Cory Parks
Senior Video Editor
Presentation by Stephen Hayes of the “Damn Those Conservatives to Hell Award” at the Media Research Center’s “DisHonors Awards” held on Thursday, September 26, 2013 during the MRC’s annual gala. Via electronic device at each table, the audience voted Jonathan Alter the winner and the award was accepted in jest by Senator Mike Lee.
Media Research Center President Brent Bozell asked the audience to show their derision, via jeers and noisemakers, of quotes from Melissa Harris-Perry, Chris Matthews and Jonathan Alter, which each had won a news category earlier in the program. The audience decided Jonathan Alter deserved the Quote of the Year dishonor for his claim Mitt Romney’s election would mean “a lot of people will die”…
Presentation by Stephen Hayes of the “Puppy Love Award” at the Media Research Center’s “DisHonors Awards” held on Thursday, September 26, 2013 during the MRC’s annual gala. Via electronic device at each table, the audience voted Chris Matthews the winner and the award was accepted in jest by Jim DeMint.
Monica Crowley presents funny video clips, from comedy and news shows, at the Media Research Center’s “DisHonors Awards” held on Thursday, September 26, 2013 during the MRC’s annual gala.
Presentation by Chris Plante of the “Barbra Streisand Celebrity Dumb Ass Award” at the Media Research Center’s “DisHonors Awards” held on Thursday, September 26, 2013 during the MRC’s annual gala. Via electronic device at each table, the audience voted Bill Maher the winner and the award was accepted in jest by David Webb.
Presentation by Chris Plante of the “Dan Rather Memorial Award for the Stupidest Analysis” at the Media Research Center’s “DisHonors Awards” held on Thursday, September 26, 2013 during the MRC’s annual gala. Via electronic device at each table, the audience voted Melissa Harris-Perry the winner and the award was accepted in jest by Mia Love.
Brent Bozell opens the gala program. Then Cal Thomas, who earned the honor in 2011, introduces the 2013 honoree, Dr. Charles Krauthammer, who delivers remarks upon receiving the MRC’s seventh annual “William F. Buckley Jr. Award for Media Excellence” which was presented at the Media Research Center’s “DisHonors Awards” held on Thursday, September 26, 2013 during the MRC’s annual gala.
Before dinner, at the Media Research Center’s “DisHonors Awards” held on Thursday, September 26, 2013 during the MRC’s annual gala, MRC President Brent Bozell welcomes the audience, Joshua Duggar delivers the invocation, Radar Radford leads the Pledge of Allegiance and Bozell explains the new twist this year: the audience will pick the winners.
“People are beginning to use
the term ‘cover up,’” Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) told MRCTV when asked about
the media’s lack of interest in reporting on the attacks on the U.S. consulate
in Benghazi.
Asked whether the media have
been more derelict in reporting about Benghazi or the murder trial of
abortionist Kermit Gosnell, Rep. Blackburn replied: “That would be a tough question.”
“In the…