Special 'Media Mash': Bozell Hits Media for Being 'Complicit' in Bengh

The heroic actions of Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty on September 11 in Benghazi, Libya, are a "riveting story" that the broadcast networks should be clamoring to cover, NewsBusters publisher Brent Bozell told FNC's Sean Hannity last night. Similarly, the criticism of the Obama administration by Woods's father has been ignored by major media outlets other than Fox News, Hannity observed. "…
NB Staff
November 1st, 2012 10:58 AM

Andrew Sullivan: 'If You Voted For Obama in 2008 and Don't in 2012, Yo

As hard as it might be to believe, the Daily Beast's Andrew Sullivan has become a bigger cheerleader for President Obama than virtually anyone else in the media including the shills on MSNBC. On Wednesday, he actually penned a drooling, gushing, sycophantic love letter to the current White House resident saying - and I'm not making this up! - "If you voted for Obama in 2008 and don't in 2012…
Noel Sheppard
November 1st, 2012 10:01 AM

Open Thread: Halloween, Leftist Style

Today's starter topic: This video from comedian Steve Crowder below explains why redistributionism is wrong via the precious November 1st commodity, kids' Halloween candy:
NB Staff
November 1st, 2012 9:36 AM

Upside Down Economics

Despite much better economy, networks blamed President Bush more than President Obama for financial troubles.  
Julia A. Seymour
November 1st, 2012 9:29 AM

Leno: 'Hurricane Sandy Has Already Created More Jobs Than Obama Has

As NewsBusters has been reporting, Jay Leno has been hitting Barack Obama hard during his opening monologues lately. On Wednesday's Tonight Show, the host once again took aim at the President's horrible economic record (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
November 1st, 2012 8:59 AM

NBC Announces Friday Night Hurricane Benefit Concert With Pro-Obama Ce

On Thursday morning, NBC announced "the networks of NBCUniversal -- including NBC, Bravo, CNBC, E!, G4, MSNBC, Style, Syfy and USA - will join forces to air a one-hour live benefit telethon, Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together," on Friday at 8 pm Eastern time. Proceeds go the Red Cross. It will star singers who’ve been big Obama fans – Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, Sting – as well as the pro-…
Tim Graham
November 1st, 2012 8:46 AM

World Series Winner Wears 'I Just Look Illegal' T-shirt to Giants Vict

Relief pitcher Sergio Romo was a huge part of the San Francisco Giants winning the World Series Sunday. At Wednesday's victory parade, the pitcher made an even stronger statement by wearing an "I Just Look Illegal" t-shirt.
Noel Sheppard
November 1st, 2012 7:59 AM

TV Guide Gushes: 'Will Michelle Obama Be the Next Oprah

Even if Obama loses next week, the media goo machine will keep cranking away. The new TV Guide is already speculating: “Will Michelle Obama Be the Next Oprah?” Writer Stephen Battaglio imagines what a star she could become (if her husband loses). She could be bigger than Oprah? “Michelle Obama is such an appealing TV presence that if she and her husband find themselves moving out of 1600…
Tim Graham
November 1st, 2012 6:14 AM

Piers Morgan Interviews Michael Moore for 48 Minutes Without Mentionin

NewsBusters reported Monday that schlockumentarian Michael Moore created a tremendously vile anti-Romney campaign video for MoveOn.org that included seniors uttering vulgar threats at the Republican presidential nominee. On Wednesday, CNN's Piers Morgan did a 48 minute interview with Moore without asking him one single question about this disgraceful video.
Noel Sheppard
November 1st, 2012 12:03 AM

MSNBC Relishes Opportunity to Spin Christie's Praise of President's Ha

Hurricane Sandy has come and gone, leaving nothing but devastation behind in its wake and with just days until the election. So it's not that surprising that MSNBC is spinning New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's gratitude to the president for, well, doing his job as some sort of campaign gold for Team Obama.  Take Tuesday night's edition of The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell, as guest…
Ryan Robertson
October 31st, 2012 11:53 PM

Rev. Lowery, Who Delivered Obama Inaugural Benediction, Now Says 'All

Joel Gehrke at the Washington Examiner has noted the harsh racism recently expressed by the same pastor who delivered the benediction at President Barack Obama's inauguration in January 2009. Readers should read Gehrke's post as well as the underlying article in the Monroe County Reporter in Forsyth, Georgia to get the full flavor of what the Rev. Dr. Joseph Lowery said at St. James Baptist…
Tom Blumer
October 31st, 2012 11:47 PM

Facts Still Bubbling Up on Benghazi Scandal

While the networks try to stay silent on Benghazi, some journalists are still trying to piece together the facts. Terry Jeffrey of our CNSNews.com website reported "Obama met with Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Vice President Joe Biden at the White House on Sept. 11, 2012 at 5:00 PM — just 55 minutes after the State Department notified the White House and the Pentagon that the U.S.…
Tim Graham
October 31st, 2012 10:03 PM

ABC Story of 4 Year-Old Crying Over 'Bronco Bamma' and Mitt Romney See

A video of a mother trying to console her crying four year-old daughter about the fact that the election campaign season will soon be over has allegedly gone viral. I say "allegedly" because the original of the video involved shows ove 700,000 hits at its YouTube results listing, but only about 19,000 at the original video itself. Anyway, the four-year old is Abigael Evans, and her reaction…
Tom Blumer
October 31st, 2012 9:55 PM

AP Seems Appalled (and Concerned) That Romney Is Campaigning in Minn

I heard Rush Limbaugh comment on this report from the Associated Press's Thomas Beaumont and Brian Bakst ("Romney, GOP suddenly plunging onto Democratic turf") this afternoon on his program. This evening, having read the whole, I agree with him (which of course often happens) that the AP writer are very upset that GOP presidential challenger Mitt Romney and his campaign are going after…
Tom Blumer
October 31st, 2012 8:46 PM