Hardball: Downplaying Partisan Earle, Hyping Indictment as Political

Tim Graham

Chip Reid Plays Down Earle's Partisanship

Geoffrey Dickens

NBC Reporter Responds to NewsBusters Item

Rich Noyes

Cat-Out-of-Bag Moment: Russert Lets Slip that DeLay Indictment is "Fi

Mark Finkelstein

CBS's Mike Wallace Writes a $250 Check for Gun Control

Tim Graham

Olbermann Implies Limbaugh Is a "Rude, Vile Pig

On Wednesday night, Keith Olbermann, on his Countdown show on MSNBC, delivered his latest attack on Rush Limbaugh, indirectly implying that Limbaugh is a "rude, vile pig." This latest insult came as Olbermann introduced an update on Limbaugh's legal problems while transitioning from a story about entertainer Elton John in which Olbermann poked fun at a clip of John shouting the words "rude, vile…
Brad Wilmouth

CNN: DeLay is a Cross Between a Concierge and a Mafia Don

On this afternoon’s “Live From...”, CNN’s Candy Crowley did a not-so flattering report on the newly indicted House Majority Leader, Tom DeLay (R-Tex). Crowley interviewed a variety of Democratic foes in the report who have some pretty damning words for the embattled Congressman from Texas. Yet, some of the harshest criticisms came from Crowley herself:“Someone once called him a cross between a…
Noel Sheppard

Nets Obscure Ronnie Earle's Partisan Affiliation; CBS Didn't With Ken

The CBS Evening News, which described Ken Starr as the “Republican” independent counsel, on Wednesday night went out of its way to avoid alerting viewers to how Ronnie Earle, the Texas county prosecutor behind the indictment of Tom DeLay, is a Democrat. Anchor Bob Schieffer twice described DeLay not by his title as House Majority Leader, but as the “House Republican Leader.” While Schieffer…
Brent Baker

Gas Price Hysteria Doesn't Pan Out

Dan Gainor

NY Times Martel Criticizes Celebrity Power in NBC's Three Wishes While

Stacy L. Harp

CBS Says DeLay Indictment is Bad News for Bush and House Republicans

Shortly after the indictment of Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Tex) was announced, CBS News’ Gloria Borger did a report on the possible impact of this incident on the current and future political landscape. Borger made it quite clear that this was very bad news for George W. Bush as well as House Republicans while suggesting that this will put more seats in play in the upcoming mid-term elections. Borger also…
Noel Sheppard

Conservative House Speaker the Ogre on ABC's 'Commander in Chief' Dram

ABC's new Commander in Chief drama, which debuted Tuesday night, clearly intends to make the conservative Republican “House Speaker Nathan Templeton,” played by Donald Sutherland, the foil on the show revolving around Geena Davis as “President Mackenzie Allen.” On the debut, Republican “President Teddy Roosevelt Bridges” dies of an aneurysm, but before he does so he asks VP Allen, an independent…
Brent Baker

Reuters Complains of Journalists' Treatment by Military in Iraq

Greg Sheffield

Ronnie Earle and Dan Rather's Daughter

Greg Sheffield