Cafferty Sees Hillary 'Fearmongering,' Pro-Life as 'Crap' Issue

On Wednesday's The Situation Room on CNN, during the roundtable segment, Jack Cafferty charged that Hillary Clinton's recent contention that she would be best prepared to deal with a terrorist attack amounted to "the same boogeyman fearmongering garbage we've had from the Bush administration for the last five years." He added that "it isn't the terrorists that are going to take this country down…
Brad Wilmouth

In Latino Vote Story, CNN Reporter Skips Dems' Immigration Pitch

In a report on the upcoming Nevada caucus, CNN reporter Chris Lawrence highlighted Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton’s outreach to Latino voters, and while he did mention the issue of "immigration reform," he did not do the elementary thing a reporter should do: explore what the candidates are saying to Latinos about their immigration proposals.The report, which aired 21 minutes into the 6 am…
Matthew Balan

ABC Promotes Author Who Touts Abortion as a Way to Reduce Crime

"Freakonomics" co-author Stephen Dubner appeared on Thursday's "Good Morning America" to talk about crime and also to repeat his unsubstantiated argument that legalized abortions have resulted in less crime. The journalist and author asserted, "What happened when Roe V. Wade was handed down was that unwanted children are basically at a much greater risk for being born into the circumstances where…
Scott Whitlock

GMA: Be Arrogant and Kiss Up to Protect Your Job from Recession

The economy is so bad that you'll probably lose your job. Just ask "Good Morning America" host Robin Roberts. She reported on ABC January 17 that "countless Americans" are worried their jobs might be at risk.As proof, Roberts offered a montage of four man-on-the-street-style interviews, in which four expert economists random people expressed concerns about the job market, gas prices and the…
Nathan Burchfiel

Anger Spreads Over NYT's Sleazy Story on Killer Veterans

Clay Waters

Cramer Says There’s a Recession, but We Still Need Media Balance

CNBC host Jim Cramer acknowledged on the January 17 "Today" show that the media's consistently negative reports about the economy contribute to the possibility of a recession by lowering consumer confidence and spending."Today" anchor Matt Lauer told Cramer, "People come up to me and say on the street ... they say, ‘Why don't you stop talking about recession? Because simply by talking about it,…
Nathan Burchfiel

ABC Offers Tips to Secure the Job You'll Probably Lose Anyway

Morning scare-fest warns many jobs are in danger, suggests securing your position by boasting, kissing up.
Nathan Burchfiel

Chris Matthews Compares GOP to Iraqi Factions, Shia 'Fanatics

Tim Graham

The Dis-Associated Press

The AP -- international, institutionalized biasTilting Leftward (and Often at Windmills)The Associated Press (AP) is the Hulking Monster of the news syndication business.  Formed in May of 1846, The Syndicate has risen to currently consist of 243 news bureaus in 97 countries.  They have over 3,000 journalists on staff.  121 countries avail themselves of what they have to offer.  Their content…
Seton Motley

Cramer Calls for Media Balance on Recession Fears

While reversing his position on the economy from 'sunny skies' to 'recession,' Cramer says media should 'point out the positives with the negatives.'
Nathan Burchfiel

Target Takes Sites Off Bloggers , Doesn't 'Participate With Non-Tradit

Warner Todd Huston

Monica Lewinsky Scandal Turns Ten Today: Will Media Notice

Ten years ago today, a website whose name at the time was unknown to most Americans released information about the President of the United States having an affair with a 22-year-old White House intern. This eventually led to impeachment proceedings against then President Bill Clinton - which many political analysts feel is a partial cause of the continued acrimony and contentiousness between…
Noel Sheppard

Open Thread

NB Staff

Good News: Mika Doesn't Object to 'Moral Grounding

What does it say about the secular state of the MSM that a liberal media member has to defensively clarify for the record that she doesn't object to a candidate having "a moral grounding"? During the opening half-hour of today's Morning Joe, a clip was played of Mike Huckabee describing to a South Carolina gathering how he found his faith as a 10-year old attending a vacation Bible school. He…
Mark Finkelstein