NBC and CBS’s morning shows on Thursday completely skipped any reference to the false quotes that forced Rush Limbaugh to be dropped from a group bidding to buy the St. Louis Rams. Only Good Morning America had any coverage at all. News anchor Chris Cuomo simply recapped the development and added, "[Limbaugh] had been criticized for past statements about black players."
Cuomo made no mention of the untrue quotes, such as Limbaugh supposedly having said in the past that "slavery had its merits." Wouldn’t it be only fair for Good Morning America, NBC’s Today and CBS’s Early Show to at least discuss how false statements derailed the conservative’s attempts to own a team?
The Media Research Center has called upon the cable outlets that ran the fake quote to retract. So far, MSNBC has refused. CNN's Rick Sanchez asserted that Limbaugh has denied the remark. (Anderson Cooper admitted the falsity on Wednesday’s AC360.) The MRC has also produced a special report on the liberal media's attacks against the host.
On Tuesday’s GMA, the program’s host and reporters danced around the inaccurate comments attributed to the radio host. Correspondent David Muir played a clip of Limbaugh complaining, "They have to go somewhere to find concocted quotes, which are now bordering on slander, libel, whatever it is, that I never said." But, Muir didn’t describe the false information. Instead, he mysteriously referenced "actual quotes" that Limbaugh made about the sports media’s touting of Donovan McNabb.
Wednesday’s Nightly News on NBC and ABC’s World News both had brief items on Limbaugh no longer being part of the bid to buy the Rams. CBS’s Evening News did not file a report.
A transcript of Thursday’s Good Morning America anchor read, which aired at 7:07am EDT, follows:
CHRIS CUOMO: Rush Limbaugh has been sacked in his bid to help buy the St. Louis Rams football team. An investment group has dropped Limbaugh, saying he had become a distraction. He had been criticized for past statements about black players.
—Scott Whitlock is a news analyst for the Media Research Center.
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check them all out
October 15, 2009 - 11:11 ET by rowdygirlI think in fairness, and to prove their point, the NFL officials need to check every team owner and person of authority for racist actions and behaviors. Are they going to ask every owner and manager if they're completely fair and above board in all their decisions and that in no way does race ever play a part?
No.. they won't. Because they already know that there is bound to be some deep seated, and\or hidden racism. If there wasn't, why is the black manager\black quarterback issue still out there?
just sayin'
Cuomo and the fawning white guiolt media
October 15, 2009 - 12:16 ET by east tennessee johnLet's review this. Rush said McNabb was overrated and many, even most Eagles' fan attributed their success at the time to their stellar defense, not McNabb. Rush went on to say the fawning white guilt media overstated McNabb's performance in the desire to hype a successful black quaterback. Surprisingly the same media overlooked and underestimated the performance of white quarterback Trent Dilfer when the Ravens won the Super Bowl focusing on the primary black killer defense led by Ray(Limo) Lewis, something a McNabb lead team has never done. Afterall, the Ravens had to score to win the game, didn't they? Then in an interview, HOF Warren Moon(Is he the same Warren Moon arrested and charged for beating up and nearly strangling his spouse who weighed at least 100 lbs. less than him?) who first repeated the lies about Rush, when confronted said his remarks about McNabb, which they weren't moron they were about the fawning white guilt media, were reason enough to deny him NFL ownership. Me thinks Warren took too many head shots.
The guilty are keeping a
October 15, 2009 - 12:15 ET by kgThe guilty are keeping a low profile hoping it will be forgotten.
"DumbAssity of Dope"
I hope Rush's lawyers don't
October 15, 2009 - 12:21 ET by KJ_sezI hope Rush's lawyers don't forget. An apology or retraction is worthless at this point - they've caused Rush a great financial loss due to their slander. That loss should be recouped from every individual that uttered these falsehoods, as well as the organizations that allowed them to be said in the first place.
OBAMA = One Big Ass Mistake, America!
This is the reason I don't watch network...
October 16, 2009 - 02:13 ET by jawebster1"so-called" news shows. I am not a Liberal so I would be very uncomfortable with their slanted and "just plain wrong" reporting. Jim Webster