FNC Notes Double Standard on Radical Obama Advisor Van Jones

On Thursday's Special Report with Bret Baier, FNC host Baier ran a report by correspondent James Rosen describing a "troubling pattern of behavior" by President Obama's Green Jobs Czar, Van Jones. The report noted some of the controversial statements and connections of Jones, who has not only described himself in the past with such words as "Marxist" and "radical," but has also been linked to 9/…
Brad Wilmouth

Montel Williams to Rep. Michele Bachmann: Use the Knife to Kill Yourse

Perhaps he's auditioning for a part on MSNBC: The place for Michele Bachmann bashing. Air America host Montel Williams stepped away from his mild-mannered World Series of Poker playing, Big Orange prescription drug bus driving and medicinal marijuana advocacy roles to fire a salvo at Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., encouraging her to stab herself on his Sept. 2 radio show (h/t Radio Equalizer…
Jeff Poor

MRC/NB's Bozell Slams AP for Publishing Photo of Mortally Wounded Mari

Reacting to the Associated Press's decision to publish -- against a grieving father's wishes -- a photo of a mortally-wounded Marine, MRC President and NewsBusters Publisher Brent Bozell blasted the news wire in a statement today: The Associated Press should be ashamed for even thinking something as preposterous as this. This photo will do nothing but cause great sorrow for the family of a hero.…
NB Staff

All Three Morning Shows Skip Any Reference to Radical Obama Czar and

All three morning shows on Friday skipped any reference to the developing controversy over Obama administration Green Jobs Czar Van Jones and his connection to the 9/11 Truther movement. CBS’s Early Show, NBC’s Today and ABC’s Good Morning America totally ignored the story, although ABC’s Jake Tapper did file an online report over the subject. And although Fox News on Thursday covered the…
Scott Whitlock

Media Ignores Van Jones Controversy

John Stephenson

Green Jobs Czar: Wants to 'Focus' on 'Creat(ing) Jobs'; Told Newsweek

Van Jones, Czar of the Undefinable Avowed Communist and Barack Obama Administration "Green Jobs Czar" Van Jones late yesterday released via the White House press office a statement apologizing for offending anyone with any of a series of inflammatory and indeed ridiculous things he has said in the (very recent) past.  The latest bit of Jones inanity…
Seton Motley

Open Thread

NB Staff

AP Highlights Canadian Job Gains, Ignores American Losses

In the same month the United States shed 216,000 nonfarm jobs, our neighbor to the north added 27,100.Canada's unemployment rate is also a full percentage point lower than ours.As American media focus on the just-released August employment data, will they point out this gain in Canada and how much better our neighbor's labor markets are doing than ours?Consider that as the Associated Press…
Noel Sheppard

FNC's Krauthammer Charges Obama Pressing Israel Harder Than Palestinia

On Monday's Special Report with Bret Baier, as FNC aired a special episode with host Baier stationed in Jerusalem to focus on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, during the show's "Fox All Stars" segment, conservative columnist and FNC contributor Charles Krauthammer charged that as the Obama administration pushes for a peace agreement, the President has actually pressed Israel unusually far on the…
Brad Wilmouth

UAW Has Reason to Celebrate This Labor Day

The Labor Day holiday is almost upon us and the networks are likely to spend it talking about vacation, barbequing and holiday sales instead of examining the 2009 victories of the labor unions. In fact, all year they avoided talking about the many recent blessings organized labor has enjoyed. The United Auto Workers (UAW), which donated more than 99 percent of its $25.4 million to Democratic…
Julia A. Seymour

NewsBusted

NB Staff

Healthcare Industry Adds 544,000 Jobs During Recession, Will Media Not

Since the recession began in December 2007, employers have shed about 7 million nonfarm jobs sending the unemployment rate to 9.7 percent, a 26-year high.By contrast, the healthcare industry -- which according to Democrats and their media minions is in a state of crisis desperately needing reform -- has actually added 544,000 workers.If we had an honest media, given the current debate over…
Noel Sheppard

MSNBC Hosts: Inhofe's Obama Criticism Raises Risk of 'Crazy' Person 'T

Ed Schultz, David Shuster use shows on cable network to attack the Oklahoma senator for criticizing Obama, suggesting he threatens their safety.
Jeff Poor

MSNBC Hosts: Sen. Inhofe's Obama Criticism Raises Risk of 'Crazy' Pers

He has been a voice in the wilderness for global warming realists, but now that he's taking on other issues put forth by President Barack Obama, some on the left's network, MSNBC, are suggesting Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., is putting the president's life at risk. Throughout the day of Sept. 3 on MSNBC, the place for liberal politics, a report from the Sept. 2 Tulsa World by Randy Krehbiel was…
Jeff Poor