ABC’s Walters: Chavez for President

As already noted on NewsBusters, "20/20" anchor Barbara Walters interviewed Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez for a segment airing on the March 16 edition of the program. And although she did occasionally challenge authoritarian leader, Walters spent much of the interview discussing important topics such as whether Chavez likes coffee, marriage, and generally regurgitating the Venezuelan President…
Scott Whitlock

Longtime L.A. Times Reporter: FNC Much More Biased Than 'Traditional

Los Angeles Times columnist (and longtime political reporter) Ron Brownstein tackles the issue of the Nevada Democratic Party dumping Fox News Channel as a debate partner. He thinks this rejection is similar to how "conservatives deal with mainstream media organizations they consider biased against them." Put aside for a minute the odd notion that Republican Party organizations or politicians…
Tim Graham

Democrats Refuse to Talk about Tax Hikes on CNBC

'On the Money' couldn't find a Democratic representative to explain why the party wants to raise taxes but did explain why it's a bad idea for the economy.
Amy Menefee

Democrats Won't Talk Taxes on CNBC; They Just Plan to Raise Them

UPDATE (16:10 EDT): Video added.At least one reporter understands economics. CNBC’s Melissa Francis told “On the Money” viewers March 15 that their taxes were going to get hiked “if the Democrats get their way.” The fun twist? Francis and her colleagues couldn’t find any Democratic politician, strategist or even a think tank cohort to come on the show and tell the American people why raising…
Dan Gainor

In 1993, WashPost Thought It Was 'Pretty Funny' Anyone Thought DOJ Was

Tim Graham

CNN Uses 'Anonymous Journalist' for Report on Shia Death Squads

Next week marks the fourth anniversary of Operation Iraq Freedom. How does CNN plan to observe the event? An update, perhaps, on General Petraeus’ new strategy to win the war, and the initial positive – if still early – reports from the battlefield? Please. I did say "CNN." The network is set to run a one hour special: “Death Squads Reveals Links between Shia Death Squads, Iraqi Security…
Mark Finkelstein

Stephanopoulos's Double Standard: 'Something Smells Fishy' in Bush Fir

Rich Noyes

CS Monitor Praises 'Renewable' House, Ignores Cost to Taxpayers

Correspondent never indicates $250,000 state grant is paid for by state residents.
Julia A. Seymour

GMA’s Stephanopoulos Wants His Scalp: Just When Will Gonzales be Fir

Friday’s "Good Morning America" featured Democrats talking about Democratic hopes. Anchor Chris Cuomo, the son of liberal Governor Mario Cuomo, and George Stephanopoulos, former White House aide to President Bill Clinton, discussed the firing of eight U.S. Attorneys and pushed the speculative Democratic talking points of whether Attorney General Alberto Gonzales would be fired. Stephanopoulos,…
Scott Whitlock

‘Passionate,’ ‘Dignified,’ ‘Intelligent,’… ABC Describes

Dan Gainor

ABC Chavez Interview Fawns over 'Intelligent,' 'Passionate' Dictator

Though Chavez has called Bush a 'devil' and seized foreign assets, 'Good Morning America' preview shows Barbara Walters claiming Chavez 'does like this country.'
Dan Gainor

Open Thread Friday

This Friday's joke: A blonde and a lawyer were seated next to each other on a long flight. To pass the time, the lawyer suggested that they try to stump one another with trivia. "If I ask you something that you don't know, you owe me $5. The same goes if you ask me something I don't know." The blonde refused. "Okay. If you don't know an answer, you pay me $5, but if I don’t know an answer…
Matthew Sheffield

Consensus My Eye: Global Warming Skeptics Win NYC Debate With Believer

You probably didn’t hear about a rather topical debate concerning man’s role in global warming that took place in New York City Wednesday night. Want to know why the media will likely ignore this fascinating event? Well, because the panel of skeptics beat the believers.How large was the victory? Well, before the debate took place, the tough New York crowd was polled, and the results showed that…
Noel Sheppard

Why No Calls for Janet Reno To Resign In 1993? As If She Were In Charg

Tim Graham