Serious Rat Smell: NBC Cancels Hillary Clinton Mini-Series
September 30th, 2013 6:02 PM
Within hours of the announcement that CNN's documentary about Hillary Clinton was being canceled, NBC followed suit.
The Hollywood Reporter revealed within the hour that NBC has canceled its mini-series about the former First Lady turned Senator and Secretary of State:
WaPo: 'Sorry, Chris Matthews: Tip O’Neill and Ronald Reagan Were Ter
September 30th, 2013 4:32 PM
As NewsBusters previously reported, Tea Party Congressman Raul Labrador (R-Id.) on Sunday's Meet the Press made a fool of MSNBC's Chris Matthews over his lack of knowledge regarding how many times the government shut down when his former boss Tip O'Neill was Speaker of the House.
As it turns out, the Washington Post also mocked Matthews for his ignorance last Thursday in a piece deliciously…
O'Reilly Dismisses Matt Lauer's 'Absurd' Notion That GOP 'Move On' Fro
September 30th, 2013 11:55 AM
In an interview with Fox News host Bill O'Reilly on Monday's NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer urged Republicans to abandon their opposition to ObamaCare in order to avoid a government shutdown: "By the latest count, there have been something like 40 efforts in the House to either get rid of ObamaCare or defund it. And yet, as John McCain said last week...'We lost that fight.' The Supreme Court has…
Tea Party Congressman Makes a Fool of Chris Matthews Over Shutdowns Un
September 29th, 2013 2:02 PM
Chris Matthews has a new book out about his former boss the late Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill.
Despite this, the MSNBC host was made a fool of on Sunday's Meet the Press by Tea Party Congressman Raul Labrador (R-Id.) concerning how many times the government was shut down when O'Neill ruled the House (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Saturday Night Live Opens New Season Totally Mocking ObamaCare
September 29th, 2013 10:12 AM
With ObamaCare about to start signing up its first patients and Congress in the middle of a debate concerning its funding, the folks at NBC’s Saturday Night Live decided to begin their new season this weekend mocking the president and his signature piece of legislation.
The cold open started on C-SPAN with Barack Obama played by Jay Pharoah speaking about the Affordable Care Act at Prince…
NBC Set to Launch Week of Programming to 'Help' ObamaCare 'Succeed
September 27th, 2013 5:49 PM
It's not enough that MSNBC regularly touts the liberal line on every issue from climate change to raising the debt limit -- and has the poor ratings to prove it.
But now, a press release sent out on Friday declares that NBC -- the parent company of the cable channel -- will begin on Monday a week-long series entitled “Ready or Not, the New Health Care” and described as “a multi-screen…
NBC: 'Can Anything Be Done to Save Our Government From Itself
September 27th, 2013 3:57 PM
At the top of Thursday's NBC Nightly News, anchor Brian Williams issued a dire warning to viewers about the possibility of a government shutdown: "Time running out until a big deadline, now days away, and it's getting ugly in Washington. Tonight, can anything be done to save our government from itself?" [Listen to the audio or watch the video after the jump]
Introducing the later report,…
Ron Paul Advises Rand on Running for President: ‘Be Very Cautious
September 27th, 2013 10:50 AM
Ron Paul has some good advice for his son Rand concerning running for president in 2016.
Appearing on NBC’s Tonight Show Thursday, Paul said, “Be very cautious – you could get elected.”
Leno: 'Raising Debt Limit Doesn’t Increase Debt...Like Raising Speed
September 27th, 2013 10:13 AM
Jay Leno took another comedic shot at the White House Thursday.
Early in his Tonight Show monologue on NBC, the host said, “President Obama now making his case for raising the debt limit. He said raising the debt limit does not increase debt – you know, like raising the speed limit does not increase speed” (video follows with commentary):
NBC's Gregory: 'Universal Feeling' GOP 'Will Feel Most of the Heat' in
September 26th, 2013 2:32 PM
Appearing on Thursday's NBC Today, Meet the Press moderator David Gregory was already predicting the GOP would get the blame for a government shutdown: "Washington loves to engage in the same kind of destructive behavior every couple years, whether it needs to or not....There's a universal feeling that the party that's more divided, that's Republicans, will feel most of the heat on this from the…
NBC Boosts Liberal Slams of Cruz for Using 'Green Eggs and Ham' Joke i
September 26th, 2013 11:22 AM
NBCNews.com followed the lead of Politico on Wednesday in hyping left-leaning attacks of Senator Ted Cruz for reading Dr. Seuss' "Green Eggs and Ham" during his marathon floor speech against ObamaCare. Kasie Hunt and Carrie Dann spotlighted the critiques of Cruz from overt liberals, including former Obama campaign adviser David Plouffe; and Senators Chuck Schumer and Claire McCaskill.
The…
Unlike 'Bizarre,' 'Long-Winded' Ted Cruz, Media Loved Protest of 'Poli
September 25th, 2013 5:45 PM
The networks reacted negatively to Ted Cruz's "long-winded protest." On Wednesday, George Stephanopoulos derided it as " bizarre." This is not exactly the reception Democratic state senator Wendy Davis received when she fought against pro-life legislation in Texas. [See video below for a montage of media slobbering. MP3 audio here.]
On June 27, CBS This Morning correspondent Manuel Bojorquez…
ABC and NBC Cheer 'Bill Clinton to the Rescue' on ObamaCare
September 25th, 2013 5:15 PM
While ObamaCare remains widely unpopular with the American people, on Tuesday's ABC World News, anchor Diane Sawyer touted how "the President is bringing out the big gun to argue it will lead to a healthier and cheaper medical cost for Americans." In the report that followed, correspondent Bob Woodruff gushed: "Call it Bill Clinton to the rescue....the President turns to the man he calls his…
Media Censor 40 Days for Life
September 25th, 2013 2:35 PM
As thousands gather across the world in a campaign against abortion, one group will likely remain absent: the media.
September 25 marked the beginning of the fall 2013 40 Days for Life, an international pro-life campaign of prayer and fasting for the unborn and their mothers held in 306 cities this year. The Washington, D.C. chapter held a vigil to raise awareness the night before, hosting…