ACORN Story Grows But Mainstream Media Reluctant to Cover It

Bruce Springsteen once wrote: “From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come).” I doubt he expected that story of love gone wrong would become ideal political commentary for the group known as ACORN.The small scandal showing an embarrassing video of Baltimore ACORN staffers giving tax advice on how to set up a brothel for underage girls is now national news. This story has everything you could ever…
Dan Gainor
September 16th, 2009 10:21 AM

Open Thread: Carter Calls Criticism of Obama Racist

NB Staff
September 16th, 2009 9:22 AM

Dear Financial Times: Free Trade Doesn't Require Perfect Competition

Case for tariffs is built on strawman argument.
Donald J. Boudreaux, Ph.D.
September 16th, 2009 8:57 AM

Networks Ignore Push for Repeal of DOMA

ABC, CBS and NBC continue pattern of whitewashing gay issues.
Colleen Raezler
September 16th, 2009 12:00 AM

ABC: Obama Critics 'Driven By Refusal to Accept Black President'; NBC

ABC and NBC on Tuesday night joined the effort to undermine the anti-Obama tea party participants by smearing them as racists as ABC framed a story around the proposition “some prominent Obama supporters are now saying” the opposition to Obama is “driven, in part, by a refusal to accept a black President,” while NBC anchor Brian Williams touted how “former President Carter spoke up and spoke out…
Brent Baker
September 15th, 2009 9:27 PM

Matthews: Was Joe Wilson Outburst 'A Race Thing

Chris Matthews, on Tuesday’s "Hardball," insinuated racism may have been behind Rep. Joe Wilson's outburst against President Obama, at last week’s health care speech, as he repeatedly asked his guests if they thought Wilson's exclamation was "A race thing," that represented "the old black/white attitude of the South."In the very first segment of the show Matthews pressed Democratic Congresswoman…
Geoffrey Dickens
September 15th, 2009 7:21 PM

Curious Maddow Criticism of Cheney -- for Role as Catalyst in Thwartin

Talk about grasping at straws.Once again, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow can't let a week pass without denigrating former vice president Dick Cheney, the better to shift attention from Obama's beleagured presidency. Here's Maddow on her cable show Sept. 8, relaying news of British intelligence officials apparently still chagrined at Cheney for forcing their hand to arrest suspects in the '06 airline…
Jack Coleman
September 15th, 2009 6:47 PM

Bozell Column: Our 'Intolerance Festival

Brent Bozell
September 15th, 2009 6:30 PM

CBS’s Nancy Giles: Joe Wilson Like A ‘Drunk At Open Mic Night

Appearing on CBS’s Sunday Morning, commentator Nancy Giles shared her thoughts on Congressman Joe Wilson’s outburst: "Some sign waving and you probably heard about it, heckling. At a joint session of Congress....That’s the voice of Representative Joe Wilson of South Carolina, not some drunk at open mic night, calling the President a liar."Giles continued, denouncing all health care reform…
Kyle Drennen
September 15th, 2009 5:50 PM

Air America Host to Left-Wing Nutroot Bloggers on Health Care: Stop Gi

Over the last several weeks, no one has been the target of the left-wing media and blogosphere more than Fox News host Glenn Beck, even more so than his radio host counterpart Rush Limbaugh. Although conservatives have decried the daily ad hominem attacks, some voices on the left are starting to realize that's not an effective strategy for championing their cause, especially when it comes to…
Jeff Poor
September 15th, 2009 5:32 PM

TMZ Obtains Obama's 'Jackass' Kanye Diss

By now, most NewsBusters readers have seen the Drudge Report item alleging that President Obama called rapper Kanye West (he of the "George Bush doesn't care about black people" fame) a "jackass."  This report originated with Terry Moran's rogue tweet to that effect, which later caused ABC to apologize to the White House for relaying off-the-record information to the public at large.Gossip Web…
Mike Sargent
September 15th, 2009 5:04 PM

Amazing: NY Times Still Almost Totally Ignores ACORN Scandals

Looking for news on the Obama administration these days? Look anywhere but the mainstream media, including the pages of the New York Times. One may have thought it impossible for the nation's largest and most influential newspaper to virtually ignore the scandals involving the left-wing housing activist group The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, more notoriously known as…
Clay Waters
September 15th, 2009 4:46 PM

ABC's Sam Champion Again Touts Book of Toilet Paper-shunning Environme

Weatherman/global warming alarmist Sam Champion on Tuesday again promoted the cause of toilet paper-avoiding environmentalist Colin Beavan. In his brief "Just One Thing" segment, Champion touted books made on recycled paper and cheered that the tome No Impact Man is made on 100 percent recycled paper.The weather man marveled, "And when [Beavan] was with us, he kind of shared the idea that not…
Scott Whitlock
September 15th, 2009 4:06 PM

In AM Radio Appearance, Charles Gibson Unaware of Five Day-Old ACORN C

This morning, co-host Don Wade of 890 WLS radio's Wade and Roma show in Chicago threw a question at ABC World News Tonight anchor Charles Gibson that I suspect was on many listeners' minds:  Don: Okay, here’s my news question. A Senate bill yesterday passes, cutting off funds to this group called ACORN. Now, we got that bill passed and we have the embarrassing video of ACORN staffers giving tax…
Tom Blumer
September 15th, 2009 2:11 PM