On Tuesday, Salon writer Alex Pareene published a column entitled: “How can CBS possibly not fire Lara Logan?,” adding: “This was a screw-up just as bad as ‘Rathergate,’ but the reporter responsible probably won’t suffer the same fate.” Pareene is
Last week, the media went apoplectic after a 60 Minutes report on the terrorist attacks in Benghazi, Libya on September 11, 2012, turned out to be mistaken. Much of the report was based on the testimony of one Dylan Davies,
On Monday, the Columbia Journalism Review reviewed the 60 Minutes debacle in which security officer Dylan Davies’ lies about his experiences in Benghazi, Libya during the September 11, 2012 terrorist attacks were given heavy coverage. On Friday, CBS News reporter
CBS: “60 Minutes” has learned of new information that undercuts its Oct. 27 account of an ex-security officer who recounted to Lara Logan, in great detail, what he claimed were his actions on the night of the attack on the
In a battle between Media Matters for America and the mainstream news networks, conservatives might be inclined to laugh and pass the popcorn. That’s what most of us did during the dustup over CBS News’ recent story on Benghazi on
A little-known campaign loophole allows members of Congress to make high-interest personal loans to their own campaigns and then never pay them off–a scheme that generates passive streams of profit worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. The startling revelation comes
60 Minutes: He calls himself Morgan Jones, a pseudonym he’s using for his own safety. A former British soldier, he’s been helping to keep U.S. diplomats and military leaders safe for the last decade. On a night he describes as
On Sunday evening, CBS News’ 60 Minutes featured an investigative report on the Benghazi attacks by Lara Logan. Logan’s reporting confirmed that the Obama administration had been warned, months in advance, about inadequate security at the U.S. facility in Benghazi, and
On Sunday, CBS’ 60 Minutes released a segment in which Lara Logan, now famous for being brutally sexually assaulted in Cairo in 2011, interviewed a former British soldier, “Morgan Jones.” Jones protected U.S. diplomats, Green Beret Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Andy
Congressman Charlie Rangel (D-NY) appeared surprised by how accommodating leadership PAC funds are to members and their personal spending habits after he saw CBS’s 60 Minutes report on Sunday covering the issue based upon Peter Schweizer’s new book Extortion. “I had
An explosive new book alleges Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) collected over $200,000 in donations from executives and companies just days before holding votes on three bills of critical importance to their industries. The new revelations come on the heels of
Breitbart News Managing Editor Wynton Hall appeared on Breitbart News Sunday to discuss a 60 Minutes segment that featured Government Accountability Institute president and Breitbart News’ Senior Editor-at-Large Peter Schweizer’s expose of leadership PACs that lawmakers in Congress are legally allowed to use as
CBS’s 60 Minutes confronted Congresswoman Grace Napolitano (D-CA) about $150,000 she loaned to her campaign in 1998 at an astounding 18% interest rate, likening the profit margin to organized crime. The Sunday night news program showed investigative reporter Steve Kroft asking
Government Accountability Institute (GAI) president and Breitbart News Senior Editor-at-Large Peter Schweizer will appear on CBS’s This Morning on Monday morning to discuss his new book, Extortion: How Politicians Extract Your Money, Buy Votes, and Line Their Own Pockets. CBS’s 60 Minutes
On Sunday, a 60 Minutes investigative report by veteran CBS reporter Steve Kroft and Government Accountability Institute (GAI) President and Breitbart News Senior Editor-at-Large Peter Schweizer revealed how leadership PAC loopholes allow members of Congress to convert campaign cash into lavish lifestyle
Members of Congress and their staffs are on red alert tonight for a CBS 60 Minutes investigation by veteran CBS reporter Steve Kroft and Government Accountability Institute (GAI) President and Breitbart News Senior Editor-at-Large Peter Schweizer exposing how lawmakers convert campaign donations into lavish
The director of the new Tom Hanks’ hit Captain Phillips isn’t about to abandon ship. The film, based on the 2009 pirating of a U.S. cargo vessel, has come under attack from members of the actual crew for not portraying
Sources tell the New York Post that former California Governor is seriously lobbying for a change to the constitution so that he can move to the White House: “Schwarzenegger has been talking openly about working on getting the constitutional rules
(AP) Bridgewater leads No. 7 Louisville past TempleBy DAN GELSTONAP Sports WriterPHILADELPHIATeddy Bridgewater threw for 348 yards and two touchdowns to keep No. 7 Louisville undefeated with a 30-7 win over winless Temple on Saturday. Bridgewater made it look easy
(AP) Hoyer guides Browns past Bengals 17-6By TOM WITHERSAP Sports WriterCLEVELANDLike he always pretended to do his backyard, Brian Hoyer guided the Browns to victory. Hoyer, the local kid who always dreamed of being Cleveland’s quarterback, threw two touchdown passes
(AP) Guiton guides No. 4 OSU to 76-0 mismatch over FAMUBy RUSTY MILLERAP Sports WriterCOLUMBUS, OhioAfter a 76-0 victory over outmanned and overmatched Florida A&M, Urban Meyer couldn’t say for certain that his Ohio State team got a lot out
(AP) Seahawks ride Lynch to 29-3 blowout of 49ersBy TIM BOOTHAP Sports WriterSEATTLERichard Sherman celebrated by dancing with cheerleaders, Marshawn Lynch cut, plowed and walked his way to three touchdowns and Pete Carroll got one rousing birthday gift. The awaited
On Friday, Alex Rodriguez denied that he and his associates leaked information about Ryan Braun and teammate Francisco Cervelli that implicated them in the Biogenesis performance-enhancing drugs scandal. “It’s not true,” Rodriguez said. Breitbart Sports reported on the 60 Minutes
Associates of Alex Rodriguez reportedly leaked information about Milwaukee Brewers superstar Ryan Braun after a Miami New Times article implicated Rodriguez in a performance-enhancing drugs scandal in January. Rodriguez’s team reportedly purchased unredacted documents about Braun and subsequently leaked the
Gael Monfils of France used to be a top 10 player and was a 2008 semifinalist in the French Open. Since then he has been down with injuries and missed last year’s French Open because of his knee. Today, Monfils
After being featured Tuesday on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Breitbart News contributor and Government Accountability Institute President Peter Schweizer once again found himself the focus of national media in a 60 Minutes Sunday report highlighting his work uncovering
Steve Kroft’s 2011 report shamed Congress into passing the Stock Act, but earlier this month, Congress quietly repealed parts of the law.
On April 7, CBS News’ 60 Minutes paraded the families of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting before Americans. This shameless politicization of an unspeakable tragedy had one objective–to build support for more gun control. The program was replete
Editors’ Note: In an effort to foster a more open and honest American dialog, Breitbart convened “The Uninvited” panel at CPAC 2013. This post is a part of a series continuing that dialog with the Breitbart readers. At Breitbart News’ “The Uninvited” panel that
My favorite part of last night’s wildly dishonest “60 Minutes” attack against the Catholic Church is when correspondent Bob Simon reminds Sister Pat Farrell (head of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, or LCWR) that the same Vatican office that
The Congressional Budget Office’s just-released economic forecast for 2013 is dispiriting, to say the least. The GDP is expected to grow by only 1.4%, the unemployment rate will “stay near” 8%, the deficit will reach $845 billion, and ObamaCare will cost
A video comparing 60 Minutes Kroft’s treatment of Obama and Clinton with Leslie Stahl’s treatment of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor.
Liberal Fox News Contributor and Daily Beast columnist Kirstin Powers on the Obama-Hillary Clinton “60 Minutes” interview:
Ben Shapiro, Breitbart News’s Editor-at-Large appearing on Fox and Friends to discuss Obama’s recent slam on media critical to his policies while simultaneously getting swooned over by friendly media as displayed by the softball 60 minutes interview. Shapiro: “There was
On 60 Minutes Steve Kroft, the CBS News corespondent had what can only be called a softball propaganda joint interview with President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Not asking one tough question the smile and giggle fest
In a 2016 presidential announcement masquerading as a lovefest masquerading as an interview, President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appeared together on 60 Minutes with CBS’ Steve Kroft to discuss how much they adore each other. Kroft,
Only a few days after CBS News’ intrepid investigative reporter Sharyl Attkisson detailed a comprehensive list of questions the White House has refused to answer regarding the terrorist attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, the network had the opportunity
Beyond the media fawning over the spectacle of President Barack Obama and outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sitting down for an interview together on 60 Minutes–old rivals, reunited!–there is a message that the president wants to send. Not just
