What War on Christianity? Networks Ignore Obama Bashing Catholic Educa

June 20th, 2013 3:08 PM
President Obama continued his War on Christianity Monday and the broadcast networks continued to ignore it. Obama was in Northern Ireland for the G-8 conference and used a town hall meeting for youth in Belfast to show his contempt for religious education. The president criticized separate religious schools for promoting “division.” The story drew attention in conservative media outlets and…

Shameless: NBC Never Tells Viewers it Smeared Zimmerman with Doctored

June 20th, 2013 2:57 PM
How’s this for chutzpah: On the June 10 Today, did a segment on the difficult process of jury selection for the George Zimmerman trial, given the highly publicized racial issues surrounding the case. NBC’s Carl Quintanilla asked “Today” Legal Expert Lisa Bloom, “Has media coverage already influenced this jury?” Yes it has, and NBC has more to answer for than most. For a full week in March,…

ABC Hypes 'Stunning Revelation' That Drones Were Used Inside U.S., For

June 20th, 2013 12:41 PM
ABC's Good Morning America on Thursday deemed the admission by the FBI that they have used drones inside America to be a "stunning revelation." Yet, news reader Josh Elliott somehow managed to ignore the fact that his own program already talked about this fact back in February. Elliott breathlessly related, "And another stunning revelation as lawmakers look at the National Security Agency's…

Leno: Rowhani Plans to Improve Iran’s Economy. If it Doesn't Work He

June 20th, 2013 12:39 PM
Jay Leno continued his humorous attacks on President Obama Wednesday. During his opening monologue on the NBC Tonight Show, the host said newly-elected Hassan Rowhani "has promised to improve Iran's economy and fix the unemployment problem. If that doesn't work, he's going to blame the whole thing on President Bush.”

Networks Ignore 'Audit the IRS' Rally; Minimize Coverage of $70 Millio

June 20th, 2013 12:04 PM
The Big Three all punted on covering the Capitol Hill "Audit the IRS" rally on their Wednesday evening and Thursday morning newscasts. CBS This Morning played a four-second soundbite of Senator Ted Cruz addressing the thousands of Tea Party activists in attendance, but CBS, along with ABC and NBC, didn't air a full report or news brief on the protest. The CBS morning show also stood out for…

Howard Stern to Jimmy Fallon: ‘How You Got The Tonight Show I Don't

June 18th, 2013 10:27 AM
Shock jock Howard Stern really laid into Jimmy Fallon on NBC’s Late Night Monday. Talking about Fallon replacing Jay Leno, Stern said, “How you got the Tonight Show I don't know. You barely beat Craig Ferguson.”

NBC, ABC Ignore Obama's Falling Approval Rating; CBS, CNN, MSNBC Repor

June 17th, 2013 7:06 PM
On Monday morning, NBC and ABC ignored a new poll showing President Obama's approval had fallen by eight points in a month, from 53 to 45 percent. CNN reported on its own poll numbers, while CBS and MSNBC picked up the numbers as well.   While CBS This Morning briefly reported the poll numbers, CNN touted them repeatedly throughout the morning. New Day co-host Chris Cuomo said the President'…

NBC Praises Bloomberg’s ‘Great Idea’ of Forcing New Yorkers to S

June 17th, 2013 5:32 PM
The hosts on Monday's NBC Today were all in agreement that New City Mayor Michael Bloomberg forcing all residents to sort out rotten food scraps from their garbage for composting – and to hold on to the refuse for days – was a "great idea" that would be "good for the environment." [Listen to the audio or watch the video after the jump] Co-host Matt Lauer briefly explained the program: "[…

NBC's Mitchell Disses Cheney to Defend Obama on NSA Snooping

June 17th, 2013 3:44 PM
In a report on Monday's NBC Today about new leaks from National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, chief foreign affairs correspondent Andrea Mitchell took a jab at former Vice President Dick Cheney: "Cheney, who helped institute warrantless evesdropping, no court orders required, a policy Congress later rejected in favor of the current surveillance programs." [Listen to the audio or…

Networks Hype Sequester Slashing 'Desperately Needed Money' to Fight W

June 17th, 2013 3:20 PM
Saturday's CBS Evening News ballyhooed the "enormous strain on resources" that the budget sequester has apparently put on extinguishing a massive wildfire in Colorado. Carter Evans played up how, in addition to fighting the flames, "federal firefighters are facing another challenge: a loss of $50 million, mandated by the budget sequester. That forced the Forest Service to cut 500 firefighters…

Leno: Obama to LGBT Crowd: ‘Americans Regardless of Sexual Orientati

June 15th, 2013 1:10 PM
Jay Leno continued his humorous attacks on Barack Obama Friday. Speaking about the LGBT Pride Month celebration at the White House, Leno joked during NBC’s Tonight Show monologue, “He promised that as long as he’s president, all Americans regardless of their sexual orientation will be spied on equally.”

NBC Hypes New Census Data Showing 'White Majority Gone In 30 Years

June 14th, 2013 3:47 PM
Amid the debate over immigration reform and media predictions that the Republican Party will never again win a national election due to demographic shifts in the country, correspondent Tom Costello appeared on Friday's NBC Today to eagerly promote a new study: "You know, by 2043, just three decades from now, the Census Bureau says whites will be a minority....a changing complexion that will…

NBC Touts Christie at Clinton Global Initiative While Other GOPers Add

June 14th, 2013 1:47 PM
During a fawning report on Hillary Clinton's "first time kicking off the Clinton Global Initiative" on Friday's NBC Today, White House correspondent Peter Alexander also cheered the "double feature" of Clinton and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie speaking at the event: "Today it is Bill Clinton who could soon be advising his wife's next presidential bid, giving her possible rival Chris…

Leno: If Immigration Bill Passes ‘You’ll Press One for Spanish and

June 14th, 2013 12:02 PM
Jay Leno continued his humorous attacks on the White House Thursday. In a series of political jokes during the opening monologue of NBC’s Tonight Show, the host said that if the proposed immigration bill passes, “You’ll press one for Spanish and two for English.”