On NBC, RINO Strategist Insults 'Lean Back With a Mint Julep' Moms Who
June 4th, 2013 8:11 AM
Ana Navarro is a "moderate" Republican strategist that liberal journalists like, one who calls the social conservatives "GEICO cavemen."
So it wasn't completely surprising when she gaffed on Sunday's Meet the Press, suggesting that while working moms "lean in" to work, stay-at-home moms "lean back...on a rocking chair with a mint julep." She then added that they are "kept women," which is…
NBC's Gregory Invites Schumer to Issue 'Warning' to GOP: Move On From
June 3rd, 2013 5:03 PM
At the end of an interview with New York Senator Chuck Schumer on Sunday's NBC Meet the Press, moderator David Gregory teed up the Democrat to lecture Republicans on being too focused on the scandals plaguing the Obama administration: "Do you have a warning for Republicans who want to make the IRS and personal issues affecting the President the main theme of 2014?" [Listen to the audio or watch…
NBC's Guthrie Urges McCain to Agree That IRS Scandal 'Went No Further
June 3rd, 2013 3:07 PM
In an interview with Arizona Senator John McCain on Monday's NBC Today, co-host Savannah Guthrie attempted to dismiss growing evidence that the IRS scandal rocking the Obama administration went as far as Washington D.C.: "Darrell Issa...says that his gut tells him this goes beyond the Cincinnati office....He released excerpts of some e-mails that might support that theory, they're not…
'Family Guy' Rerun Tops 'Women's Concert for Change' in Sunday Viewers
June 3rd, 2013 1:01 PM
As NewsBusters previewed, NBC aired the Women's Concert for Change Sunday, a virtual Who's Who of liberal performers.
Despite such high-powered stars as Beyonce and Jennifer Lopez, as well as appearances by Jay-Z and Madonna, the show was actually topped in the ratings by a rerun of Fox's Family Guy.
Brokaw: 'It’s Tough to See How' Holder Keeps His Job
June 2nd, 2013 1:51 PM
The ice seems to be cracking beneath Attorney General Eric Holder's feet.
When asked by NBC Meet the Press host David Gregory Sunday if Holder is going to "stay in the job" given the leaks investigation scandal, former NBC Night News host Tom Brokaw replied, "Boy, I think it’s tough to see how he does" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Obama Official Married to NBC News Senior Political Editor
June 1st, 2013 5:18 PM
Last month, media commentator Richard Grenell broke the story about ABC and CBS News directors having siblings in the White House.
On Saturday's Fox News Watch, Grenell revealed that NBC News senior political editor Mark Murray is married to an Obama official (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Is 'Women’s Concert for Change' Just More Liberal Propaganda
June 1st, 2013 10:35 AM
Call me skeptical, but the upcoming "Women's Concert for Change" on NBC has the distinct odor of being yet another Obama administration propaganda tool.
Produced by Gucci's ChimeforChange.org, the concert will be a venerable Who's Who of liberal performers from Beyonce and Madonna to Julia Roberts, Ben Affleck, Arianna Huffington and even Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
'Good Morning America' Beats 'Today' Show in May Sweeps for First Time
May 31st, 2013 6:32 PM
The news continued to get worse for NBC Friday.
The Wrap reported a few hours ago that ABC's Good Morning America beat the Today show in May sweeps for the first time in nineteen years:
Obama-Bashing Leno Trounces Letterman in May Sweeps
May 31st, 2013 6:04 PM
As NewsBusters has been reporting, NBC Tonight Show host Jay Leno has been outfront amongst late night comedians in humorously attacking Barack Obama for the numerous scandals facing the White House.
Viewers must be loving it, for as The Wrap reported Friday, Leno trounced CBS's David Letterman in the May sweeps:
NBC Reporters: Why is Obama Admin Backing Down on Targeting Press? 'Ev
May 31st, 2013 5:06 PM
In a stunning example of how desperate the liberal media are to defend President Obama against the numerous scandals rocking his administration, on her Friday MSNBC show, host Andrea Mitchell actually justified the Justice Department targeting journalists: "I think if they had framed it...as this is national security, these were leaks in really major cases, everyone knows how unpopular the…
Hawking His Pro-Obama Book on NBC's 'Today,' Jonathan Alter Applauds P
May 31st, 2013 12:23 PM
Appearing on Friday's NBC Today to push his new 448-page love letter to President Obama about the 2012 election – laughably titled, The Center Holds – left-wing Bloomberg columnist Jonathan Alter gushed: "I think this is, you know, partly just to place this in the history of this country. It was an extraordinarily important election....And I think there's also a personal lesson from Barack…
Former NBC Anchor Brokaw Confesses ‘I Watch Al-Jazeera
May 30th, 2013 6:10 PM
Al Jazeera continues to find friends among the American news media. Former NBC anchor Tom Brokaw plugged the anti-western, Qatar-owned news network during a May 30 appearance.
Brokaw commented during a HuffPo Live interview by host Alicia Menendez about his many years as a journalist. When Menendez mentioned that Al Jazeera, which recently purchased Gore’s Current TV, “is going on one of the…
NBC's Brokaw Gushes Over Clintons 'Still At the Top of the Attention S
May 30th, 2013 5:42 PM
Appearing on Thursday's NBC Today to promote his new show premiering on the Military Channel, The Brokaw Files, special correspondent Tom Brokaw fondly looked back at a 1993 interview he conducted with Bill and Hillary Clinton: "It's amazing when you stop and think about all that they've been through. That was 1993, it's 20 years ago, and they're still at the top of the attention span in this…
Networks Bashed Tea Party Before IRS Probe
May 30th, 2013 5:32 PM
The Tea Party grassroots protesters have made no secret of their support for limited government and lower taxes. But from the perspective of network reporters and anchors, the Tea Party’s message was more radical: “no government” and “no taxes.”
On May 10, the IRS admitted to flagging more than 100 Tea Party-related applications for higher scrutiny, including applications that included the…