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CNN’s Navarro Laments Media Dismissing Democrat Infighting
Appearing on CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday, Republican strategist and CNN contributor Ana Navarro complained that members of the press continue to ignore Democratic infighting, especially with the “Black Lives Matter” movement: "I’m just sorry that Donald Trump is sucking up all the oxygen and we're not seeing all the division and strife and craziness that's going on on their side."
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Chuck Todd: GOP Worried Trump’s Comments ‘Will Bleed’ Into the Party
Appearing on Sunday’s Today, Meet the Press moderator Chuck Todd did his best to play up supposed fears among those within the Republican Party that Trump’s controversial comments will “bleed” into the GOP and hurt them in 2016.
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CBS, NBC, Spanish Nets Ignore Navy's Plan for Armed Guards At Centers
ABC's World News Tonight was the sole broadcast network evening newscast on Friday to cover the U.S. Navy's announcement that it would soon position armed guards outside its off-base reserve centers. CBS Evening News and NBC Nightly News, along with Univision and Telemundo's evening news programs, ignored this change in policy. ABC's David Muir noted that "the decision follows the deadly shooting…
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Nets on Stewart: Our 'Satirical Voice' Held Powerful 'Accountable'
According to the networks on Friday, Jon Stewart's departure from the Daily Show means "America's satirical voice," the man who held the powerful "accountable," had said goodbye. A more honest reading would be that a low-rated liberal comedian left his basic cable television show. Instead, Good Morning America's Lara Spencer mourned, "He started out as a comedian and really evolved into holding…
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Rubio vs. Cuomo: Senator Slams Anchor's 'Radical' Abortion Position
Liberal CNN anchor Chris Cuomo on Friday berated Marco Rubio's pro-life stance at Thursday's debate, deriding it as " backward." The presidential candidate fought back, mocking the journalist's defense of abortion as "radical." Cuomo lectured: "To not have a carve-out for rape and incest is also something that seems very backward-looking in terms of the cultural mores that we have today." Cuomo…
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Morning Joe: Kasich 'Reaganesque', Medicaid Answer 'Best of the Night'
Following Thursday night’s explosive Republican primary debate on Fox News, MSNBC’s Morning Joe was in Cleveland for reaction. A panel heaped praise on Ohio governor John Kasich, particularly regarding his response to a question about Medicaid expansion. Willie Geist described it as “the best answer of the entire night that any candidate gave.” Host Joe Scarborough thought he “hit it out of the…
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CBS to Kasich: Why Not ‘Buck’ Your Own Party And Condemn Trump?
During an appearance on Friday’s CBS This Morning, Ohio Governor John Kasich was praised for his decision to “buck” the GOP and expand Medicaid and the CBS hosts urged him to do the same and "buck" the GOP to condemn Donald Trump.
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ABC Has No Time for Rubio or Walker, Again Makes Debate All Trump
Despite having two debates featuring 17 Republican candidates the day before, Good Morning America on Friday only found time for Donald Trump. For the second time in three days, the ABC News program highlighted the former reality TV star turned candidate, minimizing all the other contenders. NBC's Today featured Trump as well as Rubio. CBS This Morning's anchors talked to Scott Walker and John…
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NBC’s Lauer Spends Interview Pestering Rubio About Trump
On Friday’s NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer spent a three-minute interview with Florida Senator Marco Rubio grilling the Republican presidential candidate on an opponent’s debate performance: “Donald Trump refused to rule out a third-party run. He says he's using it as leverage to make sure the party treats him well. Sounds like a bit of a threat to me. How does that impact the way you and other…
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CBS’s O’Donnell Repeatedly Badgers Scott Walker to Condemn Trump
During an interview with Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker after the first GOP presidential debate, CBS This Morning’s Norah O’Donnell repeatedly badgered the Republican over Donald Trump’s performance during Thursday night’s debate.
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Matthews Whines About No Voter ID, Issues Moms ‘Care About' in Debate
A frequent whiner when it comes to Republicans and voter ID laws, MSNBC’s Hardball host Chris Matthews couldn’t help but briefly commiserate with his guests following the first 2016 GOP presidential debate that the “denial of voting rights” and other issues like “childhood development” that “parents, especially mothers care about” were not discussed in the debate.
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Van Jones Slams Jeb's Debate Performance as ‘Oatmeal Getting Colder’
Speaking during CNN’s analysis of the first 2016 Republican presidential debate on Thursday night, CNN political commentator and former Obama White House adviser Van Jones panned Jeb Bush’s performance as “terrible” and “like oatmeal getting colder” but praised Ohio Governor John Kasich as “just unreal,” “emotional,” and an “authentic guy who cares.”
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MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell Praises John Kasich's ObamaCare Stance
During Thursday night's MSNBC coverage of the Republican presidential debate, Andrea Mitchell praised Ohio Governor John Kasich’s defense of expanding Medicaid in his state: "Kasich's defense of taking the Medicaid money was absolutely a great defense. It could sell with Republican primary voters and it is terrific for a general election candidate."
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ABC Ignores 5 p.m. GOP Debate; CBS Omits Carly’s Line on Trump/Clinton
On Thursday’s network evening programs, ABC’s World News Tonight was the only newscast to make no mention of the 5:00 p.m. EDT debate between the bottom seven Republican presidential contenders ahead of the 9:00 p.m. EDT event featuring the top ten candidates. In addition, the CBS Evening News skipped Carly Fiorina’s attack on fellow candidate Donald Trump for his phone call with Bill Clinton.
