Beckel to Geller: 'You’re a Woman, You Better Be Careful

September 28th, 2010 1:39 AM
Eric Bolling's new show on the Fox Business Channel, Money Rocks, saw a significant display of fireworks this evening.  During a discussion of some already controversial statements made by Democratic strategist, Bob Beckel, a very heated exchange developed involving Beckel and Atlas Shrugs publisher, Pamela Geller.The controversy started when Bolling played a clip of Beckel's previous appearance…

Jon Voight Slams Time Magazine as Anti-Semitic for Its ‘Why Israel D

September 13th, 2010 12:26 AM
Appearing as a guest on Saturday’s Huckabee show on FNC, actor Jon Voight condemned Time magazine for the cover on its September 13 issue which provocatively displays the words "Why Israel Doesn’t Care About Peace" in the middle of a Star of David made from daisies. Voight charged that there must be anti-Semitism at Time magazine if such a cover could be devised. Voight:Listen, if Israel falls we…

Jon Voight Discusses His Conservative Views, Tea Parties on FNC's Huck

August 23rd, 2010 5:54 PM
Actor Jon Voight appeared on the August 22 "Huckabee" to discuss, among other things, his conservative activism and the media's misrepresentation of the Tea Party movement. Here's a sample: MIKE HUCKABEE: We heard that there were people yelling racial epithets at some of the members of Congress. Did you hear anything like that?JON VOIGHT:  You know, when you saw this, folks, and you all read…

Ground Zero Mosque on Greg Gutfeld's Plan for Gay Islamic Bar: Respect

August 10th, 2010 6:00 PM
UPDATE - 6:45 pm: Greg Gutfeld discusses the bar on the Glenn Beck Show. Video below the fold.  As we noted in this morning's Open Thread, Greg Gutfeld is planning on building the first gay bar catered to Muslim men next to the impending "Ground Zero Mosque."Gutfeld wrote at his blog, the Daily Gut, that he has "already spoken to a number of investors, who have pledged their support in this…

NewsBusters Interview: Greg Gutfeld, Author of 'The Bible of Unspeakab

June 30th, 2010 8:22 AM
Greg Gutfeld is a rare breed. A conservative former magazine editor turned host of Fox News late night talk show "Red Eye," Gutfeld masterfully mixes keen political insight and scathing critiques of contemporary Amerian culture with a healthy dose of humor.His new book, "The Bible of Unspeakable Truths" fits that M.O. perfectly. Gutfeld dissects thousands of "unspeakable truths" ranging from "for…

Haley Barbour: Media's Oil Spill Coverage Exaggerating Facts, Harming

June 8th, 2010 3:35 PM
Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour claims that the media's coverage of the Gulf oil spill is doing far more damage to his state's economy than the spill itself. "The coast is clear," Barbour quipped on Fox News Sunday. "The truth is we've had virtually no oil." Barbour criticized media coverage generally, and Fox in particular. Shep Smith, whose show airs at 4pm and 7pm on weekdays, has been one…

Rove: W.H. Press Assoc. Credentialed 'Homeless' Reporter the Bush Admi

June 7th, 2010 5:50 PM
What is going on within the White House Correspondents' Association? While some can argue they allowed embattled former Hearst Newspapers' columnist Helen Thomas to hold a coveted position in the White House briefing room for far too long after she made some remarks to be considered anti-Semitic, there's some other bizarre stories surfacing. Former Bush administration Deputy Chief of Staff Karl…

Fox News 'Forbes on Fox' Panel: Detonate Nukes in Gulf to Stop Oil Spi

June 6th, 2010 12:22 AM
How's this for outside-the-box thinking - use nuclear explosives to stop the BP oil spill that is ravaging the Gulf Coast? According to some of the panelist on Fox News Channel's "Forbes on Fox," using nuclear materials would be a more expeditious way to solve this calamity. "That's right, nuke it." "Forbes on Fox" host David Asman said on the show's June 5 broadcast. "Some scientists do…

‘Lemur-Cons’ (A Reel in G Sharp): 'The Bible of Unspeakable Truths

May 27th, 2010 5:54 PM
Editor's Note: the following originally appeared at Andrew Breitbart's Big Hollywood. When asked by Big Government to review Greg Gutfeld’s "The Bible of Unspeakable Truths," my response was instantaneous:  “Why me, Lord?” Alas, we mere mortals can but abide His infinite wisdom – God’s not Gutfeld’s.  Resigned, I shouldered the onus of reading the late night jackanape’s scatological tome. …

ClimateDepot's Morano on Mann Lawsuit: 'This Just Goes to Show You How

April 27th, 2010 5:17 PM
In case you missed it, expressing dissent about an issue that has become more and more politicized could warrant a lawsuit - even if it's just satire. Michael Mann, a Penn State professor and a central figure in the Climategate scandal, but is best known for his "hockey stick graph" doesn't like being criticized. He has threatened to sue the creators of a video that has gone viral on YouTube…

FNC's Chris Wallace 'Offended' That People Watch Scarborough, Denies R

February 11th, 2010 4:50 PM
Fox News's Chris Wallace Thursday blasted Joe Scarborough for suggesting that he rolled his eyes at the camera after Sunday's interview with Sarah Palin, and said he was "offended" people even watched the former Congressman on MSNBC.The "Fox News Sunday" host was referring to what transpired on Monday's "Morning Joe." "Look at the end of Chris Wallace's interview where he rolls his eyes, uh,…

Sarah Palin's Media Strategy Proves Instructive for Right

February 7th, 2010 2:25 PM
Whatever your feelings about Sarah Palin or her politics, she literally represents the future of conservative messaging. She has shown the nation that a public figure who is absolutely reviled by the mainstream media can not only make a splash, but can dominate the public stage and attract the eyes and ears of the nation in ways almost no other figure can.For the conservative movement, Palin…

Blatant vs. Balanced: CNN, MSNBC Played Faves With Mass. Election Nigh

January 25th, 2010 2:37 PM
Building on Brad Wilmouth's critique at NewsBusters of Keith Olbermann's disgraceful treatment of Scott Brown's U.S. Senate victory in Massachusetts, Johnny Dollar (HT Taxman Blog) measured the coverage of the victory/concession speeches of Brown and his opponent Martha (or is it Marcia?) Coakley. Imagine my non-surprise when I saw the results (graph follows the jump): During Tuesday night's…

Fox News Nails ‘60 Minutes:’ CBS Show Spent Ten Minutes on Palin

January 11th, 2010 3:32 PM
Fox News correspondent Eric Shawn on Monday hit 60 Minutes for spending ten minutes out of a 13 minute segment highlighting negative dirt on Sarah Palin. At the same time, the news magazine ignored racially charged remarks made by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Shawn analyzed Anderson Cooper’s January 10 interview with the authors of Game Change, observing, "...Most of the CBS story was…