An Oct. 9 Newsmax article by Ronald Kessler purports to quote a “former Obama schoolmate” as saying that during high school in Hawaii, Barack Obama ” didn’t hang out with a group…
Heathers, Special NewsBusters Edition
The boys at NewsBusters are turning into the Heathers. If you’re a conservative who fails to strictly toe the right-wing line — and especially if you get caught dissing lead Heather Sarah…
Graham: ‘Daily Show’ Audience ‘News-Challenged’
In an Oct. 8 NewsBusters post, Tim Graham referred to the “news-challenged audience” of “The Daily Show.” In fact, according to the Pew Center for the People and the Press, “Daily Show”…
Jeffrey Repeats Dubious Claims About Obama, Abortion
In his Oct. 8 CNSNews.com column, Terrence Jeffrey repeated questionable right-wing claims regarding Barack Obama and the issue of abortion. Jeffrey began by stating the “background” of the fight over the controversial…
NewsBusters Whitewashing McCain’s Role in Keating 5
The Media Research Center exerted much effort in minimizing scandals surrounding Sarah Palin. Now it’s doing the same for John McCain’s role in the Keating Five scandal. Scott Whitlock complained that an…
Farah Strains to Blame Gays, Clinton for Financial Crisis
WorldNetDaily’s Joseph Farah has rather desperately tried to deflect blame for the financial crisis away from conservatives and toward liberals. His Oct. 6 column blamed Washington Mutual’s failure on its efforts to…
Graham: Couric’s Newspaper Question to Palin Was ‘Gotcha’
Looks like Tim Graham has sipped a little too much of that right-wing Kool-Aid. In an Oct. 7 NewsBusters post, Graham declared that Katie Couric’s question to Sarah Palin about what newspapers…
CNS: Don’t Trust ‘Daily Show’ Because It’s Liberal
Nicholas Ballasy sledgehammers home a talking point in the lead of his Oct. 7 CNSNews.com article: Young people should not rely on “The Daily Show” for news, according to Rob Riggle, a…
Graham Ignores Brokaw’s Conflict of Interest With McCain
In an Oct. 7 NewsBusters post, Tim Graham insists that Tom Brokaw, moderator for tonight’s presidential debate, is a “strongly biased moderator” who is “part of the liberal media” and chock-full of…
WND Obfuscates on Corsi Detention
WorldNetDaily’s Oct. 7 article on WND writer Jerome Corsi being detained in Kenya obfuscates the apparent fact that Corsi is violating his declared purpose for going there. As we pointed out, the…