Bozell Column: Politicizing Hurricanes, Again
August 30th, 2011 2:11 PM
Al Sharpton has never found a crisis he couldn’t exploit – even when they don’t exist – his claim to fame. On Friday’s pre-hurricane episode of his MSNBC show, he warned “Hurricane Irene is nonpartisan” and was threatening both red and blue states. That nonpartisanship doesn’t extend to hurricane coverage on TV, where liberals once again boast about the glories of government disaster aid, and…
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NBC's Lauer to Cheney: You're the 'Most Divisive Political Figure in T
August 30th, 2011 9:06 AM
On Tuesday's NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer began a hostile interview with Dick Cheney by running through various derisive labels for the former Vice President: "You've been called 'controversial' and 'divisive.' Some people have called you the most divisive political figure in this country in a century." Cheney simply quipped: "You left out Darth Vader."
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NBC: Dick Cheney 'A Conservative Hero to His Fans, Darth Vader to His
August 29th, 2011 6:01 PM
Monday's NBC Today featured another preview of the upcoming Dateline interview with Dick Cheney about his new memoir, with correspondent Jamie Gangel declaring the former Vice President to be "A conservative hero to his fans, Darth Vader to his critics." On Thursday, Gangel also appeared on the NBC morning show to promote the interview, with co-host Ann Curry proclaiming…
NBC Brings On Hurricane Hypers to Deny Hyping Irene
August 29th, 2011 1:00 PM
On Monday's NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer introduced a panel discussion on whether media coverage of Hurricane Irene was overdone by proclaiming: "Was this storm over-hyped? In some ways, it's a one-sentence argument, this storm killed more than 20 people and 4 million people are without power, and clearly there's misery and destruction. How could it have been over-hyped?"
Weatherman Al…
Scarborough Takes on Colin Powell: Him Going on TV to Defend Himself M
August 29th, 2011 11:36 AM
The liberal media are predictably gushing over Colin Powell's supposed rebuke of Dick Cheney on Sunday's "Face the Nation."
Bucking the trend was Joe Scarborough Monday who on the MSNBC program bearing his name said Powell going on "Face the Nation" to defend himself proved Cheney right about heads exploding over his new book (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Chris Matthews Smells Racism in Declining Number of Whites Supporting
August 28th, 2011 6:32 PM
It appears that unless every white person in this country votes for Barack Obama next November, Chris Matthews will believe it's because they're racist.
On this weekend's syndicated program bearing his name, the host smelled racism in the declining number of whites supporting the President (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Surprise: Comcast Employees Are Obama's Biggest Donors
August 27th, 2011 8:00 AM
The employees of the company that is a part-owner of NBC and MSNBC are the biggest donors to President Obama's reelection campaign.
Chris Moody of Yahoo News reported Friday:
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NBC: Dick Cheney 'One of the Most Controversial Figures of Our Time
August 25th, 2011 1:00 PM
Thursday's NBC Today previewed an upcoming Dateline interview with Dick Cheney about his new memoir and labeled the former Vice President "controversial" three times in less than a minute. Co-host Ann Curry proclaimed him to be "one of the most controversial figures of our time." Turning to correspondent Jamie Gangel, who conducted the interview, Curry noted: "I understand that you…
NBC Avoids Crediting Marco Rubio With Saving Nancy Reagan From Fall
August 24th, 2011 12:30 PM
While both ABC's Good Morning America and CBS's Early Show on Tuesday gave due credit to Senator Marco Rubio for catching former First Lady Nancy Reagan as she tripped at Reagan Library event, NBC's Today strangely avoided making any mention of the Florida Republican being present, even as video footage clearly showed him holding Reagan's arm. [Audio available here; Video follows page break]
NBC, CBS Skip Poll Showing Obama Tied or Losing to Republicans
August 23rd, 2011 4:15 PM
The morning shows on NBC and CBS skipped a new Gallup poll finding Barack Obama either behind or tied with his Republican challengers. Only ABC's Good Morning America mentioned the stark numbers.
In an otherwise unrelated story on Sarah Palin, George Stephanopoulos briefly mentioned, "We're going to switch gears now to politics and there is a brand-new Gallup poll showing that the four top…
NBC: People 'Excited to Share Vacation' With Obama
August 22nd, 2011 5:32 PM
On Saturday's NBC Today, White House correspondent Kristen Welker fawned over President Obama's 10-day excursion to Martha's Vineyard, declaring: "...his first public outing...A bookstore in Vineyard Haven where he, Malia, and Sasha bought eight books." A crowd outside the store could be heard chanting: "Four more years! Four more years!"
Welker noted how "no cameras were allowed when the…
NBC Skips Obama's Major Shift on Immigration, Covers 500 Pound Pig
August 22nd, 2011 5:04 PM
NBC has yet to cover a major shift by the Obama administration that would halt deportation of illegal immigrants who have not committed a crime. According to the Washington Times, up to 300,000 cases could be impacted by this decision.
Despite ignoring the development, NBC did find time to cover the story of Boris, the 550 pound pig. Natalie Morales explained, "His owners have him on a diet…
Hypocritical Matthews Slams 'Nasty' Perry's Attacks on Obama
August 22nd, 2011 12:22 PM
On his syndicated program, Sunday, Chris Matthews slammed Rick Perry for being too "nasty" to Barack Obama. The liberal host also wondered if the fact that Perry is not a Mormon gives southerners a "permission slip" to like him.
Speculating on the Texas Governor's popularity, Matthews theorized, "Do you think part of this southern appeal of this guy, who is to most of us this guy, Rick Perry…
NBC's Guthrie Urges Obama 'Go For Broke' With New Stimulus
August 22nd, 2011 11:46 AM
In an interview with former press secretary and current Obama campaign advisor Robert Gibbs on Sunday's Meet the Press, substitute host Savannah Guthrie pushed the President from the left: "If the President thinks more should be done, if he thinks there should be more stimulus, why doesn't he just go for broke? Why doesn't he go out there and ask for it, make a case for it?"
Guthrie worried…
