NBC, CBS Skip Latest Developments in VA Scandal as It Explodes to New
June 4th, 2014 12:00 PM
The Veterans Affairs scandal engulfing the Obama administration has spread into Kansas, Missouri, Illinois and Indiana, but only ABC's Good Morning America on Wednesday found time to cover the latest developments. GMA news reader Amy Robach revealed, "We're learning those secret waiting lists were also kept at ten facilities in these four Midwestern western states with nearly 100 veterans…
ABC Ignores Own Poll Showing Majority of Americans Support Benghazi Se
June 3rd, 2014 9:21 PM
On Tuesday, June 3 the latest Washington Post-ABC News poll found that 51 percent of Americans support the formation of a select committee to investigate the terrorist attack in Benghazi.
Despite the new polling, the June 3 ABC World News with Diane Sawyer ignored the poll completely but had time to run a full story on the strength of different cell phone cases. [See video of MSNBC's Chris…
View Hosts Mock Gwyneth Paltrow Comparing Internet Comments to War
June 3rd, 2014 1:30 PM
On the Monday, June 2 edition of The View, in a rare moment, the notably liberal hosts took to blasting liberal actresses Gwyneth Paltrow and Charlize Theron for the ludicrous, offensive comments they each made recently which seemed to minimize the real trials and hardships of military veterans and rape victims respectively.
Theron lamented that when someone like herself starts reading…
NBC Hails 'Landmark' Minimum Wage Hike in Seattle as 'Historic Victory
June 3rd, 2014 12:12 PM
In a brief on Tuesday's NBC Today, news anchor Natalie Morales portrayed a minimum wage hike in Seattle as the first step toward a nationwide increase: "Well, with talks across the country ongoing about boosting the minimum wage, workers in Seattle are soon going to be seeing a big boost....The Seattle city council passed an ordinance Monday that bumps the minimum wage up to $15 an hour. That's…
ABC Spends Twice As Much Time on Hedgehogs Than New EPA Regulations
June 2nd, 2014 8:01 PM
On Monday, June 2 the Environmental Protection Agency formally announced a slew of new regulations aimed at reducing carbon emissions by coal plants by 30 percent over the next 15 years.
Despite the potential damaging impact the new regulations will have on the economy, ABC’s World News with Diane Sawyer spend twice as much time on hedgehogs becoming popular pets instead of providing a full…
Jay Carney Dodges Defending Rice's Statement Bergdahl 'Served with Hon
June 2nd, 2014 5:32 PM
This afternoon outgoing White House Press Secretary Jay Carney took questions from the press corps in his first daily press briefing since announcing his resignation. The questions dealt primarily with the controversy surrounding the release of five high-level Taliban detainees at Guantanamo Bay in exchange for Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, the sole American POW from the war in Afghanistan, and one…
'What Would You Do?' Reveals Disappointing Reality: South Isn't As Bac
June 2nd, 2014 5:15 PM
On the May 30 edition of ABC’s What Would You Do?, per usual, John Quiñones set out to expose Americans as racist and homophobic.
The veteran reporter began by traveling to Memphis, Tennessee, a town with a “painful, lasting scar” due to its connection to Martin Luther King Junior’s April 1968 assassination. After setting up a scenario in a hair salon in which a white hair stylist expressed…
ABC's Contrived 'What Would You Do?' Brings Tears To John Quiñones's
June 2nd, 2014 3:30 PM
Liberal ABC reporter John Quiñones admitted in an interview with Katie Couric on Friday that his What Would You Do? program often has him and his crew “in tears” as they set up ludicrous hidden-camera scenarios to see how everyday Americans would react.
Given the premise of the program, one has to wonder if the tears are of joy or of sheer disappointment that most folks are basically decent…
CBS Hails 'Groundbreaking' New EPA Regulations on Climate Change, Skip
June 2nd, 2014 12:40 PM
CBS and NBC's morning shows on Monday avoided any mention of the potential job killing-harm that new Environmental Protection Agency rules will create. The three networks spent a scant 61 seconds total on the global warming regulations, but it was only Amy Robach on Good Morning America who raised a red flag. She pointed out: "The new rules will require power plants to cut Earth-warming…
Blackout: 200 Days Since ABC's 'Nightline' Covered ObamaCare
June 2nd, 2014 8:20 AM
As of June 2, 2014, it's been 200 days since Nightline, the once-vaunted news program, covered ObamaCare. In the 28 and a half weeks since November 14, 2013, the show has continued its descent into tabloid oblivion, focusing on topics such as celebrities, weight loss and pop culture. As a consequence, the program has skipped the myriad of problems associated with ObamaCare.
When the White…
ABC’s Stephanopoulos Ignores Benghazi During Interview with Susan Ri
June 1st, 2014 1:19 PM
Susan Rice, former U.N. Ambassador and current National Security Advisor for President Obama, sat down with CNN’s Candy Crowley and ABC’s George Stephanopoulos on Sunday, June 1 to discuss a variety of foreign policy topics, yet Stephanopoulos refused to ask his guest about the latest surrounding the Benghazi investigation.
Rice appeared on both This Week and State of the Union to talk about…
Bill Kristol Leaves Tavis Smiley Speechless Over VA Scandal
June 1st, 2014 11:17 AM
Bill Kristol, editor of the conservative magazine The Weekly Standard dismantled liberal PBS host Tavis Smiley on ABC’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos.
Appearing as a guest on Sunday, June 1, Kristol left Smiley speechless surrounding how to solve the VA scandal when he asked his fellow panelist: “If they got a generous voucher to use to purchase the health insurance they need or the…
ABC’s Stephanopoulos Spins for Obama After White House Fails to Noti
June 1st, 2014 10:40 AM
On Saturday, May 31, both the CBS Evening News and ABC World News with David Muir failed to report that President Obama may have violated U.S. law by failing to notify Congress prior to the release of five terrorists from Guantanamo Bay in exchange for a U.S. soldier held captive by the Taliban.
While CBS and ABC ignored the controversy in their coverage of the release of Sergeant Bowe…
Only NBC Nightly News Highlights Obama’s Failure to Notify Congress
June 1st, 2014 9:57 AM
The United States negotiated the release of five Afghan prisoners at Guantanamo Bay in exchange for the Taliban freeing an American sergeant from captivity yet President Obama may have violated U.S. law by failing to notify Congress of his actions.
Despite the potential legal problems with releasing prisoners without notifying Congress, NBC Nightly News was the only evening news program on…