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Matthews Laughs at 'SNL' Biden Clip but Ignores Obama 'Daydreams' Joke
Chris Matthews, on Monday's "Hardball," showcased "Saturday Night Live" skewering Joe Biden but he conspicuously ignored the "Weekend Update" clip, from the same show, making fun of his fondness for Obama in which he was depicted as daydreaming about Obama in a "loin cloth." The MRC's Brent Baker caught the clip from this past Saturday's show making fun of Matthews. However Matthews -- who in the…
Obama Sets Aside Easter Egg Roll Tix for Gay Activists, MSM Ignores St
For the first year ever, the annual White House Easter Egg Roll tickets were dispersed via the Internet, as opposed to an in-person, first-come, first-served basis that the White House has used for years for the general public. This year the Obama White House tried out another first: setting aside a few tickets for same-sex marriage activists. Washington Times correspondent Christina Bellantoni…
MSNBC's Brzezinski Sympathizes With Somali Pirates
Well, Bubbles has blown it again.Joe Scarborough noted near the beginning of this morning’s “Morning Joe” that Mika Brzezinski had, on the “Joe Scarborough” radio program, expressed sympathy for the now gloriously deceased Somali pirates. The in-office NewsBusters reaction was not much different than that of Willie Geist:JOE SCARBOROUGH: I want to ask a question. Mika, on our radio show on Friday…
House Bill Would Allow 'Victims' to Sue Private Companies, Government
FNC's 'Fox & Friends' warns of the chilling effect from vague language that could allow anti-pollution litigation for headaches to cancer.
MSNBC's Brewer Still Agitated Over ASU Decision Not to Award Obama Hon
Last Friday, MSNBC's Contessa Brewer expressed her shock and disbelief that Arizona State University would not award President Barack Obama an honorary degree since he was their commencement speaker. However, over the weekend, the University announced it would instead name "their most important scholarship" after Obama - instead of awarding the president an honorary degree. "Here's the…
Rush Limbaugh Will 'Lead the Way' Out of Highest Tax State
Spurred by new 'millionaire tax' Limbaugh tells FOX there will be an exodus from New York.
Katie Couric's Freudian Slip About Obama's 'Learner's Permit
Sticking up against those ol' playground bullies on the Right, CBS's Katie Couric tells conservatives in a recent blog post to " give the new kids on the block" in the Obama administration "a chance to get their learner's permits first." Not exactly the wisest choice of words from an Obama-friendly journalist, particularly when a heavy drumbeat of criticism against him in the presidential…
ABC Ignores Evidence Guns Useful in Confronting Criminals
On Friday’s World News with Charles Gibson on ABC, substitute anchor Diane Sawyer previewed the same night’s special on guns in America, "If I Only Had a Gun," and, on World News, ran a report focusing on how challenging it is to react to a gunman when taken by surprise, even if one is armed. ABC News enlisted the services of police officers to train college students in firearm use and then had…
Ed Schultz Confuses Wishful Thinking About Obama on Gitmo With Indispu
After the premiere of his MSNBC cable show on April 6, liberal radio host Ed Schultz spent considerable time telling his listeners about the television show.Here's Schultz on Thursday, boasting of alleged high journalism standards at MSNBC while speaking with a caller (click here for audio) --Where I work, they don't put stuff on the air unless it's correct and they differentiate between opinion…
Time's Joe Klein Praises Obama's 'Crisp' Handling of Otherwise Non-exi
President Barack Obama was "crisp and decisive" but also lucky in his handling of the Maersk Alabama hostage crisis, exults Time magazine's Joe Klein [depicted in NewsBusters screen cap/file photo at right] in an April 13 Swampland blog post.Klein added that had the Navy SEAL snipers failed in hitting their targets, Republicans and second-guessing journalists would probably push the Obama…
Are You a Fan of Glenn Beck's TV Show
David Bauder of The Associated Press is interested in speaking to some regular viewers of Glenn Beck's show on Fox News Channel. If you're interested, contact him at dbauder@ap.org, and leave him your contact information.
'Nightly News' Doesn't Mention that Amtrak Infrastructure Spending May
NBC reports hundreds of billions will be needed to achieve Obama's high-speed rail goals, but ignore its estimated $700-million losses.
'Star Trek' Cast Visits Soldiers in Kuwait, Media Couldn't Care Less
When Hollywood movies and their stars trash America's brave soldiers, the anti-war press can't give them enough attention.Yet, when cast and crew members of the soon to be released prequel of the sci-fi classic "Star Trek" visited service men and women in Kuwait on Saturday, newsrooms across the fruited plain couldn't care less.Spc. Howard Ketter filed this report shortly after the event…
