AP, NPR Erroneously Tag Westboro Baptist as 'Fundamentalist' Church
March 2nd, 2011 11:58 AM
Today's Supreme Court ruling in Snyder v. Phelps is proving to be yet another occasion for the media to falsely describe the homosexuality-fixated Westboro Baptist Church as a "fundamentalist" congregation.
The Associated Press, MSNBC and NPR.org have been among the news outlets using that tag for the Topeka, Kansas, organization that protests funerals of soliders, celebrating their deaths by…
Newsweek's Evan Thomas: Public Employee Unions Are a Problem for Democ
February 27th, 2011 9:50 AM
Something has definitely gotten into Evan Thomas's water, as for the third time this month, he advanced a viewpoint on PBS's "Inside Washington" quite contrary to the other liberal panelists.
On Friday's installment, with lone conservative regular Charles Krauthammer taking the day off, the Newsweek columnist practically assumed his position as the voice of reason taking on the other guests…
NPR Notes 'U.S. Struggles to Evacuate Libya, Others Don't
February 24th, 2011 9:08 PM
Earlier today I noted that mainstream media have not been critical of the Obama administration's poor efforts at evacuating American nationals from Libya.
Oddly enough it appears the taxpayer-subsidized NPR has.
From Bill Chappell's Feb. 24 blog post, "U.S. Struggles to Evacuate Libya; Others Don't":
Krauthammer: 'My Chances of Getting Medal of Freedom From Obama About
February 19th, 2011 4:29 PM
The folks on PBS's "Inside Washington" had some fun as the program moved to a conclusion Friday.
The topic of discussion was Barack Obama awarding Medals of Freedom Tuesday, and syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer was unimpressed by the President "indulging himself in thanking people he’s always liked" (humorous video follows with transcript and commentary):
Krauthammer Rips Krugman's Claim Republicans Are Stealing Food From Ba
February 19th, 2011 2:41 PM
New York Times columnist Paul Krugman on Friday made the idiotic claim that House Republicans are stealing food from babies and pregnant women.
Later that evening, appearing on PBS's "Inside Washington," syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer demonstrated just how foolish Krugman's assertion was (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Newsweek's Evan Thomas: Obama's Budget a 'Profile in Cowardice
February 19th, 2011 1:51 PM
Newsweek's Evan Thomas on Friday said President Obama's just-released 2012 budget is a profile in cowardice.
Such occurred on PBS's "Inside Washington" (video follows with transcript and absolutely no need for additional commentary):
Breaking: House Defunds Corporation for Public Broadcasting
February 19th, 2011 1:17 PM
The House of Representatives on Saturday voted to defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
According to UPI, by a party line vote of 235 to 189, the House passed a stopgap measure that would cut $61 billion from the 2011 budget:
Bozell Column: The Media's Budget Fantasy Land
February 15th, 2011 10:41 PM
Jaws dropped across the nation’s capital at the audacious annihilation of the truth on the front page of the February 15 Washington Post. The top headline read “Obama budget makes deep cuts, cautious trades.” It’s another day at the Post, where every day is an April Fool’s joke.
Reporter Lori Montgomery didn’t exactly say “deep cuts” in her first sentence. She explained that Obama’s budget…
NPR Summarizes Conservatives: 'Point Out the Homo and Yell Kill It
February 11th, 2011 7:46 AM
On Thursday, National Public Radio's Morning Edition decided to revisit the censorship controversy over the National Portrait Gallery removing a video image of ants crawling on a crucifix in an ideological exhibit promoting homosexuality. (The show closes Sunday.) The irony or the outrage in this story is that the "villains" of this piece -- conservative Christians and Republican politicians…
Oops! NPR Mangles Planned Parenthood Sting Story, Is Forced to Correct
February 1st, 2011 6:00 PM
The pro-life group Live Action has posted an expose that should be deeply embarrassing to Planned Parenthood. In a visit taped on January 11, an office manager at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Perth Amboy, New Jersey greets a man and woman posing as a pimp and a prostitute by carefully explaining they want "as little information as possible" as they offer their contraceptive and abortion…
Krauthammer Exposes Hypocrisy of Being Called 'Cranky' by WaPo Columni
January 29th, 2011 10:56 AM
In the middle of a rather comical exchange on PBS's "Inside Washington" Friday evening, Washington Post columnist Colby King accused fellow panelist Charles Krauthammer of being "cranky" concerning President Obama's State of the Union address.
Not at all surprising to fans of the Fox News contributor, Krauthammer struck back and did so quite impressively (video follows with transcript and…
NPR Cries Factual Foul on Paul Ryan for Saying 'Failed Stimulus' in SO
January 27th, 2011 10:42 AM
Beware when the liberal media starts a "fact check" story on political speeches. Their "facts" often come directly from liberal policy wonks. On Wednesday's Morning Edition, NPR ran through a series of Obama claims without really saying he mangled a fact. Reporter Elisabeth Shogren suggested he was too optimistic about getting electric cars on the road with "this Congress" (ahem, not…
Media Hail Pro-ObamaCare 'Bipartisanship,' Ignore Frist's, Daschle's B
January 20th, 2011 5:26 PM
"Bipartisanship" is one of those buzzwords that proponents of a policy will invoke whenever possible. But a rush to demonstrate that the policy appeals across party lines can often obscure partisans' real motives in endorsing it.
Since former Senate Majority Leaders Bill Frist and Tom Daschle teamed up to endorse ObamaCare this week, plenty of media outlets have touted the "bipartisan"…
Mission Accomplished: Palin Bashing Reaches New High As Does Her Unfav
January 20th, 2011 11:08 AM
After days of relentless attacks by media across the fruited plain, Sarah Palin's unfavorable rating hit an all-time high this week.
A look at the assault by television and radio news organizations since bullets were fired in Tucson will give you an idea how the press accomplished their mission (image of Palin was found via a Google search and was not created by NewsBusters or the Media…