ABC's The View: Walters Defends Hiring O'Donnell, Clarifies Trump Rema
As NewsBusters reported here, on the December 20, 2006 edition of The View, co-host Rosie O’Donnell sparked a war of words and the threat of a lawsuit over comments she made about real estate mogul Donald Trump. Her statement that he had been bankrupt "many times" was particularly infuriating to the billionaire. On the January 3 show, Barbara Walters, who noted O’Donnell’s absence from today’s…
Here Come the Democrats: ABC's Nightline Re-Airs Clinton, Obama Profil
In their first broadcast of 2007, ABC’s Nightline devoted the entire program to re-airing portions of stories from 2006 dealing with "power," including the shift in political power in the United States. The final segment of the newscast, entitled ‘Here Come the Democrats,’ featured three friendly profiles of prominent Democrats, including Cynthia McFadden’s tea with Senator Hillary Clinton and…
Stephanopoulos Gives Edwards Rough Reception on Announcement Day
Catspawing for another candidate, or just solid journalistic probing? In either case, ABC's George Stephanopoulos gave John Edwards a rough go when the former NC senator appeared on Good Morning America today to announce his candidacy for president.Steph was on the offense from the get-go: "Back in 2004, you criticized President Bush for exploiting the tragedy of 9/11 by having his convention…
GMA's All-Dem Panel Discusses President Ford
It's on days such as this that the absence of MSM balance is so striking.In its first half-hour, here was Good Morning America's cast of characters discussing the life and times of President Gerald Ford:George Stephanopoulos, former Clinton aide, guest-hosting for Diane Sawyer.Charlie Gibson, predictable liberal, formerly a White House correspondent, now host of World News.Cokie Roberts,…
