Headline: 'Pope Condemns the Climate Change Prophets of Doom
As a global warming skeptic, when I saw the headline "The Pope Condemns the Climate Change Prophets of Doom," it goes without saying I was as pleased as a child on Christmas Day that had gotten everything he asked Santa for and then some. My glee accelerated after reading the marvelous beginning of this Daily Mail article (paragraph break removed for space considerations): Pope Benedict XVI has…
Plummeting Ratings Cause NBC to Give Refunds to Advertisers
Better stow all potables and sharp objects, for the ratings of America's top four broadcast networks are so bad that one is giving refunds to advertisers while the other three are offering what is known in the industry as "make-goods." Even better, the problem began before the writers strike. Honestly, you can't make this stuff up. As deliciously reported by Reuters moments ago (emphasis…
Walter Cronkite: ‘Our Troops Must Leave Iraq
Former "CBS Evening News" anchor Walter Cronkite, much like his former colleague Bob Schieffer, appears to be dead set against the war in Iraq regardless of how conditions have improved in the past several months. In an op-ed published at the liberal website Common Dreams, Cronkite made his strongest surrender appeal to date, whilst of course castigating the Bush administration. Readers are…
Cantwell Aide’s Sex Scandal Gets Little Press Coverage
It must be wonderful to be a Democrat and know that your indiscretions are very unlikely to get much attention by media minions only willing to cover the crimes and shortcomings of folks on the opposite side of the aisle. Take for example James Michael McHaney, an aide to Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) who NewsBusters reported had been arrested last Friday for trying to lure a thirteen-year-old…
Media Argue Over Whether NIE Revelation on Iran is ‘Embarrassment
In the wake of the new National Intelligence Report which found that Iran apparently halted its nuclear weapons program, some in the media rallied around a single word to describe the revelation - "embarrassment" ‘Face the Nation’ anchor Bob Schieffer, in a conversation with anchor Russ Mitchell following President Bush’s press conference on Tuesday, thought the finding rose to a level higher…
CBS's Hannah Storm Hints at Catholic Faith in Blog Post
Media personalities, particularly television journalists, are not typically known for sharing their religious faith, or indeed, in many cases, even having one.So that's why, her history of bias aside, it was nice to see CBS reporter Hannah Storm blogging about trusting in God's will in a blog post marking her departure from the "Early Show":Hi everybody! Thanks so much for all your well wishes…
Imus Returns: 'Cheney Still A War Criminal, Hillary Still Satan
Returning to the airwaves this morning after a seven-month exile, Don Imus seemed intent on demonstrating two things. First, that he was unequivocally contrite concerning the comments he had made about the Rutgers University women's basketball players that resulted in his firing. Second, his contrition notwithstanding, he wasn't going to change his irreverent ways when it came to the country's…
Schieffer Bashes Surge, Admits He Didn’t Think it Would Help
Despite all the good news coming out of Iraq lately, it's perfectly clear that whatever happens there, CBS's Bob Schieffer isn't prepared to change his antiwar stripes any time soon. In fact, as media outlet after media outlet - including even the liberal New York Times - admits that conditions in Iraq are improving, the host of "Face the Nation" wanted his viewers to know Sunday morning that he…
The NewsBusters Weekly Recap: November 24 to
CNN's Clinton Crasher at GOP DebateFrom CNN's perspective, what would be the perfect addition to its YouTube Republican debate? Why, someone who is on a steering committee for the Hillary Clinton campaign! Keith Kerr, a retired, gay general was in the audience for the November 28 debate and grilled the Republican candidates over the issue of homosexuals in the military. Somehow, CNN forgot to…
