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CBS This Morning Scolds Scott Walker for Refusing to Condemn Giuliani
February 23rd, 2015 10:29 AM
For the fifth day in a row, the “big three” (ABC, CBS, and NBC) networks have obsessed over comments made by former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani in which he questioned President Obama’s love of America. Since the Giuliani story first broke on Thursday, February 19, the “big three” have given the story 21 minutes and 22 seconds of coverage, with NBC representing 14 minutes and 53 seconds of…
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CBS Marks Start of Lent by Hyping 'Moral Outrage' at Catholic School
February 20th, 2015 4:57 PM
One day after Ash Wednesday marked the beginning of Lent, Thursday's CBS This Morning decided to make a resolved two-month old controversy at a San Francisco Catholic school a national news story. Co-host Norah O'Donnell teased the segment: "Controversy at American Catholic archdiocese. Elementary school students are given pamphlets with some blunt language on sex. It's just one of several…
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Only CBS Pushes Back On Obama's Refusal to Label Terrorists Islamic
February 19th, 2015 12:20 PM
While all three network morning shows on Thursday covered President Obama defending his refusal to label terrorism as Islamic extremism during a Wednesday speech, only CBS This Morning actually pushed back on the President's argument.
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CBS Devotes a Mere 20 Seconds to Clinton Foundation’s Foreign Funding
February 19th, 2015 11:04 AM
On Wednesday, the Washington Post revealed that “[s]ince its creation in 2001, the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation has raised close to $2 billion from a vast global network that includes corporate titans, political donors, foreign governments and other wealthy interests.” Despite the potential conflict of interest facing Hillary Clinton if she decides to run for president in 2016,…
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CBS This Morning Promotes Conan O’Brien Mocking Jeb Bush
February 19th, 2015 9:52 AM
On Thursday, CBS This Morning did its best to cast doubt on Jeb Bush’s presidential prospects by playing up his family ties while ignoring the potential roadblocks facing Hillary Clinton if she decides to run for president in 2016.
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CBS Excuses Grabby Joe Biden as 'Comforting,' 'Friendly'
February 18th, 2015 11:18 AM
All three morning shows on Wednesday covered the latest example of Joe Biden's awkward, close talking with women in public. However, the hosts of CBS This Morning went out of their way to excuse the Vice President's caressing touch and whispering into the ears of the new Secretary of Defense's wife.
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CBS This Morning Praises Michelle Obama’s Healthy Eating Video
February 18th, 2015 9:50 AM
On Wednesday, CBS This Morning provided some free publicity for the White House as its three co-hosts gushed over a new video featuring First Lady Michelle Obama promoting her healthy eating initiative with comedian Billy Eichner and Big Bird. After playing a lengthy clip of Mrs. Obama running around a supermarket and dancing with Big Bird, co-host Charlie Rose proclaimed “I love her” and that…
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After CBS Touted Anti-Romney Smear, Aide Decries 'Absurd' 'Lie'
February 5th, 2015 2:42 PM
After promoting Obama advisor David Axelrod's nasty attack on Mitt Romney on Wednesday, Thursday's CBS This Morning noticed Romney aide Garrett Jackson denouncing the claim as a complete fabrication, with co-host Norah O'Donnell informing viewers: "Jackson told CBS News, 'I just hope this lie is the work of David Axelrod and not the President. It's ridiculous. I was very disappointed they would…
CBS Interviews Surgeon General, Ignores Controversial Left-Wing Views
February 4th, 2015 5:04 PM
Touting Dr. Vivek Murthy "making history" as the "first surgeon general of Indian descent" and "one of the youngest in history," CBS This Morning co-host Charlie Rose welcomed the nation's new top doctor to the show Wednesday morning for "his first television interview." Rose never explained that the reason for the delayed Senate confirmation was Murthy's own partisan background and…
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CBS Pushes Peggy Noonan To Admit GOP Has Vaccine Problem
February 4th, 2015 12:55 PM
On Wednesday, CBS This Morning hosted Peggy Noonan to discuss the ongoing controversy surrounding the measles vaccine. Throughout the interview, CBS co-hosts Norah O’Donnell and Gayle King pressed Noonan to admit that the GOP has an anti-vaccine problem while omitting President Obama and Hillary Clinton’s previous anti-vaccine statements. O’Donnell played up how “you have Senator Rand Paul saying…
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CBS Boosts Obama Advisor David Axelrod's Hit on Mitt Romney
February 4th, 2015 9:27 AM
During a news brief on Wednesday’s CBS This Morning, co-host Norah O’Donnell promoted David Axelrod, President Obama’s presidential campaign strategist, and his new book in which the Democrat criticizes Mitt Romney following the 2012 presidential campaign. Ths CBS host played up how in Axelrod’s new book “President Obama was slightly irritated by Mitt Romney’s concession call in 2012...Axelrod…
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Irony? PBS's Charlie Rose Chides Republican's 'State-Run News Service'
January 28th, 2015 12:12 PM
Veteran journalist Charlie Rose is an anchor on the state-sponsored PBS. On Wednesday, Rose chided Republican Governor Mike Pence for starting a "state-run news service."
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Only CBS Notices Obama Abandoning College Savings Tax
January 28th, 2015 11:49 AM
After all three network evening newscasts ignored President Obama dropping his controversial plan to tax 529 college savings accounts on Tuesday, only Wednesday's CBS This Morning noticed the development, giving it a mere seventeen seconds. Neither NBC's Today nor ABC's Good Morning America covered the White House reversal.
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NBC's Lauer: Isn't Obama Just Trying to 'Trap' GOP With Tax Hike Push?
January 20th, 2015 1:01 PM
On Tuesday's NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer actually grilled White House chief of staff Denis McDonough on President Obama's tax hike proposal: "During the President's last press conference of 2014, he was asked how he might be able to work with the new incoming Republican-controlled Congress and he said, quote, 'The tax area is one area where we can get things done.' And now he's proposing a…
