‘Record’ Volt Sales? Not Really -- GM Counts $159 Leases for an
September 26th, 2012 8:46 AM
The Jurassic Press have long had a field day puffing up bailed out General Motors (GM) and their electric automotive windmill - the Chevrolet Volt.
When it came to August Volt sales numbers, the Media were Justin Bieber-excited.
CBS Fails to Air Tough Questions to Obama on Negative Campaign Ads
September 24th, 2012 6:12 PM
Sunday's 60 Minutes couldn't be bothered to air Steve Kroft pursuing President Obama about "nasty and negative campaign ads under your name, or under the name of your various PACs." Obama begrudging admitted, "Do we see, sometimes, us going overboard in our campaign, or the mistakes that are made, or...areas where there's no doubt that somebody could dispute how we are presenting things? You…
ABC, NBC Punt on Latest Developments in Libya Consulate Attack; CBS Hi
September 24th, 2012 3:52 PM
On Monday, ABC's Good Morning America and NBC's Today failed to air any full reports on the continuing inquiry into the terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, and mentioned the issue only in passing. CBS This Morning did devote a full segment to the dispute between the State Department and CNN over their use of a Ambassador Chris Stevens' personal journal, but didn't mention…
The MRC@25: The Worst Media Bias of
September 24th, 2012 7:59 AM
NewsBusters is showcasing the most egregious bias the Media Research Center has uncovered over the years — four quotes for each of the 25 years of the MRC, 100 quotes total — all leading up to our big 25th Anniversary Gala on Thursday evening.
Click here for posts recounting the worst of 1988 through 2009. Today, the worst bias of 2010: Journalists attack the Tea Party as Nazi “goons;”…
CBS's Rose Badgers Romney Adviser on Iran; Interrupts Six Times in
September 21st, 2012 6:24 PM
One might have thought that Charlie Rose received an extra dose of caffeine before Friday's CBS This Morning, as the normally-subdued anchor hounded Romney campaign adviser Dan Senor on how the Republican presidential nominee would change policy toward Iran. Rose wouldn't let Senor complete an answer, interrupting six different times in 50 seconds. [audio available here; video below the jump…
Networks Devote a Scant Seven Minutes to 'Blistering' Fast and Furious
September 21st, 2012 1:11 PM
The three networks devoted less than seven minutes to a "blistering" new report from the Justice Department on the Fast and Furious scandal. In comparison, the same programs deluged the public with coverage of Mitt Romney's "secret" tax tape, hyping it for 88 minutes.
From Wednesday night through Friday morning, World News, the NBC Nightly News, CBS This Morning, Good Morning America, Today…
Letterman Begs 'Delusional' Romney To Come On His Show
September 21st, 2012 10:34 AM
CBS Late Show host David Letterman on Thursday begged Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney - who he referred to as "delusional" - to come on his show.
This came as a result of a recently released videotape of Romney saying at a Boca Raton fundraiser that Letterman hates him because he goes on the Tonight Show more often (video follows with transcript and commentary):
CBS Wonders If Romney Video is a 'Turning Point', Despite Acknowledgin
September 19th, 2012 6:35 PM
More than an hour into the program, Wednesday's CBS This Morning finally acknowledged that "this race is not over for Mitt Romney," based on the network's own polling. Norah O'Donnell noted that "in our new polls...Republicans are more enthusiastic than Democrats about voting this year in general, and that enthusiasm has actually...grown since early August."
O'Donnell's reporting came almost…
Networks Jump at Opportunity to Offend Christians with ‘Da-Vinci Cod
September 19th, 2012 5:20 PM
While the Innocence of Muslims is still being blamed for the riots and murders in the Middle East, the national news media has no problem running a speculative story that disrespects the teachings of the Christian faith. New "evidence" now suggests that Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene after all, but the artifact in question dates back to the 4th century A.D.
This all began when Harvard…
Schieffer Hypes Romney Video: 'Extraordinary Moment'; 'Seems to Confir
September 19th, 2012 3:56 PM
Bob Schieffer all but broke out the death certificate for Mitt Romney's campaign on Tuesday's CBS Evening News and Wednesday's CBS This Morning, emphasizing the negative impact of the secretly-recorded videos released by the left-wing magazine Mother Jones: "I just can't think of anything that he could have said that could have hurt his cause more than what he said."
Schieffer claimed that "…
Letterman Asks Obama 'Is Your Reelection Pivotal
September 19th, 2012 1:59 AM
CBS Late Show host David Letterman on Tuesday actually asked Barack Obama if his reelection is pivotal.
The question came during a discussion about the gridlock in Congress and the differing views of the two Parties concerning how to cut the deficit (video follows with transcript and commentary):
David Letterman Tells Barack Obama 'I Feel Very Good When I'm With Mic
September 19th, 2012 1:40 AM
David Letterman didn't only suck up to President Obama during his interview Tuesday night.
The CBS Late Show host also gushed and fawned over the first lady saying, "I feel very good when I'm with her" (video follows with transcript and commentary, file photo):
Letterman Tells Obama 'You Haven't Seen Me Naked,' Prez Responds 'We'r
September 18th, 2012 10:49 PM
CBS Late Show host David Letterman actually told the President of the United States Tuesday, "You haven't seen me naked."
During the much-anticipated interview, Barack Obama responded, "We're gonna keep it that way" (video follows with transcript and commentary).
Only CBS's Crawford Notes Obama 'Spurred Similar Controversy' With His
September 18th, 2012 1:07 PM
On Tuesday's CBS This Morning, Jan Crawford stood out as the only Big Three network journalist to play a clip of Barack Obama's infamous "cling to guns and religion" barb at conservatives, as she covered the recently-released secret recordings of Mitt Romney remarking about the "47 percent of the country who are dependent on government."
Crawford remarked that Obama "spurred similar…