Sean Penn: 'Loons on Fox News Are Broadcast There Every Day

Left-wing activist/actor Sean Penn rejected David Letterman's characterization that Hugo Chavez, the anti-U.S. President of Venezuela, is “nuts” and, asked about suppression of free expression, Penn used that as a hook to ridicule Fox News as run by “loons.” Penn appeared on Monday's Late Show to promote his new movie, Into the Wild. Letterman noted Penn's visit with Chavez and related how he…
Brent Baker
 

The Frustrated Family Hour

Since 2000-2001, violent content during the family hour has increased 52 percent. Sexual content is up 22 percent.
L. Brent Bozell III
 

Blitzer Joins MSNBC in Distorting Limbaugh, Advancing Far-left Smear

CNN's Wolf Blitzer on Monday night matched MSNBC in distorting the target of Rush Limbaugh's “phony soldiers” comment as the 7pm EDT hour of The Situation Room devoted a full story to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's attack on Limbaugh based on a Friday hit job on Limbaugh by the far-left Media Matters. “It's an angry new shot in the dispute over the war in Iraq,” Blitzer asserted before…
Brent Baker
 

CNN Wants Feedback About Bias Against Conservatives at Colleges

Lynn Davidson
 

With Carlson Away, Shuster Leads Liberal Love-In

Mark Finkelstein
 

Hillary Clinton Told YearlyKos Convention She Helped Start Media Matte

As NewsBusters reported Sunday, the leftwing organization responsible for the recent smear campaigns against Rush Limbaugh and Bill O'Reilly, Media Matters, has direct ties to the Clintons. To be sure, folks on the left, and in the media that support them, will either deny this connection, or ignore it. In the end, that's going to be hard to do, for on August 4, while speaking at the YearlyKos…
Noel Sheppard
 

Six Models in a Bathtub 'Conserving Water' on 'Top Model

The CW's model 'Survivor' goes green and takes on tobacco, all in one episode.
Paul Detrick
 

CNN Uses Rick Sanchez Program to Hammer O’Reilly Story

CNN has highlighted the Media Matters-driven spin on Bill O’Reilly’s race remarks on his radio program since the beginning of the week, and has specifically used "Out in the Open" program, hosted by Rick Sanchez, to carry the water on the subject Monday through Friday of last week."Out in the Open" first did a segment on the O’Reilly issue on Monday, at the bottom of the 8 pm Eastern hour.…
Matthew Balan
 

'60 Minutes' Too Easy on Thomas? They Were Very Easy with Anita Hill

Those people who thought Steve Kroft’s interview with Clarence Thomas on Sunday’s 60 Minutes was not tough enough should remember that Anita Hill received a very gentle 60 Minutes treatment on February 2, 1992. Ed Bradley drew out the disclosure that she was a Democrat, but went on with a set of gooey questions about whether she has Eleanor Roosevelt quotes on her office wall. CBS made no attempt…
Tim Graham
 

War Walker Receives Zippo Publicity

Pam Meister
 

CNNMoney.com E-mail Doesn't Acknowledge Dow Crossing

Ya gotta love this e-mail from CNNMoney.com: So what level has did the Dow reach, O friendly CNN e-mailer? Could it possibly have been a nice round number? Like, say, 14000? You wouldn't want readers to pick up any unwarranted optimism, would you?
Tom Blumer
 

CNN's Quiz for Edwards: Is Bush the Worst President Ever

Tim Graham
 

ABC Leaps to Defend the Laughter of Fun-Loving Hillary Clinton

On Monday’s "Good Morning America," ABC reporter Kate Snow rose to the defense of Hillary Clinton and the fact that she’s been seen manically giggling in many interviews. Referencing the mocking that the Democratic presidential candidate has taken on "The Daily Show" and other places, Snow asserted that either Hillary Clinton is either "having a really good time out on the campaign trail, or she'…
Scott Whitlock
 

NYT Ponders White House Ties of 'Deep-Pocketed Conservative Group

Clay Waters