Rick Santorum
John Berman Lectures Republicans: 'Shift to the Right' Could Mean 'Hur
February 24th, 2012 4:00 PM
ABC's John Berman on Friday chided the Republican presidential candidates for not talking about jobs enough, lecturing the GOP field that social issues could harm their chances of winning the White House. Berman whined, "...The shift to the right in rhetoric could be hurting in the middle."
Regarding Romney's planned speech on tax cuts, Friday, Good Morning America's Berman condescended, " […
CBS Touts Daily Show Likening Santorum, Conservatism to Crack
February 24th, 2012 3:10 PM
CBS This Morning on Friday boosted left-wing comedian John Oliver's smear on Rick Santorum, and conservatism in general, where he equated the GOP presidential candidate with a hardcore drug like crack cocaine: "America likes its conservatism cut with plenty of baking powder because one hit of the pure stuff, and you'll wake up with Eric Stoltz...having just plunged an adrenaline needle into…
Savaging Santorum: The Top 10 Worst Anti-Santorum Quotes
February 24th, 2012 9:00 AM
Rick Santorum’s recent rise in the polls in the GOP primary has escalated the liberal media’s attacks on the former Pennsylvania Republican Senator, primarily on his socially conservative views. This is not surprising since journalists have admitted, in several surveys, to being far more liberal on social issues like abortion than even the general public. One such survey of journalists, from…
Schieffer Hosts Alan Simpson to Blast Santorum, Calls Simpson One of H
February 24th, 2012 8:16 AM
CBS “Face the Nation” host Bob Schieffer has a mid-week interview offered online called “Face to Face.” On Wednesday, Schieffer welcomed socially liberal former Republican Sen. Alan Simpson. He viciously attacked Rick Santorum -- Republicans "won't have a prayer" of winning with him -- and said the social issues will cause the voters to “take us all to Alaska and float us out in the Bering Sea…
Martin Bashir Finds It 'Incredible' That 'Third Century' Santorum Woul
February 23rd, 2012 5:23 PM
Liberal MSNBC anchor Martin Bashir on Thursday declared it "incredible" that Republican candidates such as Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich would "blame the media." A few seconds after making the comment, the host smeared Santorum as having "third century Constantinople" views when it came to social policies.
Bashir mocked the GOP presidential candidates for their debate performances and…
CNN Grills Santorum's Press Secretary, Gives Free Pass to Obama Aide
February 23rd, 2012 3:44 PM
While she grilled Rick Santorum's press secretary over his debate performance, CNN host Soledad O'Brien asked an Obama aide nothing even approaching a critical question on Thursday's Starting Point, and even teed her up to bash Republicans.
O'Brien mirrored her own network's treatment of President Obama in Wednesday night's debate – avoiding critical questions on the President's record and…
CNN's Gergen: GOP Candidates Sound Like 'Four White Guys' Telling Wome
February 22nd, 2012 11:37 PM
David Gergen had some harsh criticism for the remaining Republican candidates for president Wednesday.
Appearing on CNN's post-debate show, Gergen said, "For a lot of women it sounds like four white guys who are out there telling them, 'Here’s how we’re going to control your lives'” (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Santorum, Debate Moderator King Feud Over 'Social Issues' Questions
February 22nd, 2012 10:29 PM
Following Wednesday night's presidential debate on CNN, Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum took on the deliberate campaign on the part of Democrats and their media enablers to stigmatize him as purely a "social issues" candidate with limited appeal to Americans not as concerned about those topics.
Chatting with CNN analyst Gloria Borger following the GOP candidate contest,…
CBS's Rose Boosts Liberal Talking Point About Rich Wanting to be Taxed
February 22nd, 2012 6:32 PM
On Wednesday's CBS This Morning, Charlie Rose promoted a talking point used by liberals, including President Obama, that Warren Buffett and other billionaires want their taxes raised. After playing a clip of Chris Christie ripping Buffett, Rose asked Jack Welch, "Do you agree with the governor of New Jersey, or do you agree with...Buffett, that there ought to be more tax on the super-rich?"…
Tamron Hall Corrects Her Own Viewers’ Ignorance About Ash Wednesday
February 22nd, 2012 4:21 PM
During Tuesday's edition of MSNBC's NewsNation, host Tamron Hall had to admit her audience clearly doesn’t pay attention to basic political facts. While covering a Rick Santorum speech at a Tea Party event in Arizona Hall said the following: "I don't know if this is a joke or not but some people, many people have Tweeted asking why does he have ash on his forehead? Asking if he's Catholic. …
NBC Sets GOP Debate Agenda: Santorum to be 'Peppered' With Religion Qu
February 22nd, 2012 4:16 PM
On Wednesday's NBC Today, correspondent Peter Alexander noted how the Republican primary "has increasingly become laced with references to religion" and predicted that in the upcoming GOP debate on CNN, "[Rick] Santorum is likely to be peppered with questions about his remarks on what he called the President's 'phony theology.'"
Later in the report, Alexander touted Mitt Romney being drawn…
Sarah Palin: 'Lamestream Media' Are 'All Wee-Weed Up' About Santorum's
February 21st, 2012 9:39 PM
Sarah Palin on Tuesday weighed in on the press's reaction to comments Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum made about Satan in 2008.
Appearing on Fox News's Hannity, the former Alaska Governor said, "For these lamestream media characters to get all wee-weed up about that, first you have to ask yourself, 'Have they ever attended a Sunday school class even? Have they never heard this…
'Fanning the Flames': NBC Claims Santorum's Mention of Jeremiah Wright
February 21st, 2012 4:36 PM
At the top of Tuesday's NBC Today, co-host Ann Curry admonished Rick Santorum for accurately describing President Obama's religious history: "Fanning the flames. Rick Santorum takes a new shot at President Obama's faith by mentioning his controversial former pastor, Reverend Jeremiah Wright."
In a later report, correspondent Peter Alexander announced: "Rick Santorum isn't backing down from…
Rick Santorum Says 'Phony Theology' Controversy Is 'Media Trying to De
February 20th, 2012 10:43 PM
As NewsBusters has been reporting, America's press have for the past 48 hours been in a coordinated attack on Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum cherry-picking the same sentences from a lengthy speech he gave Saturday in order to falsely accuse him of impugning President Obama's religious beliefs.
On Monday, the former Pennsylvania Senator discussed the matter with Fox News's…