At His Blog, ABC's Tapper Notes Obama's HHS Secretary Violated Hatch A

The U.S. Office of Special Counsel informed President Obama yesterday that it found his controversial Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius violated the federal Hatch Act back in February. ABC News's Jake Tapper noted the finding in a September 12 Political Punch blog post at ABCNews.com, but World News editors apparently thought the matter unworthy of coverage last night.…
Ken Shepherd
September 13th, 2012 12:23 PM

CBS, NBC Morning Shows Push Libya Blame Onto Romney, Hype Obama Attack

The NBC and CBS morning shows on Thursday both pushed the theme that Mitt Romney made a gaffe with his handling of Libya. At the same time, they shielded Barack Obama. Good Morning America's Jake Tapper stood out in highlighting problems for the President. In the wake of the murder of Ambassador Chris Stevens, Tapper asserted that "many questions remain about insufficient security at those…
Scott Whitlock
September 13th, 2012 12:23 PM

AP Seems Stunned That Yesterday's Auction of 'Ultra-safe' Treasuries D

Whoever wrote the Associated Press's brief dispatch yesterday on the results of the government's auction of 10-year Treasury notes seemed to be stunned and on the defensive about its result. The item, entitled "Weak Demand at Auction of 10-Year U.S. Treasury Debt," began as follows: "U.S. Treasury prices dived Wednesday after an auction of 10-year notes drew very weak demand, signaling a lack…
Tom Blumer
September 13th, 2012 12:20 PM

Ed Schultz Hyperventilates That Voter ID Laws ... 'Attack Women

Stay tuned as Ed Schultz describes how the massive asteroid hurtling toward earth and threatening to end all life on the planet puts women and minorities at the greatest risk ... Sure he's a loose cannon, but Ed Schultz is a predictable one at that. (Audio after page break)
Jack Coleman
September 13th, 2012 11:45 AM

NBC: By Seizing 'Political Opportunity,' Did Romney 'Misread the Momen

Continuing to attack Mitt Romney's reaction to the embassy attacks in Egypt and Libya, on Thursday's NBC Today, co-host Savannah Guthrie urged Senator John McCain to admit Romney made a mistake: "Was it correct for Mitt Romney to seize on that political opportunity at a moment when the U.S. Ambassador had been killed?" [Listen to the audio or watch the video after the jump] McCain stood…
Kyle Drennen
September 13th, 2012 11:43 AM

2008: MSM Silent as Candidate Obama Used Troop Deaths to Slam Bush and

Remember the uproar from the mainstream media when presidential candidate Barack Obama used the U.S. troop deaths in Afghanistan to attack President George W. Bush and John McCain? Oh, you don't remember? Perhaps that is because, unlike the MSM throwing a conniption fit over Mitt Romney criticizing an apologetic statement from the U.S. embassy in Cairo which Obama himself later disavowed, the…
P.J. Gladnick
September 13th, 2012 11:36 AM

MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough Slams Mike Barnicle For Running ‘Marxist V

It appears that even quasi-conservative Joe Scarborough won’t put up with the ridiculous statements that appear on his network anymore.  Such was the case during an interview with Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on Thursday’s Morning Joe that centered on the mob attack on the U.S. embassy in Cairo and the deadly attack by Islamists on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. McCain was asked by…
Jeffrey Meyer
September 13th, 2012 11:32 AM

Michelle Malkin: Reporters Plotting Questions for Romney Are Obama's

As NewsBusters reported Wednesday, CBS and NPR reporters were caught on a hot mic plotting to ensure Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney would be asked if he regrets scolding Barack Obama for his response to the recent anti-American hostilities in Egypt and Libya. On Thursday's Fox & Friends, conservative author Michelle Malkin said the people involved were Obama's "tools' and "…
Noel Sheppard
September 13th, 2012 11:12 AM

Open Thread: Libya Attacks Not About Anti-Islam Film

Despite all appearances that the attack on the American embassy in Libya was more than just a protest gone violent, the Obama White House is still refusing to call the violence "terrorism." This is looking increasingly ridiculous as more is learned about the background surrounding the attack and Al Qaeda's recent actions:
NB Staff
September 13th, 2012 10:48 AM

David Gregory: Bush Told Me 'I Never Watch You

Former President George W. Bush recently told Meet the Press host David Gregory, "I never watch you." So humorously said Gregory on NBC's Late Night Wednesday (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
September 13th, 2012 10:21 AM

David Gregory: 'Corporate America Is Waiting for Romney to Get Elected

Meet the Press host David Gregory said Wednesday, "A lot of corporate America is waiting for Romney to get elected rather than another term of Obama." Speaking with Jimmy Fallon on NBC's Late Night, Gregory added, "That may unleash a little bit more progress" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
September 13th, 2012 9:48 AM

WaPo Editors Declare Chevy Volt a Flop

Volyndra? That might be the best description of General Motors' Chevy Volt according a scathing review of that car. And the source of the review? None other than the editorial board of the liberal Washington Post so Obama administration supporters can scarcely write off the criticisms as "right-wing propaganda." Before you even get to the text of the story you can see the WaPo editorial board…
P.J. Gladnick
September 13th, 2012 9:18 AM

NYTimes' Tavernise Pushes Heaping Helpings of Speech and Food Regulati

New York Times reporter Sabrina Tavernise pushed nanny-state initatives in "deeply conservative" Oklahoma City on the front of Tuesday's Science Times: "Door to Door in the Heartland, Preaching Healthy Living." Like a missionary, Michael Bailey, a county health worker, spends his days driving his beat-up Nissan around this city’s poorest neighborhood, spreading the word in barber shops and…
Clay Waters
September 13th, 2012 8:03 AM

The MRC@25: The Worst Media Bias of

Each morning, 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 September 27. (Click here for details and ticket information.) If you’ve missed a previous blog, recounting the worst of 1988 through 1998, you can…
Rich Noyes
September 13th, 2012 7:57 AM