Brent Bozell Excoriates Chris Matthews on 'Fox & Friends' for Comparin

February 5th, 2011 10:45 AM
"He's shameless, isn't he?" asked FNC's Steve Doocy, co-host of "Fox & Friends, about MSNBC anchor Chris Matthews, who recently compared the Muslim Brotherhood to the Tea Party. "Chris Matthews is not a journalist," replied MRC President Brent Bozell. "He's a parody of himself." On the February 4 "Fox & Friends," the NewsBusters publisher acknowledged that while most of the coverage…

NewsBusters Publisher Bozell Discusses Biased Reporting of Egypt Prote

February 4th, 2011 6:02 PM
Overall the coverage of the ongoing protests against Hosni Mubarak in Egypt has been pretty good, but it's when journalists get around to offering their analysis that bias has crept in, NewsBusters publisher Brent Bozell told Fox News's Steve Doocy on the February 4 "Fox & Friends." Case in point, MSNBC's Chris Matthews comparing the Muslim Brotherhood with the Tea Party movement. "Mr.…

'Media Mash': Egypt Protest Edition

February 4th, 2011 10:57 AM
"These reporters are going to eat their words in a big way,"  NewsBusters publisher and Media Research Center founder Brent Bozell predicted on last night's "Hannity" regarding the mainstream media personalities who have credited President Obama with the popular uprising against dictator Hosni Mubarak in Egypt: What happens when the government crumbles? What happens when this country is…

Networks Still AWOL as Now Fox News Covers Planned Parenthood Sting

February 3rd, 2011 3:26 PM
On Wednesday's O'Reilly Factor, guest host Laura Ingraham devoted two segments to Lila Rose's latest undercover video showing how Planned Parenthood aiding and abetting the covering up of sex crimes. During the first segment, Ingraham interviewed the pro-life activist. The conservative talker then debated Fox News contributor Jehmu Greene, who defended Planned Parenthood. On the other hand,…

Chris Matthews Attacks 'Fear Mongering,' 'Looney Tunes,' 'Completely C

February 3rd, 2011 11:23 AM
Having mercilessly attacked Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) for six days in a row, MSNBC's Chris Matthews on Wednesday set his sights on conservative talk show host Glenn Beck. After an opening teaser in which the "Hardball" host referred to "the right-wing freak-out over Egypt," Matthews ended up doing two segments about the Fox News star in which he and his perilously liberal…

NYT Top Editor Bill Keller Blasts Fox's 'Unhealthy' Impact on National

February 3rd, 2011 9:47 AM
Executive Editor Bill Keller and Washington bureau chief Dean Baquet were interviewed at the National Press Club Monday night by Marvin Kalb for “New York Times Behind the Scenes,” which aired on C-Span. As reported Monday night by Keach Hagey of Politico, when Kalb asked what Keller thought of media mogul Rupert Murdoch, who has launched a New York edition of the Wall Street Journal, Keller…

Rupert Murdoch: I Would Never Rehire Keith Olbermann - He's an Impossi

February 2nd, 2011 8:06 PM
Since the moment he announced he was doing his last "Countdown" on MSNBC, people have wondered where the controversial Keith Olbermann will land. On Wednesday, News Corp's Rupert Murdoch told Neal Cavuto it won't be on Fox News (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Bill O'Reilly Blows Up At Alan Colmes, Challenges Sam Donaldson to Com

February 2nd, 2011 1:26 AM
As NewsBusters previously reported, Sam Donaldson on Sunday's "This Week" actually thanked the anti-American television network Al Jazeera for what they do in the Middle East. On Tuesday, Fox News's Bill O'Reilly invited Alan Colmes and Monica Crowley on his program to discuss the matter, and by the end of the segment, O'Reilly was practically screaming at Sean Hannity's former partner (video…

Maddow Blames Beck and Other Conservatives for Her Getting Duped by Sa

February 2nd, 2011 12:18 AM
As NewsBusters previously reported, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow on Monday got duped by a satirical website quoting from their spoof article about Sarah Palin advocating an attack on Egypt as if it was a serious commentary. On Tuesday, proving once again that it takes a lot of rationalizations to be a liberal these days, Maddow blamed her mistake on Fox News's Glenn Beck and other prominent…

Only Fox News and Don Imus Report Schumer's Branches of Government Gaf

February 1st, 2011 8:19 PM
On  Monday, NewsBusters asked, "Will Chris Matthews and MSNBC Spend Week Bashing Schumer's Branches of Government Gaffe?" It turns out that not only didn't Matthews or MSNBC mention Sen. Chuck Schumer's (D-N.Y.) blunder on that network's extended prime time programs Monday, but a LexisNexis search identified that out of all America's many mainstream media outlets, only Fox News's Bret Baier…

Chris Matthews Accused of Sexism by Liberal Women's Advocate, Attacks

February 1st, 2011 11:17 AM
The merciless attacks on Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) continued for the fifth day in a row on MSNBC's "Hardball" Monday. These came despite a liberal women's rights advocate telling Fox New's Megyn Kelly hours earlier that Chris Matthews' treatment of the Congresswoman is sexist and "over the top" (video follows with transcripts and commentary):

Matthews Bashes Palin's 'WTF Moment' and Bachmann's Slavery Remark - A

January 28th, 2011 11:43 AM
Chris Matthews on Thursday attacked Sarah Palin for making what appeared to be a hip double entendre concerning President Obama's oft-used State of the Union slogan "Winning the Future." Even less surprising, the "Hardball" host also went after Congresswoman Michele Bachmann's (R-Minn.) slavery remarks - for the third night in a row (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Mike Huckabee Demonstrates How Politically Correct, Violent Rhetoric-F

January 26th, 2011 1:01 AM
Mike Huckabee on Sunday demonstrated to his Fox News audience how politically correct, violent rhetoric-free speech can work on television if you try hard enough. He also showed how absurd it will be if the liberal media reaction to the Tucson shootings goes too far (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Michele Bachmann 'Horrified' and 'Appalled' by Media 'Politicizing' Sh

January 25th, 2011 10:48 AM
As media quickly accused conservatives of inciting the tragedy in Tucson two weeks ago, they ignored the fact that one of those they were pointing fingers at was a friend of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords' (D-Ariz.). On Monday, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) told Fox News's Bill O'Reilly what it was like for her that fateful Saturday morning to not only find out that someone close…