Progressive NBC Media Anchorman Brian Williams Evokes Romney’s Sense of Humor

Romney jokes at the expense of Brian Williams

On Wednesday, Mitt Romney told Brian Williams, the NBC News anchor, that he will not announce his VP pick while he is abroad:

“I can tell you I’m not gonna announce it this week. While I’m overseas, I’m not gonna announce my vice presidential running mate. But when the decision is made, I’ll make that announcement. It’s not made yet. But I can’t tell you when it’s gonna be. That’s something which we’ll decide down the road.”, said GOP nominee Mitt Romney.

Romney refused to be bullied by Williams, who was indirectly responsible for the ‘Editgate’ scandal which supported Barack Obama’s racially charged response to the Trayvon Martin incident, and who once stuck his finger in President George W. Bush’s face.

When Williams tried to prod Romney and paint him the way the Democrats would want him to, asking Romney if he was looking to choose “an incredibly boring white guy”, insinuating like himself, as VP, Williams was in for a surprise.

For a guy who has a reputation for being a bit boring… or at least he is being painted that way by the MSM, Romney showed a quick and sharp sense of humor, swiftly eviscerating Williams with a chuckle: “You told me you were not available”!

Williams admitted defeat in the exchange, responding with “Touché, governor”.

Touché indeed, governor!  Who said Mitt Romney doesn’t have a sense of humor and is a boring white guy?

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FCC takes calls to pull Fox's broadcast licenses 'very seriously'

By Brendan Sasso - 05/09/12 05:25 PM ET  -  The Hillicon

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski testified Wednesday that his agency takes calls to cancel Fox's broadcast licenses "very seriously."

Groups, including Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), have urged the FCC to pull Fox's licenses because of evidence that its parent company News Corp. hacked people's phones in the United Kingdom to get stories.

During a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on Wednesday, Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) pressed Genachowski on whether he plans to do anything about the allegations.

Genachowski said it wouldn't be appropriate to comment on a specific case, but that the commission is "certainly aware of the serious issues that have been raised in the U.K."

He noted that the law requires that the FCC only grant broadcast licenses to people of "good character."

"If any issues arise, the commission has an obligation, we would take it very seriously, to look at the record, look at the facts and apply the law," Genachowski said.

A British parliamentary committee ruled earlier this month that News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch is "not fit" to run an international media company because of the phone hacking scandal.

News Corp. owns 27 Fox stations in the United States.

Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.), chairman of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, wrote to the British committee probing the scandal earlier this month, requesting that it provide any evidence of whether News Corp. violated any U.S. laws.

**If you want some kind of alternative news to the MSM big 3 time to call, fax or write in, in favor of Fox News and perhaps some of the one-sided slanted coverage, especially on NBC and ABC.**

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Glenn Beck’s Common Sense – A Must Read For Today’s Times… A Perfect Father’s Day Gift!

Glenn Beck's Common Sense

There was a time in America when politicians answered to the people. When spending money from the public treasury was considered a sacred duty to be done with reservation and care. $11,000,000,000,000 later we’re slowly realizing that we’re no longer the America we grew up in.

Common Sense, The Case Against an Out-of-Control Government is a roadmap on how we can restore America’s promise by returning to her roots. I explain why politicians no longer fear the people, how they have designed elections that all but ensure their own re-election, how they discourage honest people from seeking public office and how they routinely use an intentionally complex tax code to reward supporters, silence detractors and punish those who dare to speak the truth.

The political, social and academic elite would like you to believe that common sense is dead. They want to convince you that they are the only ones who know what’s best for the country. Most importantly, they want to convince you that you are alone in believing that government is out-of-control with its spending. Just look at what the media did to those who attended the “Tea Parties” if you need evidence.

In 1776, common sense was forced into hiding until one man, Thomas Paine, anonymously released a pamphlet that made the case for freedom and liberty. That pamphlet changed history.

Today we find common sense once again in hiding. It is my hope that this book, which outlines the need for a new revolution of ideas, will help usher it back out into the light so that we can begin to reclaim the country we love.

Order your copy of Common Sense, The Case Here

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President Takes Swipe at FOX News ... What's Going On Here? | The FOX Nation

President Takes Swipe at FOX News ... What's Going On Here? | The FOX Nation

Wow... CNBC has always been in the bag for OBAMA and now ABC and OBAMA Has the Nerve to take A Swipe at Fox...virtually the only fair and balanced coverage on the tube!?!

State-Run Media... Like in the Old Soviet Union?

On the night of June 24, the media and government become one, when ABC turns its programming over to President Obama and White House officials to push government run health care -- a move that has ignited an ethical firestorm!

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ABC TURNS PROGRAMMING OVER TO OBAMA; NEWS TO BE ANCHORED FROM INSIDE WHITE HOUSE
Tue Jun 16 2009 08:45:10 ET

On the night of June 24, the media and government become one, when ABC turns its programming over to President Obama and White House officials to push government run health care -- a move that has ignited an ethical firestorm!

Highlights on the agenda:

ABCNEWS anchor Charlie Gibson will deliver WORLD NEWS from the Blue Room of the White House.

The network plans a primetime special -- 'Prescription for America' -- originating from the East Room, exclude opposing voices on the debate.

The Director of Communications at the White House Office of Health Reform is Linda Douglass, who worked as a reporter for ABC News from 1998-2006.

Late Monday night, Republican National Committee Chief of Staff Ken McKay fired off a complaint to the head of ABCNEWS:

Dear Mr. Westin:

As the national debate on health care reform intensifies, I am deeply concerned and disappointed with ABC's astonishing decision to exclude opposing voices on this critical issue on June 24, 2009. Next Wednesday, ABC News will air a primetime health care reform “town hall” at the White House with President Barack Obama. In addition, according to an ABC News report, GOOD MORNING AMERICA, WORLD NEWS, NIGHTLINE and ABC’s web news “will all feature special programming on the president’s health care agenda.” This does not include the promotion, over the next 9 days, the president’s health care agenda will receive on ABC News programming.

Today, the Republican National Committee requested an opportunity to add our Party's views to those of the President's to ensure that all sides of the health care reform debate are presented. Our request was rejected. I believe that the President should have the ability to speak directly to the America people. However, I find it outrageous that ABC would prohibit our Party's opposing thoughts and ideas from this national debate, which affects millions of ABC viewers.

In the absence of opposition, I am concerned this event will become a glorified infomercial to promote the Democrat agenda. If that is the case, this primetime infomercial should be paid for out of the DNC coffers. President Obama does not hold a monopoly on health care reform ideas or on free airtime. The President has stated time and time again that he wants a bipartisan debate. Therefore, the Republican Party should be included in this primetime event, or the DNC should pay for your airtime.

Respectfully,
Ken McKay
Republican National Committee
Chief of Staff

MORE

ABCNEWS Senior Vice President Kerry Smith on Tuesday responded to the RNC complaint, saying it contained 'false premises':

"ABCNEWS prides itself on covering all sides of important issues and asking direct questions of all newsmakers -- of all political persuasions -- even when others have taken a more partisan approach and even in the face of criticism from extremes on both ends of the political spectrum. ABCNEWS is looking for the most thoughtful and diverse voices on this issue.

"ABCNEWS alone will select those who will be in the audience asking questions of the president. Like any programs we broadcast, ABC News will have complete editorial control. To suggest otherwise is quite unfair to both our journalists and our audience."

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MSNBC (NBC News), CNN Ratings Plunge as O'Reilly (and Fox in General) Reigns

MSNBC and CNN’s primetime news programs have suffered an incredible nosedive in ratings since Barack Obama was elected president, Newsmax has learned.

Ratings for “Countdown With Keith Olbermann” on MSNBC at 8 p.m. have plunged a dizzying 42 percent since October, shortly before the election. CNN’s 8 p.m. show, now being hosted by Roland Martin, has seen a 49 percent plunge over that time period, while “The O’Reilly Factor” on Fox News has dipped only 15 percent, according to Nielsen Media Research.

Bill O’Reilly’s 8 p.m. show remains the top-rated cable news program, averaging 2,650,000 million households per night in April, more than the combined totals for Olbermann’s program (938,000) and CNN’s 8 p.m. offering (613,000) — with more than a million households to spare.

In the key demographic of viewers 25 to 54 years old, Olbermann has lost 53 percent of his average nightly audience, a precipitous plunge. Rachel Maddow, who follows him at 9 p.m. on MSNBC, has lost an astounding 65 percent of her 25-to-54 audience since October, and her 819,000 households in April compare poorly to Sean Hannity’s 1,953,000 households on Fox.

O’Reilly has also trounced Olbermann among viewers aged 35 to 64 in April, with 1,724,000 viewers, down 19 percent since October. Olbermann suffered a 49 percent drop in that demographic and had 1,151,000 viewers.

The solid showing of “The O’Reilly Factor” and the plunging numbers for Keith Olbermann further belie Olbermann and MSNBC’s occasional claim that he is winning the ratings war in his time slot.

MSNBC took out a full-page ad in The New York Times last November proclaiming “A Sweeping Victory” for its ratings and declaring “Countdown With Keith Olbermann” the No. 1 cable news program.

But fine print at the bottom of the ad acknowledged that the “victory” referred only to the 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. time slot for the dates Oct. 27 through Oct. 31, for viewers between 25 and 54 years of age.

Overall, however, O’Reilly’s show averaged twice as many viewers as Olbermann’s.

Earlier last year, the liberal press crowed loudly when Olbermann narrowly beat out O’Reilly in the 25 to 54 demographic one week in June. But the rating results were misleading. On Tuesday of that week, the cable stations covered that day’s primaries, and on Friday, O’Reilly was on vacation, with Laura Ingraham filling in. Ratings for “The Factor” dip when O’Reilly is not the host.

On the three days when O’Reilly and Olbermann went head to head, O’Reilly won the 25 to 54 demographic. And he trounced Olbermann in total viewers, with 2,193,000 per night to Olbermann’s 1,031,000.

The O’Reilly-Olbermann feud has been ongoing for years. O’Reilly denies that there is a feud, and says he won’t even mention Olbermann by name. But Olbermann for his part has made O’Reilly the frequent recipient of his nightly “Worst Person in the World” award.

In a recent interview with Broadcasting & Cable magazine, O’Reilly said “The O’Reilly Factor” has fared well since Obama entered the White House because CNN and MSNBC comprise the “Obama cheerleading crew,” and viewers are tuning in to Fox because it is “more skeptical of the president.”

And Newsmax reported earlier that Obama’s win on Election Day “may be a Pyrrhic victory” for Olbermann, who “had positioned himself as the anti-Bush, anti-Republican news source on MSNBC. With Democrats firmly in control of the White House and Congress, it’s questionable that his audience will grow.”

By: Jim Meyers – Newsmax

Cable News Ratings for Tuesday, March 17

Posted on 18 March 2009 by Bill Gorman – TV by the Numbers

Live + Same Day Cable News Daily Ratings for March 17, 2009

P2+ Total Day 
FNC – 1,282,000 viewers
CNN – 576,000 viewers
MSNBC –475,000 viewers
CNBC – 250,000 viewers
HLN – 337,000 viewers

P2+ Prime Time
FNC – 2,403,000 viewers
CNN—872,000 viewers
MSNBC –1,129,000 viewers
CNBC – 202,000 viewers
HLN – 671,000 viewers

25-54 Total Day
FNC –335,000 viewers
CNN –186,000 viewers
MSNBC –168,000 viewers
CNBC –76,000 viewers
HLN- 178,000 viewers

25-54 Prime Time
FNC – 631,000 viewers
CNN –266,000 viewers
MSNBC –377,000 viewers
CNBC – 75,000 viewers
HLN – 271,000 viewers

35-64 Total Day
FNC –607,000 viewers
CNN –257,000 viewers
MSNBC –243,000 viewers
CNBC –121,000 viewers
HLN- 194,000 viewers

35-64 Prime Time
FNC –998,000 viewers
CNN – 342,000 viewers
MSNBC –526,000 viewers
CNBC – 80,000 viewers
HLN –369,000 viewers

Morning programs (6:00AM-9:00AM) P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
FOX & Friends –953,000 viewers (306,000) (596,000)
American Morning- 456,000 viewers (153,000) (249,000)
Morning Joe-455,000 viewers (203,000) (262,000)
Squawk Box-209,000 viewers (66,000) (118,000)
Morning Express w/ Meade- 304,000 viewers (193,000) (175,000)

6PM - P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
Fox - Special report w/Bret Baier – 2,090,000 viewers (417,000) (873,000)
Situation Room—679,000 viewers (226,000) (317,000)
1600 Pennsylvania Ave —521,000 viewers (160,000) (303,000)
Mad Money—311,000 viewers (95,000) (108,000)
Prime News—329,000 viewers (139,000) (194,000)

7PM - P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
Fox Report w/Shepard Smith – 1,920,000 viewers (458,000) (861,000)
Lou Dobbs Tonight –761,000 viewers (289,000) (340,000)
Hardball —616,000 viewers (162,000) (276,000)
Kudlow Report —273,000 viewers (99,000) (137,000)
Issues– 563,000 viewers (244,000) (332,000)

8PM - P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
The OReilly Factor —3,070,000 viewers (792,000) (1,261,000)
Campbell Brown—710,000 viewers (213,000) (256,000)
Countdown w/K. Olbermann —1,322,000 viewers (464,000) (639,000)
CNBC Reports – 223,000 viewers (84,000) (88,000)
Nancy Grace –1,014,000 viewers (381,000) (539,000)

9 PM - P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
Hannity – 2,299,000 viewers (604,000) (953,000)
Larry King Live—990,000 viewers (307,000) (405,000)
Rachel Maddow Show —1,167,000 viewers (365,000) (541,000)
Big Brother, Big Business — 226,000 viewers (77,000) (80,000)
Lou Dobbs- 420,000 viewers (185,000) (250,000)

10 PM P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
On The Record W/Greta —1,839,000 viewers (496,000) (780,000)
Anderson Cooper—916,000 viewers (277,000) (363,000)
Countdown w/K.Olbermann —898,000 viewers (303,000) (398,000)
On the Money – 158,000 viewers, (64,000) (71,000)
Nancy Grace –612,000 viewers (257,000) (341,000)

11 PM P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
The O’Reilly Factor —1,466,000 viewers (471,000) (756,000)
Anderson Cooper —518,000 viewers (205,000) (243,000)
Rachel Maddow Show –535,000 viewers (185,000) (269,000)
Mad Money -a scratch w/119,000 viewers (55,000) (70,000)
Showbiz Tonight– 371,000 viewers (206,000) (207,000)

Note: We don’t get the 5pm hour results, so we are unable to post them.

Since this report the numbers have increased for Fox again and appear to be increasing daily. The Glenn Beck Show is now pulling in numbers between those logged by O’Reilly and Hannity.  Glenn Beck was new to Fox at the time of this report.

Why is Fox News increasing their numbers as others are plunging?  Because they are reporting the news fairly.  They: Bill O’Reilly, Greta Van Sesteran, Shep Smith, Bret Baier, Neil Cavuto are reporting what is actually going on, not slanting or spinning the news and not cherry picking what they want to report on.  And those that are more right leaning like Sean Hannity and  Glenn Beck, give a balance to the constant left reporting media.  The difference is that Hannity and Beck let you know that what they are reporting and highlighting is from their conservative perspective… unlike the mainstream media who leans left but portrays themselves as just reporting the (unbiased) news.  And all the Fox News shows feature regular and special guests with expertise as well as differing viewpoints from people like Bret Hume, Alan Combs,  Dave Ramsey, Dick Morris, Karl Rove, Dennis Miller, Juan Williams, Charles, Krauthammer and the list goes on.    And on the weekend Fox offers a variety of different personalities including Mike Huckabee, the Beltway Boys, Geraldo Rivera, etc.   Fox's early morning Fox and Friends and late night Red Eye shows round out their coverage

It does make you wonder how accurate the polls really are when the most liberal left wing president the U.S. has ever had keeps showing top ratings while at the same time Fox News… featuring traditional  accurate middle of the road to right conservative reporting dominates the news viewing market and is increasing weekly if not daily in viewership~

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