Barack Obama http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/19213/all en Wincing When Hillary's Honesty Questioned; Brian Williams, 'Purveyor of Truth and Justice' http://archive2.mrc.org/notable-quotables/wincing-when-hillarys-honesty-questioned-brian-williams-purveyor-truth-and-justice <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Vol. 29, No. 3 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-attach"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="filefield-file"><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/sites/default/files/Feb82016.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=299249" title="Feb82016.pdf">Formatted PDF Version</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <h3><strong>Holt to Hillary: I “Winced” When You Were Called Dishonest</strong></h3><p><br /><span style="float: right;"><iframe src="http://www.mrctv.org/embed/143643" width="300" height="169" frameborder="0"></iframe></span> “I want to ask you about a moment at the town hall the other day. A young man, a Bernie Sanders supporter, stood up and said young people don’t trust you....And when he said that, I winced. And I was wondering, you’ve obviously been in tough battles, political battles, but do you get your feelings hurt sometimes?”</p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/notable-quotables/wincing-when-hillarys-honesty-questioned-brian-williams-purveyor-truth-and-justice" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Notable Quotables News Analysis Division Barack Obama Brian Williams cbs Chris Matthews Hillary Clinton Lee Cowan Lester Holt MSNBC NBC presidential candidates Rachel Maddow Ted Cruz Sat, 06 Feb 2016 16:33:00 +0000 rich.noyes 49870 at http://archive2.mrc.org NBC Helps Hillary with Softball Townhall; Blaming 'Far Right' for Boehner's Exit http://archive2.mrc.org/notable-quotables/nbc-helps-hillary-softball-townhall-blaming-far-right-boehners-exit <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Vol. 28, No. 20 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-attach"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="filefield-file"><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/sites/default/files/Oct122015.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=299163" title="Oct122015.pdf">Formatted PDF Version</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <h3><strong>NBC Helps Hillary with Hour of Sycophantic Softballs</strong></h3><p><br />&nbsp; <span style="float: right;"><img style="margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" src="http://www.mrc.org/sites/default/files/uploads/images/2015/october/HillaryWide.JPG" width="300" /></span> “I’m very distressed about the recent mass shooting last week in Oregon, and frankly a bit ashamed about the uncontrollable gun violence in our country....I would like to know, as President, what specifically you would do for gun control?”</p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/notable-quotables/nbc-helps-hillary-softball-townhall-blaming-far-right-boehners-exit" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Notable Quotables News Analysis Division Barack Obama Ben Carson cbs Chris Matthews gun rights Guns Hillary Clinton John Boehner Lester Holt MSNBC Nancy Cordes NBC Ted Cruz Sat, 10 Oct 2015 13:37:35 +0000 rich.noyes 49719 at http://archive2.mrc.org Exposing Marco Rubio’s Notorious Criminal Past; Absurdly Declaring 'Most Democrats Are Not Lefties' http://archive2.mrc.org/notable-quotables/exposing-marco-rubios-notorious-criminal-past-absurdly-declaring-most-democrats-ar <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Vol. 28, No. 12 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-attach"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="filefield-file"><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/sites/default/files/Jun_15_2015.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=268487" title="Jun_15_2015.pdf">Formatted PDF Version</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <h3><strong>Exposing Marco Rubio’s Notorious Criminal Past</strong></h3><p></p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/notable-quotables/exposing-marco-rubios-notorious-criminal-past-absurdly-declaring-most-democrats-ar" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Notable Quotables News Analysis Division Barack Obama Bob Schieffer campaigns Chris Matthews Hillary Clinton Marco Rubio Media Bias MSNBC New York Times Notable Quotables Sat, 13 Jun 2015 14:39:34 +0000 rich.noyes 49138 at http://archive2.mrc.org Can't Say If George Tilts Left or Right; Why Would Excellent Hillary Duck Any Questions? http://archive2.mrc.org/notable-quotables/cant-say-if-george-tilts-left-or-right-why-would-excellent-hillary-duck-any-questi <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Vol. 28, No. 11 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-attach"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="filefield-file"><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/sites/default/files/June12015.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=448116" title="June12015.pdf">Formatted PDF Version</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <h3><strong>Can’t Figure Out if George Tilts Left or Right</strong></h3><p><br /><span style="float: right;"><img style="margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" src="http://www.mrc.org/sites/default/files/uploads/images/2015/may/KattyKaySteph.JPG" width="300" /></span> “I don’t think you can look at George [Stephanopoulos] over the last few years and say there was a partisan bent to his interviewing, or to his anchoring, or to his reporting.”<br /><strong>— BBC <em>World News America</em> anchor Katty Kay on MSNBC’s <em>Morning Joe</em>, May 15.</strong></p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/notable-quotables/cant-say-if-george-tilts-left-or-right-why-would-excellent-hillary-duck-any-questi" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Notable Quotables News Analysis Division abc Barack Obama Bernie Sanders Bill Clinton Chris Matthews George Stephanopoulos Hillary Clinton Katty Kay MSNBC Twitter Mon, 01 Jun 2015 19:41:56 +0000 rich.noyes 49031 at http://archive2.mrc.org Riding Shotgun http://archive2.mrc.org/cartoons/riding-shotgun <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/glenn-foden">Glenn Foden</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_image" width="3000" height="2466" title="Media Research Center" alt="Media Research Center" src="http://archive2.mrc.org/sites/default/files/BMI-Shotgun.jpg?1432319016" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-datetime field-field-published"> <div class="field-label">Publish Date&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <span class="date-display-single">May 20, 2015 - 2:27pm</span> </div> </div> </div> Economy Government Politics Barack Obama cartoon Elizabeth Warren Humor politics trade bill Fri, 22 May 2015 18:23:37 +0000 julia.seymour 48977 at http://archive2.mrc.org Obama's Bucket Full of Contempt http://archive2.mrc.org/bozells-column/obamas-bucket-full-contempt <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/l-brent-bozell-iii">L. Brent Bozell III</a> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <div class="field-label-inline"> By</div> <a href="/author/tim-graham">Tim Graham</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>Liberals still glow when they talk about comedian Stephen Colbert ripping into President Bush at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in 2006. He told Bush they were alike. “We're not brainiacs on the nerd patrol,” Colbert announced. “I give people the truth, unfiltered by rational argument. I call it the ‘No Fact Zone.’”</p><p>Nothing like that has happened to Obama at these dinners. At this late date in Obama’s tenure, the process seems entrenched: they giddily await his performance and when it’s over, salivate over it. It’s rather embarrassing, actually. </p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/bozells-column/obamas-bucket-full-contempt" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Bozell's Column News Analysis Division Barack Obama immigration liberal media bias Mon, 11 May 2015 14:24:51 +0000 tim.graham 48863 at http://archive2.mrc.org Priorities: Networks Cover First Dog Bo 28 Times More Than Armenian Genocide http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/priorities-networks-cover-first-dog-bo-28-times-more-armenian-genocide <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> ABC, CBS, NBC only once mention Obama’s failed promise to acknowledge murder of 1.5 million. </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/dan-gainor">Dan Gainor</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>Many historians call the Armenian Holocaust the first holocaust of the 20<sup>th</sup> Century, a dress rehearsal for the Nazi nightmare that followed. This April 24 marks the 100<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the death of roughly 1.5 million Armenian Christians at the hands of Turkish Muslims. That mass slaughter has gone virtually unreported by the broadcast networks.</p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/priorities-networks-cover-first-dog-bo-28-times-more-armenian-genocide" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Culture Education International Islamification Politics Armenian Genocide Barack Obama Fri, 24 Apr 2015 12:32:53 +0000 mike.ciandella 48755 at http://archive2.mrc.org 5 Absurd ‘Equal Pay’ Comments in Time for Bogus Holiday http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/5-absurd-equal-pay-comments-time-bogus-holiday <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Left marks Equal Pay Day on April 14, in spite of debunked statistics. </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/julia-seymour">Julia A. Seymour</a> </div> </div> </div> <p dir="ltr"><em><strong>Editor’s Note: Story contains graphic content and links to explicit video.</strong></em></p><p dir="ltr">Cherry blossoms are blooming and as sure as a springtime rainstorm liberals are repeating false claims that women make significantly less than men do for the same work. Why? Discrimination, of course.</p><div class='signature'><p>— Julia A. Seymour is Assistant Managing Editor for MRC Business at the Media Research Center. <a href="http://www.twitter.com/BizMediaJulia" target="_blank">Follow Julia A. Seymour on Twitter.</a></p></div><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/5-absurd-equal-pay-comments-time-bogus-holiday" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Business Business Economy Labor Media Politics averages Barack Obama careers cbs Chris Matthews college major earnings equal pay Equal Pay Day false statistics gender Gloria Steinem Jane Fonda Jericka Duncan Mika Brzezinski pay discrimination Sarah Silverman Scott Pelley Statistics wage discrimination wage gap Wages Tue, 14 Apr 2015 14:36:49 +0000 julia.seymour 48671 at http://archive2.mrc.org The Washington Post's Obama Deniers http://archive2.mrc.org/bozells-column/washington-posts-obama-deniers <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/l-brent-bozell-iii">L. Brent Bozell III</a> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <div class="field-label-inline"> By</div> <a href="/author/tim-graham">Tim Graham</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>It's as if they were waiting, breathlessly. The moment Ted Cruz announced his presidential campaign, the national media proclaimed their horror. He was “brash,” a “hardliner,” an “uncompromising conservative,” they warned. ABC anchor David Muir announced his agenda was the usual No list: “Promising no abortion, no gay marriage, no gun control, no IRS.”<br /><br />Apparently there's no room for hope and change -- if you're a conservative.<br /></p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/bozells-column/washington-posts-obama-deniers" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Bozell's Column News Analysis Division Barack Obama campaign 2016 Ted Cruz Wed, 08 Apr 2015 18:49:49 +0000 tim.graham 48630 at http://archive2.mrc.org Rampaging Against Republican 'Traitors,' and Do the Media Really Hate Hillary Clinton? http://archive2.mrc.org/notable-quotables/rampaging-against-republican-traitors-and-do-media-really-hate-hillary-clinton <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-attach"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="filefield-file"><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/sites/default/files/March232015.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=375447" title="March232015.pdf">Formatted PDF Version</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <h3><strong>Media Haters vs. Hillary Clinton</strong></h3><p><br /><span style="float: right;"><img style="margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" src="http://www.mrc.org/sites/default/files/uploads/images/2015/march/HillaryPress.JPG" width="300" /></span> “Early in 2016 Race, Clinton’s Toughest Foe Appears to Be the News Media”<br /><strong>— Headline over <em>New York Times</em> reporter Patrick Healy’s March 12 story.</strong><br /></p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/notable-quotables/rampaging-against-republican-traitors-and-do-media-really-hate-hillary-clinton" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Notable Quotables News Analysis Division Barack Obama Benjamin Netanyahu cbs Christiane Amanpour Chuck Todd CNN Hillary Clinton Iran MSNBC NBC New York Times Republicans Scott Pelley Tom Cotton Fri, 20 Mar 2015 21:15:21 +0000 rich.noyes 48511 at http://archive2.mrc.org Study: Nets Bury Obama's Iran Deal Under Criticism of GOP Letter http://archive2.mrc.org/media-reality-check/study-nets-bury-obamas-iran-deal-under-criticism-gop-letter <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/scott-whitlock">Scott Whitlock</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>So, just how slanted were the Big Three broadcast networks in their coverage of the <a href="http://www.cotton.senate.gov/content/cotton-and-46-fellow-senators-send-open-letter-leaders-islamic-republic-iran ">letter sent by 47 Senate Republicans</a> to the Iranian government? A new study by the Media Research Center has found ABC, CBS and NBC gave three times more coverage to critics of the GOP letter than to supporters, and more than eight times as much airtime fretting about the letter than about the substance of the Obama administration's dealings with Iran.</p><div class='signature'><p>— Scott Whitlock is Senior News Analyst at the Media Research Center. <a href="http://www.twitter.com/scottjw" target="_blank">Follow Scott Whitlock on Twitter.</a></p></div><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/media-reality-check/study-nets-bury-obamas-iran-deal-under-criticism-gop-letter" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Media Reality Check News Analysis Division abc Barack Obama cbs Iran NBC Republicans Tom Cotton Mon, 16 Mar 2015 17:58:54 +0000 scott.whitlock 48456 at http://archive2.mrc.org Media Fury Over Criticism of Obama; Acknowledging a "Huge Double Standard" http://archive2.mrc.org/notable-quotables/media-fury-over-criticism-obama-acknowledging-huge-double-standard <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Vol. 28, No. 5 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-attach"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="filefield-file"><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/sites/default/files/March92015.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=351514" title="March92015.pdf">Formatted PDF Version</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <h3><strong>Outraged by Giuliani’s Criticism of Obama</strong></h3><p></p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/notable-quotables/media-fury-over-criticism-obama-acknowledging-huge-double-standard" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Notable Quotables News Analysis Division abc Barack Obama bias cbs Chris Matthews double-standards Hillary Clinton media MSNBC NBC politics Rudy Giuliani Sun, 08 Mar 2015 12:15:15 +0000 rich.noyes 48394 at http://archive2.mrc.org Obama's War on Transparency http://archive2.mrc.org/bozells-column/obamas-war-transparency <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/l-brent-bozell-iii">L. Brent Bozell III</a> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <div class="field-label-inline"> By</div> <a href="/author/tim-graham">Tim Graham</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>On Inauguration Day, 2009, the White House website declared President Obama's administration would become "the most open and transparent in history." By the end of the next day, Obama had issued high-profile orders pledging "a new era" and "an unprecedented level of openness" across the massive federal bureaucracy.<br /><br />This has become a cosmic joke.<br /></p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/bozells-column/obamas-war-transparency" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Bozell's Column News Analysis Division Barack Obama Matt Lauer Wed, 08 Apr 2015 19:33:43 +0000 tim.graham 48636 at http://archive2.mrc.org From the Land of Make-Believe http://archive2.mrc.org/cartoons/land-make-believe <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/glenn-foden">Glenn Foden</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_image" width="3000" height="2651" title="Media Research Center" alt="Media Research Center" src="http://archive2.mrc.org/sites/default/files/CMI-Wolf.jpg?1424271158" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-datetime field-field-published"> <div class="field-label">Publish Date&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <span class="date-display-single">February 18, 2015 - 9:53am</span> </div> </div> </div> MRC Culture International Islamification Patriotism Barack Obama ISIS Islamic terror Wed, 18 Feb 2015 14:52:39 +0000 mike.ciandella 48261 at http://archive2.mrc.org At Grammys, Obama Promotes ‘Partnership’ With Soros-Funded Group http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/grammys-obama-promotes-partnership-soros-funded-group <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> President pushes campaign sponsored by White House and Center for American Progress. </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/joseph-rossell">Joseph Rossell</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>The Grammy Awards were not just a stage for musicians’ egos in 2015, but a platform for promoting a cause backed by President Barack Obama and a Soros-funded organization.</p> <p>CBS gave 1 minute, 12 seconds at the music awards to play a pre-recorded video with President Barack Obama, during which he promoted the “It’s On Us” campaign against sexual violence. </p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/grammys-obama-promotes-partnership-soros-funded-group" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Business Politics Barack Obama Center for American Progress Mon, 09 Feb 2015 22:33:54 +0000 mike.ciandella 48199 at http://archive2.mrc.org