Author Archives: Robert Partyka

WATCH: Romney Jumps Gun On Embassy Violence

September 14th, 2012

Rachel Maddow pointed out on her show that Mitt Romney’s campaign jumped the gun when attacking the Obama administration over its response to the protests in the Middle East. Romney’s campaign still issued a statement, turning the protests into a domestic political issue, amidst reports of a killed American. Clearly Maddow believes Romney was in the wrong. Was his criticism justified or too hasty?

WATCH: Congressman Flips off Cameraman

September 14th, 2012

Republican Rep. Denny Rehberg, a Montana congressman allegedly gave a cameraman sent from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee the finger this morning in Washington. He’s running a close race against Jon Tester for a seat to represent Montana in the Senate but it looks like this candidate has an attitude problem.

WATCH: BPI Sues ABC News

September 13th, 2012

Beef Products Inc., the company behind the meat product referred to as “pink slime,” filed a lawsuit today against ABC News citing that its April 2012 news report was “false and misleading and defamatory.” The report, sparked outcry by the public who called for a ban of “pink slime” in school lunches and restaurants.

WATCH: Katie Couric’s Talk Show Competition

September 13th, 2012

Katie Couric isn’t the only one with a talk show this fall. The daytime competition includes former talk show host and Broadway star Ricki Lake, Survivor host Jeff Probst and CNN’s Anderson Cooper. Lauren Ashburn takes a look at what each show brings to the table.

WATCH: NBC Ignores 9/11 Moment of Silence

September 11th, 2012

The Obamas led the U.S. in an official moment of silence at 8:46 a.m. est today, the same time at which the first plane hit the World Trade Center. All major networks covered the moment except one: NBC. Instead of cutting to the Obamas during its  ‘Today’ show, NBC continued airing an interview with Kris Jenner, the reality TV star. See the side-by-side coverage below courtesy of ‘New York’ Magazine. This doesn’t look good for NBC.

WATCH: Jon Stewart Busts Fox News

September 11th, 2012

Jon Stewart calls out Fox News on its hypocritical coverage of the conventions. In the clip below, Stewart shows Fox News anchor Brit Hume analyzing Paul Ryan’s speech. Not bad Brit, but then note the contrast of his converge when it comes to Bill Clinton’s speech…very interesting.

The RNC Recap

September 4th, 2012

News anchors discuss the six keynote speeches at the Republican National Convention last week. While Condoleezza Rice and Paul Ryan received high praises, speakers such as Clint Eastwood and Chris Christie left analysts disappointed.

The Media’s Standards of a Convention Speech

August 31st, 2012

In case you missed it, Paul Ryan had quite the speech Wednesday night in Tampa. From pathos-evoking tales of his youth, to his early days as an aspiring politician, Ryan seemed to paint quite a vivid picture of himself.

There also seemed to be quite a number of false facts and errors in his speech, quickly plucked by the media.

Some of Ryan’s zingers, like the one about Obama promising to keep a GM plant in his hometown of Janesville open, earned a big fat red false on PolitiFact. And with good reason, it was nothing short of a lie.

The Storm Of Coverage: RNC vs. Issac

August 29th, 2012

The weather certainly has some great timing, doesn’t it? With the RNC just getting started, tropical storm Isaac has to come in and steal some of the Republican’s thunder (no pun intended). But what does this mean for the 15,000-some journalists in Tampa for the week of nominations and speeches? Pack up and head west? [...]