All Three Morning Shows Skip Cheney Jab That Obama Has Made U.S. Less Safe

All three morning shows on Monday skipped a rather serious charge made by former Vice President Dick Cheney that Barack Obama, through his actions as president, has made America less safe and more susceptible to terrorist attack. Speaking to CNN host John King on Sunday's "State of the Union," Cheney criticized some of Obama's actions, including giving the order to close Guantanamo Bay.

The ex-vice president asserted, "And now he [Obama] is making some choices that, in my mind, will, in fact, raise the risk to the American people of another attack." And yet, ABC's "Good Morning America," NBC's "Today" and CBS's "Early Show," all completely ignored Cheney's attack on President Obama. Considering that over the last eight years, members of the media often referred to Cheney as Darth Vader and insinuated that he was actually pulling the strings in the Bush White House, shouldn't such a serious charges, leveled by such an influential person, at least have warranted a mention?

Instead of reporting on this important issue, "Good Morning America" news anchor Chris Cuomo found time to play footage of Prince Charles dancing with a Brazilian woman during his tour of the Amazon. "Today highlighted the Irish roots of President Obama. Over on the "Early Show," the hosts celebrated March Madness and made their college basketball picks.