Big Three Spotlight 'Backlash' Over President Obama's Compliment; Omit

April 5th, 2013 4:34 PM
ABC, CBS, and NBC's Friday morning shows all devoted air time to President Obama labeling California Attorney General Kamala Harris "the best-looking attorney general in the country" at a fundraiser on Thursday. Unsurprisingly, a panel on NBC's Today tried to explain away the remark. Willie Geist asserted, "I think he [Obama] was making a joke." CBS This Morning's Norah O'Donnell was tougher on…

Entertainment Tonight Reporter to Michelle Obama: Your Husband is a 'S

April 4th, 2013 11:45 AM
On Tuesday's edition of the syndicated Entertainment Tonight, co-anchor Rosci Diaz did her part to pump up the President by giving Barack Obama the same sort of celebrity treatment that she would give Matt Damon as she asked Michelle Obama what it’s like being married to a "sex symbol." Diaz, in a sitdown interview with the First Lady, initially compared Mrs. Obama's style-sense to former…

Michelle Obama Scolds Obese Parents for Setting a Bad Example for Thei

March 8th, 2013 4:06 PM
Just how far is the nanny state going to go in telling people how to live their lives? On Friday, Michelle Obama, during her keynote speech at the Partnership for a Healthier America's childhood obesity conference in Washington, D.C., scolded obese parents for setting a bad example for their children.

Michelle Obama’s ‘Let’s Move’ Advice to Kids in Unsafe Areas

March 4th, 2013 12:59 PM
Michelle Obama participated in a Google+ Hangout Monday involving her “Let’s Move!” campaign. In response to a question about what parents should do in unsafe areas, she advised that kids should exercise indoors:

Anne Hathaway's Ex-Boyfriend To Lobby For Presidential Pardon

March 4th, 2013 10:33 AM
The ex-boyfriend of Oscar-winning actress Anne Hathaway apparently wants a presidential pardon for his involvement in the 2008 investment scandal known as Vati-Con. The New York Post's Page Six reported moments ago:

ABC Newscasts Mum on Editing Out Michelle Obama's Reference to 'Automa

February 27th, 2013 1:01 PM
Good Morning America on Tuesday edited out an inaccurate assertion by First Lady Michelle Obama that the gunman in a Chicago killing used an "automatic weapon." Regarding the death of teenager Hadiya Pendelton, Mrs. Obama claimed, "And she was caught in the line of fire because some kids had some automatic weapons they didn't need." This quote appeared online, but not on the February 26…

NBC Touts Michelle Obama's Oscar Appearance as 'Part of a Carefully Cr

February 27th, 2013 12:08 PM
In a report on Tuesday's NBC Today that only briefly mentioned criticism of First Lady Michelle Obama's appearance during Sunday's Academy Awards, White House correspondent Kristen Welker gushed that people were "still buzzing" over the "Oscar finale that no one saw coming." Welker described Obama's recent "media blitz": "The First Lady has been popping up all over the place lately, on Jimmy…

ABC Thrills Over Michelle Obama's Oscar Appearance: 'Straight Out of A

February 26th, 2013 12:04 PM
Last week, ABC scored an exclusive "get." Barack and Michelle Obama appeared on Good Morning America to welcome back co-host Robin Roberts from a serious illness. On Tuesday, Roberts paid the White House back, fawning over the "trend-setting" First Lady and her "hot" bangs. The anchor asked not a single tough question during the two part, eight and a half minute segment. Co-anchor George…

NY Times Misses the Point on Michelle Obama's Intrusive, Politicized

February 26th, 2013 10:51 AM
New York Times reporter Jennifer Steinhauer missed the point in her Tuesday take on Michelle Obama's "star turn" on Oscar night to announce the award for best picture at the Academy Awards, "A Tale of Secret Talks and Intrigue Behind Michelle Obama's Oscars Appearance." She may not have walked the red carpet, but Michelle Obama -- all bangs and biceps and bling -- had her own star turn during…

Donny Deutsch Asks Piers Morgan: 'When Did You Become Such a Crazy Lib

February 25th, 2013 11:48 PM
There's practically nothing as delicious as watching liberals eat their own, especially in the current post-election environment when the Obama-loving media are revelling in Republicans going after one another. With this in mind, grab some popcorn and your favorite beverage as you watch MSNBC regular Donny Deutsch ask CNN's Piers Morgan Monday, "When did you become such a crazy liberal?" (…

MSNBC's Alex Wagner: Oscars Wouldn't Have Greeted Laura Bush As Warmly

February 25th, 2013 6:51 PM
You've surely heard by now that Michelle Obama presented the Academy Award for Best Picture last evening. On Monday, MSNBC host Alex Wagner, appearing on Hardball, said, "Could Laura Bush have done it? No. If she'd appeared at the Oscars, I don't think she would have been greeted with the same amount of warmth" (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Michelle Obama Presents Best Picture Oscar To 'Argo

February 25th, 2013 12:34 AM
A surprising thing happened at Sunday's Academy Awards presentation. Coming on via satellite to assist Jack Nicholson present the Best Picture award was first lady Michelle Obama.

Jimmy Fallon Asks Michelle Obama To Run With Hillary Clinton In

February 23rd, 2013 11:02 AM
After dressing as a woman and doing “The Bump” with Michelle Obama Friday evening, NBC Late Night host Jimmy Fallon asked the first lady to consider running with Hillary Clinton in 2016. The gushing and fawning Fallon called this a “dream team” (video follows with commentary):

Michelle Obama Does 'The Bump' With Cross-Dressed Jimmy Fallon

February 23rd, 2013 10:12 AM
Last April, Barack Obama demeaned the office of the presidency by slow jamming the news on NBC's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. On Friday, Michelle Obama did 'The Bump' with Fallon who was dressed as a woman (video follows with commentary):