Ex-ABC Head Westin Denies Liberal Bias, Rationalizes Greater Media Foc
May 23rd, 2012 6:25 AM
Appearing as a guest on Tuesday's The O'Reilly Factor to promote his book, Exit Interview, former ABC News president David Westin denied seeing a liberal bias among his colleagues when he was head of ABC News, and, when confronted by a recent study by the MRC's Business and Media Institute, rationalized the greater attention the media have paid to Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's…
Clarence Page: 'Right-Wing Wouldn't Have' Rev. Wright Story 'If it Was
May 20th, 2012 12:51 PM
If there was a contest each week for the dumbest comment made by a member of the media, this would likely be last week's prohibitive favorite.
On the syndicated Chris Matthews Show this weekend, during a discussion about Barack Obama's America-hating Reverend Jeremiah Wright, the Chicago Tribune's Clarence Page actually said with a straight face, "Right-wing wouldn't have that story if it…
Leno Turns Chris Matthews Jeopardy Joke Into Stab at Fox News
May 18th, 2012 12:21 PM
On Thursday's Tonight Show, NBC's Jay Leno gratuitously inserted a slam of Fox News as he poked fun of colleague Chris Matthews flunking on Jeopardy: "He [Matthews] got his ass kicked on Jeopardy. He just - he was so embarrassed. The good news: he got so many facts wrong, today, he was offered a job at Fox News."
The following morning, Friday's CBS This Morning played up the anti-Fox News…
Jon Lovitz Slams 'Hypocritical' Obama 'Selling' a 'Victim Mentality
May 18th, 2012 8:30 AM
Appearing as a guest on Thursday's Hannity show on FNC, comedian Jon Lovitz complained that he finds President Obama's attacks on the wealthy to be "hypocritical" while the President raises so much campaign money from wealthy donors, including from Wall Street, and criticized Obama for "selling" a "victim mentality."
After asserting that he does not regret voting for Obama, but that he is…
Dennis Miller Hits Obama's 'Kardashian Presidency,' 'Great at Everythi
May 17th, 2012 8:21 AM
During his regular "Miller Time" segment on FNC's The O'Reilly Factor, comedian Dennis Miller on Wednesday reacted to President Obama's recent appearance on ABC's The View, tagging his administration as a "Kardashian presidency."
He also suggested that host Bill O'Reilly is not tough enough on Obama, as he teased the FNC host as a "fanboy."
When O'Reilly opined that people like Obama…
Adam Carolla Lambasts CBS's Stahl Over Terrorist Interrogation Intervi
May 14th, 2012 7:51 AM
Appearing as a guest on Friday's The O'Reilly Factor on FNC, comedian Adam Carolla took exception with a recent interview on CBS's 60 Minutes with former CIA interrogator Jose Rodriguez, who is promoting a book about his experiences in counterterrorism, in which correspondent Lesley Stahl questioned whether the interrogation techniques used against a prisoner involved in the al-Qaeda terrorism…
Judy Miller on WaPo's Romney Smear: 'Where Are the Comparable Pieces A
May 13th, 2012 1:14 AM
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Judy Miller had some harsh words for the Washington Post Saturday.
Appearing on Fox News Watch, the former New York Times reporter said of the Post's recent smear of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, "Where are the comparable pieces about Barack Obama’s missing background?" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Kirsten Powers: Obama's Gay Marriage Flipflop 'Less Evolution and More
May 12th, 2012 7:06 PM
Liberal columnist Kirsten Powers on Saturday made an observation about Barack Obama's same-sex marriage flipflop that few media members would dare.
During a Fox News Watch discussion about how differently the press handle the President's changes of heart versus Mitt Romney's, Powers observed, "This is less evolution and more intelligent design" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Bill O'Reilly Rips WaPo: 'If Romney Shaved Barney Frank's Head You Mig
May 12th, 2012 12:53 PM
Fox News's Bill O'Reilly on Friday lambasted the Washington Post for its pathetic hit piece on Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
"If while Governor of Massachusetts, Romney shaved Barney Frank's head, then you might have a story. But a prep school prank?" incredulously asked O'Reilly. "The Romney story means nothing, period" (video follows with transcript and absolutely no need…
Jon Lovitz: Obama 'Makes Me Angry' with 'Not Honest' and 'Divisive' Ta
May 10th, 2012 8:21 AM
Appearing as a guest on Wednesday's The O'Reilly Factor on FNC to discuss his recent criticism of President Obama on the tax issue, former Saturday Night Live comedian Jon Lovitz accused President Obama of being "not honest" in criticizing the wealthy for not paying enough taxes, complained that the President is being "divisive," and asserted that "it makes me angry" because Obama is "pitting…
Fox News Won’t Fire Liberal Contributor for ‘White Boy’ Insult
May 8th, 2012 11:01 AM
While its leftist critics continually ignore them, Fox News Channel employs a number of liberal commentators. Unfortunately, it is continuing to stand by one of them, Democratic strategist Jehmu Greene, who insulted Daily Caller editor Tucker Carlson as a “bow-tying white boy.”
Greene, former national director of the liberal group Project Vote, made the insult during a debate with Carlson on…
Bill O'Reilly: 'Inconceivable That Had a White Mob Set Upon Two Black
May 8th, 2012 10:16 AM
"It is inconceivable that had a white mob set upon two black Americans the media would sit it out."
So said Fox News's Bill O'Reilly Monday about the media's almost total silence about a white couple that was attacked by a crowd of young African-Americans three weeks ago in Norfolk, Virginia (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary):
NYT's Keller: Fox News is 'Murdoch’s Most Toxic Legacy
May 7th, 2012 5:55 PM
Bill Keller, former executive editor of the New York Times, devoted his latest Sunday Review column on the evil that is the Rupert Murdoch-owned Fox News: "Murdoch’s Pride Is America’s Poison."
(Times Watch has documented the long anti-Fox, anti-Murdoch obsession of both Keller and Howell Raines, another former executive editor, which recently culminated in the paper's heavy front-page…
Liberal Fox Contributor to Tucker Carlson: 'Voters Like You - Bow-Tyin
May 4th, 2012 5:27 PM
If you hoped the race card wasn't going to be played by media members this election, think again.
On Fox News's America Live Friday, liberal commentator Jehmu Greene said to the Daily Caller's Tucker Carlson, "To question [Massachusetts Democratic senatorial candidate Elizabeth Warren] on her qualifications is going to be something that does appeal to folks like you, voters like you - bow-…