N.Y. Times Obit Illustrates How Media See Religion Through Political L

The media don't get religion, often portraying intra-denominational struggles within American Protestant churches through a purely political lens, rather than as substantial debates touching on the core tenets of Christian doctrine or ecclesial discipline. What's more, in this political narrative, conservative defenders of Christian orthodoxy are invariably the bullies. A recent example of this…
Ken Shepherd
May 3rd, 2010 4:44 PM

NYT's James McKinley, Texas Cheerleader for Democrat Taking on 'Rightw

The November outlook for Democratic candidates may be bleak, but New York Times reporter James McKinley Jr. shook his pom-poms for Bill White, former mayor of Houston and a Democratic candidate for governor of Texas, against "rightwing politician" Gov. Rick Perry, in Sunday's label-soaked "Texas Democrat Is Striving to Make His Name Known."On the same day Newsweek magazine anointed Gov. Rick…
Clay Waters
May 3rd, 2010 4:33 PM

Reformed Radical Blasts MSM for Ignoring Threat of Leftist Violence

Former leftist agitator Brandon Darby took the mainstream media to task today for toeing the administration line on supposed right-wing violence while ignoring the leftists who actually pose a threat to the nation's security.Few know the measures political violence better than Darby (pictured right). He spent years as a radical leftist/anarchist, espousing hatred for the United States and…
Lachlan Markay
May 3rd, 2010 4:03 PM

Video: Pennsylvania Department of Revenue Says 'Find Us Before We Find

EyeBlast.tv Staff
May 3rd, 2010 2:53 PM

Obama Draws Rave Reviews From 'Today' Cast

Barack Obama's performance at the Washington Correspondent's Dinner drew rave reviews from the Today show cast on Monday, as everyone agreed with Al Roker's assessment that the President was "on fire." While Today co-anchor was impressed by Obama's "fantastic timing" NBC's Norah O'Donnell, in her story filed for Today, praised Obama, even at the expense of fellow NBC employee Jay Leno: "After the…
Geoffrey Dickens
May 3rd, 2010 12:13 PM

MSNBC President Phil Griffin Finally Comes Clean on Channel's Liberal

It took a while, but MSNBC President Phil Griffin has finally admitted and embraced his cable network's hard-left slant. He told the Chicago Tribune that he will try to carve out a niche on the left, hoping some day to rival the Fox News Channel's record-setting ratings. Not so long ago, Griffin insisted that MSNBC was not "tied to ideology" -- unlike Fox, which simply could not be trusted,…
Lachlan Markay
May 3rd, 2010 11:57 AM

Poll Finds CNN and Fox Far More Trusted Than All Other News Outlets Co

People on the Left squawked in January when a poll was released finding Americans felt the Fox News Network was BY FAR the most trusted name in news.On Sunday, the results of a new online survey were released by a liberal entity somewhat confirming the Public Policy Polling data NewsBusters shared with you earlier in the year.According to the "60 Minutes"/Vanity Fair poll, when asked the question…
Noel Sheppard
May 3rd, 2010 10:28 AM

Children's Comic Strip Again Mocks 'Kooky' Beliefs of Global Warming S

"You Can With Beakman & Jax," a science comic for children that appears in 300 newspapers across the country, once again propagandized to young readers on Sunday. The May 2 edition featured a question from an E-mailer on who "writes myths." Artist Jox Church editorialized, "There are modern myths, too. Lots have to do with politics, like the kooky myth that global warming isn't real." Church…
Scott Whitlock
May 3rd, 2010 10:22 AM

Open Thread

NB Staff
May 3rd, 2010 9:44 AM

'Daily Show' Writers Helped Obama With Correspondents' Dinner Jokes

It now makes total sense why so many liberal media members thought President Obama killed at Saturday's White House Correspondents' Dinner. Writers from the "Daily Show" helped craft the jokes.Such was reported Sunday by the Daily Beast's Lloyd Grove.Not surprisingly, Grove was amongst the fawning, gushing, swooning crowd attending the event given the superlatives present in his love letter to…
Noel Sheppard
May 3rd, 2010 9:21 AM

NPR Guesses There Were 'Half a Million' Protesting for Amnesty Across

On Sunday morning's Weekend Edition, National Public Radio anchor Liane Hansen claimed a huge turnout for amnesty rallies nationwide: "An estimated half million immigrants and their supporters turned out yesterday to rally for immigration reform and against Arizona's tough new immigration law."NPR's Ted Robbins offered a story from Phoenix loaded with four opponents of Arizona's new immigration…
Tim Graham
May 3rd, 2010 8:36 AM

Coulter’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner Takeaway: Obama a 'Be

A lot of the media have been very willing to declare President Barack Obama's monologue at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on May 1 a smashing success. And even though that is a fair assessment, perhaps that's a clue the President chose the wrong occupation. On Fox News Channel's May 2 "Geraldo at Large," in a segment dedicated to Obama's grand performance, Rev. Al Sharpton praised Obama…
Jeff Poor
May 3rd, 2010 8:11 AM

FNC Highlights 'Another Outrage' from U.N., Iran on Women's Rights Com

On Friday's The O'Reilly Factor on FNC, substitute anchor Juan Williams devoted a segment to the recent inclusion of Iran on the United Nations Commission on the Status for Women, despite the draconian treatment of women by government authorities in the nation. The FNC host was reminded of Libya's leadership of the U.N. Human Rights Commission in 2003. Williams:Another outrage courtesy of our…
Brad Wilmouth
May 3rd, 2010 5:55 AM

Police Investigate Link Between 'South Park' Threats and Times Square

Police are apparently investigating whether or not there is a link between threats to the creators of the hit cartoon series "South Park" and Saturday's failed car bomb attempt in New York's Times Square.As NewsBusters reported a few weeks ago, Muslim extremists threatened the lives of Trey Parker and Matt Stone due to an episode featuring the prophet Mohammed dressed in a bear's suit.Comedy…
Noel Sheppard
May 3rd, 2010 1:42 AM