Charlie Rose Takes His Time to Raise NSA Controversy with Obama; Ignor
June 18th, 2013 4:58 PM
On Monday, Charlie Rose was more than halfway through his 47-minute interview with President Obama on PBS before he finally brought up one of the several scandals surrounding the liberal's administration. Rose pursued Obama about the NSA's leaked domestic surveillance program, but failed to mention any of the other scandals, including the IRS's targeting of conservative groups and the Justice…
Pat Buchanan: Sarin Gas in Syria 'Has Tonkin Gulf Written All Over It
June 15th, 2013 6:53 PM
Conservative columnist Pat Buchanan made a statement about Friday's announcement concerning Syria definitively having used chemical weapons on its people that is guaranteed to raise eyebrows on both sides of the aisle.
Appearing on PBS's McLaughlin Group, Buchanan said, "This has Tonkin Gulf written all over it...false flag."
PBS NewsHour Plans First Layoffs in Two Decades as Revenues Decline
June 11th, 2013 3:22 PM
After being able to avoid ups and downs in the economy, the PBS NewsHour nightly newscast is laying off employees for the first time in nearly 20 years. According to the New York Times, the show's production company will close its two offices outside of the Washington, DC area.
The show is facing a significant budgetary shortfall of almost one-fourth of its $28 million annual budget:
On PBS, Jonathan Alter Lauds ‘Centrist’ Obama Who Has ‘Defended
June 7th, 2013 9:45 PM
Jonathan Alter showed up on PBS’s Charlie Rose Wednesday to promote the new book in which he celebrates Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection. The Bloomberg columnist doesn’t seem to understand the irony of his book’s title – The Center Holds. He really does believe President Obama is a centrist, and he attempted to explain the title from the comfort of Rose’s dark studio:
“So the reason I call the…
PBS's Gwen Ifill Defends Eric Holder, IRS Despite Online Backlash
June 4th, 2013 1:57 PM
Here's an interesting example of your tax dollars at work: Gwen Ifill, a newscaster for the Public Broadcasting System, uses her television programs to staunchly defend Eric Holder, the scandal-ridden U.S. attorney general, and the Internal Revenue System, which has been accused of targeting conservative organizations that apply for a tax-exempt status.
Not content with using her roles as…
Eleanor Clift: My Ancestors Were Probably at the Low End of the Educat
June 2nd, 2013 6:49 PM
Newsweek’s Eleanor Clift on Friday said something that might explain a lot to conservatives.
After Pat Buchanan commented on PBS’s McLaughlin Group that "the United States is moving towards Third World [education] standards because most of the students coming in now, the principle feeder nation in the country now is Mexico which is at the bottom of the OECD,” Clift replied, “When my ancestors…
Mark Shields: Fox News Acts Like 'Fourth Branch of Government' Not App
June 1st, 2013 4:16 PM
PBS's Mark Shields on Friday, in an attempt to mock Fox News, actually made a bit of a fool of himself.
After noting on Inside Washington that ObamaCare had passed Congress, been signed into law by the President, and affirmed by the Supreme Court, Shields ridiculed Fox News as being "a fourth branch of government...that hasn't approved it" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Politico's Evan Thomas Calls Obama 'Dishonest' and Hypocritical
June 1st, 2013 3:57 PM
Politico's Evan Thomas went where few journalists dare on Friday.
Appearing on PBS's Inside Washington, the former Newsweek editor called Barack Obama "dishonest" and said he was guilty of commiting a "huge act of hypocrisy" (video follows with transcript and absolutely no need for additional commentary):
Mark Shields Howler: Bob Dole 'Was a Certifiable Conservative
June 1st, 2013 2:24 PM
PBS's Mark Shields said something on Friday's Inside Washington that is guaranteed to make right-thinking Americans across the fruited plain double over in laughter.
Bob Dole "was a certifiable conservative" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
WashPost's Robert Kaiser Fawns Over ‘Extraordinary’ Barney Frank a
May 31st, 2013 5:46 PM
It was only two days ago that one of Charlie Rose’s guests, Politico’s Jim VandeHei, celebrated the disappearance of many outspoken Republicans from the political scene. On last night’s show, Rose invited on a pair of brash Democrats who vanished from Congress recently: former Sen. Chris Dodd and former Rep. Barney Frank.
The former lawmakers were there to discuss the 2010 financial…
The PBS Series on Constitution Surprises with Unbiased Debates, Includ
May 31st, 2013 4:51 PM
The new four-part series Constitution USA embodied the conglomeration of Peter Sagal, one of the more left-leaning NPR hosts, and PBS, which has been scrutinized for its abundance of liberal programming, so one might have expected this series to just be another partisan broadcast espousing solely liberal viewpoints.
However, in a rather pleasant surprise, the show covered most issues in an…
Politico’s VandeHei Has ‘Faith In Humanity’ Because Outspoken Re
May 30th, 2013 5:55 PM
Politico co-founder Jim VandeHei showed up on PBS’s Charlie Rose Wednesday night, and from the comfort of Rose’s pitch-black studio he tossed aside his journalistic objectivity and aired out his own political opinions – particularly his disdain for Republicans.
Rose had asked his guests -- Politico’s Mike Allen was there, too -- what it would take to fix the country economically and whether…
New York's Top PBS Snobs Raise Money by Mocking Commercial TV for 'Rea
May 29th, 2013 8:09 AM
The top PBS station in New York is marketing itself to potential new donors in the most natural way: by snobbishly mocking commercial TV as “a sea of madness.” Sadly, commercial TV stations probably won’t fight back by mocking prissy British period dramas like “Downton Abbey.” (I might suggest a mop-topped Muppet that looks like Ken Burns that constantly boasts of his own importance as a…
PBS's Bellantoni Sees 'Very Conservative' Cuccinelli, 'Fighting Agains
May 28th, 2013 7:03 PM
Appearing as a guest on Sunday's Melissa Harris-Perry show on MSNBC, PBS's Christina Bellantoni labeled Virginia Republican gubernatorial nominee Ken Cuccinelli as "very conservative," but, when discussing presumptive Democratic nominee and former DNC chairman Terry McAuliffe, the PBS NewsHour political editor did not include a liberal ideological label.
Additionally, as she recounted…