Regurgitating the same kind of derogatory comments he regularly spews on his Friday night HBO show, Bill Maher showed up Monday night on the Late Show with David Letterman where CBS, unlike HBO, excised his vile terminology for Tea Party activists. Maher denounced Tea Party followers as "sad, unfortunate people" because they are "corporate America's useful idiots" who don't allow "facts" to "get in that tin foil helmet." Then he employed his usual "tea-baggers" phrase, but CBS silenced the "baggers" so viewers heard dead air when Maher spoke that foul term: I don't have any respect, no, I don't have... continue reading
Former Newsweek editor Howard Fineman on Monday spun Paul Ryan's blueprint for reforming Medicare as saying to younger Americans "screw you." Appearing on MSNBC's Hardball on Monday, the senior politics editor for the Huffington Post eagerly went along with host Chris Matthews' hyperbolic description of the Republican plan. Responding to the idea that Ryan would exempt Americans 55 and older from changes, Fineman blurted out Democratic talking points: " And by the way, by trying to exempt the younger people also, it doesn't necessarily help the Republicans make their case 'cause what they're saying to the younger voters is, 'we're... continue reading
According to New York magazine, Nightly News anchor Brian Williams (see file photo at right) is a "versatile" humorist who now has a "second career" making people laugh. In a gushing, 3600 word piece, writer John Swansburg went so far as to fawn, " He's a confident, kempt success in a profession dominated by neurotics and Apatovian man-children. Isn't it time we took the comedy of Brian Williams seriously ?" For proof of the anchor's hilarity, Swansburg quoted NBC employees Tina Fey, Seth Meyers and Jimmy Fallon to attest to NBC employee Williams' comic talents. The New York journalist lamented... continue reading
NBC's Today show actually gave Tavis Smiley an opportunity to criticize the President, but it was from the left, as the PBS commentator claimed that Barack Obama has devoted "too much attention to the rich and the lucky." Invited on Monday's show to promote his new book Fail Up: 20 Lessons On Building Success From Failure , Smiley was prompted by NBC's Ann Curry about what he thought was Obama's "greatest failure has been so far?" To which Smiley responded by listing a litany of liberal grievances against this president, as seen in the following exchange: ANN CURRY: Well as... continue reading
Good Morning America's George Stephanopoulos on Monday described the country's "gas gripes " over rising fuel costs, adding, " Soaring prices lead to new pain for the President as big oil gets ready to report record profits ." (MP3 audio here .) The former Democratic operative turned journalist tried to put the best spin on Barack Obama's growing problems: "And, Jake, these gas prices are also knocking down President Obama's poll numbers, which is why he's out there nearly every day addressing this problem." Reporter Jake Tapper, on the other hand, provided a more balanced look, pointing out, "When President... continue reading
On Friday night, the Fox News Channel debuted a Hannity special, 'Behind the Bias: The History of Liberal Media.' The promo declared: "Double standards? Groundless attacks? Blatant bias? Sean calls out the mainstream media! Don't miss Behind the Bias: The History of Liberal Media." The Media Research Center made available to Fox News Channel producers video clips from our archive going back more than 20 years and they are scattered throughout the hour - as are soundbites from MRC President Brent Bozell. The hour began with what Sean Hannity described as "how and why this bias began," illustrated with several... continue reading
In a bizarre wrap-up to the 2 p.m. EDT hour of CNN Newsroom on Thursday, anchor T.J. Holmes confessed his "eco-sins" to the audience. Commemorating the eve of "Earth Day," Holmes admitted to his "green" faults which included driving an SUV by himself to work daily, blasting the heat in his house during winter, and using "less efficient" incandescent bulbs for lighting. "These are my eco-sins. I'm confessing them to you because tomorrow is Earth Day," Holmes announced to the audience. "It often goes ignored by many of us, including me. Not going to ignore it this year. Why? Well,... continue reading
While the morning show hosts on NBC and CBS showcased the looming political threat of high gas prices for Barack Obama, ABC, Friday, simply repeated White House talking points and explained how the President will try and blame Republicans. Reporter Bianna Golodryga noted that Obama "wasted no time" in going after the GOP. She parroted, " During his speech in Reno, President Obama argued that budget cuts proposed by Republicans would keep the country from making critical investments in new alternative technologies that could wean our dependence on foreign oil. " Golodryga offered no hint of political danger for the... continue reading
As part of Green is Universal week, NBC's Kelly O'Donnell highlighted a fight between Republicans and Democrats over the use of Styrofoam in the House cafeterias. On Thursday's Today show, O'Donnell reported, "Many Democrats are boiling mad because Republicans, now in charge of building operations, put a fork in the bio-degradable utensils Democrats had picked." O'Donnell went on to relay the concerns of Democratic Congressman George Miller as she noted that he had alarmingly tweeted to Republicans , "Stop serving carcinogens to constituents," and then aired a soundbite of Miller (while he was brandishing a Styrofoam cup) hyperbolically exclaiming: "This... continue reading
Tonight (Friday) the Fox News Channel will air a Hannity special, in his usual time slot, 'Behind the Bias: The History of Liberal Media.' The promo declares : "Double standards? Groundless attacks? Blatant bias? Sean calls out the mainstream media! Don't miss Behind the Bias: The History of Liberal Media." It will run for the hour at 9 PM EDT/8 PM CDT/7 PM MDT/6 PM PDT. It will re-run at midnight EDT/11 PM CDT/10 PM MDT/9 PM PDT. The Media Research Center made available to Fox News Channel producers video clips from our archive going back more than 20 years,... continue reading