Former NYT Reporter Calls 'Clown' Limbaugh a 'Sweaty, Swollen Man

Liberal New York Times reporter turned liberal nytimes.com blogger Timothy Egan's latest rant against conservative talk radio giant Rush Limbaugh, "Fears of a Clown," was propped up on the front page of nytimes.com on Thursday for the delight of the paper's liberal audience. Last February, Egan called Limbaugh "talk radio's leading gasbag." Today, after lamenting about the ubiquity of Limbaugh on…
Clay Waters
March 5th, 2009 1:37 PM

CNN'S Rick Sanchez's 'Brand-New Statistic' Is Four Years Old

On Tuesday's CNN Newsroom, anchor Rick Sanchez, who's increasingly mimicking MSNBC's Keith Olbermann's off-the-chart liberalism, took a swipe at several Republican governors:First, let me try and set this up. You have heard the conversation on this newscast and on many other newscasts just a couple of weeks ago. There were many red state Southern governors who were on the record saying we're so…
Mike Bates
March 5th, 2009 1:00 PM

David Shuster: GOP Members Who Don't Slam Rush 'Appear Unpatriotic

"1600 Pennsylvania Avenue" host David Shuster on Wednesday stepped up his attacks on Rush Limbaugh and suggested that if congressional Republicans "align themselves with Rush's statements about wanting the President to fail, they appear unpatriotic." For the second day in a row, Shuster berated a conservative guest about the radio talk show host. He repeatedly encouraged former White House press…
Scott Whitlock
March 5th, 2009 12:45 PM

Lib Talker: 'Maybe Limbaugh Should Be Executed For Treason

On Tuesday, liberal talk radio host Stephanie Miller called Rush Limbaugh's now well-publicized statement about wanting Barack Obama to fail "treasonous," and wondered if he should be executed for saying such a thing.Miller made this rather provocative comment on CNN's "Larry King Live," and oddly nobody batted an eye or seemed at all put off by it.Not surprisingly, the topic of discussion…
Noel Sheppard
March 5th, 2009 12:10 PM

GM's Auditor Issues 'Going Concern' Warning; Press Ignores Post-Bailou

An early review of press coverage relating to this morning's warning by General Motors that "there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern" shows no coverage of the reason why, despite $13.4 billion in taxpayer money (NOT counting bailout money going to GMAC), things have gotten so much worse so quickly.The reason is that sales in the two full months since the Bush-…
Tom Blumer
March 5th, 2009 11:57 AM

CNBC's Macke: Not Buying 150-Point Rally, Obama Holding Dow Back

'Fast Money' co-host tells 'Kudlow Report' to stop listening to 'propeller-headed economists and dead British guys' and urges Obama to exhibit leadership.
Jeff Poor
March 5th, 2009 11:11 AM

'Daily Show' Mocks CNBC's Santelli 'Tea Party' Outburst After Canceled

Comedy Central's Jon Stewart attacks Chicago Merc. floor reporter with cherry-picked missed CNBC predictions.
Jeff Poor
March 5th, 2009 10:53 AM

Open Thread

NB Staff
March 5th, 2009 10:13 AM

Nickelodeon Broadcasts Cartoon Homage to 'Dear Leader' Obama

Does anyone here recall Nickelodeon presenting a cartoon homage to President George W. Bush? No? Of course not. "Wrong" politics. However, if you think your very young children are safe from being exposed to subtle political brainwashing while watching Nick Jr., which presents Nickelodeon cartoons for children 5 and under, you would be wrong. Check out this poetic cartoon homage to Barack Obama…
P.J. Gladnick
March 5th, 2009 9:51 AM

ABC Touts 'Huge Impact' of Spending and Credits Stock Up Tick to Housi

Two weeks after ABC championed how the “stimulus” would enable mayors to create many jobs, World News on Wednesday night trumpeted how “the government is now ready to start writing the checks to get people working again in states and cities across the land.” Reporter David Muir touted how “with hundreds of millions of dollars in the pipeline from Washington, contractors are hiring now” and so “in…
Brent Baker
March 5th, 2009 8:50 AM

Envious Ed Schultz Likens Limbaugh to Hitler

Jack Coleman
March 4th, 2009 11:57 PM

ABC's George Stephanopoulos Denies Having Conference Calls with White

Kerry Picket
March 4th, 2009 10:32 PM

NewsBusters Discusses Fairness Doctrine With Sen. Inhofe

Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) participated in a conference call with a number of bloggers on Wednesday. On the agenda was the Fairness Doctrine, and what the Senator believes the Democrats have up their sleeves to attack conservative talk radio.Also on the docket was an update on the potential for a carbon cap-and-trade scheme to be enacted by this Congress, and what Republicans are going to do to…
Noel Sheppard
March 4th, 2009 9:56 PM

Media Myth: Networks Stick to Warming Theme Despite Avalanche of Chill

Alarmists get snowed in for Washington, D.C. rally; networks mostly ignore signs of cooling temps, 'record' cold.
Julia A. Seymour
March 4th, 2009 8:39 PM