Hurricane Katrina
CNN: President Bush 'Clueless' in Handling of Hurricane Katrina
August 28th, 2006 6:10 PM
There was more bad news for President Bush during the 4pm EDT hour of Monday's "The Situation Room." In two separate reports from Bill Schneider and Dana Bash, the President was labeled "clueless" on his handling of Hurricane Katrina and Democratic talking points on the subject were repeated yet again. Schneider’s piece focused on the toll Hurricane Katrina took on President Bush’s poll numbers…
Early Show's Harry Smith Says New Orleans Residents Feel 'Abandoned' A
August 28th, 2006 4:42 PM
Harry Smith, "Early Show" co-host, reported live from New Orleans today on the state of the city one year after Hurricane Katrina. Smith essentially had one type of question: Exactly how horrible is the situation today? The CBS journalist talked with Oliver Thomas, President of the New Orleans City Council. He lectured Mr. Thomas, telling him, "Folks feel abandoned. They feel forgotten. They feel…
'Philanthropist-in-Chief' Clinton Claims He 'Might Have Done More' on
August 28th, 2006 7:53 AM
The contrasting screen captures say it all. We all knew that the one-year Katrina anniversary was going to be a festival of MSM Bush-bashing. And while Good Morning America certainly fulfilled that expectation this morning, who could have guessed that they would have thrown in a two-fer - the beginnings of the beatification of Bill Clinton?Check out the graphic. Move over, Jimmy Carter: ABC has…
'Early Show' Previews Nagin's '60 Minutes' Gaffe; Note (Somewhat) Good
August 25th, 2006 3:36 PM
On Friday’s "Early Show," there were three stories worth noting here on NewsBusters. First, CBS News correspondent Wyatt Andrews painted the ruling by the FDA allowing the morning after pill, known as Plan B, to be sold without a prescription in many cases as an election year ploy by the Bush Administration and as a victory for women’s groups at the expense of conservatives.
NBC Uses Trial Attorney / John Edwards Donor to Slam Insurance Compani
August 25th, 2006 12:26 PM
Last night NBC gave its August 24 "Nightly News" audience a one-sided story on Katrina insurance claims. Correspondent Ron Mott stacked three critics (a plaintiff, his attorney, and another woman filing suit) of insurance companies against a one-sentence statement by State Farm insurance.What's more, NBC's Ron Mott left out some detail about one of his featured plaintiffs: Judy Guice of Biloxi.
