Michele Bachmann
Matthews: 'Maybe It's God's Will Obama Not Have a Reasonable GOP Oppon
April 5th, 2011 9:17 AM
As NewsBusters reported, MSNBC's Chris Matthews went on quite a Republican-hating rant Monday linking murder and violence in Afghanistan to GOP "zealots at home."
Such conservative bashing continued till the end of "Hardball" when the host finished with a two minute segment excoriating the Republican Party as one where "you can't say you believe in science, you can't say you believe in…
NY Mag's Heilemann: Obama's Got More Talent In His Little Finger Than
April 2nd, 2011 2:58 PM
The liberal media are on a full-court press to make the entire GOP presidential candidate field look hapless and unelectable.
Doing his part Friday was New York magazine's John Heilemann who on "The Chris Matthews Show" said the Obama campaign thinks their guy has "more talent in his little finger than any of these Republicans" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Krauthammer Mocks 'Inside Washington' Host's Claim Tea Party Wants 'Bi
April 2nd, 2011 1:04 PM
A consistent media meme in the past few months has been that Republicans are asking for Draconian cuts to the federal budget.
On Friday's "Inside Washington," Charles Krauthammer didn't let the host get away with furthering this nonsense (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Maher on GOP Birth Certificates: Palin Born Pregnant, Bachmann 'Stupid
April 2nd, 2011 11:32 AM
Undeterred by criticism that his recent attacks on Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann have gone over the line of comedic decency even for him, HBO's Bill Maher continued his sexist assault on two of the leading conservative female politicians Friday.
As part of a joke mocking Donald Trump's recent lapse into birtherism, the "Real Time" host displayed mock birth certificates of Palin showing…
Lauer Shocks Bachmann: Should We Show Compassion to Al Qaeda in Libya
March 30th, 2011 12:14 PM
NBC's Matt Lauer, on Wednesday's Today show, startled Michele Bachmann as he tried to convince her that Obama's strategy of bombing Libya was a good way to show support for the rebels as he pressed the Republican Minnesota Congresswoman "If there are flickers, as you say, of al Qaeda among the rebels, would it not be a sign to them or showing them that the United States has compassion and we…
Bill Maher Ups Ante on Vulgar Palin Attacks
March 29th, 2011 9:48 AM
After comedian Bill Maher referred to Sarah Palin as a derogatory term for a vagina a little over week a ago, NewsBusters asked, "Can the dreaded C-word be far behind?"
According to the Dallas Voice, this happened on Sunday while Maher was "performing" at the Winspear Opera House (photo courtesy Reuters):
Monica Crowley Refutes Eleanor Clift's Claim Tea Party Candidate Can't
March 28th, 2011 12:56 AM
After getting laughed at by Monica Crowley for making a foolish comment about the disparate ways Barack Obama and Ronald Reagan handled Libya during their respective presidencies, Newsweek's Eleanor Clift doubled down on this weekend's "McLaughlin Group" by saying a Tea Party candidate can't win a national election.
Crowley was once again up to the challenge and correctly pointed out, "If the…
After NOW's Weak Response to 'Dumb [Vagina]' Maher Calls Palin and Bac
March 26th, 2011 4:20 PM
As NewsBusters reported Wednesday, the National Organization for Women's weak response to Bill Maher referring to Sarah Palin as a highly derogatory term for a woman's vagina in no way discouraged the "Real Time" host or the television network he represents from making these sexist attacks.
Proving this point, Maher called Palin and Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) bimbos on Friday's…
Sarah Palin: 'I Need NOW's Defense Like a Fish Needs a Bicycle
March 24th, 2011 4:41 PM
As NewsBusters reported Wednesday, the National Organization for Women finally responded to Bill Maher calling Sarah Palin a highly derogatory term for a woman's vagina, but did so without mentioning Maher's name, the program he said it on, or the television network he represents.
Later that day, while discussing with Fox News's Greta Van Susteren the double standard surrounding the…
Michele Bachmann: 'The 3,400 Mainstream Media Members Are Part of Obam
March 15th, 2011 6:28 PM
Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) said Tuesday, "The 3,400 members of the mainstream media are part of the Obama press contingent."
Appearing on the "Laura Ingraham Show, " Bachmann addressed all the liberal hyperventilating that occurred after her gaffe about Lexington and Concord being in New Hampshire rather than Massachusetts (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Lawrence O'Donnell: 'Michele Bachmann Voters Are Ignorant - Her Distri
March 14th, 2011 11:59 PM
Lawrence O'Donnell on Monday accused people that voted for Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) last November of being "shockingly ignorant," and said one of the reasons was because her district is 92 percent white.
This happened as "The Last Word" host went on an almost seven-minute rant about Bachmann's gaffe this weekend concerning Lexington and Concord being in New Hampshire rather…
Laura Ingraham Scolds David Brooks for 'Snobby' 'Elitist' Treatment of
March 9th, 2011 1:53 PM
Conservative radio host Laura Ingraham on Tuesday scolded New York Times columnist David Brooks for his snobby, elitist treatment of the Tea Party.
Ingraham began her admonishment, "Your judgment on the Tea Party has been fairly brutal" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Matthews Wonders if Bachmann is a Willing Tool of a Conservative Consp
March 7th, 2011 6:38 PM
Leave it to Chris Matthews to look at a typical, by the book, recitation of talking points appearance by Republican Congresswoman Michele Bachmann and describe it as a sign of conspiracy or lunacy. On Monday's Hardball, after Matthews played clips of Bachmann on NBC's Meet the Press, he wondered if she was trained by "a group in Virginia that teaches right wing people" to "use the most wild…
Meet The Press: David Gregory Irked by Michelle Bachmann Emphasis on S
March 6th, 2011 4:14 PM
The way David Gregory was carrying on during today's Meet The Press, you would have thought that he was irked by Congresswoman Michele Bachmann's revelation of only 105 thousand dollars in secret ObamaCare funding instead of the actual astounding 105 BILLION dollars. A clearly irritated David Gregory kept insisting that he only wanted to stick with "narrow budget questions" and acted…