Don Irvine

CNN’s Conservative Bias

Third place cable news network CNN which has been struggling to find a niche between the conservative Fox News and liberal MSNBC will be the only network carrying the alternate Republican response tonight from Michele Bachmann.

Olbermann Goes Down for the Count

In a move that caught almost everybody by surprise Keith Olbermann announced last night that that would be his last show on MSNBC. Olbermann one of MSNBC’s unabashed liberals was suspended back in November for violating the network’s ethics policy after it was revealed he had made political contributions to three Democrats seeking federal office.

GLAAD Wants CNN to Stay Away From “Anti-Gay Industry”

The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) is urging its supporters to sign an online petition to CNN to keep away from what it refers to as the “anti gay industry”.

NPR Accused of Capitulating to Conservatives

Insiders at NPR and at other public radio stations are upset with the resignation of NPR senior vice-president Ellen Weiss for her role in the firing of commentator Juan Williams last year.

Black Conservative Criticizes Fox News for Their Lack of Black Conservatives

Apostle Claver who runs the website RagingElephants called out Fox News yesterday during an interview with me for featuring more buxom blondes and liberal blacks than black conservatives on its shows and said that the network isn’t helping the cause.

Internet Now Top News Source for Under 30 Crowd

We knew it was bound to happen sooner or later and in the latest Pew Research Center for the People & the Press survey, conducted Dec. 1-5 with 1500 people reveals for the first time ever that a majority of those 18-29 years old now get their news primarily from the internet.

CNN Tops Cable Channels in Lost Viewers

CNN’s poor ratings in 2010 when they finished behind MSNBC in the A25-54 prime time demographic for the second year in a row in 2010 and total viewers for the first time ever can be easily explained by the latest release of cable viewership loss numbers for the past year.

Matthews: ‘Democrats Don’t Want to Stop Illegal Immigration’

Dyed-in-the-wool liberal Chris Matthews who thinks the Republicans are BS’ing the country about deporting illegals a plan he says will never happen is also skeptical that Democrats really want to address the problem.

NPR’s Totenberg Apologizes for Christmas

National Public Radio which came under fire in October for firing commentator Juan Williams has stepped into it again with reporter Nina Totenberg's apology for having to use the word Christmas. From Newsbusters

Matthews Thrilled That Obama Looks Happy

Chris Matthews is feeling upbeat about Obama again. From Mediaite You have to admire one thing about Chris Matthews, when he’s got a feeling he just can’t fight it and wants to share it with everyone. Despite the criticism he received for infamously feeling a “thrill going up [his] leg” during a speech by President Obama and Matthews thinking he needed to defend that statement, he is at again, confessing that deep down he really, really likes so many characteristics of Obama.

NY Times Hit Hard By Defections

The New York Times tries to gloss over the recent loss of several key staffers to other media companies.

Shocker! Maddow Defends Boehner and Beck

Left wing MSNBC host shocked conservatives not once but twice by defending both Speaker in waiting John Boehner and Fox News host Glenn Beck in the same week.

CNN Spins the Ratings In Its Favor

CNN mired in its worst ratings performance in a decade managed to find a silver lining by claiming it had 10 million more viewers than Fox News.

iPads Threaten Newspapers

A new survey shows that Apple’s iPad could cut into print news subscriptions.

The View Laughs Over Boehner’s Weeping

Soon to be Speaker of the House John Boehner's interview on 60 Minutes where he cried yet again provided plenty of fodder for the liberal ladies of The View.

News Corp. COO: ‘Newspapers Are Like An Albatross Around Our Neck’

News Corp may own several newspaper properties including the Wall Street Journal but the company's COO doesn't see that part of the business as a major focus going forward.

Matthews: Palin’s Popular Because She’s Good At Being A “Wise Ass”

Chris Matthews weighed in on Sarah Palin's popularity which drives liberals like himself up a wall by saying it can attributed to the fact that she's good at quips and being a “wise #'.

White House: ‘We Don’t Know Squat About Gitmo Recidivsim’

ABC News Senior White House correspondent sought some clarity from Robert Gibbs about a recent report on the recidivism rate at Guantanamo Bay From ABC News

Dan Rather: Obama Faces “Political Nightmare” On Bush Tax Cuts Extension

Trying to prove that what he says is still newsworthy former CBS Evening News anchor Dan Rather said that Obama faces a political nightmare if he allows the Bush tax cuts to be extended and a potential primary challenge in 2012.

ABC News Shills for Democrats on Unemployment Benefits

An ABC News segment on expiring unemployment benefits included an interview with a Democrat activist without identifying her as such.