Mark Levin
Howard Kurtz Scolds Rush Limbaugh's Critics
October 11th, 2009 11:46 AM
This isn't something you see every day: a member of the media scolding colleagues for criticizing conservative talk show hosts such as Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, and Mark Levin.Yet, that's exactly what Howard Kurtz did on CNN's "Reliable Sources" Sunday as he took on all the recent carping and whining about the message being relayed over the airwaves by the Right's strongest voices…
Mark Levin Slams 'GOP Consultant' As Having 'Integrity of a Sham-wow S
October 5th, 2009 2:25 PM
It’s really strange when MSNBC personalities wish for more civility in the political process. Morning Meeting host Dylan Ratigan brought on pseudo-Republican consultant Mark McKinnon on Monday to discuss his attack on talk radio on the liberal Daily Beast website. McKinnon obliged (Audio available here): I think the Chicago incident, I think it was bad political instincts and bad political…
Politico’s Calderone is Alone in Mentioning Levin’s Success
September 16th, 2009 2:48 PM
What a novelty: a political reporter who reports on the remarkable success of a political book.Michael Calderone of Politico has been just about alone in reporting on the popularity of conservative radio host and author Mark Levin’s book, “Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto.”In his blog on September 15, Calderone wrote that “Levin has now sold a million copies of his latest book,…
Unmentionable: Best-selling Conservative Books and the Networks That I
September 8th, 2009 3:03 PM
What follows is the executive summary of a New Culture & Media Institute Special Report (co-written by myself and Zoe Ortiz). Since the 1940s, an appearance on The New York Times Best Sellers List has been the mark of commercial success for any book. Authors with titles on the list can count on media attention to help sell even more copies. Unless they are conservatives.Conservative books and…
Man Who Took on CNN's Susan Roesgen is a NewsBusters Reader
April 17th, 2009 3:35 PM
Remember the man at Wednesday's Chicago Tea Party who took on the astoundingly incompetent CNN correspondent -- and Fox News wannabe! -- Susan Roesgen?Well, it turns out he's a reader of NewsBusters.On Thursday, Norman aka namron was Mark Levin's guest.Early on in the interview, Norman said (audio available here h/t Hot Air):
Levin Declares 'No Constitutional Authority' for Expanded Obama Admini
March 25th, 2009 9:30 PM
Has the federal government exceeded, or is it on the verge of exceeding its constitutional authority with the recent series of events connected to rescuing an ailing banking system? Although Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., was ridiculed for raising that question in a congressional hearing on March 24, conservative talk show host, constitutional lawyer and legal commentator Mark Levin, told Fox…
Mark Levin Takes On Media Bias in New Book
March 25th, 2009 11:34 AM
In his newly released book ‘Liberty and Tyranny’ author Mark Levin criticizes the mainstream media for its systematic support of left-wing causes. In chapter 8, entitled "On Enviro-Statism," Levin focuses on the media’s slanted coverage of global warming and points out its confusion on the subject:In 1975, scientists again raised the specter of global cooling. A famous article appearing in…
Mark Levin Praises MRC's Work Fighting 'Fairness Doctrine
February 17th, 2009 1:45 PM
On Friday, radio host Mark Levin gave a shout out to NewsBusters's parent company the Media Research Center and its work via the Free Speech Alliance to fight efforts by liberals to resurrect the so-called Fairness Doctrine.Transcript follows (h/t Kevin Eder):MARK LEVIN: Tucson, Arizona, go. CALLER: Thank you very much for taking my call, Great One. Listen, I just want to have a few words with…
Sessions Pledges to Lead Filibuster Against Fairness Doctrine
February 11th, 2009 6:58 PM
There's been a lot of news about Democratic senators supporting the reinstitution of the Fairness Doctrine. Last week Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., said it was "absolutely time to pass a standard." Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, came out with a similar message, saying, "We need the Fairness Doctrine back." However, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., is serving as the voice of sanity in the debate and has…