‘Wolf of Wall Street’ Perpetuates Negative Stereotype of Wall Street

dan.gainor — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:13:50 +0000

Hollywood continues to push Occupy Wall Street themes in films.

Kristine Marsh

Apparently, three movies attacking Wall Street wasn’t enough. Hollywood’s made another anti-capitalist film to be released November 15.

Billionaires Want to End Capitalism As We Know It

julia.seymour — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:23:02 +0000

CNBC Europe promotes nonprofit seeking to ‘build a better version of capitalism.’

Mike Ciandella

Richard Branson, Arianna Huffington and a group of other CEOs and former world leaders have formed a group whose goal is to end capitalism as we know it. The nonprofit, known as “The B Team,” was created to help promote a “better version of capitalism, one that prioritizes people and planet over profit.” This ignores the fact that capitalism is, by definition, motivated by profit.

Seven Soros-Linked Groups Behind Left's Push on Student Loans

julia.seymour — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:58:51 +0000

Left-wing groups converge to demand rate cap, some push trillion-dollar bailout.

Julia A. Seymour

Ahead of a possible July 1 interest rate hike for federally subsidized student loans, a coalition of liberal and education groups announced a “Social Media Day of Action” to demand congressional intervention.

NBC, CBS Criticize Banks for Overdraft Fees That Customers Request

dan.gainor — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:43:46 +0000

Financial institutions are ‘profiting from your mistakes.’

Kristine Marsh

Banks are bad because they make a profit on things requested by their customers, according to both NBC and CBS. The two networks highlighted a study released June 11 by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau [CFPB] that said banks made $12.6 billion in overdraft fees and non-sufficient funds from bounced checks in 2011. Though only 20 percent of customers actually opt-in for overdraft protection, NBC called these fees “one of the most common financial mistakes Americans make.”

NBC, CBS Criticize Banks for Overdraft Fees That Customers Request

dan.gainor — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:41:30 +0000

Financial institutions are ‘profiting from your mistakes.’

Kristine Marsh

CNN Profiles Soros Positively

dan.gainor — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 21:06:20 +0000

No mention of Soros funding the left $550 million.

Mike Ciandella

On Friday, CNN profiled liberal billionaire George Soros for their “Fast Facts,” calling him “one of the most successful investment financiers in the world” and an “active philanthropist.” The segment failed fail to note his massive contributions to lefty politics, or his calls for an “open society” that sound Orwellian at best.

Networks Ignore Manufacturing 'Contraction'

julia.seymour — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 21:10:35 +0000

U.S. manufacturing worst in four years, but not a word from ABC, CBS, NBC evening broadcasts.

Mike Ciandella

Manufacturing activity dropped to its lowest pace in four years, according to The Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) manufacturing index for the month of May, released June 3. However, none of three broadcast networks’s evening shows made any mention of it that night.

Movies Celebrate Occupy Wall Street as Anarchists and Thieves Target Businesses

julia.seymour — Fri, 31 May 2013 19:51:36 +0000

From one man’s ‘Assault on Wall Street,’ to eco-anarchists, to illusionists robbing banks, anti-business ideals live on ... screen.

Julia A. Seymour

Occupy Wall Street and the class warfare diatribes of the 99 percent are making fewer national headlines, but their ideas are crowding movie theaters this month. Three May 2013 releases all call to mind the Zuccotti Park crowd’s grievances against capitalism, two in very violent and extreme ways.

Soros-Funded News Operation Helped Build IRS Case Against Tea Party

dan.gainor — Thu, 30 May 2013 18:29:43 +0000

Pulitzer Prize-winning ProPublica also has ties to major Democrat donors, top journalists.

Mike Ciandella

While the IRS targeting of conservative groups was still heating up in 2012, a Soros-funded journalism nonprofit was helping fan the flames. The Pulitzer-Prize-winning ProPublica released two stories targeting conservative nonprofits including Crossroads GPS, Americans for Prosperity and the Republican Jewish Coalition.

Networks Bashed Tea Party Before IRS Probe

dan.gainor — Thu, 30 May 2013 18:25:04 +0000

Broadcast news shows called small government protesters ‘anti-tax’ and ‘anti-government.’

Mike Ciandella

The Tea Party grassroots protesters have made no secret of their support for limited government and lower taxes. But from the perspective of network reporters and anchors, the Tea Party’s message was more radical: “no government” and “no taxes.”