Brad Wilmouth

a News Analyst
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On MSNBC, Rolling Stone's Taibbi Accuses Boehner & Tea Party of Racist 'Coded Language'

Appearing as a guest on Thursday's Countdown show on MSNBC, Rolling Stone's Matt Taibbi accused Republican House Speaker John Boehner and Tea Party activists of racism in the form of using "coded ...

ABC's Sawyer Notes Birthday Display of Reagan's 'Evil Empire' Speech in National Archives

Uniquely among the broadcast network evening newscasts, ABC's World News on Wednesday informed viewers of display items for the National Archives planned for next month's commemoration of ...

Roseanne Barr: Cheney 'Never Worked Honest Day in His Life,' 'Traitor' Palin's Followers Are 'Dumbest People on Earth'

As she debated right-leaning rocker Ted Nugent on a special edition of CNN's Anderson Cooper 360 on Wednesday during the 9:00 PM EST hour, liberal comedian Roseanne Barr tagged Sarah Palin a ...

Behar and Huffington Post's Sekoff Paint GOP as Trying to 'Ruin' and 'Destroy' Health Care

On Wednesday's Joy Behar Show on HLN, when host Behar asked if House Republicans are "going to ruin health care?" guest Roy Sekoff of the Huffington Post - referred to a repeal of Obamacare as ...

ABC Marks End of Kennedys Holding Elected Office in Washington

On ABC's World News Saturday, correspondent John Hendren filed a report marking this year as the first time since 1947 that no members of the Kennedy family will hold public office in Washington, D.C.

CBS's Orr Warns Tea Party 'Hard Line' to End 'Collaborative Spirit' and Cause 'Partisan Bickering'

On Saturday's CBS Evening News, correspondent Bob Orr filed a report on the incoming Republican congressional freshmen, and, after noting that Rep.-elect Allen West was taking a "hard line" on ...

Newsweek's Thomas: GOP 'Selling Smoke and Mirrors,' Peterson Mocks 'Free Lunch'

On Friday's Inside Washington on PBS, host Gordon Peterson used the term "free lunch" to mock Republicans who wish to avoid tax increases while trying to restrain the federal budget deficit. ...

FNC's Colmes: 'Tea Party Was a Bunch of Angry White Guys' with 'Racist Signs'

On Saturday's Fox News Watch, liberal FNC analyst Alan Colmes asserted that the Tea Party was a "bunch of angry white guys who went around and put up racist signs." As a debate ensued pitting ...

CBS Touts Obamacare Provisions Many Seniors 'Will Probably Like,' But Warns of Longer Wait Times

On Friday's CBS Evening News, correspondent Sharyl Attkisson filed a report previewing how new health care reform provisions are expected to effect seniors. After beginning her piece by predicting ...

CBS, NBC Highlight List That Advocates Ban of Two Terms Coined by Sarah Palin

The Early Show on CBS and NBC's Today show on Friday both gave attention to Lake Superior State University's "list of words that should be banned in 2011 because of overuse or general ...

CBS's Crawford Dismisses Christine O'Donnell's Response to Accusations

On Thursday's CBS Evening News, CBS correspondent Jan Crawford seemed dismissive of Christine O'Donnell's reaction to accusations that she misused campaign money as Crawford harkened back to the ...

Nets Bolster Accusers of Christine O'Donnell, Ignore Liberal Nature of Watchdog CREW

As the broadcast network morning newscasts on Thursday each interviewed former Delaware Republican Senate nominee Christine O'Donnell regarding allegations that she misused campaign money, in the ...

CBS Highlights Armed Shop Owner Who Fought Back Against Robbers

While it is unusual for the mainstream media to give attention to armed citizens who use guns to defend themselves against criminals before police can arrive, on Thursday's CBS Evening News, ...

Aaron Sorkin: Palin is 'Idiot' and 'Mean Woman,' Republicans 'Have Moved into a Mental Institution'

Appearing as a guest in a pre-recorded interview on Wednesday's Parker-Spitzer on CNN to promote his film The Social Network, television and film producer Aaron Sorkin trashed Sarah Palin as an ...

ABC's Harris: Climate Scientists 'Embattled' by 'Controversial' Skeptics 'Despite Compelling Evidence' of Global Warming

On the Wednesday, December 22, Nightline on ABC, inspired by recent extreme weather, correspondent Dan Harris filed a report on global warming in which he gave attention to the views of a ...

On CNN, Reuters' Freeland Claims Universal Health Care Makes Europe More Competitive Than U.S.

On Monday's Parker-Spitzer on CNN, Chrystia Freeland of Reuters claimed that the European economy is at an advantage compared to the U.S. because of America's lack of universal health care. But, ...

Time's Joe Klein: Tea Party Will Be 'Biggest Losers' Next Year, Dream Act Opponents Will 'Suffer'

Appearing as a panel member on Sunday's syndicated Chris Matthews Show, Time columnist Joe Klein predicted that the Tea Party will be the "biggest losers" next year after he agreed with MSNBC's ...

MSNBC's Fineman Gushes Over Clinton News Conference, Most Americans Accept Obama 'As a Member of the Family'

On Sunday's syndicated Chris Matthews Show, panel member and MSNBC analyst Howard Fineman - also of the Huffington Post - made the over the top assertion that "10 to 20 percent" of Americans will ...

Ex-NYT's Steve Roberts: Tea Party 'Didn't Win, You Only Won a Couple of Seats,' No Liberal Media Bias

Appearing as a guest on Sunday's Reliable Sources on CNN, Steve Roberts - who has worked for both the New York Times and U.S. News and World Report - after conceding that the Tea Party movement is ...

Gordon Peterson Suggests Dream Act Would Pass if Illegal Immigrants 'Looked Like Norwegians'

On Friday's Inside Washington on PBS, during a discussion of President Obama's failure to secure passage of the Dream Act in the Senate, after panel member Evan Thomas of Newsweek asserted that ...