Matthews Warns, Just Like in '94, Big GOP Win in Fall Could Sweep In
Chris Matthews, during his syndicated The Chris Matthews Show over the weekend, warned viewers that a big win for Republicans in the upcoming midterms could lead to a bunch of "oddballs" coming to Washington. Matthews, citing a New York magazine article by Jennifer Senior, alerted his audience that if the Tea Party is successful in November it could be reminiscent of the Republican class of 1994…
Five for Five: Top Five Times NewsBusters Embarrassed the Media | Roun
Editor's Note: For the list of NewsBusters T-shirt contest winners, skip to the end of this post. Click here to enter the contest.Last week we debuted the first installment of "Five for Five," a set of five top five lists comprising the best NewsBusters posts of our first five years. Last week we began on a light note with The Top Five Media Flubs Caught by NewsBusters.We continue on the lighter…
Keith Olbermann's Colleague Chuck Todd Calls Andrew Breitbart a 'Propa
Chuck Todd works for the same network that employs the likes of MSNBC's Rachel Maddow, Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann, liberal propagandists all, yet it's doubtful Todd would ever call them that, however he did attach that "p" word to one Andrew Breitbart. During a segment, on Friday's Today show, headlined: "White House Distractions, Sherrod Story Lingers with Lawsuit Plans" Todd relayed…
Only Fox News Hits Gibbs With Questions on Possible Plans to Bypass Co
Robert Gibbs on Friday appeared on all three network morning shows, as well as Fox News, MSNBC and CNN, but only FNC quizzed the White House press secretary about whether the White House would try and force immigration reform without Congress. Co-host Steve Doocy challenged, "There are some memos circulating...up on Capitol Hill, and probably at the White House as well, about how the…
NBC's Curry Hits Biden from the Left on Afghanistan War Funding
NBC's Ann Curry, in an exclusive interview with Vice President Joe Biden aired on Thursday's Today show, pushed Biden from the left on war funding for Afghanistan as she exclaimed "boy there was some reluctance" in the House and pressed: "How long can we keep paying for this war?" The bill actually passed by a vote of 308 to 114 but Curry claimed the "reluctance" was significant as she recited…
Media Reality Check: Networks Protest Arizona's Immigration Law With C
The TV networks have aggressively demonstrated their dislike of Arizona’s state law “cracking down on illegal immigrants,” a law that “pits neighbor against neighbor.” An MRC review of morning and evening news programs on ABC, CBS, and NBC from April 23 to July 25 found the networks have aired 120 stories with an almost ten-to-one tilt against the Arizona law (77 negative, 35 neutral, 8…
Lauer to Chris Christie: Are You Worried That Taking On NJ Unions and
Republican New Jersey Governor Chris Christie appeared on Wednesday's Today show and deftly handled all of Matt Lauer's pointed questions from whether or not he was worried about "taking on" the "sacred cows" of unions and teachers, if he will support Barack Obama's small business legislation, and even if the governor's criticism of Snooki and The Situation was good for Jersey Shore tourism. On…
Santelli: Tea Party More a 'Philosophy' Than a Party
Like a dog chasing its tail, the left has spent a great amount of time trying to determine who the leader of the Tea Party movement is. And often, there are accusations of prevalent racism among its members. But according to CNBC's Rick Santelli, the Tea Party is more of a philosophy than a group, which has nothing to do with racism. In an appearance on NBC's July 25 "Meet the Press," Santelli…
As AZ Immigration Law Looms, ABC Touts Harm to Small Businesses
ABC's "World News" on Sunday caught up to CBS and NBC in fretting about the potential problems caused by illegal immigrants who may be leaving Arizona before the state's new law takes effect on Thursday. Correspondent Barbara Pinto devoted her entire piece to lamenting the possible damage to small businesses whose customers are presumably now leaving the state, but offered less than a sentence to…
Matthews: Will Democrats 'Run Away From President O-Carter' - I Mean O
Chris Matthews made a delicious Freudian slip this weekend calling Barack Obama President Carter.In the first segment of the syndicated program bearing his name, Matthews and panel discussed what Democrats are going to have to do to win in the upcoming midterm elections.The consensus was that they can't run on what they've "accomplished" in the past eighteen months because Americans are unhappy…
Five for Five: NewsBusters Highlights and Contest Winners
Editor's Note: For the list of NewsBusters T-shirt contest winners, skip to the end of this post.As we approach our 5th anniversary at NewsBusters, our celebration would not be complete without a recap of our best posts. It was a tough call, but we came up with the top 25, broken down evenly into five categories of five each. We call it our Five-for-Five. Each Friday through August 13 we'll…
ABC, NBC Morning Shows Report Rep. Rangel's Charges; CBS's Early Show
Both ABC's "Good Morning America" and NBC's "Today Show" devoted segments to reporting the ethics charges Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) now faces. The recently-deposed head of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee faces ethics charges detailed in reports following a two-year committee investigation of the embattled congressman.CBS's "Early Show" did not report on the charges the…
