In spite of former MSNBC host Keith Olbermann’s history of using distortion and even misinformation to attack conservatives, and his infamously recurring conspiracy theory that the Bush…
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April 12th, 2011 8:30 AM | Brad Wilmouth
April 11th, 2011 8:35 PM | Noel Sheppard
MSNBC's Chris Matthews on Monday spent much of show scaring viewers about Congressman Paul Ryan's (R-Wisc.) recently released budget proposal.
So apoplectic was the "Hardball" host that…
April 11th, 2011 3:49 PM | Matt Hadro
Just hours before a last-minute deal was struck between Republicans and Democrats to prevent a government shutdown, CNN's Eliot Spitzer did some politicking of his own on Friday's "In the…
April 11th, 2011 12:49 PM | Scott Whitlock
Both NBC and CBS on Monday highlighted footage of Barack Obama at the Lincoln memorial on Saturday as they portrayed a President ready to cut the deficit. In the wake of an averted government…
April 11th, 2011 7:51 AM | Mark Finkelstein
Donald Trump might be off base with his birther views. But does that mean he shouldn't be allowed on TV to express them? Yes--according to Charles Blow of the New York Times. On Morning Joe…
April 10th, 2011 3:53 PM | Noel Sheppard
As NewsBusters previously reported, Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.) said Wednesday Republican freshmen in the House "are here to kill women."
On CNN's "Reliable Sources" Sunday…
April 10th, 2011 3:12 PM | Glen Asbury
CNN has, for years, touted itself as “The Most Trusted Name in News,” and yet time and again it belies its own claim to unique (among cable news networks) political neutrality. CNN.com editor…
April 9th, 2011 7:45 AM | Tim Graham
You would think after the Juan Williams debacle, NPR would keep away from bashing Fox News again. But even as NPR's liberal bias remains controversial in Congress, NPR is still waging war on Fox…
April 8th, 2011 6:42 PM | Matt Hadro
During an interview of Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards, CNN anchor Deborah Feyerick not only failed to ask Richards any tough questions about federal funding of the organization…
April 8th, 2011 3:45 PM | Matt Hadro
On Thursday night's "Anderson Cooper 360," CNN senior political analyst David Gergen thought it an "outrage" for Republicans to shut down the government right now if Planned Parenthood is still…
April 8th, 2011 11:16 AM | Rich Noyes
Prior to this week, President Obama had been so detached from the budget debate that some in his own party have openly criticized him. Obama, West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin declared in early…
April 8th, 2011 10:49 AM | Lachlan Markay
"In '94 people were elected simply to come here to kill the National Endowment for the Arts," claimed senior Democratic Congresswoman Louise Slaughter at a pro-choice rally on the National Mall…
April 7th, 2011 4:40 PM | Matt Hadro
Along with other institutions and people who will be impacted by a government shutdown, CNN spotlighted, throughout the day Thursday, the "grave" plight of museums and parks that may be…
April 7th, 2011 12:26 PM | Geoffrey Dickens
As a potential government shutdown looms the liberal media are filling their programs with stories about dire consequences of deep cuts that will lead to troops not getting paid, closed national…
April 6th, 2011 6:50 PM | Matt Hadro
Trashing Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) as "Dr. Kevorkian," CNN political contributor Paul Begala condemns the congressman's bold proposal to revamp Medicare in his latest op-ed for CNN.com. If the…
April 6th, 2011 12:29 PM | Matt Hadro
While questioning Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) over the budget battle on Monday's "In the Arena," CNN's Eliot Spitzer switched gears and attacked Republicans for cutting taxes for the rich…
April 3rd, 2011 4:11 PM | Noel Sheppard
Politico's Roger Simon said Sunday Barack Obama is the greatest orator of modern times.
Chatting with Howard Kurtz on CNN's "Reliable Sources," Simon also said journalists are just now…
April 2nd, 2011 4:39 PM | Noel Sheppard
As NewsBusters reported last month, ABC, CBS, MSNBC, NBC, and NPR totally ignored Wisconsin Republicans receiving death threats as a result of their support for Gov. Scott Walker's budget repair…
April 1st, 2011 4:21 PM | Clay Waters
New York Times food writer Mark Bittman’s Thursday morning nytimes.com blog post on the end of his politically motivated four-day fast, “Stating the Obvious: Hunger Is a Disease,” is a followup…
April 1st, 2011 3:55 PM | NB Staff
Update: April Fools! Consider these "fake but accurate."
The latest edition of the biweekly Notable Quotables is up at MRC.org, the Web site for NewsBusters's parent organization the…
March 31st, 2011 7:17 PM | Noel Sheppard
Michael Scheuer, a former counter-terrorism analyst for the CIA, scolded CNN's Christine Romans Thursday for letting her support for the current President show.
Toward the end of a…
March 31st, 2011 1:04 PM | Mike Bates
It was good economic news on CNN's Newsroom this morning. After a brief mention of radiation in Japan, anchor Carol Costello reported:
Brand new numbers out of the…
March 30th, 2011 2:43 PM | Brent Bozell
Editor's Note: The following is a statement issued earlier today by NewsBusters publisher Brent Bozell concerning an exposé of Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards’ statements on CNN…
March 29th, 2011 10:42 PM | Noel Sheppard
MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell on Tuesday cherry-picked an "O'Reilly Factor" segment to drum up a feud between Fox News's top prime time host and the former Alaska governor.
Five sentences…
March 29th, 2011 9:48 AM | Noel Sheppard
After comedian Bill Maher referred to Sarah Palin as a derogatory term for a vagina a little over week a ago, NewsBusters asked, "Can the dreaded C-word be far behind?"
According to the…