CBS Moves on from Afghan Debacle, ABC Forgets Americans Left Behind
Unbelievably, the CBS Evening News thought the day after President Biden’s arbitrary deadline to get Americans out of Afghanistan was the perfect time to drop the subject completely. There was absolutely no mention of Afghanistan on their Wednesday newscast but they found the time to dedicate over two minutes (2:05) to bashing and decrying Texas’s new pro-life law. And while they…
NewsBusters Podcast: Media Hang Tough on Afghanistan, But Can It Last?
With a torrent of news to discuss about the disastrous U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, weekday evening/Sunday morning analyst Nick “Night Train” Fondacaro and I had plenty to talk about on Wednesday’s episode of the NewsBusters podcast. We first dove into litany of liberal journalists that have provided admirable and stinging coverage holding the Biden administration to account on…
Nets Fret Over ‘One of the Strictest Bans on Abortion’ in Texas
On Wednesday, the network morning shows sounded the alarm over Texas implementing new abortion regulations, fearing the new “controversial law” represented “one of the nation’s strictest abortion bans ever.” Hosts and reporters were particularly despondent that the Supreme Court had not intervened to block the pro-life measure.
Even CNN Blasts Biden for Abandoning Americans With 'Broken Promise'
On the occasion of the last US troops leaving Afghanistan—and in a marked departure from its traditional pro-Biden bias—CNN blasted President Biden today for abandoning American citizens trapped in the country. New Day co-host John Berman opened today's show by speaking of Biden's "broken promise—he said the US would stay to get them out. The US did not stay."
Psaki Runs into Buzzsaw of Journos After Biden Ducks Afghan Questions
President Biden stuck to form Tuesday by refusing to take questions after his speech on the end of the war in Afghanistan, so they fell to Press Secretary Jen Psaki and she found a cadre of reporters who were loaded with queries on topics such as Biden’s “angry” tone, Biden checking his watch during Sunday’s dignified transfer or remains, blaming Americans for not getting out in time, and…
CRUEL SUMMER: Nets Spend Less Than an Hour on Dem City Crime Spike
The summer of 2021 has seen a spike in violent crimes, especially murder in Democratic cities across the country, a predictable result of progressives’ calls for defunding of the police. Yet the ABC, CBS, NBC evening news programs have barely covered this dangerous crime wave as they’ve devoted less than an hour of coverage (58 minutes, 1 second) in three months (June 1-August 31) to the…
Mixed: ABC, NBC Journos Slam Biden While Others on CBS, NBC Go Soft
On Tuesday afternoon following President Biden’s address about the end of the war in Afghanistan, some broadcast network journalists slammed President Biden’s speech as an angry, defiant, and misleading while others fawned over his claims about the withdrawal as “largely a success” and said his firm deadline will be “reward[ed]” by voters.
FLASHBACK: Biden Lied to ABC: 'We'll Stay Till We Get Them All Out’
As of Monday night, the United States has left Afghanistan, abandoning “several hundred” Americans to their fates at the hands of the Taliban. So it’s worth reminding journalists that Joe Biden lied to George Stephanopoulos on August 19 when he swore to the Good Morning America host: “If there’s American citizens left, we’re going to stay until we get them all out.”…
Nets Skip Biden Checking Watch at Dignified Transfer, Families Speak
On Sunday, President Biden spat in the faces of the grieving families whose loved ones, service members were killed by a suicide bomb at the Kabul airport last week. As their bodies were being tended to during the dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base, Biden repeatedly looked down at his watch as if he was counting the minutes until the inconvenient photo op was over. Meanwhile, the…
About Time: ABC Presses WH on Abandoning Americans, Helping Taliban
The White House is running out of people to blame for the botched exit out of Afghanistan, and some news networks aren’t letting them off the hook. ABC continued to hold the Biden administration’s feet to the fire on Tuesday, with George Stephanopoulos confronting National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Biden’s failed promise to Americans on Tuesday’s Good Morning America.
ABC Warns Americans Abandoned in Safe Haven for Islamic Terrorists
Americans were left outraged Monday after the Biden administration completely pulled out of Afghanistan and left behind some 250 American citizens to be hostages and targets of the Taliban. And in their infinite wisdom, officials anticipated that the Taliban would be kept busy fighting ISIS-K. But in a Special Report and on World News Tonight, ABC News warned viewers that Americans…
No Doocy, No Problem: WH Journos Step Up, Hammer Psaki on Afghanistan
Hours before the U.S. military announced the official end of the war in Afghanistan, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki took heavy fire on Monday afternoon from a litany of establishment liberal media outlets, Fox’s Jacqui Heinrich, and usual cast member Philip Wegmann over the administration’s handling of the withdrawal, what to say to those being left behind, and whether America is now…
CBS, NBC Censor 250 Americans Abandoned By Biden’s Afghanistan Debacle
On the eve of the final withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, only ABC’s Good Morning America specifically mentioned that Joe Biden’s disaster will abandon at least 250 Americans in the country. CBS This Morning, for example, vaguely mentioned “some” would be left behind.
Recalling the Last Recall and the Lib Media’s Last Minute Dirty Tricks
Right now, the leader of the pack to replace California Governor Gavin Newsom is conservative talk show host Larry Elder, so he’s currently the main target of the liberal media’s venom. On the eve of the 2003 recall vote, the media aimed their last-minute artillery at Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger, then leading in the race to replace Governor Gray Davis.
