Rachel Maddow Accuses Sunday Talk Shows of Being Biased Towards George
May 10th, 2011 11:52 AM
Forget about Bush Derangement Syndrome.
According to MSNBC's Rachel Maddow, the Sunday morning political talk shows are all biased towards the 43rd president we conservatives all thought they despised (video follows with transcript and lots of debunking commentary):
CBS's Steve Kroft Omits Waterboarding, Other Key Issues From Obama Int
May 9th, 2011 6:55 PM
On Sunday's 60 Minutes, CBS's Steve Kroft failed to bring up key issues related to the killing of Osama bin Laden during an interview of President Obama, such as the enhanced interrogation of captured al Qaeda leaders which provided the first intelligence that ultimately lead to the Navy SEAL raid in Pakistan.
The journalist set the overall tone of his interview, which he conducted on…
Tina Fey As Palin: 'We Finally Vanquished One of the World's Great Vil
May 8th, 2011 8:06 AM
NBC's Tina Fey guest-hosted "Saturday Night Live" last evening, and viewers could hardly be surprised her network took the opportunity to once again use her to bash former Alaska governor Sarah Palin.
In a mock Republican presidential candidates debate, before depicting Palin as an idiot that doesn't fully understand English, Fey did manage to take a humorous swipe at the soon to be exiting…
CBS First of Big Three to Give Obama Air Time After Announcing Reelect
May 6th, 2011 6:07 PM
CBS announced on Friday its plans for a "special town hall meeting on the economy" featuring President Obama. Network personalities Bob Schieffer and Erica Hill will host the event. This announcement comes just over a month after the Democrat officially started his reelection campaign, and on the same week that the President's approval ratings on the economy reached a new low according to a CBS…
New CBS Anchor Scott Pelley Defensively Responds to MRC Criticism
May 5th, 2011 11:13 AM
Incoming CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley was asked by the Politico's Keach Hagey for his reaction to the MRC's Profile in Bias on him and the longtime 60 Minutes correspondent, who once compared global warming skeptics to Holocaust deniers, seemed to deny the charge of liberal bias as he huffed: "CBS has been called liberal for a lot of years," adding, "It probably harkens all the way back…
ABC Yawns: Not Interested in Whether Waterboarding Helped Kill bin Lad
May 4th, 2011 12:11 PM
ABC's World News on Tuesday continued to demonstrate the network's lack of interest in whether enhanced interrogation methods such as waterboarding played a part in the killing of Osama bin laden. The Diane Sawyer-anchored program was the only newscast to avoid the topic.
In contrast, Nightly News host Brian Williams interviewed CIA director Leon Panetta, grilling, "Can you confirm that it…
CBS Evening News Anchor Chair: One Liberal (Couric) Makes Way for Anot
May 3rd, 2011 3:45 PM
Today CBS News officially announced that longtime correspondent Scott Pelley will be taking the reins of the CBS Evening News from departing anchor Katie Couric. A review of the MRC's archive reveals Pelley will most likely continue the long tradition of liberal bias advanced by his anchor predecessors Couric, Dan Rather and Walter Cronkite.
From celebrating the likes of liberal heroes…
ABC Not Interested in Whether Enhanced Interrogation Helped Kill Bin L
May 3rd, 2011 12:44 PM
In the wake of the killing of Osama bin Laden, ABC has shown very little interest in whether enhanced interrogation, such as waterboarding, led to the terrorist's ultimate demise. NBC, however, dealt with the subject in an in-depth manner and CBS at least mentioned it.
While interviewing former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Good Morning America's George Stephanopoulos on Tuesday never…
Bob Schieffer Asks McCain: 'Do You Think Trump is Playing the Race Car
May 1st, 2011 9:22 PM
CBS's Bob Schieffer made some headlines Wednesday when he said Donald Trump was a racist for wanting to see President Obama's college grades.
The "Face the Nation" host pushed this matter further Sunday when he asked Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), "Do you think [Trump's] trying to play a race card here, suggesting we ought to check Barack Obama’s college grades, that maybe he got into Harvard…
Behar: ‘Illiterate’ Palin Returns ‘Like Jock Itch,’ Guest Accu
April 29th, 2011 8:12 AM
On Thursday’s Joy Behar Show on HLN, host Behar quipped that former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has returned "like jock itch," after playing a clip of Palin on Fox News Channel making fun of CBS anchor Katie Couric. Behar: "I give Sarah Palin credit. She's out of favor. She's out of the limelight. And then, suddenly, she's back like jock itch, and just as snarky as ever."
After commentary…
Wikileaks Dump Reveals Intel on Radical London Mosque; Royal Wedding-O
April 28th, 2011 12:20 PM
On Sunday, a Wikileaks document dump revealed files from Guantanamo Bay in which military commanders noted the Finsbury Park mosque in north London was a "haven" for Islamic extremists, "an attack planning and propaganda production base" that recruited jihadists to fight in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
But while the American mainstream media have been ga-ga over tomorrow's royal wedding, there's…
Bob Schieffer Says Donald Trump Is Racist For Wanting To See Obama's G
April 27th, 2011 9:08 PM
CBS's Bob Schieffer said Wednesday that Donald Trump is racist because he wants to see Barack Obama's college grades.
Such was told to Katie Couric on the "Evening News" (video follows with partial transcript and commentary):
CBS: Ryan Budget Opponents 'Poignant'; Touted 'Nasty' Tea Parties in
April 27th, 2011 5:51 PM
CBS's Early Show on Wednesday played up how opponents of Rep. Paul Ryan's budget plan shouted down GOP representatives at recent town hall meetings, but downplayed them as "less than friendly," and marveled at their apparently "poignant" questions. The network also omitted how liberal groups targeted these meetings, and trumpeted the "nasty national shouting match" at health care town hall…
Bozell to CBS: We'll Help You Find a Couric Replacement
April 27th, 2011 10:48 AM
Rumor has it that CBS News is going to name Scott Pelley as Couric's successor. But what's the rush? You've been in last place for well over a decade. Another few days won't matter. Do not make (another) rash, premature, impulsive decision. Vet all your options – especially when the MRC’s 500,000 members are coming to the rescue.
I'm pleased to announce that the Media Research Center has…