Robert Menendez

MSNBC Blames AIPAC for Dems Opposing Obama on Iran, Some 'Apoplectic at the Thought of Peace'

Sat, 18 Jan 2014 00:46:00 +0000

Brad Wilmouth

On Wednesday's All In show, MSNBC's Chris Hayes ended the show with a commentary appealing to 16 Senate Democrats who are joining with Republicans to push more sanctions on Iran, as the MSNBC host blamed the pro-Israel group AIPAC for influencing these Democrats, and accused the Senators of being "intent on sabotaging the President's peace talks and pus

CBS Omits Attkisson's Scoop on Kerry's Refusal to Let Benghazi Survivors Testify

matthew.balan — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 17:14:33 +0000

Matthew Balan

As of Thursday morning, CBS's morning and evening newscasts have yet to mention a revelation made by their own investigative correspondent, Sharyl Attkisson, on Tuesday – that Secretary of State John Kerry told Congress "he will not honor the request to make Benghazi survivors available for questioning."

New York Times Again Rushes to Defense of Scandal-Ridden Democratic Sen. Menendez

clay.waters — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:22:28 +0000

Clay Waters

The New York Times is engaging in defense of scandal-plagued Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez, accused of influence peddling in his suspicious relationship with Florida eye doctor Salomon Melgen, who flew Menendez to the Dominican Republic on his private plane. Menendez intervened on Melgen's behalf in two Medicare disputes.

Big Three Network Double Standard on Labeling Scandalous Politicians

geoff.dickens — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:20:41 +0000

Geoffrey Dickens

All too often when reporters are discussing Democrats caught in scandals, they develop a peculiar speech impediment that prevents them from uttering the "D" word. However, when members of the GOP stumble, the word "Republican" cascades out of the mouths of reporters.

The Media's Republican Latinophobia

tim.graham — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:37:04 +0000

L. Brent Bozell III

At what point will the public tire of liberal journalists lamenting that the Republican Party is overwhelmingly white and thrilled about it? They've been drawing that cartoon so long surely they'll eventually run out of ink. They love their 2012 narrative that every non-white group is rushing to Obama and the Left, and they want to keep it that way.

So what do you do when the GOP elects or nominates a black, or Hispanic (as they've done constantly)? You rip them personally, mercilessly. Ask Justice Thomas.

Media Whistle Past Menendez Prostitution Scandal

geoff.dickens — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:08:17 +0000

Geoffrey Dickens

Allegations of shady campaign contributors and procurement of prostitutes are usually the ingredients of a political scandal that send the media into a feeding frenzy – unless, of course, the figure involved is a Democrat.

What Prostitution Scandal? ABC's World News and GMA Skip Democratic Sex Scandal

scott.whitlock — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 22:30:53 +0000

Scott Whitlock

ABC on Tuesday ignored the ongoing prostitution scandal of Robert Menendez. The network's morning and evening newscasts have skipped the news that federal agents raided the office of a Florida doctor connected to the Democratic senator and his flights to the Dominican Republic.

NBC Touts Menendez Dismissing Prostitute Scandal as 'False Attack' from 'Political Enemies'

kyle.drennen — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 17:57:22 +0000

Kyle Drennen

CBS Shills for Democratic Senator Accused in Prostitute Scandal, Wonders If It's a 'Smear Campaign'

scott.whitlock — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:46:23 +0000

Scott Whitlock

ABC on Wednesday and Thursday continued to ignore the developing prostitution scandal surrounding Democratic Senator Robert Menendez. NBC highlighted the story on the Today show. CBS covered the story, but reporter Jan Crawford suggested the allegations have "all the earmarks of an orchestrated smear campaign."