Cokie Roberts Laments That Our Adversaries Are No Longer 'Afraid of Th

That's right -- Cokie Roberts. Yes, the political commentator who has worked at taxpayer-funded National Public Radio since the Reagan era. It wasn't Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol, though he was also a guest on ABC's "This Week" when Roberts said what could easily be heard coming from nearly any conservative pundit. Roberts and company were discussing yet another round of hostilities…
Jack Coleman
July 15th, 2014 6:58 PM

NewsBusted: Even at 99 Cents, Still Not a Hard Choice

"Costco will return Dinesh D’Souza’s new book, America, to their store shelves after complaints of bias and censorship.  In fact, if you buy D’Souza’s book, Costco will throw in Hillary Clinton’s book for an extra 99 cents!" To subscribe to NewsBusted via email, sign up here. To watch the Tuesday, July 15 edition, click play on the embed below the page break. To subscribe at YouTube, visit…
NB Staff
July 15th, 2014 6:40 PM

NPR Hypes: Companies See 'Benefit' in Providing Employees Contraceptio

Michelle Andrews spotlighted the silver lining for social liberals in a Tuesday item for NPR.org about the aftermath of the Supreme Court's Hobby Lobby ruling. Andrews underlined that "women in most health plans will still be able to get their birth control covered with no out-of-pocket expenses," even after the five to four decision. The writer turned to a policy expert at the pro-abortion…
Matthew Balan
July 15th, 2014 6:28 PM

Netanyahu Spokesman Schools Ronan Farrow on Israel-Hamas Situation

Ronan Farrow, who used to report to Hillary Clinton at the State Department, was taken to school on the Tuesday edition of his eponymous program by Mark Regev, a spokesman for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Farrow seemed to want Regev to apologize on air for Israel’s “level of retaliation.” Regev argued that Israel is not retaliating but rather is being forced to protect its…
Jackie Seal
July 15th, 2014 5:31 PM

CNN’s Burnett Gives Platform to Illegal Immigrant Journalist to Play

On the July 14 edition of Erin Burnett OutFront, the host gave ample time to advocates of amnesty for illegal immigrants.  In fact, Burnett dedicated an entire segment of her program to an interview with a group of illegal immigrants, headlined by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, and himself an illegal immigrant, Jose Antonio Vargas. Vargas – naturally a pillar of objectivity on the…
Connor Williams
July 15th, 2014 5:15 PM

Andrea Mitchell Asks 'Why Shouldn't' Iran 'Develop A Nuclear Program

For an example of how MSNBC is leaning forward into biased coverage of the latest troubles Israel is having with the terrorist group Hamas, one need look no further than the July 15 edition of Andrea Mitchell Reports. After hearing from NBC foreign correspondent Ayman Mohyeldin about how the Egyptian cease-fire was rejected by Hamas because it “failed to address the comprehensive issues that…
Laura Flint
July 15th, 2014 5:00 PM

‘End Coal’ Billionaire Steyer Made Money Off Coal in June

“Green billionaire” Tom Steyer has gone “clean.” He’s apparently kicked his coal habit – for all of 15 days. Up until June 30, 2014, Steyer was still making money off of fossil fuel investments through Farallon Capital Management (which he founded). Yet, to the media Steyer “has become the environmental hero he set out to be.” ABC World News with Diane Sawyer on April 3 portrayed Steyer as…
Mike Ciandella
July 15th, 2014 4:43 PM

Megyn Kelly Unloads on ABC for Softball Interview With Attorney Genera

Fox News's Megyn Kelly on Monday slammed the softball questions offered to Attorney General Eric Holder during an interview on ABC, Sunday. The host hammered questioner Pierre Thomas for not bringing up the ever-growing IRS scandal, the administration's losses in the Spureme Court and other contentious issues. Instead, the journalist mostly failed to press Holder, allowing him to lash out at…
Scott Whitlock
July 15th, 2014 4:27 PM

NY Times Slobbers Over Intellectual Obama & His Fabulous Dinner Chats

Breaking story from the New York Times: Obama attended a pretentious dinner party in Rome back in March, hob-nobbing with particle physicists and captains of industry. Reporter Julie Hirschfeld Davis, whose articles on Obama outside the White House give the president free rein to insult the GOP, on Tuesday slobbered over Obama the intellectual, and his fabulous dinner guests from all over the…
Clay Waters
July 15th, 2014 4:00 PM

CDC: Gay Population 2.3%; Thanks to Media, Americans Think Number is

Everyone knows there are gays and lesbians in everybody’s family. And no office would be complete without a sassy gay character. And just about every other kid in high school is wresting with his sexuality. I know. I watch TV. Except it isn’t true, and the Centers for Disease Control just proved it. A new comprehensive study by the CDC with over 33,000 participants has confirmed earlier…
Kristine Marsh
July 15th, 2014 12:59 PM

NBC Ignores VA Whistle-Blower Hearing; ABC Gives News Only 23 Seconds

On Tuesday morning, NBC’s Today refused to cover the latest news in the Veterans Affairs scandal as the House Veterans Affairs Committee heard testimony Monday night from additional whistle-blowers who faced punishment from superiors for identifying allegedly manipulated response times for veterans who filed benefit and disability claims. Coverage of the latest news saw only two minutes and…
Curtis Houck
July 15th, 2014 12:40 PM

New Lean Forward Ad on MSNBC Attacks the Second Amendment: 'Make Chang

The latest MSNBC "lean forward" ad continues the network's habit of explicitly pushing for liberal legislation. This time, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow pleaded for new gun control laws, rallying, "You can't get people to give up any access to guns...Get over it. Get over it. Or don't get over it. Don't get over it." [See video below. MP3 audio here.] She exhorted, "Don't believe it when they say…
Scott Whitlock
July 15th, 2014 12:25 PM

Sneering Stephen Colbert Touts Obama Administration Talking Points: Co

Rather than spending his two weeks off developing new ways to insult conservatives, Stephen Colbert returned from vacation brandishing a tired favorite: racism. According to the Comedy Central host, “conservatives, like myself, have supported a unitary executive and the use of executive orders in the past” however, there is something “shady” about Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder…
Laura Flint
July 15th, 2014 11:55 AM

Howard Stern Sees Ratings Gold for 'Today' if Savannah 'Kills Matt on

During a simulcast of NBC's Today and Howard Stern's SiriusXM radio show on Tuesday, the outspoken America's Got Talent host suggested a way for the network morning show to boost its ratings: "You know, Savannah, it would be great for the ratings if you had the baby and then you had postpartum depression....a lot of women will relate to that. Matt could do a three-piece set on that." [Listen to…
Kyle Drennen
July 15th, 2014 11:55 AM