Keir Simmons

Networks Defend Obama as ‘Critics Pounced’ and Took 'Too Literally' His ‘No Strategy Yet’ Remarks on ISIS

curtis.houck — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 16:58:58 +0000

Curtis Houck

On Friday morning, the major broadcast networks were out in full force to defend President Obama after his remarks at a press conference Thursday afternoon in which he said that “we don’t have a strategy yet” in how to militarily address the Islamic terrorist group ISIS in Syria.

— Curtis Houck is News Analyst at the Media Research Center. Follow Curtis Houck on Twitter.

NBC Reporter to Islamic Extremists: 'You Do Not Even Represent a Fraction of Muslims Around the World'

kyle.drennen — Mon, 25 Aug 2014 16:36:35 +0000

Kyle Drennen

In a report aired on Monday's NBC Today, correspondent Keir Simmons spoke with Islamic extremists in Britain acting as apologists for the ISIS terrorists who brutally murdered journalist James Foley. A soundbite played of one man ranting: "The question to ask is, who's really to blame for the death of James Foley? I believe it is the foreign policy of Obama."

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

NBC Whines About Vatican 'Secrecy' And Media 'Clamp Down'

kyle.drennen — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:30:42 +0000

Kyle Drennen

NBC Hypes Weather Forecasters Factoring 'Global Warming' Into Hurricane Predictions

kyle.drennen — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 14:47:00 +0000

Kyle Drennen

On Wednesday's NBC Today, correspondent Keir Simmons reported from the European Weather Center in Britain that projected Hurricane Sandy's path and touted how "Global warming could make their work more important than ever." The center's Professor Alan Thorpe explained: "If it turned out to be the case that such storms became more common, then our weather forecasting models need to factor that in." [Listen to the audio]