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NB’s Houck Hammers ‘Sophomoric’ Joy Reid as Media Low-Light

February 11th, 2022 12:54 PM

Appearing on Fox News @ Night early Friday morning, NewsBusters Managing Editor Curtis Houck identified far-left MSNBC host Joy Reid’s “stupid and sophomoric” accusation that conservative Supreme Court justices are “fine” with supposed GOP efforts “to hurt black people” as a media low-light of the week. He also touted Fox News White House correspondent Jacqui Heinrich pressing Jen…

NEW NewsBusters Podcast: More Doocy Time With Biden, PIease

January 21st, 2022 6:52 PM

Biden's second formal press conference of his one-year presidency underlined why he avoids them. In the latest NewsBusters Podcast, managimg editor Curtis Houck -- who monitors many Psaki briefings -- shares just how Biden's questioners did, starting with Peter Doocy getting razzed and called nonsensical by the president. He only asked one question, where other reporters hogged the microphone…

NewsBusters Podcast: Journos Claim They Only Make ‘Innocent’ Mistakes

December 27th, 2021 6:44 PM

Filling in for boss Tim Graham, NewsBusters deputy managing editor Nick “Night Train” Fondacaro and I were back in our saddles for Monday’s post-Christmas edition of the NewsBusters Podcast and, while it’s often a slower time of the year in the news business, we still had plenty to talk about.

NewsBusters Podcast: Confounding the Covid Crazies for Christmas

December 22nd, 2021 5:36 PM

On Wednesday’s podcast, newly minted early bird Curtis Houck and I discuss the Covid crazies in the media who are desperately trying to get America to reinstitute mass lockdowns. We also do a rundown of the fun project I worked on: “2021’s Top Dirty Dozen Fredo Moments from CNN’s Former Wise Guy.” And chatted with the newest member of the NewsBusters night crew, former intern Kevin Tober about…

NewsBusters Podcast: ESPN Lionizes Bubba Wallace Over Fake Noose Tale

December 20th, 2021 5:49 PM

On Monday’s NewsBusters Podcast, deputy managing editor Nicholas Fondacaro and I took a look at just some of the bad headlines that enveloped the Biden administration surrounding its doomed Build Back Better agenda, but before that, we went through a new documentary by liberal sports network ESPN that fawned over NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace.

NewsBusters Podcast: How Is Jen Psaki Struggling Against 'Doocy Time'?

December 3rd, 2021 8:19 PM

The toughest part of Jen Psaki's White House briefing is dealing with respectful hardballs from Fox's Peter Doocy. On this episode of the Podcast, our briefing specialist and Managing Editor Curtis Houck discusses how Doocy made Psaki's spin this week just too lame to take seriously. 

NewsBusters Podcast: Media Telling Struggling Americans to Eat Cake

November 15th, 2021 4:55 PM

On this episode of the NewsBusters Podcast, Nick “Night Train” Fondacaro and White House briefing scribe Curtis Houck are hanging around to discuss the liberal media’s open disdain for average Americans as they scoff at those struggling to make ends meet because of inflation, with one even suggesting people were lying about their struggles.

NewsBusters Podcast: Liberals Wage Disinformation War on Rittenhouse

November 12th, 2021 4:50 PM

Continuing to pinch hit for boss Tim Graham, Nick Fondacaro and I had a jam-packed show as we dove into the latest lunacy from MSNBC’s Joy Reid following a joint effort from her and a team of guests hurling more dangerous invective against anyone who opposes them, including parents wanting to remove pornographic material from schools. We also hammered the liberal media over their…

NewsBusters Podcast: Journalistic Malpractice With Election Coverage

November 10th, 2021 5:41 PM

In this episode of the NewsBusters Podcast, Curtis Houck and I examined the liberal media malpractice in covering last week’s elections as they elevate state elections that suit their needs while relegating them to ‘local story’ status when they need to bury them. We also spoke with Research Director Scott Whitlock about calling out their obfuscation of the close governor’s race in New Jersey…

NewsBusters Podcast: Biden Cuddles and Comedy Talk with Christian Toto

October 22nd, 2021 10:16 PM

CNN's pre-scripted, pre-screened "town hall" with Joe Biden felt like bumper bowling, protecting the president from gutter balls and gaffes. Then: what's going on with Dave Chappelle and cancel culture and comedy with Christian Toto of HollywoodInToto.com and the Right On Hollywood Podcast.

NewsBusters Podcast: Drone Strike! Biden Bans Fox Camera at the Border

September 17th, 2021 9:36 PM

In the latest edition of the NewsBusters Podcast, the hot story is Team Biden trying to shut down the Fox News camera on the border in Texas. Fox reporter Bill Melugin had to report  that the Federal Aviation Administration ruled their drone had to be grounded. Conservative Twitter responded by imagining how the Stelters of the world might have responded if Trump grounded their drone cameras…

NewsBusters Podcast: Media Hang Tough on Afghanistan, But Can It Last?

September 1st, 2021 6:57 PM

With a torrent of news to discuss about the disastrous U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, weekday evening/Sunday morning analyst Nick “Night Train” Fondacaro and I had plenty to talk about on Wednesday’s episode of the NewsBusters podcast. We first dove into litany of liberal journalists that have provided admirable and stinging coverage holding the Biden administration to account on…

NEW NewsBusters Podcast: Liberal Outlets Express Love for #PsakiBombs

August 18th, 2021 9:24 PM

White House press secretary Jen Psaki has her detractors -- and she obviously has a devoted pack of fanboys and fangirls. The leftist website MeidasTouch sells "Psaki Bomb" T-shirts, sweatshirts and mugs.

NewsBusters Podcast: Biden Wakes Up, Fredo Gets Slapped Down

July 30th, 2021 2:55 PM

We made it to the end of another week of Curtis Houck and I filling in for Tim Graham. He’ll be back on Monday, but we have a blast and we hope you enjoyed listening to us and our interns. On this episode of the podcast, we discuss the coming reimplementation of the dreaded mask mandates, President Biden snapping at a Fox News reporter, and CNN’s Chris “Fredo” Cuomo getting called out on his…