Olbermann Frets Obama ‘Acting Disturbingly Like Bush

It’s not even April 1 yet, and Keith Olbermann is already expressing fears that President Obama "is acting disturbingly like President Bush," because of a number of recent decisions by the Obama administration to continue policies similar to those of President Bush, which Olbermann recounted on Monday's Countdown while the words "Four More Years?" displayed at the bottom of the screen. The MSNBC…
Brad Wilmouth
February 24th, 2009 6:55 PM

Live Chat on Obama's Speech to Congress

Tonight at 9pm ET President Barack Obama will address Congress for the first time. He will be speaking about his plan for the economy and we here at NewsBusters will be putting on a live chat. Feel free to talk about the speech itself, media reaction to it, and anything else you might think of.
NB Staff
February 24th, 2009 6:52 PM

Time Trashes Bernard Goldberg Bias Book As One to 'Toss' Instead of Re

Tim Graham
February 24th, 2009 6:22 PM

CBS ‘Early Show’ Celebrates Obama One-Month Anniversary

In commemoration of the one-month anniversary of the Obama family moving into the White House, on Tuesday’s CBS Early Show, co-host Maggie Rodriguez declared: "For the last month, as President Obama has settled into running the country, the first family has settled into life at the White House. While President Obama has been trying to repair our failing economy, First Lady Michelle Obama has…
Kyle Drennen
February 24th, 2009 5:36 PM

CBS’s Rodriguez: Bank Nationalization A ‘Necessary Evil

On Tuesday’s CBS Early Show, co-host Maggie Rodriguez spoke with FDIC Chairwoman Shelia Bair and asked: "I can't think of a better morning to have you here, because all the talk is about the bank and if you look at the cover of The Washington Post, there it is, the n-word, 'nationalization,' which you have said you would be surprised if we get to that point. But isn't it maybe going to be a…
Kyle Drennen
February 24th, 2009 4:36 PM

ABC Ignores Personal Responsibility in Segment on Home Foreclosures

Tuesday's "Good Morning America" ignored the liberal leanings of a Florida attorney who is instructing people on how to stall home foreclosures. In the segment, reporter Jim Avila showcased individuals who have drawn out the process by demanding that banks produce the original note to their home (which has often been sold in loan packages that are then traded on Wall Street). At no time did he…
Scott Whitlock
February 24th, 2009 3:55 PM

NYT/CBS: Obama Has Reaganesque 'Broad Support'; Gallup Cites Slip, Dou

Two polls on President Barack Obama's popularity reach conclusions that could hardly be more different.A New York Times/CBS News poll says that Obama is "benefiting from remarkably high levels of optimism and confidence among Americans about his leadership." But a Gallup poll reports slipping support, and a doubling of his disapproval rate.What gives?The first clue about whose poll probably more…
Tom Blumer
February 24th, 2009 3:36 PM

Dear Boston Globe: Rickshaws Create Jobs Too

Mass transit is the wrong place to look for job creation.
Donald J. Boudreaux, Ph.D.
February 24th, 2009 1:25 PM

WaPo Heralds 'Chorus' of Gay Bloggers, Ignores Conservative GayPatriot

On the front page of today's Style section, Washington Post staffer Jose Antonio Vargas promised readers a look at the "gay political blogosphere" in "Gay Bloggers' Voices Rise in Chorus of Growing Political Influence." "Disparate Gay Bloggers Create a Virtual Village of Many Voices," the headline on the jump page noted:On the Internet, no group -- however controversial or on the fringe -- is…
Ken Shepherd
February 24th, 2009 1:13 PM

How Many Jobs Saved? Economist Discredits Obama's Predictions

Economist Ben Stein disses econometrics; reminds 'we don't know a great deal' about how economy will respond to stimulus.
Lauren O'Reilly
February 24th, 2009 1:04 PM

Indiana Profs Oddly Claim ABC, CBS, and NBC Slanted Toward GOP in Pres

Tim Graham
February 24th, 2009 12:44 PM

CNN's Lame Excuse for Not Airing Pro-life Ad Tonight

Folks watching President Obama's first address to Congress on CNN tonight will not see CatholicVote.com's latest ad (embedded at right) reportedly because network executives think the ad falsely attributes pro-life political views to the nation's chief executive.As Christianity Today's Stan Guthrie reported on Friday:Brian Burch of CatholicVote.com says CNN has rejected the group's "Imagine" ad…
Ken Shepherd
February 24th, 2009 12:08 PM

NYT Separates Obama Administration from 'The Government

After eight years of blaming everything that came out of our nation's capitol on George W. Bush, the New York Times is suddenly separating the White House from the government.Such was immediately apparent in the Times front page story Tuesday addressing the mounting pressure being exerted on Washington to come up with more bailout funds for companies and industries in financial trouble.The…
Noel Sheppard
February 24th, 2009 11:06 AM

CBS Anti-Tax Haven Segment Omits Reason for Their Purpose: High U.S. T

An 'Evening News' in-depth look at tax shelters ignores that punitive U.S. taxes forces these operations offshore to conduct business in those locations.
Jeff Poor
February 24th, 2009 10:54 AM