Rremember the Media Research Center’s complaint that the media was reporting claims that South Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley had an affair when the only evidence they had was that the…
Tag: Mark Finkelstein
Finkelstein Attacks Verification of Facts, Not Falsehoods
Funny, we thought NewsBusters cared about getting the facts straight. Apparently not. A June 20 NewsBusters post by Mark Finkelstein — instead of praising “Morning Joe” co-host Mika Brzezinski for talking to…
ConWeb Hypocrisy: Bashing Helen Thomas, Silence on Buchanan
When Helen Thomas made a very stupid statement regarding Jews and Israel, the ConWeb was quick to pounce. The Media Research Center slapped together a compilation of “liberal eruptions” from Thomas, as…
The MRC’s Double Standard on Adultery Accusations
It’s kinda cute how the boys at the Media Research Center are getting so annoyed by reports that South Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley had an affair. Tim Graham whined that…
Finkelstein Loves Eagleburger’s Trashing of Dems, Silent on His Criticism of Palin
A Nov. 18 NewsBusters post by Mark Finkelstein praises former secretary of state Lawrence Eagleburger for trashing Democrats: At 78, Larry Eagleburger hasn’t lost his fastball. Since leaving government, he might actually…
NewsBusters Heathering Watch
Conservative columnist Kathleen Parker gets the Heathers treatement again at NewsBusters, this time from Mark Finkelstein in a Nov. 17 post: Before a few weeks ago, I don’t recall seeing Kathleen Parker…
Then And Now
Out of Control: Chris Matthews Drops F-Bomb In MSNBC Rant Against Bush — Headline on Feb. 7, 2007, NewsBusters post by Rich Noyes, who went on to portray the F-bomb as evidence…
NewsBusters Gets Touchy
Have the election results rendered the boys at NewsBusters a little touchier than usual? It seems so: Jeez, chill out, guys.
Finkelstein: Calling Blacks ‘The Other Folks’ Not Racist
A Nov. 3 NewsBusters post by Mark Finkelstein criticizes the New York Times’ Paul Krugman for “impugn[ing] the party of Lincoln as ‘a haven for racists and reactionaries.’” The only evidence Krugman…
NewsBusters Whitewashes Bachmann’s Statements
NewsBusters is desperately trying to play down Republican Rep. Michelle Bachmann’s suggestion that all Democrats and liberals are anti-American and called for a “penetrating expose” in the media of what members of…