Censored: After Skipping the IRS Scandal for Five Months, ABC Allows a

November 27th, 2013 12:52 PM
  Five months after dropping coverage of the Internal Revenue Service scandal, ABC's Good Morning America on Wednesday finally found time to allow a few seconds to mention the targeting of conservatives. CBS and NBC on Tuesday and Wednesday both ignored the fact that the Obama administration is doubling down and now attempting to rein in non-profit groups. GMA's Josh Elliott blandly noted…

Networks Hype 'Interesting' Moment With Liberal 'Heckler'; Obama Handl

November 26th, 2013 12:46 PM
 All three networks on Tuesday hyped an "interesting" exchange between Barack Obama and a liberal heckler. ABC, CBS and ABC declined, however, to specifically note that the man's concern was that the President simply wasn't liberal enough on the issue of immigration reform. On NBC's Today, Natalie Morales praised, "You know, I think that the President handled it well by engaging." [See video…

TVNewser: NBC's 'Silence Has Been Deafening' Over Bashir's Vile Attack

November 25th, 2013 2:52 PM
In an article for MediaBistro's TVNewser blog on Monday, Gail Shister ripped into NBC News for the lack of punishment of MSNBC host Martin Bashir after his vicious and disgusting attack on Sarah Palin: "It's no surprise that NBC tries to distance itself publicly from its corporate sibling. In this case, however, its silence has been deafening. How low does the bar have to go before Tom Brokaw…

After Days Censoring ObamaCare Coverage, NBC Lets Chris Matthews Blame

November 25th, 2013 11:24 AM
After NBC refused to even mention ObamaCare since November 18, Saturday's Today allowed left-wing MSNBC host Chris Matthews to actually blame Republicans for the program's ongoing failures: "I think the acid test here is participation, not efficiency. It comes down to whether young people who are healthy are willing to join up....There's a big scary thing, though, that if you look at all the…

ABC, NBC Minimize Senate Democrats Dropping Nuclear Option, Tout 'Bold

November 22nd, 2013 4:16 PM
ABC's Good Morning America and NBC's Today on Friday did their best to downplay Senate Democrats' Thursday move to curtail the Republican Party's filibuster power. The two newscasts devoted a combined 39 seconds to the controversial vote, which ABC's Dan Harris labeled a "bold move". GMA apparently thought the potential marriage of serial killer Charles Manson was more important, as it devoted…

What ObamaCare Disaster? NBC Continues Blackout of Failing Health Care

November 22nd, 2013 12:26 PM
After going 72 hours without even mentioning ObamaCare on its air waves, NBC's continued refusal to cover the disastrous policy on Thursday's Nightly News or Friday's Today brought that total up to 96 hours. Amazingly, Friday's Today had the audacity to include two segments about Vice President Joe Biden buying lunch at a Washington D.C. sandwich shop rather provide any ObamaCare updates.…

Journalists, Networks Decry Obama White House's 'Troubling Precedent

November 21st, 2013 4:03 PM
On Thursday, CBS's Sharyl Attkisson reported on Twitter that the White House Correspondents Association, along with "dozens of associations & media outlets", sent a letter of protest to White House Press Secretary Jay Carney. Attkisson outlined in subsequent Tweets that the letter blasted the Obama administration for restricting the access of photojournalists at certain presidential events…

Blackout: NBC Censors All Coverage of ObamaCare for Days

November 21st, 2013 12:34 PM
NBC News has completely censored any mention of the unfolding ObamaCare disaster for the last 72 hours. Not one word about the millions of Americans losing their health insurance nor the severe political damage that has been done to President Obama and the Democratic Party. In that same time period, both CBS and ABC reported on major developments regarding the new law, including revelations…

NBC's Williams Ignores Obama Omitting 'Under God' From Gettysburg Addr

November 21st, 2013 11:11 AM
On Tuesday's NBC Nightly News, anchor Brian Williams noted President Obama and the four former living presidents reciting the Gettysburg Address to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's historic speech, but ignored the fact that Obama omitted the phrase "under God" from his reading and refused to attend the event marking the anniversary. [Listen to the audio or watch the video…

NBC Finds No Time for Ongoing ObamaCare Disaster, But Plenty for Obama

November 20th, 2013 4:32 PM
After censoring any coverage of the continuing ObamaCare disaster since Monday morning, NBC did manage to find time to cover Michelle Obama's fashion choices and the First Couple's first date on Wednesday's Today, with co-host Matt Lauer excitedly telling viewers to stay tuned: "First Lady Michelle Obama opens up about her very first date with the future president as well as her biggest fashion…

CBS Reveals 'Major Task' Remains of Creating ObamaCare Infrastructure

November 20th, 2013 1:30 PM
Wednesday's CBS This Morning stood out as the only Big Three morning show to spotlight Henry Chao's stunning revelation to Congress – that a significant portion of the I.T. infrastructure needed to support HealthCare.gov has yet to be built. NBC's Today completely ignored Chao's testimony, while GMA aired a 19-second brief that vaguely summarized the hearing. Meanwhile, the ABC show devoted a 1…

On 'Tonight Show,' Bush and Leno Take Jabs at NBC

November 20th, 2013 10:45 AM
Appearing on Tuesday's Tonight Show, former President George W. Bush got a laugh from the audience with this one-liner: "We've always had such great relations with NBC." Host Jay Leno added to the joke by taking his own shot at the network: "I'm glad one of us has." [Listen to the audio or watch the video after the jump] The brief exchange was prompted by Leno asking the former commander-in-…

Bush on Obama Getting All the Late Night Jokes Now: ‘Better Him Than

November 20th, 2013 9:59 AM
Former President George W. Bush was Jay Leno’s guest on NBC’s Tonight Show Tuesday. When Leno mentioned that President Obama is getting all the late night jokes now, Bush marvelously responded, “Better him than me” (video follows with transcript and absolutely no need for additional commentary):

The Nets: Only CBS Notes Duncan’s ‘White Suburban Moms’ Remark

November 20th, 2013 8:15 AM
Race and class comments spell network fodder any day – except when the topic comes to “white suburban moms.” When Secretary of Education Arne Duncan blamed “white suburban moms” for opposition to the new Common Core school standards on Nov. 15, only CBS’ “This Morning” covered the story – devoting a total of 19 seconds to the controversy. Host Charlie Rose cited The Washington Post in the Nov…