CNN's Avlon: Bachmann Survived a 'Bad Night for Wing-Nuts

CNN contributor John Avlon dumped on Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) early Wednesday morning, when he quipped that she was re-elected on "a bad night for wing-nuts." "And I mean, look, it was a bad night for wing-nuts last night, but Michele Bachmann is straight through in a redrawn district that was drawn to be more conservative," Avlon said after CNN projected that Bachmann would win re-…
Matt Hadro
November 7th, 2012 4:11 PM

With Election Over, ABC Wonders About Obama's 'Cover-Up,' 'Refusal' to

Now that the 2012 presidential election is over and Barack Obama has been safely reelected, the journalists at ABC's Good Morning America woke up to the fact that the President has "refused" to provide details the terrorist attack in Libya and that the administration "didn't want to talk about it." [See video below. MP3 audio here.] Fill-in host Elizabeth Vargas blithely announced, "In the…
Scott Whitlock
November 7th, 2012 3:51 PM

Jodi Kantor in NYT: Obama Carving 'Own Grand Place' in History While F

The New York Times at least saved Jodi Kantor's gushing over Obama until the votes were in. Kantor, political reporter and sympathetic Obama biographer penned the pompously headlined "Now, a Chance to Catch Up to his Epochal Vision," about private dinners Obama took with left-wing professors to calibrate the strategy of his presidency and lauded "the urgency and seriousness that he brought to…
Clay Waters
November 7th, 2012 2:42 PM

NBC: After Being Hurt By 'Demographic Time Bomb,' GOP Must 'Shed Ortho

On Wednesday's NBC Today, political director Chuck Todd cited Florida as evidence of "this demographic time bomb went off and caught the Republicans off guard," referring to the Hispanic vote in Tuesday's election. He then predicted the same "bomb" could go off in other states in the future: "...it's going to happen in Georgia....Texas and the state of Arizona..." [Listen to the audio or watch…
Kyle Drennen
November 7th, 2012 1:29 PM

Liberal Lecturing Begins: ABC's Dowd Knocks 'Mad Men' Republicans in a

In the aftermath of Barack Obama's reelection, the lecturing and advice from the liberal media began on Wednesday's Good Morning America. ABC analyst Matt Dowd mocked the GOP as a "Mad Men party in a Modern Family America." [See video below. MP3 audio here.] (The Mad Men reference is to the AMC series set in the 1960s. Modern Family is a gay-friendly sitcom on ABC.)  According to Dowd, "And…
Scott Whitlock
November 7th, 2012 11:59 AM

NB Publisher Bozell Sees Media 'Waterloo' in 2012 Campaign; 'Absolutel

It's no secret that the liberal media have boosted Obama with bias by commission, going out of their way to treat him with gauzy coverage, softball interviews, and by hyping his celebrity status, but bias by omission played an even larger role in the media's part to ensure the president's reelection, NewsBusters publisher Brent Bozell told Stuart Varney this morning. [see video below page break…
Ken Shepherd
November 7th, 2012 11:52 AM

NBC: In 'Soaring' Speech, Obama 'Sounded a Lot Like the Man America Fi

In a fawning report on Wednesday's NBC Today on President Obama winning re-election, correspondent Kristen Welker provided gauzy commentary: "...the Chicago crowd was electrified as the President delivered a soaring speech in which he thanked all those who supported him, including his family....The President's daughters are a little taller, his hair grayer, but in his speech, Mr. Obama sounded…
Kyle Drennen
November 7th, 2012 11:09 AM

USA Today, TMZ Speculate: Was Diane Sawyer Drunk On The Air Tuesday Ni

ABC World News host Diane Sawyer sure wasn't herself during Tuesday's election coverage. In fact, her behavior has prompted speculation that she might have been drunk (video follows with commentary).
Noel Sheppard
November 7th, 2012 10:15 AM

The Uncertainty Problem and the Great Recession

Government intervention has businesses on hold and keeps job growth sluggish.
Gary Wolfram, Ph.D.
November 7th, 2012 9:27 AM

Romney Could End Up With Less Votes Than McCain Got In

What happened to all that Republican enthusiasm we heard talk about since the Tea Party took America by storm? With 95 percent of Tuesday's ballots counted, it appears Mitt Romney could end up with less votes than John McCain got in 2008 when all the planets lined up against the GOP.
Noel Sheppard
November 7th, 2012 9:11 AM

Matthews Charges 'They Practically Frisked' Obama, 'Get Out of Your Ca

At about 1:26 a.m. during MSNBC's live coverage of election night, co-anchor Chris Matthews obsessed over critics of President Obama who "practically frisked" President Obama and told him, "get out of your car, show me your birth certificate, who are you?" Even as he rejoiced that racism had not cost Obama reelection, Matthews made his comments on the subject after co-host Rachel Maddow…
Brad Wilmouth
November 7th, 2012 8:30 AM

Chris Matthews on Obama's Win: 'I’m So Glad We Had That Storm Last W

"I'm so glad we had that storm last week." So amazingly said MSNBC's Chris Matthews about Hurricane Sandy Tuesday night following the announcement that Barack Obama had won re-election (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
November 7th, 2012 8:09 AM

Mormon-Basher O'Donnell Blames 'Bible-Thumping' GOPers for Discussion

Shortly after 1:00 a.m. during MSNBC's election night coverage, MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell ridiculously claimed that Democrats are more tolerant of Mormonism than Republicans and blamed the "Bible-thumping side of the Republican party," which he asserted is "where anti-Mormon feeling resides," for political analysts discussing Mitt Romney's Mormon religious beliefs, in spite of polls showing…
Brad Wilmouth
November 7th, 2012 8:01 AM

Presidential Post-Mortem Open Thread

How much of a role do you think the media played in protecting President Obama this year? How much did Hurricane Sandy affect turnout and public sentiment? Are demographics an issue for conservatives? Feel free to answer these and other questions pertinent to the presidential election right here.
NB Staff
November 7th, 2012 3:11 AM