SHEP SMITH: BIRTHER COVERAGE “IS FROM CRAZYLAND”

Fox News anchor Shepard Smith risked alienating the radical fringe of conservative viewers that his channel often attracts when he castigated Donald Trump for his victory proclamation on Wednesday. Following the release of President Obama’s “long form” birth certificate, Trump held a news conference to say, “I’m very proud. I’m honored. I have accomplished something [...]

SHUSTER PRAISES MSNBC — WHICH FIRED HIM

Former MSNBC host David Shuster, who was suspended by the NBC-controlled cable network after it discovered that he had been auditioning for an anchor’s job at rival CNN, had nothing but praise for his former employers on Tuesday. Filling in on a syndicated radio talk show in Wednesday, Shuster, who had worked for MSNBC for [...]

JOURNALISTS ON RAIDED FLOTILLA PROTEST TREATMENT BY ISRAELIS

Some 60 broadcast and print journalists who were aboard the flotilla that was raided by Israeli forces on Monday have reportedly been released by the Israeli military and are being deported from Israel along with the 700 activists who were also aboard. However, all of their cameras, film, video recordings, satellite phones, and other equipment [...]

FOX NEWS IS PUNK’D BY HOWARD STERN FAN

In yet another demonstration of the capricious nature of live TV, a prankster got on the air during Fox’s coverage of the West Virginia mine collapse. Thinking that the man was a spokesman for the mining company, Smith asked, “What have you learned?” The caller replied, “We have learned that Jamie Foxx is a c**t.” [...]