AP Publishes Hit Piece on Gun Trade Show

The gun industry can’t do anything right … at least, that’s what the average citizen would think if they paid attention to the media. On Jan. 15, the Associated Press even attacked a gun industry trade show. That same day, the annual Shooting Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show opened in Las Vegas.  Only a limited number of media credentials were allowed in the show – if you consider 2,000…
Liz Thatcher
January 16th, 2013 4:21 PM

Strange New Respect in NYTimes for GOP Pro-Immigration Reformer Sen. M

The New York Times continued to push its pet cause of immigration "reform," involving mass amnesty for illegals in the United States. In a twist, immigration reporter Julia Preston reported Tuesday on amnesty GOP-style, featuring the views of Fla. Republican Sen. Marco Rubio: "Rubio Pushes His Party On Immigration Changes." Rubio's favorable coverage (his "star is rising rapidly in his party…
Clay Waters
January 16th, 2013 4:03 PM

NRA Ad Identifies NBC's David Gregory as 'Elitist Hypocrite' on Gun Co

As MediaBistro's TVNewser blog noticed on Wednesday, an image of NBC Meet the Press moderator David Gregory was featured in the newly released ad by the National Rifle Association, labeling him to be one of several "elitist hypocrites" on the gun control issue. [Watch video of the ad after the jump]
Kyle Drennen
January 16th, 2013 3:45 PM

Piers Morgan Rips Texas GOP State Rep as 'Stupid, Dangerous Man

CNN host and gun control advocate Piers Morgan kept smearing gun rights advocates after President Obama announced his proposals on guns Wednesday. CNN's Wolf Blitzer was interviewing a GOP Texas state representative, who had proposed a bill that could make a felony any enforcement of a federal ban on semi-automatic guns or magazines within the state of Texas. "Texas Republican congressman…
Matt Hadro
January 16th, 2013 3:18 PM

Bernie Goldberg: Al Gore Sells Out to Jew-killing Enthusiasts

Bernard Goldberg isn't mincing words. "Al Gore is no run-of-the-mill hypocrite." Gore sold Current TV to al-Jazeera, and as Goldberg recounted, "In 2009, the host of Al Jazeera’s most popular Arabic language show says, on the air, that he wants Allah to count the numbers of every Jew … and kill them 'down to the very last one.' Are these the journalistic values that Al Gore holds so sacred?"…
NB Staff
January 16th, 2013 3:11 PM

The View Co-Hosts Freak Out Over New NRA Ad

What a surprise that the ladies of The View are outraged over a new NRA commercial that addresses President Obama’s hypocrisy over having armed guards in schools across America.  Discussing the ad on Wednesday, January 16, the women of The View had some harsh words for the "sick" NRA spot. After playing the ad, the entire cast expressed outrage, furiously talking over one another in a rush to…
Jeffrey Meyer
January 16th, 2013 3:06 PM

Bob Schieffer Likens Obama 'Taking on the Gun Lobby' to Hunt for Bin L

Bob Schieffer somehow topped Chris Matthews during CBS News's special coverage of President Obama's gun control press conference on Wednesday, as he became the worst caricature of a foaming-at-the-mouth cheerleader for the chief executive. Schieffer lauded "one of the best speeches I've ever heard him [Obama] deliver", and compared Obama's  new gun control agenda to Lyndon Johnson's push for…
Matthew Balan
January 16th, 2013 1:18 PM

Liberal WashPost Columnist Milloy Notes How Guns Helped Civil Rights M

Liberal Washington Post columnist Courtland Milloy is no stranger to NewsBusters criticism, but today he merits positive attention for going against the liberal grain on a policy issue: gun control. While various liberals and some civil rights movement veterans have expressed outrage at the January 19 Gun Appreciation Day celebration -- noting its proximity to the federal observance of Martin…
Ken Shepherd
January 16th, 2013 12:35 PM

Soledad O'Brien Insults CNN Guest; 'Some People Make Your Head Hurt Wh

CNN continued its trend of marginalizing gun rights advocates on Wednesday. Anchor Soledad O'Brien derided a CNN guest who had cited her fear of tyrannical government as reason to own a semi-automatic rifle. "Some people make your head hurt when they speak. Wow. And that was one of those moments," O'Brien sneered in front of Democratic Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (Ill.). [Video below the…
Matt Hadro
January 16th, 2013 12:15 PM

NBC: NRA 'Getting Personal' With Gun Ad 'Targeting' Obama Daughters

At the top of Wednesday's NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer hyperventilated over a newly released ad from the National Rifle Association pointing out the hypocrisy of President Obama on gun control: "Getting personal. The National Rifle Association out with a powerful new ad this morning, bringing the President's family into the gun debate." [Listen to the audio or watch the video after the jump…
Kyle Drennen
January 16th, 2013 12:02 PM

Hyperbolic ABC Fumes Over 'Vicious,' 'Harsh,' 'Personal' NRA Ad Agains

The journalists at Good Morning America on Wednesday howled with outrage over a new ad by the National Rifle Association, deriding the commercial as a "vicious," "harsh" and "personal" attack on Barack Obama. The just-released spot wonders why the President isn't more supportive of armed guards in schools, pointing out that his daughters attend are protected with such security. White House…
Scott Whitlock
January 16th, 2013 11:48 AM

Gun Control Groups Whine About Lady Gaga Gun Bra

Despite coming out against guns, lefty pop star still offends allies with latest costume.
Kristine Marsh
January 16th, 2013 11:22 AM

NBC's Guthrie Chats With Sotomayor About Her Love Life in Softball Int

In part two of an interview with liberal Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Tuesday's NBC Today, co-host Savannah Guthrie wondered: "Your mom fell in love again late in life....Do you ever wonder if that might happen for you?...Where do you take a Supreme Court justice on a date?"
Kyle Drennen
January 16th, 2013 9:54 AM

Rapper Luther Campbell: Spike Lee Is 'Hollywood's Resident House Negro

Former 2 Live Crew rapper turned music promoter and VH1 star Luther Campbell isn't pleased with Spike Lee's comments about filmmaker Quentin Tarantino and the new movie "Django Unchained." Writing at his Miami NewTimes blog Tuesday, Campbell called Lee "Hollywood's resident house negro."
Noel Sheppard
January 16th, 2013 9:53 AM