MRC Study: CNN's Tea Party Debate More Fair Than NBC News/Politico Hat

September 13th, 2011 6:13 PM
The left is already out attacking last night's CNN Tea Party debate, with the New York Times leading the way as it cried "the first event hosted jointly by a major news organization and a Tea Party group" has "left some questioning whether the network had gone too far in reaching for centrist credibility." That charge only makes sense in a liberal world view that thought Brian Williams' biased…

Matt Lauer Urges Bachmann to Bash Perry; NBC Debate Coverage Promotes

September 13th, 2011 5:34 PM
In an interview with Michele Bachmann on Tuesday's NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer actually delayed discussion of job creation as he pushed her to attack Texas Governor Rick Perry: "We'll talk about jobs in a second, but I do want to stick on this controversy over...Perry mandating vaccinations for HPV." Bachmann had attempted to begin on the subject of President Obama's jobs plan, but Lauer…

Maher Tells Leno That Bush, Palin, Perry and Bachmann Are Idiots - But

September 12th, 2011 12:55 AM
Within seconds of his introduction on Friday's "Tonight Show," Bill Maher attacked leading Republicans. In a truly delicious example of instant karma, moments after calling Dan Quayle, George W. Bush, Sarah Palin, Rick Perry, and Michele Bachmann idiots, the pompous, more arrogant than most Maher spoke of how important the "Iowa primary" is (video follows with commentary):

Chris Matthews Wonders Who'll Get Kicked in the Testicles at Wednesday

September 7th, 2011 6:02 PM
UPDATE AT END OF POST: Video of Matthews repeating this on the air. After months of inactivity in his Twitter account, MSNBC's Chris Matthews on Wednesday tweeted what some might consider a rather risqué comment about the upcoming Republican presidential debate (mild vulgarity follows with commentary):

Dana Loesch Brings Tea Party Views to 'This Week

September 5th, 2011 5:27 PM
St. Louis Tea Party co-founder Dana Loesch was one of Christiane Amanpour's roundtable guests on Sunday's "This Week." At the end of the lengthy segment, Loesch, who is also editor of Big Journalism, offered an interesting view about next year's elections (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Doonesbury Makes Sexist Breast Jokes About Palin and Bachmann

September 5th, 2011 12:10 PM
When it comes to debasing conservative women, is there nothing considered off-limits by the liberal media? Consider Sunday's Doonesbury which joked about the bra sizes of former Alaska governor Sarah Palin and Congresswoman Michele Bachmann:

Letterman: Why Can't We Pray Away Michele Bachmann's Memoirs

September 2nd, 2011 5:38 PM
Is there anything David Letterman hates more than conservative women? On Wednesday's "Late Show," the host went after Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann saying, "She is now publishing her memoirs, and I thought, well, wait a minute, why can't we pray that away?" (video follows with transcript and commentary)

NBC Reporter to Huntsman: Are Perry and Bachmann 'Too Far Right to Win

September 1st, 2011 1:26 PM
On Thursday's Today show NBC's Savannah Guthrie prodded Jon Huntsman to slam his fellow GOP presidential candidates Rick Perry and Michele Bachmann as too conservative, as she pressed the former Governor of Utah: "Are they too far right to win and beat President Obama?" For his part, Huntsman played into Guthrie's portrayal of his competitors by responding that the American people "don't want…

Liberal Blogger Admits He Fabricated Bachmann 'White People' Video

August 31st, 2011 7:06 PM
The blogosphere has been abuzz this week with a video misleading viewers to believe that Rep. Michele Bachmann riles up a campaign crowd in Iowa with the line, "Who likes white people?" The video was pirated from Robert Stacy McCain's blog, the Other McCain, after he covered a Bachmann appearance at a rainy August 5th Christian music festival, during which Bachmann shouted to the drenched…

ABC Examines Michele Bachmann's Hairdo: You May Like It, Even If You'r

August 31st, 2011 3:42 PM
Good Morning America on Wednesday offered a short, odd little segment on Michele Bachmann's hairdo. Seeming to not know how to explain this phenomenon, GMA contributor Laura Spencer stuttered, "The- Well, let's just call it what it is. It's The Bachmann, people, and everybody wants it."   Spencer added a caveat in regard to Bachmann's ideology: "Now, whether or not her politics are your cup…

Thom Hartmann: Conservatives Are 'Powerful Strain of Anti-Americanism

August 30th, 2011 10:59 PM
Leave it to Thom Hartmann, the liberal radio host, to assert that conservative Republicans are un-American, because apparently, unless you love Big Government, you're not very American. He not only said that on Monday's show. He asserted that if there were such a thing as a "sentient deity" he would be urgently send us the message "Stop pumping carbon into your atmosphere!" Is it any wonder…

CNN Questions Whether Paul and Bachmann Are Even Ready for Presidency

August 29th, 2011 6:32 PM
CNN anchor Kyra Phillips asked her "Political Buzz" panel Monday if GOP candidates Ron Paul and Michele Bachmann are "ready for the big office" given their unusual views. "Ron Paul saying that we should get rid of FEMA. Michele Bachmann says the storm and earthquake are signs from God," stated Phillips. "Okay guys, are these candidates ready for the big office?" [Video below the break.]

Martin Luther King's Daughter: 'Lincoln Remembered for Signing the Dec

August 28th, 2011 3:11 PM
At a ceremony to honor the opening of the new Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in our nation's capital Friday, the late civil rights leader's daughter Bernice made an historical error that would evoke tremendous ridicule and derision if she were a conservative. "Lincoln remembered for signing the Declaration of Independence" (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Media Magazine Worries 'Queen' Bachmann Is Too 'Well-Coached' for Wimp

August 28th, 2011 12:43 PM
Broadcasting & Cable magazine published a cover story in its August 22 issue [not available online] complaining that the stakes are too high in the 2012 campaign to just let (Republican) candidates get away with their own talking points. The headline was "Just Say Something! Candidates have been dodging questions for decades, but with astronomical stakes this election cycle, it's more…