Ted Koppel: 'Terrorists Achieved More With One Phone Call Than We Achi

August 11th, 2013 1:24 PM
Ted Koppel made a fascinating observation about terrorism and the recent embassy evacuations that certainly won't please President Obama or his supporters in the media. Appearing on NBC's Meet the Press, Koppel said, "With a conference call, Al Qaeda has effectively shut down 20 U.S. embassies around north Africa and the Middle East...The terrorists have achieved more with one phone call than…

Conrad Black: 'Why Rush Limbaugh Has 30 Million Listeners and Network

August 11th, 2013 12:01 PM
Former newspaper publisher Conrad Black made some interesting observations about the media Sunday. After telling CNN’s Fareed Zakaria, “I don't think the majority of Americans would be quite as enthused about this administration as you are,” he proceeded to offer his opinion as to "why Rush Limbaugh has 30 million listeners and the network newscasts have declined” (video follows with…

Leno: Obama Discussing Economy With Greek Prime Minister Is ‘The Bli

August 10th, 2013 12:27 PM
After throwing nothing but softballs at Barack Obama Tuesday, NBC Tonight Show host Jay Leno got back to humorously attacking the President Friday. “President Obama talking to prime minister of Greece about the economy," Leno said during his opening monologue. "It's the blind leading the blind.”

Candy Crowley on CNN's Hillary Documentary: 'Makes It Very Difficult F

August 9th, 2013 6:21 PM
As NewsBusters previously reported, three Clinton-loving MSNBCers on Thursday spoke out against NBC's upcoming miniseries about Hillary. On Friday, CNN's Candy Crowley told Politico that her network's planned documentary on Clinton "makes it very difficult for me":

Not Obama's Problem: Iraq's Deadliest Month Since '08 Gets Scant Netwo

August 9th, 2013 4:29 PM
Over 1000 Iraqis were killed in July, victims of bombings and shootings marking that country's deadliest month since April of 2008. According to the Washington Times, Iraq is sliding into "chaos" with al Qaeda militants stoking terror. Yet, the three networks provided only scant coverage of the escalating death toll. From July 1 to July 31, the ABC, NBC and CBS evening and morning shows allowed…

Media Insist Polar Bear Death No Accident

August 9th, 2013 3:47 PM
In the saddest news for the polar bear world since the death of Knut, a polar bear in Norway has starved to death, according to NBC News and The Huffington Post. One starved polar bear wouldn’t normally make the news, but climate change doomsday prophets were quick to blame the lone animal’s death on global warming. This comes as the polar bear population has actually been increasing in some…

100+ Pro-Lifers Demand Balanced Abortion Reporting at ABC News

August 9th, 2013 2:59 PM
If you’ve noticed the pro-life side of the abortion debate receives little or no attention when the networks report on the abortion issue, you’re not alone. On Aug. 8, demonstrators and pro-life speakers gathered outside ABC News’ Washington, D.C. office to demand fair coverage of abortion by the networks on August 8. The “Life March on the Media Rally” was hosted by pro-life advocacy group…

Broadcast Networks Drop the Ball on Obama’s Smarmy ‘Phony Scandal

August 9th, 2013 2:08 PM
For more than two weeks, President Obama and his spokesmen have scoffed at the various investigations of potential wrongdoing surrounding his administration, belittling them as “phony scandals” that have “distracted” Washington. But a Fox News poll released Thursday finds that even among Democrats, Obama’s “phony scandal” is falling flat, discovering that “voters across the partisan spectrum”…

Obama Delays Meeting on Syria to Talk Basketball With Dallas Mavs Owne

August 9th, 2013 12:41 PM
This will give you an idea of Barack Obama’s priorities. On June 13, the President delayed a meeting with staff about Syria to discuss basketball with Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. So said Cuban on NBC’s Tonight Show Thursday.

Bozell Cheers Priebus on Hannity: About Time for RNC to Tell NBC to 'G

August 9th, 2013 11:02 AM
In Thursday night’s “Media Mash” segment on “Hannity,” MRC president Brent Bozell discussed some of the harsh media reaction to RNC chairman Reince Priebus saying Republicans won’t offer primary debates to CNN or NBC if they continue their plans to produce a “lovefest” of Hillary films before the 2016 election. Chris Matthews even said “The RNC chairman who has made bones trying to suppress…

Huffington Post Front Page Headline Torches Obama: 'Did He Lie On Nati

August 9th, 2013 11:02 AM
Here's a headline you probably never imagined you'd see about Barack Obama at the perilously liberal Huffington Post: DID HE LIE ON NATIONAL TV? Yet there it was:

Rat Smell: Why Would Three Liberal MSNBCers Come Out Against Clinton M

August 8th, 2013 4:58 PM
As NewsBusters reported, MSNBCer's Andrea Mitchell, Chuck Todd, and Robert Gibbs within hours of each other Thursday came down strongly against NBC's planned miniseries about Hillary Clinton. Why do you think that would be? The Hollywood Reporter gave us a clue Wednesday (emphasis added):

ABC, NBC Continue to Play Obama's KGB Gaffe Without Noticing It's a Ga

August 8th, 2013 12:41 PM
ABC and NBC on Wednesday continued to pretend that one of Barack Obama's gaffes on the Tonight Show wasn't a mistake. World News's Jon Karl and Nightly News's Chuck Todd uncritically repeated the President's claim that Vladimir Putin "headed up the KGB." [See video below. MP3 audio here.] In fact, he did not. The highest rank the now-Russian President obtained was Lieutenant Colonel in 1991.…

Profile in Bias: Andrea Mitchell's 35 Years of Liberal Advocacy

August 8th, 2013 11:38 AM
On July 31, 2013, NBC chief foreign affairs correspondent Andrea Mitchell celebrated her 35th anniversary at the network and was predictably praised by her media colleagues. Calling in to Mitchell's 1 p.m. ET hour MSNBC show that day, former Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw listed numerous historic events that occurred the year Mitchell was hired in 1978, concluding: "The biggest story of all,…