Larry King Gives Perez Hilton Pass on Vitriolic Attacks on Miss Califo

April 21st, 2009 9:26 AM
Want to appear as a champion of a cause without being held to account for the hateful name-calling you did in the name of your cause? Appear on CNN's "Larry King Live." Perez Hilton, author of the celebrity gossip site PerezHilton.com, who advocates that gay marriage should be legal, got to do just that. Hilton, coming off his appearance as a judge for the Miss USA pageant on April 19, appeared…

CNN's Roesgen Pushed Flawed Jena 6 Narrative

April 20th, 2009 9:42 PM
Susan Roesgen, the hack who harassed tea party goers, was a driving force behind the flawed Jena 6 narrative that circulated the MSM cesspool back in 2007. The level of professionalism which made her famous on tax day has clearly been par for course in Roesgen's career. Patterico has uncovered the extent of her involvement pushing the absurd and reprehensible racially charged narrative:

Trouble Brewing In Caucasus, But Media Silent

April 20th, 2009 4:24 PM
Here’s a quick informal poll:  Who has heard news of Russia’s recent troop buildup in the South Ossetia region of Georgia?   Most of our readers would immediately think of the Russian invasion of that region last summer, during the presidential contest, but the Russians are arguably saber rattling again with a fresh buildup of boots on-the-ground ahead of planned NATO exercises.  Last August, the…

CNN Touts Obama $100M Spending Cut, but Even White House Acknowledges

April 20th, 2009 4:24 PM
It must be hard to keep a straight face when you report that the President of United States going to cut $100 million from a $3.5 trillion budget and then say he is serious about cutting government spending. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs couldn't pull it off. In the White House's April 20 press briefing, Gibbs was asked by Associated Press reporter Jennifer Loven why the $100-million…

CNN’s Begala: Tea Party Goers ‘Wimpy, Whiny, Weasels Who Don’t L

April 20th, 2009 1:44 PM
On Friday’s Hannity show on FNC, host Sean Hannity played an audio clip of liberal CNN contributor Paul Begala as he was interviewed on the April 15 Imus in the Morning, in which Begala engaged in name-calling against Tax Day Tea Party participants: "Why are they out there whining with this Tea Party thing? Just a bunch of wimpy, whiny, weasels who don't love their country and don't want to…

MRC/NB's Bozell Reacts to Garofalo Calling Tea Party-goers 'Tea-baggin

April 20th, 2009 12:58 PM
Janeane Garofalo embodies "the dark, the very ugly underbelly of the American Left today" which "is on display for anyone to see," Media Research Center President and NewsBusters Publisher Brent Bozell told viewers of Sunday, April 19 edition of "Fox & Friends Weekend." [audio available here]"This is about hating a black man. This is racism straight up. That is nothing but a bunch of tea-…

Sesno Bashes Fox's Tea Party Coverage, Defends Olbermann and Roesgen

April 19th, 2009 5:23 PM
In today's You've Got To Be Kidding Me moment, former CNN personality Frank Sesno scolded Fox News for its coverage of last week's Tea Parties while defending the disgraceful behavior of Keith Olbermann and Susan Roesgen.This from a man who is now a professor of media and public affairs at George Washington University.Appearing on CNN's "Reliable Sources," this was Sesno's opinion of the Tea…

AP: CNN Planning Obama 100th Day Special Prime Time Coverage

April 19th, 2009 4:39 PM
Conservative radio commentator Rush Limbaugh says the mainstream media attitude on President Barack Obama is that he is too big to fail. What CNN has planned for the night of April 29 is one of several signs that could be the case. According to an April 19 report from the Associated Press, CNN has a big night of coverage planned for Obama's 100th day in office that will deviate from its normally…

Chicago Tea Partiers to Roesgen: 'CNN Sucks!' 'CNN Go Home

April 19th, 2009 1:11 PM
After Susan Roesgen unprofessionally attacked attendees of Wednesday's Chicago Tea Party, she and the network she represents were summarily booed and chided by those in the crowd.This eventually resulted in Party goers chanting "Liberal Bias," "CNN Sucks," and "CNN Go Home!"This new revelation appeared in a video posted at YouTube. Let's see how long it lasts (video embedded below the fold,…

CNN Scrubs Roesgen's Unaired Tea Party Interview From YouTube

April 19th, 2009 12:44 PM
On Thursday, NewsBusters shared with readers a video showing what happened after CNN's Susan Roesgen disgracefully attacked Chicago Tea Party attendees the previous day. The "most respected name in news" apparently didn't like America knowing the full story, and has requested YouTube remove the video pursuant to copyright laws.Patterico reported Sunday (h/t Glenn Reynolds):

Lou Dobbs Calls Janeane Garofalo a Hateful Appalling Human Being

April 18th, 2009 11:32 AM
Count CNN's Lou Dobbs amongst the likely millions of Americans disgusted by Janeane Garofalo's vitriolic attacks Thursday when she claimed the previous day's Tea Parties "were about hating a black man in the White House. This is racism straight up. That is nothing but a bunch of teabagging rednecks." On his radio program Friday, Dobbs took issue with the actress, comedian, and activist, referring…

CNN: Palin Family Issues Like Soap Opera; Downplays Obama Relatives' T

April 17th, 2009 6:29 PM
CNN has displayed a double standard in its coverage of the difficulties involving the extended family of Sarah Palin versus that of President Barack Obama. Two programs on the network on Thursday evening used multiple soap opera references to describe recent occurrences in the “Palin family saga.” This contrasts with two incidents involving the aunt and half-brother of the president, which have…

CNN's Fox-Bashing/Fox-Job Applying Roesgen 'Tak(ing) a Break

April 17th, 2009 4:48 PM
CNN's Susan Roesgen has had a rough week, what with all the ordinary American/First Amendment practitioners bashing she so passionately and obnoxiously delivered in her TEA Party reporting.Perhaps it was the sniping at the place she twice applied in 2005 - Rupert Murdoch's House of Ratings, otherwise known as Fox News - that put her over the edge.Or whether or not her email box was so overwhelmed…

BMI's Dan Gainor Talks Tea Parties on FBN's Cavuto

April 17th, 2009 3:42 PM