Anti-tax activist Grover Norquist has suddenly become liberal Public Enemy #1 as the media pressures Republicans to accede to rising taxes. Frank Bruni devoted one of his excessively personal…
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November 27th, 2012 12:56 PM | Clay Waters
November 26th, 2012 10:49 PM | Noel Sheppard
Billionaire Warren Buffett said Monday that there should be a minimum tax on the wealthy.
Appearing on CNN's Piers Morgan Tonight, low tax advocate Grover Norquist responded, "If he…
November 26th, 2012 7:17 PM | Matt Hadro
After smiling on Republicans who stepped away from Grover Norquist's no-tax hike pledge, CNN pressured the GOP House Majority Whip to raise income tax rates on Monday's The Situation Room.…
November 26th, 2012 4:18 PM | Matt Hadro
CNN broke out the pom-poms on Monday and cheered the Republicans who reneged on Grover Norquist's no-tax hike pledge. CNN contributor John Avlon lauded them as "profiles in courage." Avlon…
November 25th, 2012 11:35 AM | Tom Blumer
From what I can tell, a major scandal involving teachers in three states has received almost no national press coverage since CNN first broke a story about it in July. Among the non-participants…
November 25th, 2012 9:06 AM | Tim Graham
Anyone who doesn’t think Politico is a left-wing rag hasn’t seen their latest gushing profile of Bill Press. Wide-eyed media reporter Mackenzie Weinger began like a fangirl: “Bill Press says…
November 24th, 2012 7:54 PM | Tim Graham
On Tuesday’s edition of the Bill Press radio show, fill-in host John Fugelsang (another “star” of Current TV) celebrated being attacked on NewsBusters for five minutes. “It’s like crack and porn…
November 24th, 2012 5:00 PM | Tim Graham
Saturday’s Washington Post devoted the left-hand corner of the front page to hailing liberal Sen. Patty Murray, the new chairman of the Senate Budget Committee. “In a Congress of hot tempers and…
November 24th, 2012 10:13 AM | Brad Wilmouth
During the recent war in Gaza, NBC News used two images of which definitely one and possibly both qualify as deceptive propaganda against Israel's war effort. The first example is the infamous…
November 22nd, 2012 4:22 PM | Randy Hall
It's always interesting when two liberals disagree on something because each of them believes he or she is 100 percent correct on whatever topic they're debating. The latest edition of “When…
November 21st, 2012 2:35 PM | Tim Graham
One of the funniest headlines of Wednesday was the Huffington Post asking "Will MSNBC Hold Obama Accountable In Second Term?" The actual headline right now is “MSNBC Battles 'Pro-Obama' Label…
November 21st, 2012 1:11 PM | Matt Hadro
Even though Republicans kept the House, CNN was trying to bury the Tea Party on Wednesday. Anchor Carol Costello asked if the movement was dead while CNN's headline proclaimed the "end of the…
November 20th, 2012 5:34 PM | Matt Hadro
CNN.com cherry picked a few conservative blog posts to make the sweeping claim that "arch-conservatives" are in denial over President Obama's victory. It's definitely poor journalism when four…
November 20th, 2012 11:53 AM | Matt Hadro
CNN's Soledad O'Brien teed up Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) to pick out the "code words" in GOP opposition to Susan Rice's nomination to Secretary of State, on Tuesday morning's Starting Point. "…
November 19th, 2012 6:09 PM | Matt Hadro
CNN anchors have been turning to advocacy. Don Lemon didn't show a hint of journalistic integrity on Sunday's Newsroom as he ripped into conservative guest Will Cain and lectured him on the…
November 19th, 2012 4:19 PM | Matt Hadro
The media's preoccupation with tax hikes over spending cuts continued on Sunday's State of the Union, with CNN's Candy Crowley pitching a millionaire's tax hike while not mentioning spending…
November 19th, 2012 3:55 PM | Tim Graham
The idea of liberal talk radio being the home of loving, compassionate people was shredded on Friday when Nicole Sandler subbed in for Randi Rhodes. She had two standout messages for Republicans…
November 19th, 2012 2:28 PM | Jeffrey Meyer
It took more than a month -- and an intervening presidential election -- but it appears as though MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough has finally joined the chorus of conservatives criticizing Candy Crowley…
November 19th, 2012 1:13 PM | Matt Hadro
CNN's Piers Morgan gave a (left) thumb up Friday to states legalizing marijuana and opposing a traditional marriage amendment. He joined conspiracy theorist Jesse Ventura in applauding the votes…
November 19th, 2012 9:56 AM | Tom Blumer
On November 14, the Hill reported that "Senate Democrats, feeling confident from their net gain of two seats in last week’s election, say any deficit-reduction package negotiated in the coming…
November 19th, 2012 9:28 AM | Noel Sheppard
Anderson Cooper had a bit of a scare Monday morning.
Appearing on a CNN Newsroom broadcast from Gaza airing around 7PM eastern time Sunday, Cooper was rocked by a huge explosion behind…
November 19th, 2012 9:01 AM | Matt Hadro
As NewsBusters' Tim Graham reported, CNN's Washington Bureau Chief Sam Feist bragged that his is the only network "that hasn't picked sides in this election," and that viewers responded to CNN's…
November 19th, 2012 8:34 AM | Brad Wilmouth
On Friday's Anderson Cooper 360 on CNN, as noted at HonestReporting.com, host Cooper devoted a one-minute segment to informing viewers that his show on Thursday had used footage of a Palestinian…
November 19th, 2012 12:21 AM | Noel Sheppard
When Barack Obama was campaigning for president in 2008, he and his supporters in the media claimed his election would create a post-racial America.
Far from accomplishing that, the…
November 18th, 2012 9:43 PM | Tom Blumer
A video at CNN with reporting by Sara Sidner from Gaza tells us "how a small child became a symbol of civilian casualties." Some of her narrative: "A scene no parent should ever have to endure…