Ed Schultz Exploits Death of Daniel Pearl for Sake of Bogus Gitmo Abus

Back on April 9, radio host Ed Schultz boasted of his high regard for accuracy while telling listeners about his new television show on MSNBC --Where I work, they don't put stuff on the air unless it's accurate and they differentiate between opinion and fact. And in my world I think that's kind of important. On The Ed Show (Schultz's program on MSNBC), I'm not going to tell you something that I…
Jack Coleman
April 30th, 2009 10:10 AM

Despite Stumbles, WaPo's Tom Shales Still Calls Obama 'Smartest Kid in

Tim Graham
April 30th, 2009 7:27 AM

ABC Debunked Matthew Shepard Murder as No Hate Crime, MSNBC Savages Re

On Wednesday’s Countdown show, which aired at 9:00 p.m. after President Obama's news conference, MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann viciously slammed Republican Congresswoman Virginia Foxx for claiming that murder victim Matthew Shepard – whom the current hate crimes bill is named after – was targeted out of a desire to commit robbery rather than because of anti-gay sentiment by his attacker, contradicting…
Brad Wilmouth
April 30th, 2009 4:56 AM

Palin Derangement Syndrome Engulfs Baltimore Sun's TV Guy

Baltimore Sun TV critic David Zurawik should check into a clinic somewhere to have his delicate mental balance checked. Maybe they might have some nice medication he can take to temper his Palin Derangement Syndrome (PDS)? He has PDS so bad he can't even write about a little reality TV show without indulging unnecessary vitriol and hate. It's interesting that critic Zurawik gets so filled with…
Warner Todd Huston
April 30th, 2009 4:47 AM

A-Minus for Obama from CNN: 'Nuanced... Mastery... Articulate... Capab

CNN's on-staff political analysts and reporters -- not just the left-wing political operatives (Paul Begala and Donna Brazile) were in awe of President Barack Obama's press conference performance. Just after it ended Wednesday night, senior political analyst David Gergen hailed how “in terms of mastery of the issues, we have rarely had a President who is as well briefed and speaks in as…
Brent Baker
April 30th, 2009 3:17 AM

Time's Liberal Bias Taught in Schools

Free news magazine for students promotes liberal ideology.
Iris Somberg
April 30th, 2009 12:00 AM

CNN Correspondent Jabs President on FOCA, 'Above My Pay Grade' Answer

Ed Henry shows the Obama-fied press corps how to challenge a public official.
Colleen Raezler
April 30th, 2009 12:00 AM

AP's Calvin Woodward Does Astonishing Fact Check on Obama

Somebody needs to 'fess up. Who put truth serum in Calvin Woodward's coffee this morning?Whoever it is, they're in a heap of trouble, as Woodward produced a fact-checking critique of Barack Obama that is so good you'd swear most of it was ghostwritten by a conservative talk host.It will be interesting to see how much distribution it gets. I would suggest not counting on too much, but being open…
Tom Blumer
April 29th, 2009 11:45 PM

ABC Paints Obama as Victim, Stephanopoulos Echoes Emanuel on Greatest

White House chief-of-staff Rahm Emanuel made the rounds of the TV anchors Wednesday. Though President Obama has exploited the economic problems to push his big spending plans, ABC’s Charles Gibson empathized with how he inherited a bad economy as he ran Emanuel’s explanation about “how the President handles the severe problems he's inherited” and then cued up Emanuel to agree it’s “fair to say…
Brent Baker
April 29th, 2009 8:37 PM

N.Y. Times Highlights Losing McCain Strategist as Guiding Light Away f

Tim Graham
April 29th, 2009 6:24 PM

CNN's T.J. Holmes Celebrates Obama's 'Swagga

Out: Former President Bush and his cocky, self-assured cowboy-like "swagger," often dismissed as a negative quality for the 43rd president.In: President Barack Obama's "swagga," which is a sign of how suave and sophisticated the 44rd president is. At least that's according to CNN, which shortly after 1 p.m. EDT today re-aired an interview that originally aired on April 25 on "Saturday Morning…
Ken Shepherd
April 29th, 2009 5:41 PM

What a Difference A Few Hours Makes: Hopeful AP Reporting on GDP Goes

The Associated Press's Jeannine Aversa, who became infamous last year for her stories of "vanishing jobs" that weren't, sounded hopeful early this morning before the release by Uncle Sam's Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) of its first-quarter report on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth:Economy's free-fall probably eased in 1QThe recession's grip on the country may be letting up a bit.The…
Tom Blumer
April 29th, 2009 5:03 PM

Former USA Today Reporter: 'Watchdogs Are Heeling for Obama

Tim Graham
April 29th, 2009 4:26 PM

ABC's Yunji de Nies Fawns Over 'Belle of the Ball' Michelle Obama

ABC reporter Yunji de Nies filed a gushing profile piece on Tuesday's "Nightline" for the first 100 days of Michelle Obama, showering praise on the President's wife. De Nies rhapsodized, “From her inaugural debut, Michelle Obama has been the belle of the ball.” Playing a clip of Mrs. Obama unveiling a statue for abolitionist Sojourner Truth, the ABC journalist described the First Lady as “perhaps…
Scott Whitlock
April 29th, 2009 4:22 PM