CBS’s Smith Seeking Democratic Party Unity for General Election

On Friday’s CBS "Early Show," co-host Harry Smith interviewed Hillary Clinton and wondered if she would step aside for the good of the Democratic Party: "More important for you to be elected, or for a Democrat to be in the White House a year from now?" Smith began the interview by asking Clinton: "And you stopped, you paused, you drew a breath, and you said you were honored to be there with…
Kyle Drennen

Chris Wallace Thinks NYT’s Hit Piece Could Help McCain

Count Fox News's Chris Wallace in the group that believes the New York Times recent hit piece about John McCain might end up helping the GOP presidential candidate woo disgruntled conservatives in time for this November's elections. Wouldn't it be just exquisitely delicious irony if it turned out the Times spent 3,000 words to diminish McCain's candidacy only to end up furthering it?…
Noel Sheppard

ABC's Pro-Obama David Wright Wildly Distorts Hillary

On Friday, ABC correspondent David Wright continued to make it clear that his affection lies with Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton. Covering Thursday's Democratic debate for "Good Morning America," Wright slammed the New York senator for "an absolute clunker of an attack line." And, at one point, the journalist completely misstated a comment by Clinton about American military troops. Discussing…
Scott Whitlock

CNN’s King Asks Conservative Issue Questions at Democratic Debate

During Thursday night’s Democratic presidential debate on CNN, Senators Clinton and Obama actually face two question that reflected a conservative agenda. CNN’s John King asked the candidates about the border fence and the surge in Iraq, topics that are not usually highlighted by the mainstream media. King, during a portion of the debate concerning illegal immigration about a half hour into the 8…
Matthew Balan

Newsweek Notes Frost in the Air on McCain's Campaign Plane

You tell me that you need me Then you go and cut me down, but wait You tell me that you're sorry Didn't think I'd turn around, and say... It's too late to apologize, it's too late I said it's too late to apologize, it's too late I don't know about you, but the lyrics for "Apologize" by OneRepublic came to mind as I read this item from Newsweek.com about a new chill in the air separating the…
Ken Shepherd

Obama Spokesman: Government Mandates Don't Work

Co-chairman of liberal presidential candidate's campaign admits government-mandated health care just isn't feasible.
Nathan Burchfiel

St. Louis Post-Dispatch Issues Non-Apology Apology to Blogger

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has issued a non-apology apology to blogger Charles Johnson for an article in which a reporter inaccurately and unfairly attributed remarks in a blog comment thread to Johnson himself. Writing at Little Green Footballs, Johnson quotes an e-mail from a Post-Dispatch editor. The editor was informing Johnson of a correction to run in the paper, but closed with a non-…
Ken Shepherd

Open Thread

NB Staff

McCain Camp Using Times Attack to Raise Funds

Having failed to stop the paper from running its poorly sourced attack on him, the McCain campaign is now hitting back by counterattacking in a fundraising appeal to donors to help "fight back" the New York Times.This is, as AllahPundit notes, a very audacious move considering that McCain spent the better part of the last 10 years or so trying to curry favor with the Times. Has McCain learned his…
Matthew Sheffield

Obama: Xerox. Hillary: Memorex

It's not a very long run. It'll be over by February 5th. -- Hillary Clinton, 'This Week,' Dec. 30, 2007.That was Hillary less than two months ago. Here she was on this morning's Today.MEREDITH VIEIRA: So no matter what happens in Texas and Ohio, you will go on.HILLARY CLINTON: Well Meredith, I don't make predictions. I never have, I never will. I just get up every day and, you know, do the…
Mark Finkelstein

Thursday AM Shows Saw Crisis for McCain, Not the NY Times

Tim Graham

NewsBusted

Topics in this episode (filmed before McCain news): Barack Obama hires an old JFK speechwriter, Hillary Clinton campaign hits financial trouble, U.S. Latino population expected to triple by 2050, NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg says "threat" of global warming just as bad as terrorism, and a musical version of "Fight Club?"Like the show? Get involved! Add NewsBusted as a friend on MySpace, subscribe…
Matthew Sheffield

Nets Lead w/ NYT Hit on McCain, But Question Journalistic Standards

All three broadcast network evening newscasts led Thursday night with the New York Times story alleging an improper relationship by John McCain with a female lobbyist, but questions about the journalistic standards of the newspaper were given as much consideration as the allegations against McCain. All three ran a soundbite from Rush Limbaugh denouncing the paper while ABC and CBS featured…
Brent Baker

Doves vs. Oscars

What do the Academy Awards -- and mainstream media movie critics -- have against family-friendly films?
L. Brent Bozell III