Six Reasons Christiane Amanpour Failed at ABC's 'This Week'
In the wake of the news that Christiane Amanpour is leaving ABC’s This Week, after just 15 months as host, we'd like to remind you of six of the most egregious biased remarks from Amanpour:
“This is reverse Robin Hoodism, if you like — take from the poor, give back to the rich again.”
— Christiane Amanpour talking to Rep. Paul Ryan about his budget proposal, May 1, 2011.
“Full of sunny optimism, very Reaganesque, on and on about American exceptionalism in many, many instances and full of Kennedyesque encouragement to break a new frontier. That Sputnik moment was remarkable....”
—Amanpour talking about President Obama's State of the Union speech, January 25, 2011.
“Some 75 percent of Americans agree with an increase in tax on millionaires as a way to pay for these jobs provisions. Do you not feel that by opposing it you’re basically out of step with the American people on this issue?...There doesn’t seem to be the sense amongst people here that the sacrifice is being shared....”
— Amanpour to House Speaker John Boehner on This Week, November 6, 2011.
“The debate of the proposed Islamic center and mosque near Ground Zero...has raised profound questions about religious tolerance and prejudice in the United States.”
— Amanpour on ABC’s This Week, August 22, 2010.
“This week: people power making history. A revolt in the Midwest and a revolution sweeping across the Middle East....Populist frustration is boiling over this week — as we’ve said, not just in the Middle East, but in the middle of this country as well.”
— Amanpour talking about union-backed protests against Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and protests against Middle East dictators, February 20, 2011.
“It’s hard to broker compromise in a town where compromise itself has become a dirty word.”
— Amanpour talking about the Tea Party’s influence, April 3, 2011.
For more of Amanpour's bias, check out her Media Research Center profile in bias here.
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The reason behind the reason
Submitted by oldfart on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 5:01pm.
The only reason she was removed was because of falling ratings and therefore ad revenue.
That is all the networks listen to.
You left out one of the
Submitted by Captain Repus on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 5:11pm.
You left out one of the primary reasons she was dumped... because her appearance frightens small children and causes household pets to make strange sounds while scooting their butt on the carpet
Captain?
Submitted by ConservaSerb on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 5:46pm.
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A wise & frugal government, which shall leave men free 2 regulate their own pursuits of industry & improvement, & shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government. T. Jefferson
comments
Submitted by kinijane on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 6:33pm.
You don't have to agree with her or like her, or listen to her, but when you
make disparaging remarks, then you stoop to her level. I just turned the
channel when she came on, didn't have to listen to her.
I thought she looked like a
Submitted by killa37 on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 10:03pm.
I thought she looked like a male version of Keef Richards in his younger days................
Ratings Yes
Submitted by KornKing on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 5:23pm.
Is pretty bad when other morons think you're a moron
Was It Actually a Revelation That Amanpour is a Dope?
Submitted by Motormouth KOS on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 5:24pm.
Only to ABC and their corrupt and incompetent news division.
This hag hasn't provided an objective report on anything in 15 years, maybe never.
Good riddance.
The Obamination... A crisis leading to a catastrophe..(please donate to MRC)
No surprise at all
Submitted by KornKing on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 5:32pm.
The vast majority of the lapdogs are dopes, it's just that they play off of each other and for each other. In reality, I guess you could say that pigs don't know that pigs stink.
She was a dimbulb on par with Curry or Couric.
Submitted by drsamherman on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 9:24pm.
The three of them are as bright as burned-out bulbs on a pawn shop sign.
Couric went too cutesy and the stupidity overtook her. Curry was just plain intellectually unequipped to deal with anything harder than the instructions on a microwave dinner. Christie-baby took herself so seriously than she came off simultaneously as a buffoon and an agitator.
Wonder when it will be Curry's time to get the boot from NBC?
We knew this was coming.
Submitted by NeoKong on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 5:31pm.
Using a snooty foreigner who lectures Americans on their faults was no way to garner ratings. MSNBC could have told ABC that. Nobody was used to listening to her for more than a few minutes once or twice a week and when she had to fill an hour it was obnoxious.
It would be like giving Jack Cafferty his own show.
Nobody could take the guy for more than a few minutes at a time.
And Don't Forget These Gerbils
Submitted by Motormouth KOS on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 5:36pm.
Piers Morgan
Tina Brown
Why do I care what some mopes from a failed empire think?
The Obamination... A crisis leading to a catastrophe..(please donate to MRC)
And that Londoner
Submitted by CO2Maker on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 6:02pm.
Something-or-other Bashir
Gravity....
Submitted by neighb on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 5:32pm.
Poor Amman's, er...I mean Amanpour's Peter Principle booster rocket ran out of "petrol" and earth's, thankfully left-counterbalancing-gravity resumed it's "right"ful tug. Thank gawd for that.
Peter Principle booster rocket?
Submitted by CO2Maker on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 6:04pm.
Is that a sly and risqué way of referring to her erstwhile boyfriend, Peter Jennings, from way back in the 80s?
Nice. When I used the peter
Submitted by amyshulk on Thu, 12/15/2011 - 4:16am.
Nice. When I used the peter Principle to say Pres. Obama was elevated above his abilities, I was igged/told nope.
If you use it to say someone is elevated above their abilities, rather than a square peg/round hole kinda thing, I believe it works for both of them.
Ronald Reagan
Snooty know-it-all foreign
Submitted by rockyracoon on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 5:42pm.
Snooty know-it-all foreign liberal harpies don't sell well. Then again maybe ABC didn't learn this lesson and they'll give Zsa Zsa a shot in Amanpoor's seat.
Facts are like kryptonite to the liberal.
And Georgie Snuffleupagus is going to be less biased
Submitted by kch50428 on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 5:46pm.
He's just another DNC Operative playing a newsreader on TV.
All these comments she made are resume' enhancers
Submitted by Tidy Bowl Man on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 5:58pm.
All these comments she made are resume' enhancers on ABC or the rest of the MSM, I don't think any of her comments are the reason she's gone, its the snotty way she said it. Steponallofus will say the same things but in such a way that is more palatable to the great unwashed...
#7
Submitted by Curly on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 6:06pm.
#7 - she is STUPID BEYOND ALL REASON!
she can say whatever-however-
Submitted by JIMMY1660 on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 6:07pm.
many of those who did watch-listened-turned off her program-and di not agree with her reporting style-ONE SIDED-and did not support sponsors.
this is not about news-its about cash from sponsors.
no viewers no support for sponsors-no sponsors.
eco101
Failed at the art...
Submitted by West Coast Minority on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 6:07pm.
She simply failed at the delicate art of hiding her Leftism. Same fate as Air America and Keith Olberman.
You can't seem too anti-America. Even the Libs can think the stench is too much. Now they add a cup of Steponallofus to smooth out the brew. But it will be hard to get that nasty odor out of the room.
True. I would always FF thru
Submitted by amyshulk on Thu, 12/15/2011 - 4:18am.
True. I would always FF thru her yakking to get the response from the guest. Her snide, know it all, obvious bias was revolting!
Ronald Reagan
I remember a comment she made but I can't find it anywhere
Submitted by CO2Maker on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 6:34pm.
Back in the first campaign by Dubya (or maybe in his first term), she made a comment on a live broadcast along the lines of "we can't let that happen" or "we have to stop that," referring to a proposal by Bush. When I heard it, I thought to myself, "Self, did I just hear a reporter covering a campaign story urge people to stop something? Wow. Where's that vaunted objectiveness and independence?"
I've looked for it with Google searches without any luck. If anyone else remembers this event, please let us know. Thanks.
CO2,I remember the
Submitted by Kenny Bunkport on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 6:53pm.
CO2,
I remember the pre-Katrina news era, when overtly taking the liberal side was still fairly verboten. That was in the "bias, what bias?" era. When it was clear that the MSM tilted leftward to the point of falling over, but tried to present themselves as objective. Christiane was just a girl ahead of her time.
Katrina was the watershed, when the MSM decided they could outright lie about events to support their narrative. But it was also one of the first times that they were faced with widespread ridicule for their coverage. Unfortunately, it took the troops too long to rally, and the damage was done. But it had the unexpected benefit of removing any doubt of the bias (at least to those that were suspicious but maybe not yet convinced). The MSM was never really able to reclaim the role of impartial reporter.
In post-Katrina journalism, the MSM has slowly backed away from their non-bias claim, to present themselves as something like the guardians of public good. That's why the conservative has gone from being marginalized to being demonized. After all, you can't save America from just somebody that has a different viewpoint, they have to be pure evil. However, I guess the viewership wasn't quite ready to accept all of that yet, in Amanpour's case.
Don't worry
Submitted by KornKing on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 6:42pm.
Is safe to say it happened. And if it didn't, one could go the Dan Rather route of "It could have happened, so we just wanted you to know how we want it to have happened"
Hypocrisy of the highest water
Submitted by Tony Farkas on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 6:38pm.
I particularly like the question to Boehner claiming Congress was out of touch with the American people, since 75 percent of them, uh, ahem, wanted a tax increase on millionaires. Where was that logic when 60-plus percent of the American people said, "Stuff Obamacare?"
I lament my profession, at least those who have traded journalism for fame. Jefferson would faceplant.
Farewell Liberal Mouthpiece
Submitted by Bourbeau on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 6:51pm.
Good riddance! Another instance where one of the liberal elites are given
opportunities they don't earn or deserve. There was nothing in her bio to
suggest she'd do well in this position; just another shot in the dark by the
clowns in the media. Add to this, the new experiment with Chelsea Clinton
and you learn exactly why the every day folks don't trust the media. Another
experiment, similar to the Luke Russert fantasy, where they hope they're
catching lightning in a bottel, with one of these offsprings replicating their
parents. Dream on suckers, dream on.
Will she be missed?
Submitted by needle on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 6:57pm.
Hardly. I have NEVER watched her show this week or any week. I did, however, see and enjoy Marc Theissen trying to educate Christina to no avail.
- Looking forward to the self-annihilation of the Manipulated Stories Machine.
Reason # 7
Submitted by jdripper on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 6:58pm.
It is OK to be stupid and it will be tolerated. However, when you look like the North end of a South bound dog you will be canceled.
Jack
Marbles
Submitted by nomodrive on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 8:47pm.
While there are many astute opinions as to why Amanpor got axed, I find it my duty to chastise all of you commenters and, in fact, blame you for putting me in this position to use precious moments of my life to state the obvious- she was fired because the best medical help could not remove the marbles in her mouth!
LOL
Submitted by jdripper on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 10:39pm.
Enough said
Jack
Who wants to partner with me and buy one of the three networks?
Submitted by gopcongress on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 8:57pm.
Somewhat serious question, actually. The business plan is a no-brainer.
1. Copy Fox News plan of using rationality to dictate news policy.
2. Fill all slots with newsmen and rational opinionmakers.
3. Set sites on Fox, not anyone else.
It doesn't matter what network, just compete against Fox and you will soon be at LEAST #2 in a VERY short time. Those numbers can't be diddled away unless you go RINO.
Of course, I remember NewsMax offer to buy Newsweek was declined, and they ended up selling it for less than I paid for my two Jack in the Box breakfast tacos this morning, so we may have to front the purchase behind some Lib troll billionaires. But hey! There IS a HUGE MARKET awaiting...
"The news and truth are not the same thing." -Walter Lippmann (1889-1974) FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER
One raisin
Submitted by American.Patriot on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 9:52pm.
Short of a fruit cake
Next on the hit parade: David Gregory
Submitted by thestalkinghorse on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 9:58pm.
I will miss her sorry leftist a**.
Poor Amanpour
Submitted by CO2Maker on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 10:43pm.
She must be sad. She's out and Sharpyton is still on the air.
Comrade Amanpour failed because she f'ing sucks...
Submitted by Dave. on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 10:44pm.
...as she hates this country with every fiber of her existence.
I'm just surprised the All But Communist network canned her red commie behind before the 2012 election.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
Most "journalists" have
Submitted by formerlib on Thu, 12/15/2011 - 1:05am.
Most "journalists" have forgotten that their job is protected by the first amendment for a reason: to be a watchdog of government, not it's lapdog. Few people exemplified the lapdog mentality more than Christiane Amanpour. If she would have presented herself as an opinion personality like Hannity or Olbermann, fine. But to pawn herself off as a journalist when she clearly was advocating and cheerleading for a side is reprehensible and makes a joke out of the profession.
No Real Change
Submitted by Kleenex on Thu, 12/15/2011 - 6:43am.
I'm glad she's leaving the show but they'll just replace her with some other Dem party shill. ABC isn't suddenly going to be objective, it's her ratings that did her in, not her leftist bias.
The hair
Submitted by ampul man on Thu, 12/15/2011 - 7:36am.
That doo is so dated.
Every time I see her, I think of Lilly Tomlin saying, "one ringy-dingy, two ringy-dingy......".
She need a makeover.
CNN, the Clinton News Network---Bill decides; Hill reports
Lily
Submitted by Dukehoopsfan on Thu, 12/15/2011 - 12:51pm.
Nice, you beat me to it.
⇒Dukehoopsfan
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Thu, 12/15/2011 - 12:59pm.
Here she is in a previous role.
I think they're picking on
Submitted by Semus on Thu, 12/15/2011 - 8:06am.
I think they're picking on her for different reasons, I don't think she's any more egregious then any of the others, which makes her off the deep end of course. In my opinion they all should be fired.
No 1 reason
Submitted by hughglass on Thu, 12/15/2011 - 9:47am.
She's an assholx