John Fund Explains Why Gingrich May Yet Appear on Virginia Ballot

December 25th, 2011 5:34 PM
In light of the development this weekend that Mitt Romney and Ron Paul were the only two presidential candidates who had enough valid signatures to appear on the Virginia Republican primary ballot on March 6,  the American Spectator's John Fund appeared on Sunday's Fox and Friends on FNC and suggested that Newt Gingrich may yet find a way to secure a spot on the Virginia ballot. (Video below)

Ben Stein Argues Against Claims Middle Class Hurt by the Wealthy

December 22nd, 2011 8:48 AM
Supposedly right-leaning actor, economist and former Nixon speech writer Ben Stein of late has become famous for advocating for higher taxes on the wealthy, but on Wednesday's The O'Reilly Factor on FNC, Stein was finally seen arguing from a conservative point of view again as he debated David Callahan of the left-wing group DEMOS, and argued that taxation rates on the wealthy are not to blame…

FNC's Bret Baier Cites NewsBusters Critique of UNICEF Ad Attacking San

December 21st, 2011 4:30 PM
During the "Grapevine" segment on Tuesday's Special Report on Fox News, anchor Bret Baier played a clip of a UNICEF ad depicting Santa Claus as an uncaring Scrooge and quoted an item from NewsBusters' senior editor Tim Graham: "Conservative site NewsBusters asked quote: 'Why on Earth would jolly old Saint Nicholas resent aid for the poor? Is this just another way the UN bureaucracy asserts its…

Bill Clinton to Tell Obama to Appoint Fox News's Bill O'Reilly Secreta

December 20th, 2011 10:41 PM
Fox News's Bill O'Reilly on Tuesday told Bill Clinton, "You should suggest to President Obama that he appoint me Secretary of Housing." The former President in his first appearance on The O'Reilly Factor seemed to like the concept saying, “I will tell him tonight...That’s probably the best idea he’s had” (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary):

Bill Clinton: Press Favored Obama Over Hillary in 2008, Weren't Biased

December 20th, 2011 8:54 PM
Bill Clinton on Tuesday said the press favored Barack Obama over his wife for president in 2008. Not surprisingly, he told Fox News’s Bill O’Reilly that he didn’t believe the media were biased towards him when he first ran for president in 1992 (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary):

Media Mash: NB Publisher Bozell Takes On Liberal Media Pumping Up Obam

December 19th, 2011 12:45 PM
Appearing on Friday's Hannity on Fox News, during the weekly "Media Mash" segment, NewsBusters publisher and Media Research Center president Brent Bozell detailed ABC's attempt to paint a rosy economic picture to help President Obama and the liberal media's across-the-board effort to slam Newt Gingrich as a "frightening" "political killer." [View video after the jump]

Rush Limbaugh: 'Anybody Other Than Ron Paul Could Beat Obama' - 'Easil

December 15th, 2011 9:09 AM
The Paul-bots aren't going to be happy about this. On Fox's On the Record Wednesday, conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh said, "I think right now anybody other than Ron Paul could beat Obama if the election were tomorrow – easily" (video follows with transcript):

The War on the War on Christmas

December 13th, 2011 1:48 PM
Every year, millions of Christians that celebrate the birth of their Savior are faced with the attacks on Christmas - "holiday trees," atheist ad campaigns and even outright blasphemy in mocking nativity scenes. To Christians and conservatives, the evidence is overwhelming. But in recent years, the left and the mainstream media have actively denied that the war even exists. From the hard left…

David Frum Bashes Fox News Viewers: End Up 'Knowing A Lot Less About I

December 12th, 2011 11:36 AM
Faux-Republican David Frum took a shot at Fox News viewers on Sunday when he told CNN's Howard Kurtz that "people who watch a lot of Fox come away knowing a lot less about important world events." Frum's interview aired during the bottom half of the 11 a.m. hour of Reliable Sources. Even Kurtz, who has worked for the liberal media for three decades, challenged Frum's hard-line criticism of…

Chris Wallace Denies Joe Scarborough's Claim He 'Loathes Mitt Romney

December 11th, 2011 1:58 PM
Joe Scarborough on MSNBC's Morning Joe last week claimed that Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace "loathes Mitt Romney." On Fox & Friends Sunday, Wallace denied this (transcript and commentary follow with video courtesy Johnny Dollar, relevant section at 2:45):

Chris Matthews: Newt Gingrich's Popularity Due to Time on Fox News

December 11th, 2011 1:18 PM
Chris Matthews has a theory as to why Newt Gingrich is suddenly soaring in the Republican presidential polls. As he discussed with his panelists on the syndicated program bearing his name this weekend, it's all because of the former House Speaker's time as a contributor to Fox News (video follows with transcript and commentary):

O'Reilly Rips Stewart: 'How Can You Watch Eight Hours of Fox News Ever

December 10th, 2011 9:51 AM
Fox News's Bill O'Reilly and Comedy Central's Jon Stewart are once again locked in a battle of wits. Having been told by O'Reilly that he was "going to hell" for remarks he made about the war on Christmas, Stewart said Thursday, "I make my living watching Fox News eight hours a day. I'm already in hell! Boom! Boom! Your move, O'Reilly." This led The Factor host to marvelously respond Friday…

Gingrich Compares Obama to Carter: 'Can't Get Reelected in a Clean Dir

December 1st, 2011 9:26 AM
In an interview with Fox News's Sean Hannity Wednesday, Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich made a powerful criticism of the current White House resident. "Obama can't get reelected in a clean direct honest campaign" (video follows with transcript):

CNN's Carol Costello Mocks 'Holiday Tree' Hubbub: 'Fox News...Went Cra

December 1st, 2011 7:50 AM
CNN anchor Carol Costello mocked the annual "War on Christmas" theme on Wednesday morning's Newsroom. Liberal Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee (I) said he would light the state's "holiday tree" and "Fox News, as it does every year, went crazy." Apparently, the calmer CNN mocks this at the same time it lines it up to be its "Talk Back" feature for audience reaction. Costello underlined the…