Networks Obsessed with Labeling Romney Mormon
April 12th, 2012 8:57 AM
News flash: Mitt Romney is a Mormon!
Actually, it’s not news. Romney was a Mormon as governor of Massachusetts and high-profile turn-around manager of the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics. Romney ran for the GOP nomination in 2008 and he was a Mormon then. He’s pretty much been running ever since. As a Mormon. But somehow, the networks can’t help reminding viewers at every turn that Romney is a…
Networks Offer Skimpy Coverage of the President's Call for Higher Taxe
April 11th, 2012 3:46 PM
The President on Tuesday made a major campaign offensive against his likely Republican opponent, but four out of the six network evening news and morning shows ignored it. Barack Obama's call to raise taxes only appeared on Tuesday's CBS Evening News and a brief sentence on Wednesday's Today.
CBS reporter Norah O'Donnell parroted, "Mr. Obama says making wealthier Americans pay more in taxes…
Jon Stewart Rips NBC’s Dishonest Zimmerman 911 Edit: ‘You Screwed
April 10th, 2012 3:49 PM
Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart surprisingly took on NBC News Monday for the network’s dishonest editing of George Zimmerman’s 911 call regarding Trayvon Martin.
Less shocking, the Daily Show host also took some punches at conservatives for how they handled this story including Media Research Center president Brent Bozell (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary):
NBC's Curry Rips Ryan Budget: 'Where is the Empathy?' Won't Poor Peopl
April 10th, 2012 11:01 AM
In an interview with Congressman Paul Ryan on Tuesday's NBC Today, co-host Ann Curry slammed the Wisconsin Republican's proposed budget: "Where is the empathy in this budget?...Do you acknowledge that poor people will suffer under his budget? That you have shown a lack of empathy to poor people in this budget?" [Listen to the audio or watch the video after the jump]
Curry cited a left-wing…
NB Publisher Bozell Calls on Congress to Investigate Comcast and NBC
April 10th, 2012 8:29 AM
NewsBusters publisher and Media Research Center (MRC) founder Brent Bozell announced earlier this morning that the MRC is calling upon Congress to investigate Comcast / NBC News for the intentional editing of the George Zimmerman audio that was broadcast multiple times and subsequently flamed the fires of racial hatred and animosity
“NBC is laughing at the public. Last week we said we would…
Nikki Haley Slams NBC's Gregory: 'Media Thinks Women Only Care About C
April 9th, 2012 12:59 PM
Updated : Audio available here and video added after the jump.
Appearing on NBC's Sunday web-based feature Press Pass, South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley tore apart the media obsession with the contraception debate: "The media thinks that women only care about contraception, that's not true. They care about contraception, and education, and health care, and jobs, and the economy."
Haley…
Mormon Congressman Calls Out David Gregory for NBC's Horrible Treatmen
April 8th, 2012 5:26 PM
Mormon Congressman Raul Labrador (R-Id.) scolded David Gregory on Sunday for his network's horrible treatment of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's faith.
Appearing on NBC's Meet the Press, Labrador specifically named MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell as one of the offenders (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Dan Rather: 'Race Will Be a Factor in This Presidential Campaign
April 8th, 2012 11:55 AM
With the way the Obama-loving media have mishandled the Trayvon Martin shooting, there's seems to be no question the Left wants race to be an issue in the upcoming elections.
Appearing on the syndicated Chris Matthews Show this weekend, HDNet's Dan Rather ominously said, "Race will be a factor in this presidential campaign" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Saturday Night Live Begins Show With Five Minute Trashing of Mitt Romn
April 8th, 2012 10:05 AM
With it now appearing Mitt Romney will be the Republican presidential nominee, it is a metaphysical certitude media attacks on him will drastically increase and intensify.
NBC's Saturday Night Live did its part this weekend with a five minute opening sketch that totally trashed the candidate as being a pandering fool without any core values whatsoever (video follows with transcribed…
NBC News President Insists Zimmerman Edit 'Not a Deliberate Act to Mis
April 8th, 2012 2:12 AM
Following a series of anonymous leaks, NBC has released its first on-the-record statements regarding the internal investigation into its misleading audio clip of George Zimmerman's 9-1-1 call.
According to NBC, the controversial clip, which appeared during its "Today" morning news show, was edited deliberately by the producer to fit within time constraints and not for some other reason.…
AP, UPI Finally Note NBC's Firing of Producer Over Zimmerman 911 Call
April 7th, 2012 2:36 PM
Breitbart.com has noted that it took about 17 hours before the dam broke, but now the Associated Press and United Press International both have stories on NBC's decision to fire a Miami-based producer over the editing of George Zimmerman's 911 call.
The AP story, which has a time stamp of 12:03 p.m. at the Wall Street Journal, plays it pretty straight (posted in full because of it relative…
Breaking: NBC Fires Producer Who Created False Zimmerman Audio
April 6th, 2012 7:55 PM
NBC News has fired the producer it says was responsible for creating the deceptive audio recording of George Zimmerman communicating with a 9-1-1 operator, according to the New York Times.
The network is still refusing to release the name of the producer, although according to Times reporter Brian Stelter, the producer is based in Miami and has worked there for a number of years. According to…
NBC's 'Today' Show Mocks Keith Olbermann
April 6th, 2012 3:09 PM
On Friday's NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer confirmed that he had renewed his contract with network, prompting applause from his fellow hosts and this zinger from weatherman Al Roker about Lauer's potential replacement: "Yeah, because it was either you or Keith Olbermann." The entire studio erupted in laughter. [Listen to the audio or watch the video after the jump]
Lauer quipped in response…
NBC Prolongs Its Zimmerman Disgrace, Refuses to Release Name of Produc
April 6th, 2012 12:47 PM
As public awareness and outrage grows over NBC's deceptive editing of the 9-1-1 call made by George Zimmerman during the night he encountered Trayvon Martin, the television network has continued to stonewall and spin instead of being forthright and honest.
According to the Reuters news service, NBC continues to insist that the producer who edited the audio of the Zimmerman did not do so…