In Daily Beast Screed, Vanity Fair Contributor Slams Pope Francis Over

You knew the warm fuzzies for Pope Francis couldn't last that long. While the media initially went gaga over Pope Francis, hoping beyond hope he was some liberal reformer who would open up the Catholic Church to all kinds of heterodoxy, the reality is slowly setting in. The first-ever Latin American pontiff is warm, genial, charismatic, and an excellent communicator with both the public and the…
Ken Shepherd
August 1st, 2013 5:48 PM

Jennifer Aniston: ‘What’s Katie Couric? Is She Like a Legitimate J

Jennifer Aniston had some harsh words for Katie Couric Wednesday. Appearing on the E! network’s Chelsea Lately, Aniston marvelously asked, “What’s Katie Couric? Is she like a legitimate journalist?” (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
August 1st, 2013 5:36 PM

MSNBC Host: Democratic Sex Scandals Are Different, Or Something

The one thing we can say safely about liberals is that they lack self-awareness, especially when one of their own acts badly.  The Chronicles of Carlos Danger, the exploits of San Diego Mayor Bob “filthy” Filner, and the sexual proclivities of Eliot Spitzer have made the political scene a national joke.   Yet, this lack of respect – and creepiness – is not treated by the liberal media as an…
Matt Vespa
August 1st, 2013 5:36 PM

Ben Stein Calls CNN Nixon Film 'Extremely One-Sided

Former Nixon speechwriter Ben Stein took a shot at new CNN film "Our Nixon" on Wednesday, calling it "extremely one-sided." The film will air on CNN Thursday night at 8 p.m. ET. This comes as CNN plans to roll out a film about Hillary Clinton, the maker of which is "excited" to tell of her "fascinating life and work." Stein acknowledged that the Nixon film "is a great documentary. But it's…
Matt Hadro
August 1st, 2013 4:55 PM

Obama Warns House Democrats 'Not to Believe Everything You Read in The

Since the Huffington Post was first launched, NewsBusters has been warning people to skeptically view anything published by the disturbingly liberal website. President Obama somewhat agrees, for according to The Hill, he told House Democrats he met with Wednesday "not to believe everything you read in The Huffington Post."
Noel Sheppard
August 1st, 2013 4:21 PM

'Today' Panel Proclaims 'Watershed Moment' for Gay Catholics, Demands

During a panel discussion on Thursday's NBC Today about comments from Pope Francis on homosexuality, co-host Matt Lauer asked the group of usual liberal pundits if the Pontiff's remarks were a "watershed moment for gays in the Church" or "just a very minor shift." [Listen to the audio or watch the video after the jump] Advertising executive Donny Deutsch cheered: "I think it was a watershed…
Kyle Drennen
August 1st, 2013 4:05 PM

MSNBC's Brzezinski: Barack Obama Above the 'Fishbowl of Idiots' in the

MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough blasted Barack Obama’s decision to run for president in 2008 on Thursday’s Morning Joe, claiming Obama was “only in [office] for about two minutes before he decided he was bored with the Senate and wanted to be president.” Co-host Mika Brzezinski pushed back throughout the segment, suggesting that then-Sen. Obama was above “that fish bowl of idiots that nobody likes” –…
Andrew Lautz
August 1st, 2013 3:56 PM

CBS Dubiously Implies McCain Supports Hillary Over Rand Paul For Presi

This just in: John McCain supports Hillary Clinton over Rand Paul for president in 2016! That was the message that CBS’s Gayle King implied during a news brief on Thursday’s CBS This Morning. King reported on a recent interview in The New Republic in which Sen. McCain (R-Ariz.) was asked who he would vote for in 2016 if former Secretary of State Clinton faced Sen. Paul (R-Ky.) in the general…
Paul Bremmer
August 1st, 2013 3:26 PM

S’more Sex at ‘Camp

Ashley Ciandella
August 1st, 2013 3:15 PM

ABC to Air Gay-Rights Miniseries

As though there weren’t enough gay on TV already, ABC just hired gay screenwriter and LGBT activist Dustin Lance Black to write a new gay rights miniseries based on his life. The Hollywood Reporter announced that the new show is planned to be a “semi-autobiographical” drama “based on and told from Black’s background and experiences as a gay rights activist.”  Huffington Post picked up the…
Lauren Enk
August 1st, 2013 3:06 PM

CNN Drops Its Own Scoop on Benghazi; Networks Fail to Even Pick It Up

[UPDATED BELOW] CNN's Arwa Damon scored an exclusive interview with a suspect in the Benghazi attacks, yet CNN chose to air it only once. Aside from a brief mention of it on Thursday morning, the network has dropped its own scoop that it broke on 5 p.m. Wednesday on The Situation Room. None of the three networks mentioned the story on their Wednesday evening news casts, and only CBS talked…
Matt Hadro
August 1st, 2013 2:44 PM

Conn. Newspaper: Sorry, We Did Not Mean to Compare Fox News to KKK, Ju

If you’re a fairly large daily paper and you’re looking to make a complete fool out of yourself, you can find a how-to primer in the editorial pages of the New Haven Register. It goes something like this: Accuse a rival news organization, whose views on race you disagree with, of deriving its inspiration from the Ku Klux Klan. Then realize how dumb you sound, and write a retraction. Then lather…
Howard Portnoy
August 1st, 2013 2:15 PM

Variety: MSNBC's Losing Ground With 'Too Much Opinion and Not Enough N

The Hollywood trade magazine Variety offered an article asking “MSNBC: Too Much Opinion and Not Enough News? Focus on commentary and advocacy may be dampening viewership”. It has no “news” anchor for breaking events. Variety’s Brian Steinberg asked “Who is the face of MSNBC should terrorism cripple a major American city?" Steinberg says the strong turn left into all-opinion programming…
Tim Graham
August 1st, 2013 2:06 PM

WashPost-Owned 'Express' Gives Al Sharpton Platform to Push for Trayvo

"A Hoodie. A Symbol. A Museum Piece? What will become of Trayvon Martin's sweatshirt, the latest piece of trial evidence to capture the public's fascination?" That's how the editors of the Washington Post-owned free tabloid Express grabbed the eyeballs of Washington Metrorail riders this morning. Manuel Roig-Franzia's cover story on page 12 -- "Iconic Evidence Has Unclear Fate: Supporters…
Ken Shepherd
August 1st, 2013 12:58 PM