Bozell, Hannity Review Media's Lack of Interest in, Spin Regarding Ben

May 10th, 2013 11:24 AM
"When Hillary Clinton testified in January, she got five [and a half] hours on MSNBC," NewsBusters publisher Brent Bozell told Fox News Channel's Sean Hannity on the May 9 edition of his eponymous program. By contrast, the Obama-boosting "Lean Forward" network failed to show any live testimony from the May 8 Benghazi whistleblowers hearing. "They're a little bit selective," the Media Research…

Coulter: Media Are Now Obama’s Bodyguards Protecting Him ‘From the

May 7th, 2013 3:11 PM
Conservative author Ann Coulter made a statement about the press Monday that should embarrass all the so-called "journalists" in America. Appearing on Fox News's Hannity, Coulter said, "The media is now the Praetorian Guard to protect the President from the dumb things he does" (video follows with transcript and commentary):

On FNC's 'Hannity,' NB's Bozell Slams Media Censorship of Gosnell, Dis

May 3rd, 2013 11:44 AM
Appearing on the May 2 Hannity program for the weekly “Media Mash” segment, NewsBusters publisher Brent Bozell noted that while the broadcast networks devoted considerable airtime in their news programming to courtroom sagas such as the murder trials of Amanda Knox and Jodi Arias or civil court proceedings like the Michael Jackson wrongful death lawsuit, they virtually ignored the trial of…

Bozell and Hannity Document Joe Scarborough’s Transformation From Co

April 26th, 2013 10:15 AM
MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough likes to call himself a “true conservative” on his daily MSNBC show Morning Joe, yet his recent flip-flop on Second Amendment rights makes him anything but a conservative. He’s a typical MSNBC “demagogue,” NewsBusters publisher Brent Bozell declared on April 25 as he and Fox News anchor Sean Hannity chastised the MSNBC host.  In their weekly “Media Mash” segment, the…

MSNBC's O'Donnell Blames Shooting Deaths on 'Cowardly Lawmakers' Oppos

April 12th, 2013 5:32 PM
On Thursday's The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell, host O'Donnell ranted against Republicans who have argued that the proposed new gun laws would not have prevented recent high-profile shootings, as the MSNBC host referred to such talk as "the worst, most vicious lie being told by Republicans." Referring to nine-year-old shooting victim Christina Taylor Green, who died in the Tucson,…

Video: Bozell, Hannity Discuss Manchin, Biden Thanking CNN, MSNBC Resp

April 12th, 2013 11:20 AM
"CNN and MSNBC, as we can see with the gun control debate are openly promoting not just gun control but the president's gun control agenda and calling it news," NewsBusters publisher Brent Bozell argued on the April 11 edition of Hannity, where he appeared for the popular weekly Media Mash segment. Reacting to the fact that MSNBC's Morning Joe program gave Vice President Biden an entire three-…

Herman Cain: 'Maybe Chris Matthews Doesn't Have Enough Black Friends T

April 3rd, 2013 4:25 PM
As NewsBusters reported, MSNBC's Chris Matthews on Monday actually said, “Racism is the belief that one race - whites - should rule all others.” Former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain responded to this nonsense on Fox News's Hannity Tuesday stating, "It's laughable what Chris Matthews is saying...Maybe he doesn't have enough black friends who's telling him the truth" (video…

Civil Rights Attorney Calls Ben Carson 'A Puppet of Sean Hannity' - 'Y

April 2nd, 2013 12:56 AM
Civil rights attorney and talk radio host Leo Terrell got into quite a heated exchange with Sean Hannity Monday evening. During a segment about the double standard by which African-American conservatives and liberals are treated by the media, Terrell called Dr. Ben Carson Hannity's "puppet" telling his host, "You created a monster" (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary):

Bozell: Chris Matthews Is 'Real Face of Character Assassination

March 22nd, 2013 11:58 AM
MSNBC's Chris Matthews is the "real face of character assassination," NewsBusters publisher Brent Bozell argued on the March 21 edition of Fox News Channel's Hannity program. The Media Research Center founder and president reacted to just the latest instance of the Hardball host bashing Tea Party conservatives as racist, xenophobic, and anti-gay. "On Monday night, he was so off on his attacks…

Dr. Carson: Media Will Change When They Realize They'll Also Be Destro

March 18th, 2013 10:36 PM
"If ever the mainstream media reaches a point where they recognize that if we destroy this nation and destroy the economy, they, too, will be destroyed, I think at that point they will start asking the tough questions and helping to move the population in the right direction." So predicted Dr. Benjamin Carson on Fox News's Hannity Monday (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Ted Cruz: Obama 'Seems Like He Doesn't Want to Recognize Any Limits on

March 18th, 2013 9:46 PM
"If you look at President Obama, it seems like he doesn't want to recognize any limits on government power. I think we need to stand for limits on government power and for individual liberty." So said Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tx.) on Fox News's Hannity Monday.

Bozell and Hannity Mock Media's Embrace of Obama's 'Charm Offensive

March 15th, 2013 10:28 AM
Media Research Center President Brent Bozell and Sean Hannity mocked journalists for cynically embracing the idea that Barack Obama is leading a "charm offensive" to win over congressional Republicans. Appearing on the March 14 Hannity, Bozell incredulously pointed out, "So he invites Republicans over for lunch a couple of times or dinner, and somebody uses the magic word, charm offensive, and…

Bozell: Media Waved Pom-Poms for Obama on Sequester, Now 'Sad' That Do

March 8th, 2013 11:25 AM
The liberal media should have reported President Obama's Chicken Little sky-is-falling claims about the sequester, but "with clear skepticism" instead of mindlessly parroting them, NewsBusters publisher Brent Bozell told Fox News's Sean Hannity on the March 7 edition of his eponymous program.  "They should have gone to the American people and in effect said, this man is lying," but instead, "…

Fox News Hosts Hannity and Bolling Offer to Pay for White House Tours

March 8th, 2013 9:47 AM
UPDATE AT END OF POST: Hannity and Bolling issue comment. The Obama administration announced Tuesday that it's canceling public tours of the White House beginning this weekend due to budget sequestration. On Thursday, Fox News hosts Eric Bolling and Sean Hannity each offered to pay for one week's worth of tours to keep the White House open to the public.