Media Onslaught Continues: 63 Stories on Herman Cain in Just Over Four

November 4th, 2011 1:17 PM
The unrelenting network coverage of the Herman Cain sexual harassment story continued on Thursday and Friday with an additional 13 stories. That brings the total number of reports to a staggering 63 stories in just four and a half days. Good Morning America offered up three stories on Friday, including a Brian Ross report tinged with anonymous allegations and rumor-mongering. Ross speculated…

Larry O'Donnell Calls for Occupy D.C. to Bring 'Firestorm' to Nat'l Re

November 4th, 2011 12:49 PM
Did MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell ignore President Obama's previous calls for civility? The late-night host, in a five-minute Thursday night tirade, called for violence by specifically telling Occupy D.C. protesters to bring a "firestorm" to the National Restaurant Association (NRA) headquarters nearby, as well as to the NRA's corporate sponsors which include Starbucks and 7-11. O'Donnell…

NBC's Lauer Spends Half of Interview Pestering Michele Bachmann About

November 4th, 2011 11:51 AM
In an interview with Michele Bachmann on Friday's NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer's first four questions pushed Bachmann to comment on the Herman Cain controversy: "As the only woman in this race, I just would like your perspective on all this....Do you think you are hearing the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth from Herman Cain?" Bachmann repeatedly told Lauer: "I don't have…

Bozell Contrasts Media 'Avalanche' Over Anonymous Cain Allegations wit

November 4th, 2011 11:14 AM
"With Herman Cain, let's remember here, Sean, we have nobody on the record, we have no specific allegation of anything that's happened," NewsBusters publisher Brent Bozell noted on last night's Hannity, contrasting the "avalanche" of Cain coverage with the minimal coverage the networks gave to Paula Jones, Kathleen Willey, and Juanita Broaddrick's allegations of sexual harassment and, in the…

Joe Scarborough on Herman Cain Being Frontrunner: 'Blech,' 'Yuck,' 'Je

November 4th, 2011 10:23 AM
The unrelenting attacks on Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain continued unabated Friday on MSNBC's Morning Joe. When Mika Brzezinski addressed the ongoing scandal and Cain's frontrunner status, Joe Scarborough repeatedly said, "Blech," "Yuck" and "Jeez" (video follows with transcript and commentary):

AP Critique of GOP Candidates' Economic Proposals Cites 'Mainstream' T

November 3rd, 2011 11:55 PM
It's truly delicious when the outfit which calls itself the Essential Global News Network essentially admits that a certain economic theory which begins with a "K" has become such an undesirable word -- almost an epithet -- that it avoids its mention. That was the case with a pathetic critique of GOP candidates' economic plans written up by the wire service's Charles Babington on Sunday. When…

Cain Supporter Mocks Martin Bashir: 'I Have Made It to the Big Time

November 3rd, 2011 5:33 PM
There was a marvelously delicious moment on the Martin Bashir show Thursday when an outspoken supporter of Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain's mocked his liberal host saying, "I have made it to the big time - I am on MSDNC. I love it" (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Networks Hit Cain Story 50 Times in Less Than Four Days; Ignored Clint

November 3rd, 2011 1:04 PM
Over a period of just three and a half days, NBC, CBS and ABC have developed an insatiable hunger for the Herman Cain sexual harassment story, devoting an incredible 50 stories to the allegations since Monday morning. In contrast, over a similar period these networks mostly ignored far more substantial and serious scandals relating to Bill Clinton. This pattern continued on Wednesday night…

How Dems and Liberal Media Cynically Use Race to Bash Conservatives, E

November 3rd, 2011 11:07 AM
By spending the last three decades leveling accusations of "racism" every 10 seconds, liberals have made it virtually impossible for Americans to recognize real racism -- for example, the racism constantly spewed at black conservatives. In the last year alone, a short list of the things liberals have labeled "racist" include:

NBC's Curry Sees Doom for GOP in 2012 in Wake of Herman Cain Controver

November 3rd, 2011 9:54 AM
Updated : More analysis and full transcript added. At the top of Thursday's NBC Today, co-host Ann Curry reported on Herman Cain's campaign blaming Rick Perry for dredging up sexual harassment allegations against the Republican front-runner and then wondered: "Will this intra-party fight hurt the Republican Party's chance of taking back the White House?" [Audio available here] Later, in an…

Time's Toure: Herman Cain 'Giving Comfort to Racism

November 3rd, 2011 8:36 AM
Appearing as a guest on Wednesday's The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell on MSNBC, Time contributor and MSNBC analyst Toure asserted that Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain "serves a massive psychological purpose" for the GOP as he offers a "Herman Cain card" that can be used by Republicans when they are accused of racism. He went on to charge that Cain is "giving comfort to…

CNN Scolds Cain for 'Melee' With Press, Airs Footage All Afternoon

November 2nd, 2011 6:35 PM
When Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain briefly raised his voice at reporters on Wednesday and his staff moved them aside, CNN reported the incident hour after hour in the afternoon as another addition to the candidate's negative coverage. CNN condemned the ordeal as "nasty," and a "melee," that Cain got "very testy" and "lashed out at reporters." Readers can view the video below…

Scarborough: Sarah Palin Could Beat Herman Cain in a Foreign Policy Co

November 2nd, 2011 6:19 PM
For at least the umpteenth day in a row, so-called conservative Joe Scarborough ridiculed Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain. On Wednesday's Morning Joe, the host said, "Sarah Palin could absolutely take down Herman Cain in a foreign policy Jeopardy contest right now" (video follows with transcript and commentary):

NYT's Maureen Dowd on 'Wacky Black Conservatives' Like Herman Cain

November 2nd, 2011 2:27 PM
Well, Maureen Dowd’s Wednesday New York Times column on anonymous accusations of sexual harassment against Herman Cain, “Cain Not Able,” certainly shows she has no fear of causing racial offense, at least when writing about conservative political figures: “Even Barack Obama couldn’t be lucky enough to waltz past two wacky black conservatives, first Alan Keyes and then Cain.”