CNN's Schneider Marvels That Voters Like Chafee, But ‘Didn’t Vote
During election night coverage, CNN’s Paula Zahn and Bill Schneider exuded giddiness over what Republican Senator Lincoln Chafee’s defeat meant. Schneider marveled that voters liked Chafee, but "they didn’t vote for him!" Zahn wondered if Chafee’s defeat could be seen as a "mandate for change." A transcript follows:
Newsweek Editor Derides Santorum as a 'Firebrand Partisan
"Newsweek" editor Marcus Mabry, appearing on CNN to deliver a postmortem on Republican Rick Santorum’s loss, attacked the Senator as a "firebrand partisan" and wondered if Republicans would learn a lesson from his loss. A transcript of his comments follows: 11/7/06 10:05pmMarcus Mabry: "I think while we’ve heard some laudatory things tonight about the bipartisanship, on occasion, of the Senator…
CNN’s Begala Smears Rush Limbaugh as a 'Drug-Addled Gasbag
During an election night discussion of the Missouri embryonic stem cell debate, CNN analyst Paul Begala slammed Rush Limbaugh as a "drug-addled gasbag who is self discredited." Bill Bennett, also on the panel with James Carville and J.C. Watts, chastised Begala: “Well, it's a nasty comment.” The discussion, with Democratic strategist Begala's insult, began at about 8:08pm EST Tuesday night on CNN:
Blitzer Frames Race from Dem Point of View
Around 7:10EST, CNN's Wolf Blitzer continued to frame his coverage from a Democratic perspective, stating, "the Democrats need just 7 seats to become the majority party in the U.S. Senate" he did the same for the House as well.That is the standard fare for the press, frame things from what the Democrats can do to get things going.Update 19:20. CNN is highlighting its coverage of its blog party.…
Way Too Poetic: Fake Anchor Dan Rather to Do Fake-News Election Covera
This just sounds too good to be true: Dan Rather's going to be an election pundit tonight....on the fake-news special on Comedy Central. No, really. (There's no mention if the whole hour is being sponsored by Kinko's Copies.) Gail Shister reports in the Philadelphia Inquirer that the CBS/Viacom offshoot is rolling out the red carpet for the disgraced CBS anchorman: This is not a joke.Dan Rather…
