In Wake of Sandy, NBC Reporter Blames Defense Spending for Lack of Inf

Reporting for Thursday's NBC Rock Center, chief foreign affairs correspondent Richard Engel ranted over the lack of infrastructure spending to protect against Hurricane Sandy and tried to blame it on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan: "...the thing we've spent the most money on, a trillion-plus dollars, the most American lives on, and that has been bringing democracy to Iraq and Afghanistan,…
Kyle Drennen
November 2nd, 2012 5:18 PM

PBS's ‘Moyers & Company’ Publishes Lefty Voting Guide

Series of articles entitled ‘What Matters Today‘ with questions, answers that favor Obama.
Mike Ciandella
November 2nd, 2012 5:07 PM

Bloomberg Business: 'It’s Global Warming, Stupid

Bloomberg Business never lets an opportunity to push global warming pass by. On the Nov. 1 edition of BusinessWeek, the cover story was titled “It’s Global Warming, Stupid” which appeared in huge black letters with a red background on the cover. Underneath the title was a picture of flooding caused by Hurricane Sandy. The article, written by assistant managing editor and senior writer Paul…
Liz Thatcher
November 2nd, 2012 5:05 PM

ABC News Targets Group Fighting Voter Fraud, Hints at Racial Motive

Nightline correspondent Dan Harris on Thursday profiled an organization fighting voter fraud, suggesting that the non-partisan group might have a racial motive for targeting certain neighborhoods. Talking to True the Vote founder Catherine Engelbrect, Harris offered this loaded question: "Is your goal really to end voter fraud or is your goal really to intimidate voters who disagree with you…
Scott Whitlock
November 2nd, 2012 5:02 PM

Bush’s Former Chief Economic Adviser: 'Lower Proportion of Americans

On the Nov. 2 edition of CNBCs “Squawk on the Street,” former chief economic advisor to George W. Bush and Hoover Fellow Ed Lazear commented that today’s jobs report may not be as good as the Obama administration and media make it out to be. “You have to think about how much do you need to keep employment constant as a proportion of the population,” he stated.
Liz Thatcher
November 2nd, 2012 4:55 PM

Fareed Zakaria Dismisses GOP Charges Against Obama On Libya as 'Highly

New reports (and denials) that the CIA told its members in Benghazi to stand down during the embassy attacks are nothing but "an argument for ideologues" and no election game-changer, sounded CNN's Fareed Zakaria on Friday. "I think this is a highly politicized set of charges and countercharges," added Zakaria. This from the man who reportedly was considered for a post in Obama's next…
Matt Hadro
November 2nd, 2012 4:46 PM

Benghazi a Blip on Media's Radar - Less Than 2 Minutes of Coverage on

As the Big Three's evening newscasts ignored the latest in the controversy over the terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya for seven straight days, their morning shows aren't doing much better. On Friday, ABC's Good Morning America and CBS This Morning together devoted less than two minutes of air time - 1 minute, 50 seconds - to the ambush that killed Ambassador Chris…
Matthew Balan
November 2nd, 2012 4:20 PM

CNN Religion Blogger Attacks Christian Conservatives for Supporting Mo

Remember the good ol' days when folks in the media were fond of telling us that conservative evangelical Christians would exhibit anti-Mormon bigotry and fail to vote for Mitt Romney simply because of his religion? Well now that conservative evangelical Christians seem by-and-large on board with the Romney/Ryan ticket liberal CNN Belief Blog contributor Stephen Prothero has turned the tables…
Ken Shepherd
November 2nd, 2012 3:44 PM

MSNBC's Wagner Spins Sandy's Death and Destruction As A 'Good Week' Fo

There's nothing like a hurricane to put the wind in the sails! Barack Obama is having a great week.  At least, that’s what MSNBC host Alex Wagner said last night on The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell.  In fact, Wagner, who is a former "cultural correspondent" for the progressive Center for American Progress, said that Obama is having a “really good week.”  Never mind that, as The Washington…
Matt Vespa
November 2nd, 2012 3:39 PM

Urban Outfitters Selling Pro-Obama, Anti-Romney Shirts

Already known for controversial clothing designs and offensive messages, Urban Outfitters has upped the ante during this contentious election season. Making no attempt to appeal to more of a wide-ranging clientele, the clothing store has prioritized partisan politics above its bottom line.   When you peruse Urban Outfitters's inventory of politically-related T-shirts, almost a couple dozen…
Ryan Robertson
November 2nd, 2012 3:34 PM

Leno: Trick or Treater Played Dead on My Porch Wednesday - Said He Was

For the second night in a row, Jay Leno hit Barack Obama for the lousy economic conditions in the nation. During his opening monologue, the Tonight Show host joked about a trick or treater playing dead on his porch Halloween night claiming to be the economy (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
November 2nd, 2012 3:19 PM

After Blasting Government for Katrina Response, Media Silent as New Yo

In the days following Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, America's media elite blasted the former Bush administration for not providing relief supplies to residents who were affected by the storm. With a Democrat in the White House now, however, reporters are saying almost nothing as New Yorkers are being ignored by various levels of government. With hundreds of thousands of his own residents…
Matthew Sheffield
November 2nd, 2012 2:36 PM

NYTimes Poll Analyst Nate Silver Offers to Bet $2,000 on Obama Win, Ch

New York Times star poll analyst Nate Silver continues giving hope to Democrats, and he's getting more confident in an Obama victory as the election draws closer, pegging Obama's odds of victory at around 75%. After a heated debate on MSNBC's Morning Joe, the normally mild-mannered Silver offered via Twitter on Thursday to bet host Joe Scarborough $2,000 that Obama would win, which drew some…
Clay Waters
November 2nd, 2012 2:14 PM

NPR Wraps Election With Talk of 'Race Baiters' and O'Reilly

NPR doesn’t interview authors who find liberal bias in the news media. But it does interview its own contributors when they attack Fox News and media that feeds "fear and prejudice." On Thursday’s Talk of the Nation, host Neal Conan welcomed on Eric Deggans of the Tampa Bay Times to discuss his new book for a half hour. It's titled "Race-Baiter: How the Media Wields Dangerous Words to Divide a…
Tim Graham
November 2nd, 2012 1:31 PM