CNN Gushes Over Biden's Reception From Democrat-Friendly NAACP

Matt Hadro
July 12th, 2012 1:07 PM
While CNN initially panned Mitt Romney's Wednesday reception by the NAACP as "very negative," anchor Kyra Phillips was quite jovial about Joe Biden quoting scripture to the audience the next day. A gleeful Phillips gushed that Biden "rolled out the scripture. He got spiritual on them, and they loved it! That is Joe Biden, we had to expect that." [Video below. Audio here.]
 

Jon Karl Misleads: McCain Got 'a Standing Ovation' From the NAACP; But

Scott Whitlock
July 12th, 2012 11:29 AM

Good Morning America's Jon Karl on Wednesday hyped the boos Mitt Romney received at Wednesday's NAACP conference as the "most hostile reception Mitt Romney has received from any group during this campaign." [See video below. MP3 audio here.] Karl actively misled while comparing John McCain's 2008 reception at the NAACP to Romney's appearance. Karl huffed, "...[McCain] received a standing…

 

Wanda Sykes Takes Cheap Shot at Romney, Mormonism and Polygamy

Noel Sheppard
July 12th, 2012 10:28 AM
Polygamy was officially banned by the Mormon Church in 1890. Mitt Romney has been married to only one woman for 43 years. But that didn’t stop perilously liberal comedienne Wanda Sykes from taking a polygamist swipe at Romney on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live Wednesday (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary):
 

NYT's Parker on Black Voters 'Suspicious of Mr. Romney’s Record on C

Clay Waters
July 11th, 2012 10:01 PM
Republican candidate Mitt Romney received a predictably mixed reception at the NAACP's annual convention in Houston on Wednesday, giving New York Times reporter Ashley Parker an easy target: "To Boos and Polite Applause, Romney Speaks to the N.A.A.C.P." Parker emphasized the "cackles and boos" he received for his criticism of Obama-Care, and even used Romney's father, the late Michigan Gov.…
 

WaPo's Pearlstein Insists Romney Guilty of Outsourcing, Despite His Pa

Kyle Drennen
July 11th, 2012 5:42 PM
Appearing on Wednesday's Andrea Mitchell Reports on MSNBC, Washington Post financial columnist Steve Pearlstein accused Mitt Romney of being responsible for Bain Capital outsourcing jobs, even after leaving the company: "...they were doing it because that was the company that Mitt Romney had set up. I'm not saying that's bad. But for him to say, 'Well, not on my watch,' is – is, you know, a…
 

Romney Gets Standing Ovation From NAACP, But CNN Calls Reception 'Very

Matt Hadro
July 11th, 2012 12:56 PM

After Mitt Romney addressed the NAACP on Wednesday, CNN's Jim Acosta focused on the boos he received from the audience without mentioning the crowd's standing ovation and their applause scattered through the speech. Acosta simply reported a "very negative" reaction from the audience. "[N]o question about it, this was a very negative reaction to what Mitt Romney had to say here earlier this…

 

John Sununu Laughs at Andrea Mitchell Defending Obama's Use of Bogus R

Noel Sheppard
July 10th, 2012 5:01 PM
It really has been hysterical watching the Obama-loving media the past few weeks defend the President using bogus information reported by the Washington Post falsely accusing Mitt Romney of outsourcing jobs while at Bain Capital. This has become so comical that former New Hampshire Governor John Sununu (R) couldn't hold back the laughs as Andrea Mitchell did exactly that Tuesday on the MSNBC…
 

Playing Into Obama's Populist Pose, NYTimes Obsesses Over Romney's Vac

Clay Waters
July 10th, 2012 4:40 PM
Sunday's front-page "political memo" from New York Times reporter Richard Stevenson played into the Obama campaign's hands by obsessing over Romney's supposedly ostentatious displays of wealth, in contrast to Barack Obama's down-home populism: "On Tricky Terrain of Class, Contrasting Paths." The print edition featured large dueling photos contrasting a down-home President Obama at the Kozy…
 

ABC Finally Notices Obama's Sketchy Attack Ads Against Romney's 'Outso

Scott Whitlock
July 10th, 2012 3:58 PM
Good Morning America co-anchor George Stephanopoulos on Tuesday finally noticed the Obama campaign's sketchy attacks against Mitt Romney for supposedly being an outsourcer while running Bain Capital. Stephanopoulos actually pressed Obama strategist David Plouffe, highlighting Factcheck.org's assertion that there's "no evidence to support the claim that Romney, while he was running Bain Capital…
 

Vanity Fair Demonizes Romney as a 'Financial Acrobat,' Calls Him 'Tack

Kelly McGarey
July 10th, 2012 2:53 PM
As the November election approaches, the left-leaning media is taking every opportunity to take shots at presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney, and Vanity Fair is no exception. In the magazine's August issue, journalist Nicholas Shaxson attempts to mar the public perception of Romney's business record and moral center under the guise of "[delving] into the murky world of offshore finance…
 

David Letterman: Romney Promising Conservatives 'He'll Put Anderson Co

Noel Sheppard
July 10th, 2012 11:11 AM
David Letterman said Monday that presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is promising conservatives that if he's elected, "he will put Anderson Cooper back in the closet." Such was said during the obligatory Romney-bashing portion of Letterman's Late Show monologue on CBS (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary, file photo):
 

Spike Lee: If Obama Loses 'I Will Be Dead Before' There's Another Blac

Noel Sheppard
July 9th, 2012 9:49 PM
Filmmaker Spike Lee said Monday that if Barack Obama loses his reelection bid in November, "I will be dead before" there's another black president. Lee also said during an interview with entertainment website Vulture that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's religion is going to play a huge factor in the upcoming election:
 

Krauthammer: 'Obama's Surrendered on the State of the Economy' With Ta

Noel Sheppard
July 9th, 2012 7:25 PM
Syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer said Monday that President Obama's proposal to extend the Bush tax cuts for everyone making under $250,000 a year represents a critical white flag. Appearing on Fox News's Special Report, Krauthammer said, "It’s a declaration that he’s surrendered on the state of the economy and on the issue of his stewardship of it."
 

CNN’s Costello Lets Liberal Guest Smear Romney Without Proof of Wron

Randy Hall
July 9th, 2012 5:46 PM
On Monday morning's edition of “CNN Newsroom,” host Carol Costello interviewed liberal writer Nicholas Shaxson, who accused Gov. Mitt Romney of breaking tax laws but provided no evidence to back up his charge. Shaxson was the author of a hit piece in Vanity Fair magazine that accused the presumptive Republican presidential candidate of having a “buried treasure” in undisclosed overseas…