The MRC@25: The Worst Media Bias of

NewsBusters has been showcasing the most egregious bias the Media Research Center has uncovered over the years — four quotes for each of the 25 years of the MRC, 100 quotes total — all leading up to our big 25th Anniversary Gala tomorrow evening. (Click here for posts recounting the worst of 1988 through 2011.) Today, the worst bias of 2012 (so far): Newsweek sees Barack Obama as “…
Rich Noyes
September 26th, 2012 8:00 AM

At United Nations, Muslim Presidents Argue for Global Blasphemy Ban

Despite their ardor for anti-religious programming in America, the media elite will probably not highlight this story line from Patrick Goodenough of CNSNews.com. Leaders of the world’s two most populous Muslim countries used their speeches at the United Nations General Assembly Tuesday to call for a legally binding, global anti-blasphemy protocol. Indonesian President Susilo Bambang…
Tim Graham
September 26th, 2012 6:52 AM

Piers Morgan Pines for '30 Years' of Bill Clinton as President, or as

In a pre-recorded interview with former President Bill Clinton aired on Tuesday's Piers Morgan Tonight, CNN host Morgan fawned over the former Democratic President and complained about the "God damned Twenty-Second Amendment" as he suggested that Clinton should be President "for the next 30 years."
Brad Wilmouth
September 26th, 2012 4:40 AM

Sticking to the Meme: Politico's Isenstadt Seems Surprised GOP House C

This one requires a reality check before proceeding. First, a long list of Democratic Party candidates (per ABC on September 4, five for the Senate and eight for the House) -- including many incumbents, chose not to attend the Democratic Convention in Charlotte because (let's get real) they wanted to put distance between themselves, Barack Obama, and Obama's policies (and still do). Candidate…
Tom Blumer
September 25th, 2012 11:07 PM

Bozell Column: Making 'Earthquakes' for Romney

After watching the national media’s performance since the party conventions, one can only hope that journalism students are out on summer safari or some Third World Peace Corps mission. Anything to avoid this mess of a profession. Sean Hannity is right. The establishment news media are dead.  Whatever remains has only one standard. If it helps Obama, it’s “news.” If it doesn’t, reporters should…
Brent Bozell
September 25th, 2012 10:19 PM

CNN's Acosta to Romney: 'If You Somehow Beat Obama,' How Would You 'As

CNN's Jim Acosta on Tuesday's Situation Room asked what many will think was a truly offensive question. "If you were to somehow beat the first African-American president, what would you say to the black community to assure them that you would be their president also?" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
September 25th, 2012 8:57 PM

Howard Dean, Birther? Claims Koch Brothers Not 'Real Americans

When you watch Howard Dean, do you sense he's often on the verge of losing it?  He seemed to be on The Ed Show tonight, bizarrely claiming that the Koch brothers aren't "real Americans." After fulminating about the brothers' "booty," Dean somehow made the surreal suggestion that--in contrast with American teachers--the Koch brothers aren't "real Americans."  View the video after the jump.
Mark Finkelstein
September 25th, 2012 8:56 PM

CNN Money Absurdly Headlines Case Shiller Housing Index Hitting 'Highe

One really wonders if there is any adult supervision in the department where CNNMoney's business headline emails originate. There certainly isn't much knowledge of the general business environment or of the recent history of the housing market present, because if there were, the following email would almost certainly never have been published -- or if the message had somehow escaped by…
Tom Blumer
September 25th, 2012 7:45 PM

David Limbaugh Column: 10 Reasons Mitt Will Win

Call me Pollyannaish, but I believe Mitt Romney will defeat Barack Obama in November. Let me give you some of my reasons: 1) Romney's campaign message is essentially positive; Obama's is overwhelmingly negative. People always prefer promises of something better, but Americans are especially hungry now because times are very tough. Romney is offering concrete and realistic plans to help…
David Limbaugh
September 25th, 2012 6:23 PM

Time's Padgett Uses 'Jesus Wife' Papyrus as Excuse to Bash Catholic Ch

He's a liberal Catholic who thinks the Catholic Church needs to just give it up already with its silly fixation with defending the sanctity of life for the unborn. He also once compared the Church's bishops to Southern segregationists. So it should come as no surprise that Tim Padgett -- who is previously on record as dissenting from the Church on the celibate male priesthood -- should use the…
Ken Shepherd
September 25th, 2012 6:17 PM

CNN's Borger Excuses Obama's Decision Not to Meet Privately With World

CNN's Gloria Borger provided the Obama campaign spin on Tuesday afternoon, excusing the President's choice to not meet privately with any foreign leaders at this week's UN General Assembly. This despite the previous two presidents having met with world leaders at the UN during a campaign year. "This is kind of a 'don't rock the boat' strategy. I think there's a sense that no good can come of…
Matt Hadro
September 25th, 2012 6:14 PM

Joy Behar: 'Maybe Obama Would Rather Talk to Me Than Netanyahu

Comedienne Joy Behar on Tuesday weighed in on the growing controversy over President Obama spending time on ABC's The View rather than meeting with foreign dignitaries in town for the United Nations General Assembly. Commenting on Twitter, Behar said, "Maybe he'd rather talk to me than Netanyahu."
Noel Sheppard
September 25th, 2012 6:05 PM

Romney Refers to Benghazi as a Terrorist Attack; AP Treats as News, Ac

There is clearly no embarrassment threshold at the Associated Press, aka the Administration's Press. In a dispatch today, an unbylined AP report headlined "Romney: Benghazi a 'Terrorist Attack'" seems to act as if this is some kind of revelation to the GOP nominee even though everyone except Obama administration insiders desperately trying to bring life to the corpse formerly known as the…
Tom Blumer
September 25th, 2012 6:03 PM

Student Editor at Christian College Commits Brave Act of Journalism: W

Will the media notice this act of journalistic bravery? Alex Green, the student editor at Bryan College in Dayton, Tennessee, defied his own university and exposed the details behind the resignation of a professor who was arrested for "attempting to meet 'with a minor child'" at a gas station. Green's story was spiked from The Triangle, the student newspaper at the Christian college. The…
Scott Whitlock
September 25th, 2012 6:02 PM