Schumer: Talk Radio Needs to be Regulated Like Pornography

Did you know that talk radio needs to be limited on the airwaves just like pornography?According to Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) it does.I kid you not. At least, that's what he said on Fox News Tuesday morning when asked his position on the Fairness Doctrine (video embedded right):
Noel Sheppard

Networks Obsess Over Polls, Limit Substantive Coverage

BMI Staff

'Conservative' Michael Smerconish Rewarded for Supporting Obama

It looks like "conservative" radio talk show host Michael Smerconish has finally reaped his reward for supporting Barack Obama. Brian Maloney of the Radio Equalizer beautifully skewers the deceitful Philadelphia radio show host for cashing in on his self-serving, career-enhancing, endorsement:As Philly talker Michael Smerconish has revealed, it certainly pays to tow your liberal employer's party…
P.J. Gladnick

Increasingly Erratic Schultz Mangles MLK's Best-Known Quote

Jack Coleman

WaPo Print Edition Downplays McCain Military Ballot Lawsuit in Virgini

The McCain campaign filed suit yesterday against Virginia in federal court to "force the state to count late-arriving overseas military ballots," reported the Associated Press in a November 3 story. While the Washington Post's Web site carries the 5-paragraph AP article, the paper's print edition this morning punted on running a separate follow-up article. Instead the Post devoted a few…
Ken Shepherd

The Death of Ford Motor Company

Government bailout means automaker can't compete with GM-Chrysler and government.
Dan Kennedy

CNN Caller: Where's Your Report On Black Panther Voter Intimidation in

A man called in to CNN's Helpline on Tuesday wondering why the network hasn't reported the Black Panthers who were seen standing in front of a Philadelphia polling station this morning, one of them carrying a billy club.According to the caller (audio available here), he was going to vote for Obama until a friend told him about this incident. The caller said, "Now Fox has broadcast this, and I…
Noel Sheppard

Networks Obsess Over Polls, Limit Substantive Coverage

'Big three' cover campaign horse race, surveys nearly eight times more than policy proposals.
Nathan Burchfiel

Black Panthers Intimidate Voters at Philadelphia Polling Station

Fox News reported moments ago that a couple of Black Panthers were at a polling station in Philadelphia intimidating voters:
Noel Sheppard

And the Winner of the MRC's Sweet-On-Obama Sixteen Is

Seton Motley

CNBC: Obama Win 'Great' for Limbaugh, Hannity

An Obama victory could boost conservative talk show hosts according to CNBC's "Squawk Box" this election day. The show was more skeptical over the future of left-wing talk. Always with the rhetorical questions, Joe Kernen got things started: Who is going to win in terms of the cable wars? ... Are we going to become totally nonpartisan now? Do you think that we will be able to bury all of our…
Paul Detrick

ABC's David Wright Grills McCain on 'Regrets,' Chance for Victory

Liberal ABC reporter David Wright grilled John McCain on election day about whether the Arizona senator is genuine in his predictions of an electoral win. Wright probed, "But some straight talk. Do you really expect to win?" He then followed up, "Have you given any thought to what happens if you don't win?" The ABC journalist, who previously slammed McCain on the October 23 "Nightline" for…
Scott Whitlock

Ted Rall Video Depicts VP Palin Trying To Assassinate Pres. McCain

For years, NewsBusters has been reporting the disgusting columns and cartoons of Ted Rall.Sadly, the day before Election Day, Rall hit a new low.Embedded below the fold -- done so to protect those who'd prefer not to be subjected to this detritus! -- is a video cartoon depicting Vice President Sarah Palin trying to assassinate President John McCain so that she can replace him in the White House (…
Noel Sheppard

CNBC: Obama Win 'Great' for Limbaugh, Hannity; Future Questionable for

Co-hosts of 'Squawk Box' discuss the future of 'incendiary' cable shows.
Paul Detrick