CNN Panel Scoffs at Press Getting 'Manipulated' by White House, But CN
On Sunday's Reliable Sources, the CNN panel scoffed at the media for getting "manipulated" by the White House last week into hyping Obama's meetings with the GOP as a "charm offensive." CNN's own reporting shows that it played right into those talking points.
"I love how easily the press corps is manipulated," remarked The Washington Post's Dana Milbank. "So, the President takes a few…
Poll: Just 17 Percent of Americans Believe Media Cover Obama Objective
For decades, members of the elite media have told Americans to trust that their political coverage is objective and fair. A new poll released today indicates that most of the people simply do not believe that.
The good news is that 46 percent of Americans agree with the correct statement that the media are “excessively sympathetic” to President Obama and that only 17 percent believe the media…
No Joke: Chris Matthews Asks GOP to Credit Obama for ‘Amazing Econom
In case you missed it, the February jobs report on Friday contained some encouraging news. National Journal’s Michael Hirsh wrote that the BLS numbers gave President Obama “what he’s wanted for four years: an unemployment rate that’s below where he started as president, 7.7 percent.” But Hirsh was guarded in his optimism, also acknowledging that “things are not really as good as the numbers…
ABC Hyped Sequester 'Vaporizing' U.S. Jobs, But Now Admits President's
For weeks, ABC hyped sequestration spending cuts as a threat that could "vaporize" America and "cripple" travel in the country. On Sunday's Good Morning America, however, George Stephanopoulos admitted that the President's plan isn't "working." Perhaps helping Obama shift strategies, the GMA segment focused on the Democrat "reaching out" to the Republican Party.
Talking with Dan Harris and…
Liberal Economist Takes On Krugman: Federal Reserve Averted Depression
While you were watching Rand Paul's historic filibuster and the debate surrounding budget sequestration, an economic theory battle was waging between two of the nation's foremost liberal economists Paul Krugman and Jeffrey Sachs.
In his most recent salvo published at the Huffington Post Saturday, Sachs spoke heresy to Obama-lovers across the fruited plain including Krugman claiming that…
Howard Kurtz: Obama 'Works Very Hard and Doesn’t Take Many Vacations
CNN's Howard Kurtz made a comment Sunday that might raise some conservative eyebrows.
In a Reliable Sources discussion about comments Fox News's Roger Ailes made in a new book about him, Kurtz said, "I think this president works very hard and doesn’t take many vacations" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Dana Milbank: Future Scholars Will Be Shocked By Number of F-bombs Dro
UPDATE AT END OF POST: Ari Fleischer responds to accusation Milbank made about him in this segment.
The Washington Post's Dana Milbank made an interesting observation Sunday about the vulgarity prominent in the current presidential administration.
Appearing on CNN's Reliable Sources, Milbank said, "The number of F-bombs being dropped by this White House, scholars are going to look in the…
WashPost: Obama Shutting Down White House Tours Isn't a Stunt, It's a
The front page of Saturday's Washington Post took the publicity stunt of shutting down White House tours and spun it as an educational event. The headline was “In canceled White House tours, a civics lesson: Disappointed tourists help administration show sequester’s pain.” Inside the paper, the headline was “Worthless tickets drive home government’s dysfunction.” Ahem, the tickets are free even…
Sports Illustrated Names Obama One of the Most Powerful People in Spor
The media's adoration of Barack Obama knows no bounds.
This week, Sports Illustrated actually named the current White House resident one the most powerful people in sports.
Krauthammer: Obama Took 12 Senators to Dinner - Same as the Number of
Syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer made a humorous observation Friday about President Obama's recent dinner with Republican Senators.
Appearing on Fox News's Special Report, Krauthammer joked, "It was twelve Senators at dinner. That's the same number as the number of Apostles."
Ed Schultz to Radio Show Caller: I Don't Shill for GE! I Shill for Oba
Ed Schultz touts his radio program as the place "where America comes to talk" -- providing that "America" agrees with Schultz.
Good example of the habitually acerbic Schultz's response to criticism was heard on the show yesterday when a caller questioned the basis for Schultz's support of President Obama's use of drones to kill suspected terrorists. (audio clip after page break)
Jesse Jackson at Chavez Funeral: 'He Lifted the Poor' and 'Helped Them
"Hugo fed the hungry. He lifted the poor. He raised their hopes. He helped them realize their dreams."
So said Jesse Jackson at the funeral of Venezuelan despot Hugo Chavez Friday (video follows with transcript and commentary):
ABC Skips Liberal Watchdog Slamming 'Corrupting Influence' of Obama's
ABC's Good Morning America on Friday ignored new details of Barack Obama's pay-for-access scheme, the only morning show to skip the story. The President's campaign group, now renamed Organizing for Action (OFA), has promised quarterly meetings with the President for donations of $500,000. NBC's Today and CBS This Morning both covered the growing controversy. GMA, which did find time to focus on…
Bozell: Media Waved Pom-Poms for Obama on Sequester, Now 'Sad' That Do
The liberal media should have reported President Obama's Chicken Little sky-is-falling claims about the sequester, but "with clear skepticism" instead of mindlessly parroting them, NewsBusters publisher Brent Bozell told Fox News's Sean Hannity on the March 7 edition of his eponymous program. "They should have gone to the American people and in effect said, this man is lying," but instead, "…
