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MRC's Bozell Commends RNC for Dumping 'Unworthy' NBC as Debate Host

rich.noyes — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 23:10:13 +0000

MRC President Brent Bozell issued the following statement on Monday in reaction to the Republican National Committee’s decision to officially cut ties with NBC News for a planned February 26 Republican presidential debate.

Crunching the Numbers: What to Watch For at the Next GOP Debate

rich.noyes — Fri, 11 Dec 2015 19:07:00 +0000

Rich Noyes

After a five-week hiatus, the Republican presidential candidates meet tomorrow night for their next prime time debate, moderated by CNN’s Wolf Blitzer. Based on how the various networks handled the first four debates, viewers should expect: 1) the questions will be aimed at getting the candidates to fight with one another; 2) Donald Trump will take more airtime than any of his competitors; 3) Blitzer and his colleagues will gobble up more speaking time than any of the individual candidates; and 4) the audience will be much higher than for the Democratic debates.

— Rich Noyes is Research Director at the Media Research Center. Follow Rich Noyes on Twitter.

CNBC's Deplorable Debate Debacle; Hillary 'One of the Biggest Winners'?

rich.noyes — Sat, 07 Nov 2015 20:59:36 +0000

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CNBC’s Deplorable Debate Debacle

MRC Study Proves It: CNBC Agenda Was to Undermine GOP Candidates

rich.noyes — Fri, 30 Oct 2015 14:20:33 +0000

A Media Research Center analysis of the questions posed by moderators John Harwood, Carl Quintanilla and Becky Quick at CNBC's Republican presidential debate found nearly two-thirds (65%) hit the candidates with negative spin, personal insults or ad hominem attacks.

CNBC Host: Liberal Starbucks CEO ‘Preachy and Sanctimonious and Self-Righteous’

julia.seymour — Tue, 07 Jul 2015 16:14:20 +0000

Squawk Box co-host Joe Kernen slams decision to raise menu prices as cost of coffee falls.

Joseph Rossell

Coffee prices are falling, but liberal Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has decided to raise its prices anyway.

CNBC’s Squawk Box co-host Joe Kernen called Schultz out on July 7, saying Schultz was trying “to pad his profits.”

Kernen argued it was unfair to criticize airlines for failing to pass savings along to consumers when oil prices fell, but not criticize Starbucks for raising its prices even as the cost of coffee dropped.

CNBC Baffled by Communist Logic in Greece

julia.seymour — Tue, 30 Jun 2015 18:17:01 +0000

Squawk Box finds anti-Euro communists blaming bureaucracy for failures of communism.

Joseph Rossell

Yes, there are still communists in Greece, and many support the possible Greek exit (or “Grexit”) from the eurozone.

Washington Post Finds Environmentalism Sabotaged Recycling

julia.seymour — Mon, 22 Jun 2015 17:06:20 +0000

Green push has caused ‘recycling stream’ to become ‘polluted and less valuable.’

Alatheia Larsen

Tucked away in an article about how recycling has become a losing proposition and recycling companies and facilities are deeply in the red, was a surprising reason.

‘They Hate Texas,’ CNBC Contributor Says of New York Times

julia.seymour — Thu, 04 Jun 2015 17:56:05 +0000

Former Dallas Fed president says Times article critical of Texas written out of ‘jealousy.’

Joseph Rossell

The New York Times is just “one big sort of op-ed” that hates Texas, according to CNBC.

Hosts of CNBC’s Squawk Box discussed a New York Times article critical of Texas economy with former Former Dallas Federal Reserve President and current CNBC contributor Richard Fisher on June 4.

Waste Management CEO: Recycling Unprofitable, So ‘People Don’t Invest’

julia.seymour — Fri, 29 May 2015 14:51:12 +0000

Executive tells CNBC WM halted investment in recycling two year ago.

Joseph Rossell

The truth about recycling according to a waste disposal company may come as a shock. It is “unprofitable,” according to Waste Management (WM) CEO David Steiner.

Gov. Chris Christie Blames Obama Policies for Middle Class ‘Getting Nowhere’

julia.seymour — Thu, 21 May 2015 15:12:56 +0000

New Jersey Republican emphasizes economic growth, entitlement reform and national defense in CNBC interview.

Joseph Rossell

The middle class is “getting nowhere” thanks to President Barack Obama, according to Gov. Chris Christie, R-N.J.

Christie criticized Obama’s economic policies on CNBC’s Squawk Box May 21, and emphasized the need for restoring economic growth, reforming entitlements and investing in national defense.

CKE Restaurants CEO Says Media Unfairly Attacked Gov. Walker’s Job Policies

julia.seymour — Tue, 19 May 2015 19:22:42 +0000

Wisconsin under Walker has done ‘better than probably any state,’ Andrew Puzder tells CNBC.

Joseph Rossell

A prominent American businessman said the media have unfairly “pounced” on recent data to slam Gov. Scott Walker’s employment policies in Wisconsin.

CKE Restaurants CEO Andrew Puzder, whose company owns Hardee’s, Carl’s Jr. and other restaurants, defended Walker’s jobs record on CNBC’s Squawk Box May 19. According to Puzder, Walker’s critics in the media took data “completely out of context” from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

CNN, CNBC and MSNBC Push Infrastructure Funding After Amtrak Accident

julia.seymour — Wed, 13 May 2015 17:04:03 +0000

Cable networks use tragedy to push budget agenda before official cause of crash determined.

Joseph Rossell

At least six people died and many more were injured in a terrible Amtrak accident on the night of May 12, and before the cause had been discovered, multiple cable news networks used the tragedy to make a political point.

NBC News Website Promotes Laissez-Faire ‘Confucian Capitalism’

julia.seymour — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 21:02:41 +0000

In spite of network’s bias against capitalism and free-market economics.

Joseph Rossell

Confucius say surprising things about capitalism.

Even more surprising was the decision by NBC News to promote the video from sister network CNBC about “Confucian capitalism” and the Chinese philosopher’s laissez-faire views of economics, given the network’s past attacks on capitalism.

CNBC's Harwood Hails College Savings Tax as 'Redistribution Obama-Style'

kyle.drennen — Fri, 23 Jan 2015 22:09:30 +0000

Kyle Drennen

Appearing on CNBC's Power Lunch at 1 p.m. ET Friday, the business network's chief Washington correspondent John Harwood touted President Obama's proposal to tax 529 college savings accounts: "If you want to change the distribution of income in this country, you've got to take from some to give to the other, and that's precisely what the President wants to do. Middle class families...have stagnated for a long time...while people at the top have done much better.

— Kyle Drennen is Senior News Analyst at the Media Research Center. Follow Kyle Drennen on Twitter.

Top 10 Lefty and Media Attacks on Business of 2014

julia.seymour — Tue, 16 Dec 2014 14:50:49 +0000

From attempts to shut down shopping on Black Friday, to schemes to end the U.S. coal industry, liberals and the media showed their true anti-capitalist colors this year.

Julia A. Seymour

Although 2014 was an election year, venomous attacks weren’t just in the campaign commercials. Most recently, anti-business attacks came from protesters across the country in the form of #ShutItDown. And there were many other anti-business views presented by the liberal news media, TV programming and left-wing extremists this year.

— Julia A. Seymour is Assistant Managing Editor for MRC Business at the Media Research Center. Follow Julia A. Seymour on Twitter.