NBC Lawyer Who Blocked Pro-Troops Ad Gives Generously to Dems
December 8th, 2007 8:02 PM
The recent NBC kerfuffle involving the rejection of ads supporting the troops during the holidays continues to get more and more interesting. Now, it appears one of the attorneys involved in the decision gives generously to Democrats. As reported by Michael Brady of the Majority Accountability Project:
NBC Double Standard: Today Show Aired Antiwar Ad by MoveOn.org
December 8th, 2007 12:59 PM
As NewsBusters reported Friday, television network NBC has decided not to run ads thanking and supporting America's troops stationed overseas during the holidays.*****Update: Drudge is reporting that NBC has capitulated due to "pressure from outraged viewers." Stay tuned... The sticking point according to NBC's head of standards and policies Alan Wurtzel was that Freedom's Watch "insisted that…
Newsbusters Weekly Recap: December 1 to December
December 8th, 2007 10:33 AM
God Bashing Film Promotes 'Awareness' The mainstream media have been fawning over the atheist inspired film "The Goldan Compass" and ignoring the fact that the author (upon which the movie is based), Phillip Pullman, has bragged about killing God in his novels. Well, according to CNN, the real focus should be on the fact that the film raises "awareness" about the plight of polar bears. No, really…
NBC Refuses to Run Support the Troops Ads During Holidays
December 7th, 2007 3:05 PM
A conservative organization known as Freedom's Watch has had its advertisements rejected by NBC. What was the heinous content of these ads?A show of support and thanks to America's troops serving around the world during the holidays.I kid you not.As reported moments ago by the Associated Press (emphasis added):
Cantwell Aide’s Sex Scandal Gets Little Press Coverage
December 5th, 2007 10:38 AM
It must be wonderful to be a Democrat and know that your indiscretions are very unlikely to get much attention by media minions only willing to cover the crimes and shortcomings of folks on the opposite side of the aisle. Take for example James Michael McHaney, an aide to Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) who NewsBusters reported had been arrested last Friday for trying to lure a thirteen-year-old…
Michael J. Fox Sticks to Old Beliefs on Embryo Destruction
December 3rd, 2007 4:41 PM
Even as scientific advancements on stem cell research have vindicated George W. Bush's resistance to destroy actual embryos, Michael J. Fox refused to give the President any credit on Monday's "Today" show, instead choosing to indirectly insult him as he declared that after the next election "the chances are very good that there's gonna be a new attitude towards science." When asked by NBC's…
David Gregory Slams Both Clintons for Bill’s Iraq War Flip-flop
December 2nd, 2007 1:17 PM
There was a truly fascinating event on Sunday's "Meet the Press" that could definitely have lasting meaning on the 2008 presidential campaign. Not only did host Tim Russert bring up former President Bill Clinton's flip-flop on his support of the Iraq war, but also NBC's David Gregory said, "It's a reminder of what some people who don't like Hillary Clinton don't like." Maybe Bill shouldn't have…
'Knight Rider' Rides Again-- This Time Fights Military Contractors
November 30th, 2007 7:45 AM
UPDATE BELOW: See the the new KITTWho's Hollywood's latest Big Bad Villain? Private military contractors--giving rise to a new version of Derangement Syndrome: Blackwater Derangement Syndrome or BwDS.Echoing lefty rage at Blackwater, TV shows from “Boston Legal” to “Jericho” have turned contractors into the bad guys.NBC's upcoming two-hour movie/backdoor pilot “Knight Rider” is no different, but…
As Iraq Improves, Survey Shows Journalists Continue to Despair
November 29th, 2007 1:15 PM
Are U.S. journalists missing the news right in front of their eyes? Even as the violence ebbs and Iraqi refugees are returning home by the thousands, a new survey of Iraq war correspondents finds most are still deeply pessimistic about conditions in Iraq, with one in six (15%) saying that they believe news coverage "makes the situation look better than it is," compared to just three percent who…
NBC, CBS Morning Shows Ignore Bill Clinton's Flip-Flop on Iraq War
November 28th, 2007 1:17 PM
Wednesday's editions of the CBS "Early Show" and NBC's "Today" show both ignored Bill Clinton's incredible assertion on Tuesday that he opposed the Iraq war from its inception. Only "Good Morning America" correspondent Jake Tapper pointed out the obvious fact that Clinton was no vocal critic of the military action. Filing a report on the subject, Tapper incredulously wondered, "Bill Clinton…