Lies My Textbooks Told Me: Cuban Missiles and Kennedy’s Resolve

With the 50th Anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis approaching and new documents surfacing about just how close to World War III the United States and the Soviet Union came in 1962, it’s interesting to look at how the incident is regarded in the media and, especially, how it’s taught as history. The Cuban Missile Crisis is commonly portrayed as a firm display of President John F. Kennedy’s…
Paul Wilson
October 18th, 2012 4:08 PM

In Wake of Newsweek's Demise, Time Editor Swears: We Won't Be Next

In the wake of the announcement on Thursday that Newsweek will cease print publication at the end of the year, Time's managing editor appeared on Morning Joe to swear that his magazine won't be next. Co-host Willie Geist quizzed, "But it's still cost effective for you to print this out every week?"  Richard Stengel first admitted "the most expensive single thing" is to physically produce the…
Scott Whitlock
October 18th, 2012 3:55 PM

New York Times' Shane Covers for Obama on Libya: Called It 'Act of Ter

New York Times intelligence reporter Scott Shane's mock Q&A in Thursday's edition, "What Happened in Libya? Clearing Up a Fierce Dispute," served to shield President Obama from criticism on how his administration described the terrorist attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, misleadingly emphasizing that Obama "referred to the attack as an 'act of terror' twice" in two days. Shane…
Clay Waters
October 18th, 2012 3:49 PM

The GOP's 'War on Women' is Intensifying, At Least According to MSNBC

Leave it to MSNBC to set the record straight, where a defense of conservativism is strictly forbidden.  With no one to dispute such claims, one would think the GOP's "war on women" has never been more overt or frightening -- especially after watching News Nation's host Tamron Hall discuss these issues of inequality with her openly liberal guests. On the Oct. 17 edition of News Nation, Hall…
Ryan Robertson
October 18th, 2012 3:23 PM

MediaBistro's Peter Ogburn Giddy Over Playboy Attacking Romney's 'War

While every liberal journalist and their sister is busy flogging the desperate "binders full of women" attack meme against Mitt Romney today, MediaBistro's Peter Ogburn took time to note that Playboy is ginning their election season push against the former Massachusetts governor and his alleged "war on your sex life." Ironically, Playboy is the original mass-marketed binder full of [naked]…
Ken Shepherd
October 18th, 2012 3:07 PM

Obama Donor Gayle King Acclaims Romney 'Binder' Remark: 'It's Going to

Gayle King's support of President Obama - both vocal and financial - emerged on air on Thursday's CBS This Morning, as the newscast covered Mitt Romney's much-ballyhooed "whole binders full of women" answer at Tuesday night's debate. King blustered, "I think it's going to be the joke that keeps on giving. I really do." [audio available here; video below the jump] Correspondent Seth Doane…
Matthew Balan
October 18th, 2012 2:56 PM

Panic at New York Times? Two Lead Editorials Tar Romney as Sexist and

The New York Times must be really worried about bolstering Obama's support among women, with a Gallup poll shows Romney pulling even with Obama among women (though reporter Michael Shear strenously downplayed the fact in a Wednesday post by saying that "other surveys -- and Mr. Obama’s top strategists -- disputed that finding.") In the last three days the paper has played into the Democrats…
Clay Waters
October 18th, 2012 2:38 PM

ABC 'View' Crew Went Soft on Obamas, But Thumped Ann Romney With Abort

On September 25, the Obamas came on “The View” and drew questions about whether the president was romantic, about their first kiss, and whether he tucks her in at night. Three weeks and a day later, Ann Romney appeared, and the difference in aggression was stunning. Barbara Walters asked about Romney flip-flopping on abortion. Joy Behar asked about “access to contraception and abortion.”…
Tim Graham
October 18th, 2012 2:34 PM

CNN Internal Memo: Obama Got More Debate Time Because He Speaks Slowly

According to an internal email, obtained by TMZ, CNN's Candy Crowley allowed Barack Obama more time to speak at the debate because "he speaks more slowly." The email sent out by CNN's Managing Editor Mark Whitaker began with him cheering, "Let's start with a big round of applause for Candy Crowley for a superb job under the most difficult circumstances imaginable." He then proceeded to offer…
Geoffrey Dickens
October 18th, 2012 1:13 PM

Desperate ABC Hypes Romney's 'Binder Blunder'; Will It 'Halt' GOP Gain

The reporters and anchors of Good Morning America on Thursday desperately hyped Mitt Romney's assertion that, while governor of Massachusetts, he had "binders full of women" applicants. David Muir played this as a gaffe, labeling it "the binder blunder." [See video below. MP3 audio here.] Former Democratic operative turned journalist George Stephanopoulos tried to build the remark into some…
Scott Whitlock
October 18th, 2012 12:50 PM

Bozell Reacts to Networks Covering Obama's Benghazi Lie: ABC, NBC 'Rep

According to a Media Research Center (MRC) analysis, NBC and ABC continued to run interference for President Obama last night by participating in the cover-up of his lie regarding the terrorist attack in Benghazi.  On the other hand, CBS Evening News fully exposed this lie and called out moderator Candy Crowley for her endorsement of Obama’s deception. Here’s how it broke down:
NB Staff
October 18th, 2012 12:49 PM

Poll-Panicky Mika Fights With Producer To Lead With 'Binder-Gate

Has the latest Gallup poll, showing Mitt Romney with a six-point national lead, panicked the Obama campaign and its MSM cohorts like Mika Brzezinski?  Morning Joe's producer apparently wanted to lead today's show with a discussion of the latest bummer-for-Obama polls.  But Brzezinski admitted to "fighting" with the Morning Joe executive producer Alex Korson, insisting instead on opening with a…
Mark Finkelstein
October 18th, 2012 12:20 PM

Soledad O'Brien Cites Liberal Group Debunking Romney Tax Plan, Dismiss

[UPDATED BELOW] CNN's Soledad O'Brien showed her glaring liberal double standard on Thursday, citing a liberal source to debunk Mitt Romney's tax plan while casting its supporters as either "completely partisan" or unworthy sources. Her source, the Tax Policy Center, is the joint venture of two liberal think tanks, but since the American Enterprise Institute is a "conservative think tank" O'…
Matt Hadro
October 18th, 2012 11:59 AM

NBC: Romney's 'Binders' Comment Shows He 'Doesn't Have Any Leg to Stan

Between Wednesday's Nightly News and Thursday's Today, NBC displayed an obsession with the liberal meme of attacking Mitt Romney's "binders full of women" remark during Tuesday's presidential debate. The network's delusional hyping of the manufactured controversy reached a crescendo when Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski appeared on Today to proclaim: "Romney just completely doesn't have any…
Kyle Drennen
October 18th, 2012 11:48 AM