MSNBC's Harris-Perry, Sharpton Make Excuses for Atrocious 2000 NAACP A

During a protracted segment tonight devoted to slamming Mitt Romney as a racist because of his campaign ads critical of the Obama administration's recent gutting of welfare reform, MSNBC's Melissa Harris-Perry and Al Sharpton took issue with token Republican panelist Steve Schmidt's complaint that both sides of the political aisle use race-baiting and extreme appeals to prejudicial fears of…
Ken Shepherd
September 6th, 2012 8:58 PM

Clint Eastwood's Critics Start to Root for His Next Film to Flop

If Clint Eastwood's "empty chair" speech last week at the Republican National Convention was so weak, pathetic, pitiful, ineffective, and worthless, why is far-left Hollywood not just leaving him alone? Instead, some are so upset that they're starting to take aim at the Academy Award winner's next movie and apparently rooting for it to be a flop (while using the passive-aggressive "will it hurt…
Tom Blumer
September 6th, 2012 7:08 PM

NB Chat: DNC 2012 Final Day

Will you be tuning in to tonight's Democratic National Convention finale? If so, consider joining fellow NBers right here to discuss the event and the media coverage of it. Note: You will need a web browser that has the Flash plugin in order to participate.
NB Staff
September 6th, 2012 6:47 PM

Psst, Ed Schultz - Ford Wasn't Part of Auto Bailout

Corporate CEOs, consider yourself warned -- even if you don't accept government bailouts, leftists in media will revise history and claim you did. Among the most pernicious practitioners of this is MSNBC loose cannon Ed Schultz, who also hosts a weekday radio show. (audio clip after page break)
Jack Coleman
September 6th, 2012 6:05 PM

CBS This Morning Fawns Over Obama's Oratory Skills, Wonders If Kennedy

Immediately following Bill Plante's declaration on Thursday that Barack Obama is "one of the greatest orators of his generation," CBS This Morning co-anchors Charlie Rose and Norah O'Donnell conducted an interview with Caroline Kennedy. Instead of discussing her upcoming speech at the Democratic National Convention, they excessively flattered her family and party affiliation. While…
Ryan Robertson
September 6th, 2012 4:45 PM

NYT's 'Fact Check' Instead Uncovers 'Startling Truth' From Bill Clinto

A week after the comprehensively nitpicking and partisan "fact-checking" of Paul Ryan and Mitt Romney during the Republican National Convention, the New York Times didn't ignore Democratic misstatements made from the podium Wednesday night under the odd headline: "A Startling Truth Amid the Hyperbole," by Michael Cooper, Scott Shane, and Annie Lowery. The original online headline was sharper: "…
Clay Waters
September 6th, 2012 3:53 PM

Media Lions Roar at Christian Athletes

During the first centuries of Christianity, Christians were thrown to lions in arenas to be jeered by mocking crowds. Today, Christian athletes face the taunts of a media strongly opposed to their faith. No Christian athlete draws more media catcalls than New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow. CBSChicago.com writer Dan Bernstein dismissed Tebow as “little more than an affable simpleton” and…
Paul Wilson
September 6th, 2012 3:39 PM

During Democratic Convention, Two of Three Networks Ignore Dire Jobs P

For three nights, ABC and NBC fail to mention the national unemployment rate or the ‘nearly 13 million’ people looking for work.
Julia A. Seymour
September 6th, 2012 3:14 PM

Daily Kos on Uppers: Just Hours From Gallup Finding '20 Point Democrat

The left-wing hysteria over how well the Democratic Convention is going has completely overtaken the senses of bloggers scribbling at the Daily Kos. In his regular “Cheers and Jeers” blog, the gay activist and “booger of change” known as Bill in Portland, Maine can already see a massive polling bounce approaching: CHEERS to Night 3 This is it, kids," he wrote. "The final night before Gallup…
Tim Graham
September 6th, 2012 2:27 PM

Nagourney in NYTimes: 'Wednesday Evening, Rep. Barney Frank...Was One

Oops. While celebrating in Thursday's New York Times the spotlight shown on gay issues during this week's Democratic National Convention, reporter Adam Nagourney (who is openly gay) wrote that gay Rep. Barney Frank spoke to the convention on Wednesday night. Nope: Frank was actually bumped when the program ran long and will deliver his speech tonight instead.
Clay Waters
September 6th, 2012 1:31 PM

Politico Catches Team Obama in Double-Talk Over Boss's God-Jerusalem P

In a rare moment of reluctant semi-journalism which didn't name names, the Politico's Reid Epstein, in reporting about the God-Jerusalem debacle at the Democratic Convention Wednesday night, buried the lede, waiting until his third paragraph to tell readers (belated HT to Weasel Zippers) that "While the campaign at first said Obama had seen the language prior to the convention, it later said he…
Tom Blumer
September 6th, 2012 12:50 PM

NBC on DNC: 'Life of the Party' Bill Clinton 'Owned the Room,' Speech

On Thursday, the hosts of NBC's Today could barely contain their glee over former President Bill Clinton addressing the Democratic National Convention, with Savannah Guthrie proclaiming: "Life of the party. Former President Bill Clinton delivers a powerful and partisan speech....blasting Republicans, and in the throes of a bad economy, making the case for four more years." [Listen to the audio…
Kyle Drennen
September 6th, 2012 12:42 PM

ABC Buries Democratic Booing of Restoring God and Israel to Party Plat

ABC on Wednesday and Thursday buried coverage of the embarrassing spectacle of Democratic delegates booing the reinsertion of God and Jerusalem to the party's platform. World News, Nightline and live coverage of Wednesday's convention completely ignored the gaffe. Good Morning America's Jake Tapper on Thursday breezed by it with a single sentence: "Lots of infighting about the party platform…
Scott Whitlock
September 6th, 2012 11:51 AM

Roseanne Barr: 'You'd Think Israel Had Oil the Way Our "Leaders" Keep

"Jeez, you'd think Israel had oil the way our 'leaders' keep their our [sic] lips on its ass." So poorly wrote comedian Roseanne Barr in a piece published by the Huffington Post Thursday entitled "I Approve This Message":
Noel Sheppard
September 6th, 2012 10:07 AM