, 2012 8:34 AM

Fargo Faints: Catholic Teen Refused Confirmation After Pro-Gay Marriag

The media in Fargo, North Dakota were scandalized when a nearby Minnesota priest informed the parents of Lennon Cihak that he would not be confirmed in the local Catholic church after he posted a picture on Facebook supporting gay marriage (or a No vote on the traditional-marriage ballot initiative). Naturally, the liberal parents – who agree with their son – were shocked, shocked that the…
Tim Graham
November 19th, 2012 7:24 AM

Obama's Media Purposefully Inflaming Racial Tensions

When Barack Obama was campaigning for president in 2008, he and his supporters in the media claimed his election would create a post-racial America. Far from accomplishing that, the United States appears more racially divided than it has in decades.
Noel Sheppard
November 19th, 2012 12:21 AM

AP 's Krisher Marks 2-Year Anniversary of GM's IPO by 'Forgetting' It

In a Friday report at the Associated Press on Friday with a celebratory headline ("2 YEARS AFTER IPO, GM IS PILING UP CASH"), Auto Writer Tom Krisher described bailed-out General Motors as "thriving," but didn't identify one of the important reasons for that characterization. In paragraphs about the company's profitability and cash stockpile, Krisher failed to note that the company still hasn…
Tom Blumer
November 18th, 2012 11:58 PM

CNN Gets 'Fooled' by a Palestinian Child's Death; Real Story Is Hamas

A video at CNN with reporting by Sara Sidner from Gaza tells us "how a small child became a symbol of civilian casualties." Some of her narrative: "A scene no parent should ever have to endure"; "Four year-old Mahmoud Sadallah lies dead in the arms of a neighbor, a child of Gaza, another victim of an airstrike"; "we saw no evidence here of military activity." There's even a scene where Ms.…
Tom Blumer
November 18th, 2012 9:43 PM

ABC Pressed Boehner to Agree to Tax Hike, on Sunday Fail to Push Pelos

Two ABC News stars have proven, once again, the media’s obsession with raising taxes over any effort to cut a cent of spending. Two days after the election, anchor Diane Sawyer repeatedly pushed House Speaker John Boehner to move away from a conservative position and agree to President Obama’s wish to hike income tax rates, but on Sunday’s This Week, Martha Raddatz refused to press House…
Brent Baker
November 18th, 2012 7:20 PM

Sunday Hype: Reuters Claims a 'Romney Drubbing,' Plays Up Talk of a GO

Reuters is trying to take a tight presidential election and turn it into a huge loss for the Republicans. Their headline of a Sunday-show roundup is "Republicans say party needs revamp after Romney drubbing." Losing by ten points might be a drubbing, but not by 51 to 48. That's more of an "Obama squeaker" than a "Romney drubbing." Reuters also takes Sen. Lindsey Graham's panic on NBC over…
Tim Graham
November 18th, 2012 5:21 PM

House Intel Chairman: 'I'm Not Sure President Was Not Told' About Petr

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) dropped a bit of a bombshell on NBC's Meet the Press Sunday. Talking with host David Gregory about the David Petraeus affair, Rogers said, "I'm not sure the President was not told before Election Day."
Noel Sheppard
November 18th, 2012 2:01 PM

Will Schools Brazile on Mandates: Almost Every House Republican Won By

For approaching two weeks, liberal media members have been contorting themselves to make the case the President's victory on Election Day represented a mandate for his agenda. When CNN contributor Donna Brazile tried this on ABC's This Week Sunday, George Will marvelously responded, "Almost every member of John Boehner's caucus won his or her seat by a much bigger margin than Mr. Obama won…
Noel Sheppard
November 18th, 2012 12:55 PM

Bill Gates: 'The Digital Revolution Is Just At The Beginning' - 'We're

Since the financial collapse in the fall of 2008, we've heard doom and gloomers claim that America's best days are behind her. Not so said Bill Gates on CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPS Sunday who instead believes, "The digital revolution is just at the beginning" and that "we're going to surprise ourselves" with what we create in the coming decades (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
November 18th, 2012 11:34 AM

Arianna Huffington Uses the Onion to Support Anti-Petraeus, Anti-'the

In her "Sunday Roundup" post at the site which bears her last name, Arianna Huffington supported that notion that "This week, America finally began questioning the judgment of its generals," but lamented that the scrutiny is over "sexual conduct rather than military conduct." Fine, that's her opinion. But what's really odd is that she apparently thought that referencing a headline found at…
Tom Blumer
November 18th, 2012 10:51 AM

UFC Signs First Female Fighter

UFC President Dana White has for years said his mixed martial arts league would never have women in it. This changed Friday when White told Jim Rome that Ronda Rousey would become the first woman to compete in the octagon.
Noel Sheppard
November 18th, 2012 9:25 AM

In Their 'Best Books' List, WashPost Honors Itself -- And Other Media

The Washington Post selected the Best Books of 2012 in Sunday’s Arts section...and once again, it seems the judging is biased – not just in favor of liberals, but in favor of current and former Washington Post staffers. Three of their five best nonfiction books of the year are by Posties – former reporter Katherine Boo, the late war correspondent Anthony Shadid, and current Post columnist…
Tim Graham
November 18th, 2012 8:47 AM

Incoming Black Caucus Chair Accuses McCain of 'Sexism and Racism

Matt Cover of CNSNews.com reported that the incoming chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus – Rep. Marcia Fudge, a Democrat from Cleveland – accused Sen. John McCain of "sexism and racism" for criticizing UN Ambassador Susan Rice for going on five Sunday talk shows and claiming the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi was a spontaneous reaction to a video posted on YouTube. “There is…
Tim Graham
November 18th, 2012 7:26 AM